What are you worth?

Here’s the real test of your worth:

Are you willing to pay someone less, at any hour of the day, to save your time?

Say you charge $50/hour as a freelancer.

If you’re not willing to pay someone $40/hour to handle the tasks that drain your time, you’re not valuing yourself properly.

Why?

Because every hour you spend doing a $40 task is an hour you’re NOT making $50.

It’s simple math.

The $40/hour job might be sending emails, formatting documents, or designing a graphic.

Sure, you can do it, but that’s not the point.

Your focus should be on the $50/hour work—or better yet, finding people willing to pay you $100/hour.

Time is your most valuable resource.

Every minute spent on tasks below your pay grade is time wasted.

This is the real test of what your time is worth.

If you truly believe you’re worth $50/hour, you’ll start hiring others to handle the $40/hour work.

And when you free up your time, you can focus on what really matters:

• Landing higher-paying clients.

• Building systems that multiply your value.

• Learning new skills that push you into the $100/hour bracket.

The hardest part? Letting go of control.

But if you don’t, you’ll cap your earnings and burn out on tasks someone else could do better and cheaper.

So ask yourself:

What are you worth?

And are you living like you believe it?

-Eric Otten