[Anyone can do it!] What is the easiest way to increase your assets?
Suddenly, how much assets do you have? You probably immediately think of the balance of your savings account, securities, crypto assets, etc.
Some people may feel like they are in debt and have no assets.
What is an asset?
First of all, I think we need to realize that the assumptions in this area are changing. Especially in the coming age, this change will be very important.
Did you know there are two types of assets?
Tangible and intangible assets
Both of these will be your assets
Tangible assets are things that can be expressed in physical or numerical form, such as savings accounts, securities, cryptocurrencies, cars, houses, and objects.
Intangible assets are things that cannot be easily quantified or expressed in a physical form, such as knowledge, skills, experience, health, talent, and connections.
Are you only focusing on tangible assets?
As I said before, your assets are the sum of these two.
Of course, certain tangible assets are important, but if you only pursue them, you will neglect intangible assets.
It will be very important in the future to be able to balance both and make the most of my abilities without leaning too much to one side.
Are intangible assets meaningless?
I think it's fine for people who only see the value of making money, but one day they'll realize they should have accumulated more intangible assets.
No matter what anyone says, people with tangible assets are strong in this world! I understand why people think that. What I'm saying here is not that tangible assets are unnecessary, but that intangible assets are being overlooked and that there is an imbalance in your assets overall.
Why do we need intangible assets?
One is a matter of balance. If you think of tangible assets as 100, you can only get a maximum of 50. You want to get 100, but no matter how hard you try, you can't get the remaining 50 because it's intangible assets. Even if you try to collect intangible assets in a hurry, it will take time to get them.
Anything that has a physical form will eventually break. This is a phrase used to describe things. No matter how wonderful something is, it will eventually break. You might think, "I have money, so I can just buy another one," but that's not the point.
Stock prices and cryptocurrencies can crash and become worthless. Money, gold, and even luxury possessions can be stolen.
Yes, tangible assets may look stable at first glance, but they actually contain very unstable elements.
This is from a time when the value of money crashed in Germany. A child is playing with stacks of banknotes like building blocks.
When you're in a tight spot, you need intangible assets
Most people probably assume that their lives will be similar tomorrow. However, there are periods of time, such as wars, recessions, and major disasters, when tangible assets become less meaningful.
There are countries currently at war, and many people are being affected by major disasters.
When people have to help each other and tangible assets can no longer demonstrate their value, intangible assets become more important.
What skills, knowledge, and experience do you have that can help others? These things carry more weight.
Those who pursue only tangible assets will end up with extremely low tangible assets.
Let's say a sudden major disaster occurs. When people are in a state of confusion, no one will pay attention to you if you say, "Look at my luxury car!" Instead, those who can bring together small communities, give hope by attending to the details of people's hearts, and use their skills and knowledge to serve the people will be recognized as valuable people.
Are friends worth more than money?
In the Kingdom of Bhutan, which is said to have a high level of happiness, there is a saying that means "friends are worth more than money." It seems that they place more importance on making true friends than on saving money .
Let's think about this in terms of my own situation. Let's say I have only 30 truly important friends. If I were to lose everything, I would be able to survive without doing anything if each of them took turns treating me to a meal and letting me stay at their house.
It's already starting to change
The number of people who own things is decreasing. Think back to just a short time ago. Movies, TV dramas, music, etc. were owned by the user in the form of CDs and DVDs. What about now? If you have a subscription, you can watch them anytime without having to own them. Recently, rental services for cars, things, and even real estate have suddenly increased.
The times are changing from owning to sharing
Until now, value was measured in how much stuff you owned, but with the concept of sharing, ownership is no longer as valuable.
This is the case in Japan, but the content of what women are looking for in a partner at marriage consultation offices is changing. In the past, most women looked for financial stability in men, but now it is an era where women also earn money, and there is a tendency to value deeper, intangible assets such as kindness, empathy, and generosity.
In recent years, the value of these intangible assets that are difficult to express has increased. This is evidence that more and more people are already aware of them.
Will capitalism disappear?
This is just what I have personally experienced in the past.
I think that there are many people who feel that this is something that does not concern them. To give an extreme example, a few years ago I had a conversation with two trusted friends about whether capitalism would disappear in the future. Of course, neither of them had any idea what I meant.
I can't say it will disappear completely, but I feel like there is a shift.
Think about why you are collecting tangible assets such as savings accounts, securities, and cryptocurrencies. Part of it is to do what you want to do, but is there also a reason you are feeling anxious?
"If you have it, you'll be fine in an emergency." I believe that, and it's necessary for survival now.
So what if you had no fears? If you get sick or injured, you can receive free medical care. Even if you don't work, you'll receive a certain amount of money and won't go hungry . If you're in trouble, you'll get help for free.
If that happens, will we still cling to tangible assets like we do now? I think we'll need to gain some, but I don't think we'll cling to them as much as we do now.
The idea of a basic income has already emerged. Of course, this does not mean that it will become a reality, but there are countries that are discussing it.
AI is evolving, and there are more and more things that people don't need to do. And the value of tangible assets is changing every day.
While we focus on collecting tangible assets, the world is changing.
Values change
Today, we still live in a capitalist society, so tangible assets are important, and they have great value. However, just before that, it was "power." In those days, when money was not available to ordinary people, value was placed on how big a rock you could lift or how well you could catch prey.
Depending on what is needed, being able to contribute to that will change your value.
Even if you look at older social media platforms, you may have experienced how they suddenly lose their value. Even if you have a lot of followers on a platform that no one pays attention to, if the popular platform changes, your value will suddenly disappear.
That's how quickly values are shifting.
What modern people need
In summary, I think it is important to think about balance, especially in this era of rapid change. I also think it would be good to think about increasing the intangible assets that modern people tend to forget.
There is a way to exchange, not just increase. When you pay for an experience, it is an exchange of tangible assets into intangible assets. When you use your network to help someone, it is an exchange of intangible assets into tangible assets.
If you study something that you find interesting, not difficult, it becomes knowledge, and if you teach it or use it, it turns into skills and experience. Such things cannot be taken away by someone else, and they will never disappear.
Painful experiences from the past and how you managed to overcome them, being kind to someone and treating them with love.
If you increase these intangible assets, your overall assets will increase rapidly, and if you have them, you can convert them into tangible assets if necessary.
I think that looking at yourself from a distance, without leaning too much to one side, is the way to easily increase your assets.
I can't do it either
I'm talking like I'm arrogant, but I don't think I can do it either. I'm not that different from you who have read this far.
Originally, this was something I was thinking about and organizing in my own head, but in this age of sharing, I thought it might be useful to someone, somewhere , so I am posting this as an article.
If you leave a mark, such as a donation, comment, or like, that will be a tangible asset to me. Even if you don't leave anything, if you feel something and it helps your life, it will be an intangible asset to me, even if it is not a direct one.
Now, at the moment when I write this article , it is an experience for me, and being able to post it on a website is a skill. I would like to increase these intangible assets for the future.
