5 Valuable Things You Don’t Need Money to Have. Change Your Life for Free

Picture yourself having more in life without spending a dime. You build a fulfilling life, earn more respect from others, empower a lot of people and make a huge positive impact. All free of charge. Would you like to know the 5 valuable things you don’t need money to have? These 5 highly prized things can change your life tremendously forever!

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The 5 Valuable Things You Don’t Need Money to Have

No matter how broke you are, you can have these five things because you do not need money to have them. In fact, no amount of money can buy any of these 5 valuable things:

1. Integrity

What do you do when there’s no one around? Integrity boils down to one thing: how you act when no one is watching you. Integrity is your ability to resist the urge to go against your morals and values even when you risk losing something great. Indeed, integrity is one of those qualities that is hard for people around you not to notice about you.

Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.

– Warren Buffet (Billionaire Investor)

Without a doubt if your character is questionable then you lack integrity. Not to mention, if you find it difficult to get others to trust you or rely on you, you may be scoring low on the integrity test. You cannot fake integrity, no matter how hard you try. Surely, integrity is one of those things you don’t need money to have.

A Short Story on Integrity:

Reuben Gonzales was a top racquetball player whose story teaches us a great lesson on integrity. Gonzalez reached the final during his first ever professional tournament. He held match point in the fifth and final game when he made a extraordinary shot into the front corner. Instantly, Gonzalez was declared winner of the tournament. The ball was called good and everyone was celebrating Gonzalez as the new champion. But Gonzales turned around and to everyone’s surprise he nullified his shot. Gonzalez confirmed that his shot had hit the floor before it reached the wall. As a result, he lost his serve then his opponent was declared winner of the game and tournament.

Reuben Gonzalez was featured on the cover of the next issue of National Racquetball Magazine. So many people were very curious and eager to know why a professional sportsman declared a winner would disqualify himself.

Gonzales simply replied: “It was the only thing I could do to maintain my integrity.”

This story was told by Dennis Waitley in his book Being the Best. 

How do you become a person of integrity?

To become a person of integrity you have to understand and do the following:

• always speak the truth
• practice high moral standards
• never let your actions contradict your words
• avoid shifting your principles to suit whatever condition you find yourself in

2. Common Sense

In your daily life, you need common sense to navigate various activities and people you come across. Like the popular saying goes: “common sense is not common.” Hence, having common sense is very valuable. Common sense is definitely one of those valuable things you don’t need money to have. Indeed, your ability to make sense of everyday things goes a long way in determining how successful you become at anything. According to Google definition, common sense involves your ability to make sound judgement in practical matters.

Not to mention, common sense is any common wisdom that could save you or make your life better. Some examples of common sense include:

•  treating others with the same level of respect you expect to be treated with
• not spending more than you earn
• knowing that you only get what you have put in; in other words, you reap what you sow
• not losing a screw you cannot tighten
• your ability to understand people’s character by how they treat you and others
• knowing the social dynamics that exist in your team without getting a lecture on it
• saying please when asking for things and thank you when receiving a kind gesture
• standing behind the last person in queue instead of cutting the line

How do you develop or improve your common sense?

To improve your common sense, here are a few things you can do:

• pay attention to your surroundings
• trust your guts and intuition
• replace bad habits with good habits
• understand emotional decisions and how they affect you (read this article)
• be a lifelong learner and apply what you have learned (discover the benefits of being a lifelong learner)

Above all, you have more common sense but you must realize that it is one of those things you don’t need money to have. You have to work on it always. Most importantly, if you have common sense, use it.

3. Love

Can money buy you love? The society has painted this picture that money is synonymous to love. In certain situations, money can make you admirable and lovable. However, love is one of those precious things you don’t need money to have. Arguably, being wealthy can help you find the love of your life. Most times, you can still find the love of your life without having a dime in your pocket.

In this case, love is not just a romantic or sexual attachment. The love we are referring to is the genuine type of love a mother has for her son. And vice versa. Certainly, money is like an oil that lubricates the engine in any relationship but it is doesn’t necessarily make the engine turn.

Countless times, there’s been stories of extremely wealthy people whose families and friends have abandoned them. Pause for a second and ask yourself -why is this so?

“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.”- purelovequotes.com

After all is said and done, money cannot buy the kind of love that expects nothing in return –unconditional love.

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4. Good Manners

Isn’t it amazing that good manners cost nothing but can get you nearly anything you want in life. Once you cultivate good manners the benefits to your life are very tremendous.

More so, in the social and business world, good manners pave way for you to advance and thrive.

Some examples of good manners include:

• letting other people make their point without unnecessary interruption
• not showing up late for meetings and dates
• saying please when asking others for something
• holding the door open for people coming behind you regardless of gender
• covering your mouth appropriately when sneezing or coughing in public
• letting others know that you are backing out from a plan you made with them

How do you develop good manners?

Regardless of where you are in life, you can always develop good manners. It may take time but you will eventually get there. Here are some simple things you need to do if you want to develop good manners:

• practice being polite to others
• learn more about the culture in your surrounding
• watch and study older or more experienced people in high places
• practice good personal hygiene
• pay attention to etiquettes that exists wherever you find yourself

In sum, good manners is one of the valuable things you don’t need money to have. All you need to do is dedicate yourself to developing good manners.

5. Work Ethic

Do you give up when things get difficult? Do you love taking shortcuts? Or do you like dragging out tasks for as long as you can? To be frank, your response to any of these questions says a lot on how far you’ll make it in life.

Your money can buy you many things but one of the things you don’t need money to have is a strong work ethic. It’s no doubt that your strong work ethic differentiates you from the rest. Thus, if you want to standout you need an enviable work ethic.

Overtime, your work ethic will create opportunities for you or close doors that have been opened for you. Indeed, your success in life depends heavily on your work ethic.

How do you build an outstanding work ethic?

Here are some secrets that will guide to build an outstanding work ethic:

• determine not to be idle
• adopt a positive attitude, self-talk and avoid self-doubt. Self-doubt can destroy your work ethic (discover how to overcome self-doubt)
• engage in small personal challenges that build your mental endurance muscles (e.g resolve to sit at your desk and write your new book for 30 minutes non-stop, then slowly ramp up as you get better)
• pay attention to your values; your values affect your work ethic
• set SMART goals with rewards for each milestone
• always put in a little extra effort in anything you do (e.g set a goal to do 10% extra on top of what is required of you)
• practice, practice & practice all of the above

Here’s a BONUS point for you…

6. (Lost) Time

Like the saying goes: time is your most valuable asset. The rich, poor, old and young all have 24 hours in a day. Remember, the 24 hours you get on a daily basis is one of those things you don’t need money to have.

How do you use your 24 hours in a day? What sets you apart is how you use your 24 hours daily. Once your time is lost, you cannot buy it back. In other words, all the money in the world put together cannot buy back any second you waste.

So make sure you are guard your time and account for who, where and how you spend your time.  Take the time to attend to the things and people that matter in your life.

Key TAKEAWAYS on the 5 Valuable Things You Don’t Need Money to Have:

1. Even if you are broke, you have what it takes to achieve anything you set your mind on.
2. Your integrity is very crucial if you want others to trust you.
3. While money can increase your chances of finding love, you don’t need money to be loved or fall in love.
4. It doesn’t cost you money to always show up and put in your best work
5. Just because you can have the valuable things discussed here without money doesn’t mean you should quit your desire to get wealthy.
6. Implementing the 5 things discussed in this article will change your life for free.

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