Each day, most of us trade our time for money. For some of us, it’s a low rate and for others, the rate is high.  Who determines these rates or a better question is who determined what you are worth? Generally, your rate of pay has nothing to do with your worth, it’s one of many factors that go into determining profit margins and/or specified  budgets.

So if you settle for what someone else wants to pay for your time, then you are likely not available to command what you are worth. Granted, most of us would like to make more than our worth but it’s not likely to happen because you settled for something less. So how you determine what you are worth? Take a self-inventory by answering the following three questions:

1. What are you worth to yourself?
2. What are you worth to others around you (family, friends, community)?
3. What value has the market placed on you (education, experience, skills)?

If you unpack these three questions, you’ll likely have a better sense of what you are currently worth and what steps you need to take to increase your personal value.

~ H2