What is your value…Your value is whatever you say it is!!
We are now living in the information/technology era, 25 plus years ago our jobs were secure and we could retire on our work pensions, state pension, times have changed!! When we go to work, we get paid by the hour, is it possible to get paid twice the amount per hour for the same job (Majority of jobs), of course. For example a hairdresser working in a salon may get paid £15 for an hour, is it possible for that same hairdresser to get paid £40 an hour with the same skills? In order for that hairdresser to get £40 per hour, that person needs to become confident, possibly take a risk and find someone that is doing what they want to do and follow (Find a mentor). Before you can be a leader you need to be led!! The whole point of this blog is not to put down jobs, we all have to start somewhere, when you have reached a plateau in your current position and you don’t feel valued because you are doing above and beyond your job description. Also, these days many of our jobs are replaceable or companies downsizing the work force, this means more workload, more hours for the same pay with no new skills; your value has gone down as your doing more for less! The way you become more valuable and also give value to your customers/clients, is by your skills levels, customer service, confidence and more importantly your experience. For example, you have 2 labourers doing the same project, one labourer is experienced been building for many years and has worked with reputable companies, second labourer is fairly new and only been building for a year or two. The second labourer charges 15% more than the than first; but the first has a good reputation and is well known. However, the second labourer will get the job, not because his better just because he has perceived more value, the more you pay for something the more valuable its perceived. First labourer had all the attributes but wasn’t confident charging market value, so he tried to under cut rather than be competitive and lost out. Louis Vuitton & Versace brands hardly ever go on sale, they are HIGH VALUE items, whereas Primark, gap, next have sales on a regular basis and quality is not perceived has good.
If you’re not happy in your current job, change it. “For things to change, you have to change” – Jim Rohn
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