We determine our own value.
Everyday we write down exactly what we want to make that day. Our boss/employer doesn’t determine our worth, they simply agree to pay exactly what we ask for. Please do not misunderstand what I’m saying. I’m not saying that you should walk up to your boss and tell them ‘I should make $_______’, and then expect them to immediately start paying it. What I am saying is that everyday you wake up and work for $_______( your current income) you are telling the world exactly what you are willing work for, or to put it another way, what you can be bought for.
So aren’t you worth a whole lot more?
No matter what your current $_______ is, you are worth way more than that. I hear and read a lot of people say that human beings are priceless, or infinite in value, yet everyday we accept much less than that. So what is the point? Nothing I have said so far is blowing anyone’s mind, and that kind of leads to the point I’m getting at.
What $______ would blow your mind?
My buddy Garrett Gunderson did an exercise one time, that changed my life forever, he blew my mind to shreds! He said what is a lot of money to you? $100 a month? $1,000 a month? $1o,ooo a month? $100,000 a month? $1,000,000 a month? $10,000,000 a month? and well, he kept going. When he finished with these incredible amounts of money, he said that at some dollar amount, which was different for everyone, it became a joke. At some point it becomes a joke, at some point it is no longer reality to you. It would be better if you heard Garrett teach this, but what I learned was this: Why do I accept $_______ right now? Why couldn’t $100,000,000 a month be possible? What I think is a lot of money someone else looks at it as chump change.
So what do we do?
If you could write yourself a check right now for your monthly salary, what would be the ideal amount? More importantly than the amount is what are you doing to be more valuable today? Are you creating more value than you are being paid for? According to Napolean Hill and others, it is impossible to create more value than you are paid for. So create value. That’s it. Create value for people by being valuable or worthwhile. You are always worth more than you are paid, but what you get paid should validate your worth.
Rhona says,
Good words.
on April 22, 2009