The highest return skill in life: the ability to make money.

99% of things in the world can be solved with money. If they can't be solved, it's just that not enough money was given. If things aren't done well enough, it's because the money wasn't allocated properly. This applies whether you're starting a business or working a job.

So how specifically do you develop the ability to make money?

1. Cultivate sales ability - the ability to sell things and get the compensation you deserve. For example, Zhang Xiaohui, Li Jiaqi, Dong Jie, and countless other livestream shopping hosts, physical store female owners, medical aesthetics, fashion styling, home and baby product sellers - all are market demands. As long as you find customers and give them compelling reasons to buy, you can create a positive cycle.

2. Content creation ability - being articulate and expressive. In the past this meant writers, novelists, film directors, composers, singers, theater actors, etc. But for ordinary people, the lowest-cost output is self-media. Post on Little Red Book today, share on Video accounts, or record your daily thoughts like I do. People who like your content will naturally come follow you. With traffic comes monetization - you can take on ads, do livestream shopping, or sell your credibility and expertise.

3. Aesthetic sense - everything can be sold as long as you move people. Beauty is the fastest way to spread. No one can resist beauty. Beauty carries energy and good fortune. Beauty supports premium pricing, attracts high-spending audiences, and is a lifelong career. Building aesthetic sense ensures you'll never lack for food and clothing in your lifetime.

At the end of the day, it's all about sales. Everything is sellable. If you want to make money, start by recommending things you like to people around you. Share the good products you love, then build a buyer group, make recommendations in a small community - this is the smallest commercial MVP model. No inventory needed, no tuition to pay. Just get started, make the first sale, earn the first dollar. Because once you earn that first dollar, you can earn a million. Make money, make money, make money.