Who Will the Market Reward?

Who gets rewarded by the market?
Only people who are useful.
So how do you build—or keep building—that usefulness?
Do you just curry favor with everyone?
Butter up the whole world and beg, “Oh world, please raise my value?”
Does that actually work?

What kind of person can keep drawing in resources and create win-win outcomes on a larger scale?
Without family ties, if you want resources, you have to prove you’re worth them.

Students who get attention fall into only two categories: top performers and troublemakers.
Some teachers might favor a kid because of red envelopes or parents’ social connections, but honestly—I’ve taught so many students that even the most impressive parents eventually blur together.