To be valued, you must add value.

If you know how to take a block of metal and make it into a component, then you are adding value to raw material.

If you know how to frame an idea in a way that others can learn it and share it themselves, you are adding value to the conversation.

If you know how to take money, make investments and get more money in return you are adding value to someone’s portfolio.

No matter the job or task, to be valued, adding value is critical.