Short excerpt from a YouTube video (uploaded by David Jenyns) where Jay Shetty argues that the word “billionaire” should be redefined to mean someone who impacts the lives of a billion people. He emphasizes creating meaningful value and content—focusing on service and creativity—rather than obsessing over follower counts or metrics.
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We should redefine the word billionaire to be someone who impacts the lives of a billion people. Why is Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world? Because he's created a product that we all say we want and that it solves a problem that we really need. And so if you want to get followers, don't look at the number. Ask yourself, are you really creating the value that's going to help people? And they're going to naturally want to follow you, and they're going to want to love your work and share it, because to me, that's the worthwhile pursuit in life. Because when you do that work is humbling. When you do that creativity, that's the part that makes you grateful for the success that you get, because you go, wow. People actually care about what I have to say. But if you're just obsessed about numbers and metrics without being obsessed by the content, the creation, and the service, then you'll never be satisfied because there'll always be someone better than you.