INVEST IN YOURSELF

Many people spend so much time investing in their employers in numerous ways, such as working overtime, offering solutions for company problems, or giving their best effort on the job, which is great. I believe that people should be loyal to their employers, but the mistake that most people make is they forget to also invest in themselves. Once you understand the value of investing in yourself, you begin to work equally as hard on your own education, improving your own life, and making a difference, rather than having it be a one-sided deal of working for someone else’s dream.
The idea of trading time for money always concerned me, because when you run out of time, you run out of money. Think about the way that your employer gets paid. The business owner does not trade time for money.

When I worked in McDonald’s as a teenager, the amount of revenue or profit that the owner generated was not impacted by how many visits he made to the store, or how many days he worked. I believe that people should also work towards achieving their own goals, and also help those who they care about reach their goals. I was very intrigued by this concept, because his family typically took vacations and travelled around the world on a monthly basis, yet his income remained unchanged. I don’t mention this to suggest that this is a bad thing; it’s actually a great thing, and it motivated me to develop an entrepreneurial spirit, where I can continue to get paid for my efforts, even if I am not trading time for money.

Only five percent of the population understand that an investment in yourself will lead to a significant increase in wealth. It seems that people just get so busy that they forget to invest in themself. Don’t be misled by the word investment; this does not necessarily need to be a financial investment. Investing in yourself can include time spent on: education, learning a new skill, improving your health, or even as simple as removing negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones. It can also mean that you decided to spend your time to build your own business, rather than building someone else’s. While there is nothing wrong with being an employee, that is exactly what happens. You spend your time to grow the company, and most people typically get paid the same hourly rate or salary, regardless of the contribution. Those who truly understand the value of investing in themselves, redirect some of that time to working on their own business, so that they can enjoy the benefits of being a business owner. I’m not suggesting that you stop investing in other people or your career, but it is too common for people to go through the daily routines of life while forgetting to spend time on improving themselves. When you invest in yourself, amazing things happen to the quality of your life. Choose one area to focus on, and keep me updated on the difference that it made in your life.