In this our 21 Century, no one wants to go with someone without a value , for someone to be important in the society and won't be left out in the society you must have a unique thing that you offer that will differenciate you from others or a problem that you help people to solve and this in turn gives you value , it can be skills, Advice, Mentoring etc. The Ecomists said that the value of money is what money can buy. In order words if you relate or imply this to humans, that means the value of a person is what that person can offer.
One thing we doesn't understand in this life is that, you may differentiate yourself from others and thinking you are in right track, i know it's courageous to be innovated in all ramifications, but emulations is the principal key of values and also add additional things to human life cycle in all forms, been creative is what people will assimilate that will give you a preferential credit, so i agree with buddy.