I learned a lot from this one
It’s was quite inspiring. I can’t recall having heard anything to the effect of your value lecture, definitely nothing I’ve agreed so with.

& Btw. I think I would choose you over Steve for slightly the same reason as Akemi said your good. The difference being that even though I do find you amusing, I also learn much here. I think it’s easier to learn in a laid back way.

@ Matt,

“You see the truth is we are all creating value all the time without even realizing it.”

That’s kind of true, but not really. If we were all masters of creating value, then no one would need a job, because money would just be gushing in effortlessly. Billions of people are struggling because it’s far from obvious how to create significant value.

“I�m frankly not sure that there�s any reason why you REALLY need to even become conscious of it or understand it.”

So that we can do it better. While you can create value by accident, it stands to reason that focusing on creating value will work better than just seeing what happens.

“But basically I think over thinking what you�re niche is sorta silly.”

I’m not saying to overthink it, just to make a good decision. Since you can’t change your niche very easily, it’s a huge help to get it right the first time.

@ Mark, that’s great! A mini-epiphany is a sure sign of value!

Seriously, this was an “aha!” moment. Mini-epiphany. Whatever.

This article, and the idea of different levels of expertise, was a very good thoughtspark. Thanks for writing it!

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You see the truth is we are all creating value all the time without even realizing it. I’m frankly not sure that there’s any reason why you REALLY need to even become conscious of it or understand it.. but I’ll give you a theory anyway..

People have all kinds of needs. If you really think deeply about it.. these needs exist on an almost alchemical level.. like grains.. and whatever you say you need.. or even what you simply will.. down to the smallest thing, is an expression of some part of those needs.. these needs exist in us in a kind of ecological way.. you could address one set of needs all day.. till the strength of those needs becomes.. much less then other needs..

The psychology of a midd life crisis is one where we organize our live out of a certain sense of needs.. and one way or another the ecology shifts.. and before you know it a whole other set of needs starts thumping at your door.

If you aggregate these needs across the population.. you see something like the expression of a market system.. which, in it’s interaction with supply and demand.. sorta defines value.. it also an underlying force of social cohesion.. and hierarchy..

That’s the kind of 101 of it.. after that it can start getting complicated..

But basically I think over thinking what you’re niche is sorta silly. Conventionally you want to triangulate where you’re passions, skills, and the market place is.. but on planet social media.. in the land of the micro niche.. its as if conventional notions of business were all based on Newtonian physics.. and in social media we have to deal with quantum mechanics.. which is to say mico niches.. if they are really.. ultimately expressions of granular needs.. the behavior of the grains is different then… well the planet traditional business works on.

And that’s what I really meant about your silly language.. that a lot of it has is people trying to understand quantum theory with newtonian physics..

So.. I kinda think the best thing to do is to sorta throw out market niche preconceptions and making it an adventure of pursuing you’re passions.. which is not you don’t care about such thing, but that you subordinate it to your passions.. because following you’re passions is what leads to the realization of your true potential.. and its sorta thing of having faith that you’re passions will take you where you need to go.. I mean.. ultimately, don’t you kind of think the who point of economic success is to facilitate you’re passions?

Well that’s my thoughts anyway.

I think that a lot of people who have a lot to offer the world are also perfectionists… and because of that, many of us will never bring to the world what we could because we are terrified of not being the best! I can’t even count how many times that stopped me. In fact, the only reason I got started doing many things in the first place, was because I didn’t know that anyone was out there doing it!

And by the way… I love Steve Pavlina!

GREAT post!

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