HOW DO YOU 'SPEND' YOUR SELF-WORTH?
By Giovanni Marsico
Play with me for a second…
Imagine you had to pay a tiny fee, every time you posted, commented, or reacted to posts on social media platforms like X, Instagram and Facebook…
The Hidden Costs of Our Daily Actions
Imagine you had to pay a tiny fee every time to watched a video on YouTube…
Imagine you had to pay a tiny fee every time you read an email, text message, or DM...
Imagine you had to pay a tiny fee for every single thing you ate and drank…
Imagine you had to pay a tiny fee for every conversation you have…
Actually - imagine you had to pay a tiny fee for every single thing you do.
The True Currencies We Spend
Would you still make that comment, read that email, or watch that show?
Well…this isn't imagination.
You DO pay a fee for every thing you do.
The currencies we spend are called time and attention.
And they're way more valuable than dollars, euros, and pounds.
So valuable, that we treat them like currencies with our language with phrases like:
Let's 'spend' time together and 'pay' attention.
Redefining Self-Worth
Net Worth
So what does this have to do with self-worth?
Well…we define 'net worth' as a cumulation of our assets, right?
Self Worth
What if we looked at 'self worth' as a cumulation of decisions that led to positive memories and useful investments of our time and attention?
Growing Confidence Through Intentional Choices
I personally find that my confidence grows when I choose to use my time and attention that feel like an investment into creating a better future.
And this frame of thinking has added a new lens on decision making that I've found quite useful.
The Cost of "Free" Activities
Social Media Comments
Especially for using time and attention on things most people think are 'free' (like making a comment on a post...
Watching Videos
...watching an online video...
Mindless Scrolling
...or mindless scrolling).
Investing In Your Future Self
What could you do, right now, to make a tiny investment into your self-worth account?
What decision would give your future self a memory to be proud of?
About the Author, Giovanni Marsico
Giovanni Marsico is the CEO and founder of DESTINY and ARCHANGEL - organizations that serve entrepreneurs on a mission to impact millions of people together. He produces his flagship event DestinyFest every spring in Austin and fall in Toronto, for thousands of attendees, and has had over 250,000 people attend his events. He's also a 2x EMMY® award-winning film producer, creating a new genre he calls 'real-life superhero movies' with films like DREAMER and HERO to inspire millions of people to dream bigger, unleash their gifts, and change the world.
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