Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
T h e C o n t r i b u t o r M i n d - s e t
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Personal Development for Smart People
T h e C o n t r i b u t o r M i n d - s e t
N o w let's consider the contributor mind-set, w h i c h recognizes that the best w a y to make money is to provide fair value in exchange. Create genuine social value and receive payment commensurate with that value. Due to market inefficiencies, sometimes you'll be under- paid and sometimes you'll be overpaid, but the basic idea is that y o u earn money by contributing. If y o u w a n t to earn income as a contributor, y o u must impart social value, not personal value. M a n y would-be contributors get stuck on this concept. Personal value is whatever y o u say it is. You're free to de- cide w h a t has value for y o u personally, and it doesn't matter if anyone agrees with y o u . Social value, however, is determined by social consen- sus. If y o u believe that your work has tremendous value, but virtually no one else does, then your work may have high personal value but little or no social worth. Let me repeat the key point: your income depends on the social value of your work, not the personal value. If y o u w a n t to generate income from your efforts, y o u must create social value. There's no getting around that. No social value means no income. If your skills and efforts aren't aligned with the creation of genuine social w o r t h , y o u w o n ' t be able to generate much income as a contributor. This isn't an unfair system. Since money is a social resource backed by collective value, it makes sense that y o u w o n ' t get paid much for providing something of little or no importance to the group. The say- ing "Find a need and fill it" rings true. My Website, for example, provides a fair degree of social value. W h e t h e r y o u or I value it as individuals is financially irrelevant. It 185 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE successfully generates income because the overall social consensus is that the site's content is valuable. That makes it possible for the site to generate abundant income. If it offered no social value, there'd be no financial potential. Another name for the contributor mind-set is the abundance mind-set, w h i c h says that wealth can be created from ideas and ac- tion. Your personal gain is a reflection of the social value y o u ' v e c o n - tributed. If y o u w a n t to earn a high income, y o u must contribute substantial social value. The more social value y o u provide, the more money y o u can earn. This is a win-win mind-set because y o u ' r e put- ting value into the system for the benefit of others. Under the contributor mind-set, y o u receive money as payment for your social service. The money y o u earn is society's w a y of saying: "In exchange for your valued contribution, y o u are hereby granted the right to extract equivalent value from society at a time of your choosing." This is a beautiful thing! T h e only real limit on your income is h o w m u c h social value y o u can create. If y o u w a n t to earn more money, develop your skills and talents to facilitate the creation of lots of social value. Focus on giving, and the getting will largely take care of itself. The systems to reward social service are already in place, so all y o u need to do is plug your service into the existing marketplace. Generating income from social contribution is a very positive ex- perience. Consequently, it w o n ' t lower your consciousness like the moocher mind-set. W i t h the contributor mind-set, wealth and c o n - sciousness aren't in conflict. In fact, they synergize extremely well to- gether, especially if y o u reinvest some of your income into expanding your contribution. If y o u adopt the contributor mind-set, just be aware that members of the moocher mind-set will sometimes mistakenly count y o u a m o n g t h e m . As y o u work to increase your social contribution and thereby earn a higher income, moochers will project their values onto y o u , concluding that y o u must be taking advantage of others for personal gain just as they are. D o n ' t let moochers dissuade y o u from your path. Let your inspiration c o m e from the desire to provide even more social value. Don't withhold your work just because others misinterpret your motives. 186 Money > Under the contributor model, y o u always have the option of mak- ing pro bono contributions (that is, y o u can create social value and give it a w a y for free). You don't have to be paid if y o u don't w a n t to. I like having this option because it means I can make my work accessi- ble to those w h o can't afford it. My Website represents a tremendous personal investment of time and energy, so it certainly isn't free from my point of view. But because I'm very g o o d at leveraging technology to keep my operating costs low, it's practical for me to provide a b u n - dant content without charging for it. I encourage y o u to consciously choose the contributor mind-set because it's aligned with love, while the moocher mind-set clearly is not. D o n ' t sacrifice your humanity for money. N e v e r treat a human being like a dollar sign. No a m o u n t of m o n e y is worth the price of such horrendous disconnection. Sharing genuine value with others is an act of love, one that can earn y o u plenty of m o n e y while simultane- ously increasing your connectedness and consciousness. So the good news is that y o u can generate as much wealth as y o u desire without lowering your consciousness, but only if y o u focus your energies on the contribution side. Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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