Wealth can be measured as (a) having a lot of certain things (time, talent, connections, experiences, memories, treasures), (b) having things that yield more things (a network that people are connecting to–thus more connections; or experiences that yield more opportunities to gain experiences; or talents, or treasures that are invested).
You can use the wealth you have:
- to protect yourself against present or future dangers, perceived or real
- to validate or prove yourself to others
- to create more wealth of the same kind or a different kind
- take a risk on someone, and possibly ignite something new in them
- to invest in someone’s development, and possibly bring them to “the next level”
- to strengthen an existing work, adding capacity or endurance
- to inspire people, advocating for something that needs to be done
- to build platforms where people interact with each other, inspiring/encouraging/lifting up each other
- to build resources and tools that will multiply the ability of others
- to take energy from something (possibly by stealing someone away from it) and give to something else
- to break something that is happening (something bad? something good?)