What’s the one thing that you excel in, but you never had to go to school for, attend a seminar for, or sweat your way through testing for? Do you have a talent that you can’t remember learning, and that was never a struggle for you? Something you would do for free, just because you enjoy being good at it? That’s your true value.
Often, it’s easy to believe that if something is easy for you to do, then surely, no one else can benefit from it, or would want it. We’ve been conditioned to believe that we can only use the things that we’ve worked for, or paid for, for profit.
What’s important to remember here is that what comes easily for you might be highly valuable to, and worthy of payment from, other people.
My friend Veronica is a good example. Before I had assistants to help me with administrative tasks, my desk was a paperwork wasteland. When Veronica called on me, early in my career, she found my desk buried beneath a clutter of papers.
Veronica tackled my messy office, and in what seemed like the blink of an eye, it was transformed from a disaster zone to a well-organized, functioning space. My wonderful friend had offered her true value, her talent, to me in a way that not only helped me, but left me awestruck with her ability.
Organization is not impossible for me, but it’s not easy, either. Tears of gratitude filled my eyes when Veronica had finished with my office space. The value that she presented me with was immeasurable.
As I explained earlier, sometimes it’s difficult for the giver of true value to understand the impact they can have. Veronica seemed taken aback with my pouring out of emotion. She looked at me, as if to say, “What’s the big deal?” She had difficulty accepting my thanks.
You can help yourself to market your true value when you:
• Identify your inborn gifts and talents; the things that come easily to you.
• Combine those true values into a package that you can offer to the world – something unique that offers significant benefit.
• Identify a genuine need that can be fulfilled with your true value.
Now, this might seem like a speech you got back in grammar school or high school, but it’s still important to remember: don’t choose paths because they’re “cool,” or because they’ve been successful for others. You’ve got to stay true to you.
Don’t think that your abilities are insignificant just because they come easily to you. In fact, your thinking should be moving in the opposite direction. You were given your talents by God for a reason. When you use them purely and fully, you automatically offer something that cannot be duplicated by another.
Because you are unlike any other person on Earth, your unique abilities can be combined to equal a unique contribution. Everyone’s looking for the next big thing. Seems to me that if you want to find something unique and valuable, you need only to look inside yourself.
Bernadette Doyle is a marketing specialist who helps entrepreneurs become client magnets and attract a steady stream of their ideal clients. She publishes a free, weekly newsletter with invaluable tips and advice on how to attract clients with ease – register at http://www.clientmagnets.com
True Personal Value Increases True Market Value
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