WE BECOME MORE VALUABLE WHEN WE ADD VALUE

 

WE BECOME MORE VALUABLE WHEN WE ADD VALUE.  I remember that time I got onboarded at HSBC Headquarters, the CEO formally welcomed me and I guess jokingly, he muttered that I seemed 'PRICEY' and rather than bite the bait, I responded that I CAN'T agree less BUT I told him, right through his eyes, that I bring VALUE to the table.  And he gave me a HIGH 5 with a GOT YOU remark.  The thing is, WHEN we start talking as to HOW valuable we are, this leads me to a poetic line I came across before which says:  THERE IS INDEED NO VALUE IN LIFE EXCEPT WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO PLACE UPON IT💜💛💚

And to make things murkier, the poetic line says:  The circumstances of life has NO value.  And if I may add to it, it is HOW one relates to a situation that has value.  And all true meaning resides in our personal relationship to a phenomenon.  And if I that realization today, it is that nothing is valuable until you give VALUE to it.  Things only become valuable WHEN we attach significance to them.  Therefore, the VALUE is NOT in the things, the VALUE is in us, in you as you and me determine WHAT and WHO is valuable📘📙📗

Even WHEN I visit a small cafe OR coffee shop OR even the petrol station for some car maintenance, I can appreciate how valuable the service is WHEN I see a value-add.  Yesterday, the SHELL petrol station clerk called to advise me that her order for my cabin air filter replacement has arrived.  I told her I'll bring my car come next day [that's today].  Earlier today, she called to follow-up if I'm coming.  That is the VALUE-ADD that made the service that much more valuable from a customer experience💥💥💥

Now, here's something puzzling.  I did observe that some things we consider insignificant are significant to other people.  And vice-versa.  And WHEN it comes to trade, we can wonder WHY fairly used products sell better in Nigeria.  It is because we attach values to them, WHEREAS some of these same product were used and abandoned by other people.  I remember WHEN one of my developer/programmer went to Japan for a short-term project assignment.  Lo and behold, WHEN he came home, he had tons and tons of excess luggage at the airport.  To cut a long story short, he said he brought home a lot of stuff WHICH the Japanese natives were simply dumping out [BUT he blurted that those were too valuable for him to ignore✅✅✅

Our takeaway:  My take is that these takeaways are applicable to us all here.  And I believe that everyone is VALUABLE enough in respective of their status.  And if you actually thought that you were NOT, it may be because you are/were NOT attaching values to them.  Heard of people WHO seemed less spirited and seemingly drained of energy BUT all because they felt they had little OR NO value to share in life [which is pitiful if NOT despicable] because each of us are gifted enough to boost our being valuable NOT just to ourselves but maybe even to the people closest to us, and even at the workplace.  If someone walks towards me and declares that he has NO VALUE, I'll challenge him because I really doubt it.  And in most cases, it's all in the mind.  YES dude, WE BECOME MORE VALUABLE WHEN WE ADD VALUE😖😖😖