When my daughter asked me what she could do to make some money, I told her to capitalize on her strength. Upon hearing this, she said she was not aware of having any strength.

This reminded me of an old colleague of mine. Her husband developed multiple sclerosis when their child was very small. For over one and a half decade, she assumed main responsibilities in the care of her husband, managing the cost, meeting the needs of various aspects of the patient. It is an unfortunate event that could befall on anyone. Yet, years of caring an MS husband left her a wealth of experience in this aspect, so that when an opportunity came she got a good-paid job training people on how to give care to MS patients.

This is a classic example of someone who is aware of and taking advantage of her strength, wealth, and asset, who has successfully transformed her misfortunate into a fortuate, turned her intangible asset and wealth into something tangible. After writing this, I realize I need to exhaust my brain to get an inventory of my intangible assets.