I know when we talk about making money, especially with numbers like $1 million/year, that means different things to different people. For some, it feels like a greedy thing. To others, it sounds like something that’s just not believable. I get it. When I got married I was making $14,600/year as a youth worker, so big numbers like that still sound ridiculous to me at times.
Without getting into all of the various beliefs that surround money, I’ll share that I believe that money is one way to measure how well you’re serving other people. If your business exists to solve a problem for someone else and make their life better in some way, then earning more money is one indication that you’re serving well. It’s not the only indication, but it is one way to measure impact.
If money is your goal, it can ruin your life. But money makes for an amazing tool we can use to reach more people and change more lives. Money is a result of offering something of value to others.