Very good article, arguments and thoughts. Stumbled.

“When we give someone our hard earned money in the form of a donation or charity, or in the form of buying them food we are NOT creating value.”
This really struck me. We are not creating value for ourselves or them. I’m coming to realise that people do not appreciate (value) free rides. It is a huge waste.

Juliet

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@ Bunny – Taking and giving in constant communion makes the world go round.

@ Michele – Thanks for the Stumble.

@ Vincent – Looking more toward others rather than ourselves really is an outstanding trait to have. And beneficial for us in the long run too.

@ Ian – Thank you for writing a great article as well!

@ Davina – Honoring your values is really important! A lot of things will go better if you do.

@ Kent – You make two great points. I love how you really think about the post and make insightful comments. I would have to agree on both points. Value is often perceived, but then again, are we just arguing over semantics? I totally agree about looking at things as a ROI. This is certainly handy in business and can be very useful in other areas as well. However, you would probably have to agree that some things are difficult or impossible to measure. This would make a ROI not useful in many circumstances.

Cheers,
Jeremy

I like your separation of money and value. This is an important lesson.

It is arguably more prudent to look for Return On Investment (ROI), rather than monetary price alone. If ABC product or service has a price of $100 but its useful life is one year, it is arguably less valuable than XYZ product or service with a price of $200 and a useful life of three years. All other variables held constant, XYZ has a greater ROI than ABC…

Great post…

Cheers…

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We seem to have very similar views on this subject!

I especially like your point that value is not created until we actually do something (though there is plenty of value around us in the natural world) and that it’s something done by people, for people. Indeed, money is just a tool. Nothing more, nothing less. Tools are important in achieving a purpose. Making money is similar to making a hammer – pointless unless it’s actually used for making something of real value.

Thanks for sharing your own thoughts on the subject.
Ian

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In this world, being able to provide value to others is a great trait that everyone try to achieve. Whenever we are working or even starting a business, we are trying to provide something of value to others. This is an important trait that we need to learn and refine in order to achieve success in life.

Cheers
Vincent
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Great post, Jeremy. I gave it a stumble to help spread the value…

*smiles*
Michele

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This is a very good article,Jeremy.
The thing is people are most important and what is exchanged is insightful wisdom and friendships build.
We can learn from each and every person that comes into our lives.This is absolutely priceless.

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