Making money consciously
Contributing social value is the primary strategy for making money consciously, but by itself it’s still not enough. The problem with social value is that your personal values won’t perfectly align with the social consensus. I’m sure that if everyone on earth were like you, the demand for certain products and services would shift dramatically.
For example, if everyone were like me, fresh fruits and vegetables would have even higher social value, while factory farming would have none whatsoever.When you attempt to provide social value without achieving congruence with your personal values, your motivation will be very weak. You won’t be inspired because you’ll be doing what you feel you should do, but not what you want to do. I often see this happen with people who jump into blogging on a topic they think will make them a lot of money, only to give up after a few months because they can’t stomach it any longer.
Please don’t do this to yourself.Alternatively, when you attempt to satisfy your personal values without providing any real social value, you get the starving artist syndrome. You may be inspired by work that totally fulfills you, but it won’t pay the bills. Please don’t do this to yourself either.The solution is to find an area of overlap between your personal values and social values, and work within that area of overlap. This will allow you to do what you love and create something that others value as well. Don’t force yourself to choose between your integrity and your income — choose both!Social values and your personal values will fluctuate over time, so be prepared to adapt. In my early 20s, I launched my computer games business. At first it aligned perfectly with my personal values but not with social values — I loved the work, but I wasn’t making any money. After several years I reached a point of balance, where I was enjoyed the work and making a nice living from it.
Further down the road, my personal values changed, and the work no longer inspired me, even though it still had social value. So at that point, I opted to change careers and started this personal development business.Personal development is a field which has high social value, and it also aligns beautifully with my personal values. Consequently, I can generate substantial income in this field and be very fulfilled at the same time. Don’t underestimate the importance of alignment between personal value and social value. Both are essential if you want to make money consciously.Unless you’re really inflexible, it shouldn’t be exceedingly difficult to envision a way for you to contribute social value that also aligns with your personal values. This is a problem that can be solved if you put some thought into it. For most people the more difficult challenge is how to transition. For that I’ll refer you to the article The Meaning of Life: Transitioning.Congruent contributionTwo simple realizations can help you achieve a congruent mindset about money and push beyond limiting financial beliefs. First, you must consciously adopt the contributor mindset and abandon the moocher mindset. And secondly, you must find a way to contribute social value while achieving alignment with your personal values. Once you’ve internalized those two mindsets, you’ll be in a position to generate abundant income while serving the greater good.If you want to generate income without lowering your consciousness, you have to get your limiting beliefs out of your way. Holding yourself back from earning more money doesn’t serve anyone. Limiting your income only limits your contribution. The conscious reason to earn more money is that you can put those social credits to good use.
Use them to expand your service to others. If you’re living an honorable life, then it’s a good thing for you to receive more money. You’ll be a good custodian for it. The more money that flows through your life, the more resources you can invest into your life purpose.Discuss this post in the Steve Pavlina forum. If you find this site helpful, please leave a donation for Steve so you can enjoy the spirit of giving too.Related PostsThe Courage to Live Consciously - RussianThe Courage to Live ConsciouslySketch IdeasHow Does Consciousness Relate to Personal Growth?Is Becoming Wealthy Inherently Evil?Purpose = FreedomFeeble ExcusesSetting PosterioritiesWhat Is Your Career?Why pursue personal growth at all?
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