It's all about holding on to what you've got today: a lot of people around you are interested in getting things without doing any work to earn them, and they are looking your way! Watch sharing your resources: while you are offering your help or your pen or a few dollars for their lunch, they'll be thinking you're a real pushover. It's dangerous to send this message right now, so you might want to back off and be a little bit more stingy. Your reputation depends on it.