Where The Money Goes

Money was never the source of value. It was invented to reflect value. A piece of paper, a digital ledger, or a programmable token has no inherent worth on its own. Its value exists only because we collectively agree to trust it. Strip away that trust, and money becomes meaningless. At its core, money is a mirror of our relationships.

Where trust is strong, value flows. Where trust is weak, value stalls or disappears.

The true driver of wealth, personal or organizational, is not the currency you use, but the trustability you demonstrate. This trustability is revealed through emotional intelligence: how you listen, how you respond under pressure, how consistently you honor your word, and how safe people feel engaging with you.

In today’s $10 Trillion Trust Economy, markets no longer reward transactions alone; they reward relationships. Customers, employees, partners, and investors are all making emotionally informed decisions about where to place their confidence.

Whether value is expressed in paper, digital, or programmable currencies, the source remains the same:  Trust and emotional intelligence determine where money goes.

And ultimately, they determine who keeps it. Money will follow the one thing machines can’t replicate: emotional intelligence. The future of wealth belongs to leaders who know how to regulate themselves under pressure.