ATTITUDE OR THE LACK OF

the subject of the book i'm reading now refers to humankind as the Land of Matter and Perception.

people assign things or others a certain value.

so it's with this perceived value that the "valuated" gets a beating or boost to his ego.

and because value is subjective, your value lies in the eyes of the beholder.

for example, an employer may offer you a higher form of reward to poach you from your current vocation because he places a higher value on your intellect.

your peers may be baffled at how you are being headhunted because they know not your skill sets and can't see how they could be so valuable to an entity.

just like profit is a perceived value by an accountant, your skills are only valuable to your employer/employer-to-be.

because some of us bypass profit and head straight to free cash flow.

i had assigned someone a high valuation some time back.

i valued his skill sets and personality.

since then, while his skill sets remain, his personality has evolved.

apparently, many others had valued him the same way i did and that's why his personality has changed.

am i an authority on this figure? surely not. but i'm an onlooker who's neutral as neutral can be.

and from my perspective, this person has valued himself to be somewhat indispensible.

however, a slightly bigger ego does not change the cold, hard fact that his skills are still admirable.

i have re-valued this individual.

he's a HOLD.

of course, if you're looking at pure fundamentals, this person is still a BUY.

but being somewhat risk-adverse when it comes to investment, i let my interaction with him guide me.

just like i wouldn't buy into a company because it's got a pompous CEO who patronizes me.