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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  With respect to social value, yes, absolutely. One of the reasons such people don't earn much is that they don't help very many people... often just a handful each day. They may be well intentioned and very heart-centered, but they're playing in a very small game. Worst of all, when they aren't actively working (such as while they're sleeping), they help no one. This approach is strategically unsound.
However, those who set up and/or use systems to deliver value to larger numbers of people can earn a bundle, especially if that value can be delivered 24/7. P. Diddy may not deliver as much value per person, but he reaches a lot more people, so his social debt (i.e. his income) reflects it.
A teacher may earn $35K teaching dozens of students for a year. A pro speaker can earn more than that for a single speech. The pro speaker can deliver value to more people in one speech than some teachers will reach in their entire careers. The income difference reflects that.
I don't deliver as much value to each individual person as some people do, but because I'm playing in a larger field than most (reaching a worldwide audience via the Internet), I can deliver that value to many thousands of people each day, even while I'm sleeping or on vacation. I earn only pennies per person on average, but it adds up.
Just within the past hour, a woman told me that she was inspired to try the raw food diet after reading about my experiences with it. She lost 42 pounds in 2.5 months. That's a wonderful value she received from this website. I didn't even have to be there because this value was delivered passively. Multiply these kinds of effects over many people x many articles x many years, and it adds up to a lot of social debt. |
I just got this NOW.
I am a child care provider who is starting up a new business.
I was MAD at you, Steve, all day for saying I am not worth $500/hour for the work I do. I was STEWING over this. "Doesn't he KNOW how hard I work????" "So making sure a child has a happy, safe childhood is worthless?????" Oh, I was mad. Did I mention that already?
But, I got it now.
I am not only a Child Care Provider, I am also starting a new business that will SUPPORT other Licensed child care providers. Our business is starting to take off, and there is no limit to how much I can earn with this.... We are starting with Licensed providers with a plan to expand to families with kids... which is.......... one huge number of people.
So, I do get it now. Also, with my Second Business, I do not just earn money while *I* work. It is sort of a passive-income business with tremendous value to offer not only our clients but also our employees, as we are going into this WANTING to offer both our clients and employees value. We aren't worried about our income right now. We know it will come as we grow.
So... I am not mad at you anymore. Not that you would care.
Thanks for the insight!!