The Importance of Investing in Yourself
Everyone looking to get rich quick tends to overlook the absolute safest investment anyone could ever make… with the highest ROI.
Everyone talks about investing and getting rich quick. By investing I mean, investing money into something that’ll get you a return on, better known as ROI. You can invest in stocks, real estate, angel investing, cryptocurrencies, etc. However, with each investment comes some sort of risk. Yes, some higher than others but people tend to overlook one investment that’s guaranteed to give you one of the strongest ROI throughout your entire life. It’s an investment in yourself. By investment in yourself, I don’t mean going on a shopping spree because it makes you feel good or binge drinking to take all the stresses of the world away.
I mean taking that money you were thinking of spending on items you don’t need or investing in the stock market and investing it something that’ll advance your skill set, knowledge, experience, network, and overall value. An investment in yourself today will pay out massive dividends, in the future. The best part about it is you’re never too old to invest in yourself!
At this point, you’re probably wondering is this really worth it? Everyone who’s ever been on a plane has heard the flight attendants tell you to make sure you secure your own mask before helping others. That’s due to the fact that if you don’t help yourself first, you run the risk of hurting yourself or even others in the process. Sometimes you need to be selfish. It’s alright just give yourself permission. Hell if you’re too nervous, I give you permission to be selfish. Just look at yourself in the mirror and say…
But in all seriousness, you don’t need to sacrifice yourself to help others get ahead. Some people have this mentality that in order for others to succeed they need to make a sacrifice. This way of thinking is far from the truth. You can have it all, you just need to start thinking that you can. You’ll make it work. You see this a lot with parents (mothers especially) and with people in the service industry. For instance you’ll see the doctor or nurse whose job it is to increase people’s quality of life and standing health, but they let their own health go to the wayside in doing so. Or you’ll see the parent sacrifice their own hobbies and social life because they feel the need to be with their children 100% of the time. Then, when the kids leave the nest, they find out they’re miserable. It doesn’t need to be this way.
I’m not saying you won’t make any sacrifices. However, there are unhealthy habits and choices you can cut to make way for new, healthier options. The average American watches something like 4–5 hours of TV a day. Huge opportunity. Maybe you optimize the time you have when you’re awake but wake up at 7 a.m. every day. If you wake up at 5 a.m. every day you’ll gain 730 hours in a year. That’s 30 extra DAYS. What would you do with 30 extra days? Math.
Let’s say you want to be a real estate agent and invest the time/money to do so but find out you suck. Even if you fail at being a real estate agent, you can learn extremely valuable information that makes you an excellent investor or saves you from making a terrible real estate purchase. It may not pay off now but down the road it may pay off big time.
In short, an investment in yourself is always worth it. You’ll increase your overall value along with your confidence, expertise, and quality of life. Not only that but there’s very minimal risk.
Investing in yourself doesn’t have to be vanilla. There are so many ways to invest in yourself a lot of people just need some inspiration. So here’s some creative ideas just off the top of my head:
These are just some of the endless examples that are out there at your disposal! The options are endless for you. All you have to do is find out what you want to do and take action.
Ultimately, an investment in yourself should be the first thing you do before looking into other avenues of investing. It’s always worth it. Don’t go another day without investing the proper time and money into yourself. You’re worth it, aren’t you?
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The Importance of Investing in Yourself
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