How to Increase Your Value

Written by Chris Josh

If you’re looking to increase your value, then look no further than the concept of supply and demand. In a world full of copy cats and very little investing into oneself, you would want to do the opposite to gain an edge.

If there’s too much of anything, the price goes down and the opposite is true. If there’s a shortage of supply, the price goes up.

Instead of copying a celebrity or an influencer, one should be authentically themselves. Have you noticed how every season everyone looks like the same person? That’s a lot of supply! Be you. Be different. And your value goes up. And people will be more interested in you.

Another way to increase your value is by investing in your personal development. Educate yourself consistently. Read 30-40 pages a day. Learn new skills. This will make you a rare and valuable person.

Many companies would rather hire a very skilled person and pay them more than to hire two mediocre individuals and pay them less. For example, rather than paying two people $25/hr, it’s better for the company if they paid one person $35/hr. It’s a win-win for the person behind hired and the company itself as it ends up saving money and has to deal with one less person.

When you’re authentic, you carry a unique vibe. You carry a high vibe. And that's attractive and intriguing to many. And if people like your vibe, you’re the only person they can experience that vibe with. Again, supply and demand. There’s only 1 of you. You'll be in demand. Meanwhile, there are thousands of copy cats in your city or town. They're no longer your competition.

Don’t worry about being judged for being authentically you. You’ll never appeal to everyone, anyway. Someone will always have something to say. You might as well be yourself. Keep growing and keep learning. And you'll continue to increase your value and your attractiveness.