How to Recognize Your Worth and Place Yourself Where You’re Truly Valued
A story I’ll never forget, and maybe you won’t either.
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How to Recognize Your Worth and Place Yourself Where You’re Truly Valued
Your worth isn’t set in stone, but where you place it is. 💎
What’s Inside:
A parable that might change how you think about self-worth
The silent trap high-performers fall into
4 steps to step into your true value
A real-world story of transformation
🪨 The Monk and the Stone
A story I’ll never forget, and maybe you won’t either.
A young monk once asked his Zen master,
“Master, what is the true value of my life?”
Instead of answering, the master handed him a stone.
“Take this to the market,” he said. “Say nothing. If someone asks the price, just hold up two fingers.”
So the monk went.
At the market, a woman offered twenty dollars.
At the museum, someone offered two thousand.
At the antique shop? The bids shot up. Twenty thousand, then two hundred thousand.
The monk returned to the master, stunned.
“This stone is like your life,” the master said.
“Its value doesn’t change, but where you place it does.
If you want to be seen as priceless, you must stand where people are capable of recognizing your worth.”
The Lesson
You can be brilliant and overlooked.
Talented and underpaid.
Passionate, but stuck.
Not because you lack value.
But because you’re in the wrong room.
Action Plan: Step Into Your Value
1. Audit Your Environment
Are you growing, or just grinding?
Do the people around you truly see what you bring?
2. Shift to Higher-Value Platforms
Start showing up where your gifts are appreciated.
LinkedIn, industry panels, aligned clients.
3. Stop Underselling
What do you do effortlessly that others struggle with?
That’s often where your greatest value lies.
4. Believe First, Then Others Will Follow
You teach people how to value you, by how you show up.
Rukayat’s Story:
The Power of Placing Yourself Where You Belong
Rukayat’s transformation is one of the clearest examples I’ve seen of what happens when you stop hiding your brilliance, and start placing yourself where you’re truly seen.
She’s a powerhouse leadership and digital transformation consultant.
But on LinkedIn?
She felt invisible.
“I tell my clients to be visible,” she said. “But I’m not showing up myself.”
She didn’t need more strategies. She needed support and a new lens.
After working together:
✅ Her messaging aligned with her values
✅ Her content became clear and consistent
✅ She left with confidence and a presence she owned
“Véronique has a rare gift for helping you see yourself and your path with clarity.”
-Rukayat J.
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See you next week! 🚀
Founder, Linked And Lift