How Much Are You Worth?

That's a question for YOU to answer.

There will alway be someone, or some thing suggesting that your value is worth much less than is reasonable. There will always be attempts to get you to compromise your self-value and self-worth, and some of these attempts will be coercive in nature. They may compare you to things they have done, as if you should change your protocol based on their path.

When you truly believe in yourself and your value, you’ll see these things quickly, and remove yourself from that situation. When people want something from you, and they act as if you shouldn’t expect mutual reward, it’s a reflection of them. It has nothing to do with you or your value. It has everything to do with how much they value you. People who do not value you do not deserve your energy.

I’ve been a loner for years. Being a loner is a necessity when you demand mutual reward, because so few people are engaged enough to see that mutual reward is built on the four pillars of relationship - COMMUNICATION, TRUST, HONESTY, and RESPECT.

Recently, embracing my value has helped me see that “friendship means little when it is convenient.” (A quote from John Wick 4). Mutual reward is the basis for relationship, and there are countless opportunities to engage in unilateral (one-sided) situations that have the reward structure fucked up. Avoid this like the plague, if you want to be LOYAL to your self-value.

Know you’re worth it. Know that, no matter who, or what suggests otherwise, only YOU can set your value, and only YOU can determine where you invest your time and what kind of return you’ll deserve from that investment.

P.D., JAY V SHORE