Great article! This really hit home for me, as I've been guilt of chasing salary and not really focusing on what I think my worth is. I feel a lot of this has resulted from working for someone else. Though, now I'm working to be free and work for myself... And it's very true (in regards to a comment above) that when people compare how many hours they work, like it's some type of measure of accomplishment, I usually undermine it by stating that I aim to work no overtime. That usually ends the pissing contest right there, but sometimes someone will retort with some weak explanation as to why they have to work 50-60 hours/week - even though working that much actually has the opposite effect, it cheapens their value.