Everything I Know

by Paul Jarvis

If I write a book that just two people buy, but it helps them immensely, I feel like that work was worthwhile.

A large part of choosing your path is figuring out which values will determine your worth.

Dressing up a product or service won’t accomplish anything unless it’s already valuable.

Work means offering a valuable product or service – and that work has to inspire people to pay you for it. The rise of passion-driven solo entrepreneurs is great, but passion alone won’t translate into money unless other people are passionate enough to open their wallets.

Worth and money shouldn't be tied to each other, ever.

I get my work done, sure, but I get it done on my own time. I would also rather do the work than manage others. Some people are remarkable managers, but I’m not one of those people.

I’m doing work that matters – and what matters to me might not be important to someone else.

Everyone else is also weird, even if they pretend they're not.