What's This All About?

Just after 10PM and I'm just getting started…

It's a late night…

Where do I begin?

I read a book a couple of months ago about the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and one of the laws was the Law of Value. It stated, "Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment." At first this didn't ring true to me. I have heard that you get what you deserve, but taking payment? I didn't understand. Fast forward two months and I read another book about the secrets of networking, then it hit me. What the Law of Value was all about is enriching the lives of others with no regard to the personal gains you will receive. Here it is 10 o'clock at night and I want nothing more than to share some thoughts with the world. I have always dreamt of sharing my thoughts, writing them down, immortalizing them in cyber space, but never felt as though I had anything that anyone would perceive as value.

Value is a funny thing, its reality is based in the mind of each and every unique individual. Many of us know people that are "collectors." What they collect is rather common. Why they collect is unique to each and every one of them. They find meaningful value in the things they collect. Whether it's a memory, something to fill a void, or something they enjoy looking at, the value created by these things is immense for them. For me, I see more value in the intangible things. Relationships, memories, and a positive attitude. A desire burns inside of me to become the person that others will enjoy knowing, not because I have done great things but because they have been enriched by the value I bring to their lives. The tricky part for me is if value is in the eye of the beholder, how do I make sure that the payment is not too high?

As I think on these things I am left with an internal struggle. One that has required me to get these thoughts on paper. A long time ago I was told that the human brain is for processing not storage. And if I wanted to free up my brain's processing cycles, I would have to learn to get the things I have been storing there out and put them on paper. This is my first true effort to do this. I know that you may not find as much value in reading my words as I found in writing them… and that's okay. To share a part of my life with you, a story, quote, poem, or just offer that inspirational phrase that you were needing to hear will allow me to create value in my own life so that I can make sure the payment required by you is already satisfied.

I have been inspired by many great authors and their writings over the years. Much of this blog will be created by the value their ideas created for me. Not that their ideas were anything that I have not already heard before. It's just that they were able to explain it in a way that added value to my way of thinking. Remember that you are nothing more than the sum of your experiences, influences, and the things you read. Every positive word, quote, phrase, or book adds value to who you are and over time turns you into the most valuable thing in the world… you!!!