7 Practical Ways to Make Yourself Valuable

Anil Lakesar
3 min readJul 9, 2022

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Respect, A word that we heard many times and almost everyone wants to get respected in society, in the office, among friends etc. But the truth about respect is you cannot ask for respect from others, it is something which you have to earn by yourself. To earn respect, it is important that people should value you, value your decisions and you matter to them. If people value you, they will listen to you, they will appreciate you and they cannot say anything bad about you. If they don’t value you, then you will always get ignored and you will never get respect from them. So today, in this post, I will discuss 7 ways or tips which you can use to get yourself valued by others.

Ways to make yourself valuable

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1. Always stick to your words or commitment

There is a popular saying in India taken from Ramayana

“Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye”

It means- Your promises or words have more value than your own life.

To get valued, words are your first power, and using them precisely can build your positive image. When you say something to someone, you should always mean it, whether you are promising or scheduling anything. People always value a person who sticks to his words and never procrastinates or gives excuses. If you tell someone that you will do this task then you must complete that task.

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If you are a rolling stone who does not have stability in his words or actions, then forget about being valued. If you don’t stick to your words, you lie about what you said, you give excuses for your mistakes, and you blame others for not getting things done about what you said, then no one will trust you or rely on you. So, always match your actions with your words.

2. Make your absence felt by others

Always keep in mind whether your presence matters or not, but your absence should always be felt by others. If you are working in any firm or you always stay with your friends, then you should make yourself such that your absence should be felt by others. Sometimes, when you are working for a big company and you are good at your work and you also do hard work but still, they don’t value you. Then you should take a break from your work and let them feel your absence and make them realise your importance to them like how valuable you are to them.

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“Be like salt whose presence is not known to anyone but the absence is felt by all”

Hard work and skill are important to become a valuable person but it is also important to make others realise that they need you and you are valuable to them.

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Anil Lakesar

Hey there, I am a freelance writer, a blogger who writes on personality development, life lessons and psychological things.