The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. And the funny thing is that you're a salesman, and you don't know that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Miller critiques the transactional nature of modern life where human value is reduced to marketability.
- In plain terms
- People value what you can sell not who you are.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware of how you are valued by the world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you measure value?
- What are you selling?
Another view
Some roles do rely on market value.
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