The Value Test

The phrase "value adding" is very frequently used these days, yet it seems a lot of people are still unable to identify stuff that are value adding.

The Value Test will help you determine if something is of value to you or not. And also help you determine if what you are offering is of value to others.

The value test can be applied to anything including what you post here on Nairaland.

There are four areas that anything of value should impact. While it may not impact on the four at the same time. It should at least have an impact on one if them.

Anything of value should be able to meet one or more of the following:

1. Does it make me a better person?
This is the most important question anything of value should answer. Nothing else is as valuable as that which makes you a better person. At the end of the day it is what you become that is the most important thing. Every other thing comes after this. Information on health, relationship, parenting, marriage, personal development, time management, etc, fall under this category.

2. Does it make someone I know a better person?
Similar to the first and equally as important. You may not have health issues but someone you know do. A post you read on someone's wall may not be of benefit to you but of benefit to that other person that you know. So you take the information and pass it on to the other person.

3. Will it make my environment better?
Some information may not be for you directly but the information can impact on your environment which indirectly affects you. Information about going green, keeping your environment clean, life hacks, farming, etc, fall under this category.

4. Will it add money to my bank account?
If any information will not meet any of the first three criteria then it better meet this last one. Information that will help you generate more income and increase your financial status is definitely value adding. Information on business, skill acquisition, financial literacy, network marketing, etc, fall under this category.

That something makes you feel good and you quickly rush to post it here does not mean it will add value to anyone. It may be okay to do that once in a while just for the fun of it but definitely not as an everyday thing.‎

Questions:
1. Do ‎you know any other test that I may not have covered? Feel free to share with us by posting a comment.

2. In what way did this post add value to you?

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Regards,
Mute Efe
facilitator, School for Personal Leadership