Showing posts with label Law of Value. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Law of Value. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

What People Value by Pat Melfi

Cover of "Feelings (Piccolo Books)"Cover of Feelings (Piccolo Books)

One of the world's largest record company's recently interviewed other firms to handle its payroll. After interviewing the three finalist firms, the three members of the selection committee were stumped. They decided on a perfect solution. They flew to each of the finalist's headquarters, took a short walk around and "got a feeling" for each place. When they walked into the third company's lobby, something immediately somehow "just felt right." They stayed but five minutes, and then headed home. From the airport back home, they called the third company with the multi-million dollar good news.

So often, that is the difference. Not superior competence. Not more years of experience. Just something tiny, like the feeling that you give people. People buy feelings--People value--and pay more for--the way you make them feel.

As promised, we are on a 5 day journey in which we said that at the beginning of each day we will begin with a thought, sort of a theme for the day. We will focus on that theme and throughout the day we will apply the theme in our day and from that day forward apply the principle daily.

Day 2: The Law of Compensation

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment...your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them. Or to put it another way, your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.

Having been in the entertainment business for over thirty years, I always thought it seemed so unfair how movie stars, musical acts and top athletes pulled down those huge salaries. But people who were doing such great work, such noble work--like school teachers--never got paid what they're worth. It always seemed arbitrary. What I am saying now is, it's not a question of their value. It's a question of their impact. And there two amazing things about this. First, it means that you get to determine your level of compensation--it's under your control. If you want more success, find a way to serve more people. It's that simple. It also means there are no limitations on what you can earn, because you can always find more people to serve. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, "Everybody can be great because anybody can serve." Another way to say that might be, everybody can be successful because anybody can give.

Interestingly enough I have spent countless years in service to others. At the beginning of my career, there came upon me a strong feeling that others might take advantage of me for this. A quick study of The Law of Attraction caused me to adjust my feelings about this. In this law I learned that by feeling that way I could actually attract that kind of outcome. Remember we spoke about this last week when we said that when Mind creates a thought or desire, it will actually manifest it. Since I did not want to attract that kind of outcome, I began to think that all people want by nature to be good and deserve to be served.

Again, as we close we find some very key points that are directly tied to The Law of Compensation that are also tied to yesterday's topic The Law of Value. See if can see the common thread and email me back.

I have become a servant to many of you who email me daily, thanking me for the inspiration I am given through the grace of God to motivate you into a better place, a better spirit, a better life...I am truly grateful for that. Without you, I am nothing. Your emails daily, are a service that I cherish. At the end of the day...people buy feelings!!!


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The Front Porch To Opportunity by Pat Melfi

Memebrs - Serving one anotherImage by Kanzeon Zen Center via Flickr

"Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving...Then again, most people are nowhere near as successful as they wish they were." Think about this statement for a minute. Re-read it as often as it takes for it to sink in. You will find after reading this that it hits a bull's-eye on the subject of success in business and life. Understanding how to help others succeed will help you succeed. It will flip your thoughts on business and life upside down and provide massive value for you throughout your career and life. It will open your mind on how to "serve" your way to success.

In this light one might give consideration to a five day journey that will open your mind and heart to the concept that the "service" you render is at the core of your success.

For simplicity and fun consider taking this 5 day journey with me. At the beginning of each day we will begin with a thought, sort of a theme for the day. We will focus on that theme and throughout the day we will apply the theme in our day and from that day forward apply the principle daily.

Day 1. The Law Of Value:

"Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment."

Most of us seek to earn riches, financial freedom and other desires in life that often focus our thoughts on acquiring more money. When formulating our ideas the question "does it make money" often pops into our heads. It's not a bad question...in fact, it's a great question. It's just a bad first question. It starts you off pointed in the wrong direction. The first question should be "does it serve? Does it add value to others?" If the answer to that question is yes, then go ahead and ask, "does it make money", in other words "exceed people's expectations, and they pay you even more." It is important to remind ourselves that the point here isn't to have them pay you more, it is to give them more. You give, give, give, because you love to. It's not a strategy, it's a way of live and when you do, then very, very profitable things begin to happen.

We have the knowledge and evidence that all the great fortunes in the world have been created by men and women who had a greater passion for what they were giving--their product, service or idea--than for what they were getting. And many of those great fortunes have been squandered by others who had a greater passion for what they were getting than what they were giving.

Join me on this five day journey and remember today to look for opportunities to apply The Law Of Value. Tomorrow we will discuss The Law of Compensation and how it applies to The Law of Value.

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