So true Joshua! I work with a lot of people who get very excited to invest their money – often for the first time in their lives (outside of their 401k) but sadly it’s hard to generate any meaningful return from traditional investments, if you don’t have much capital to work with. Investments in yourself however can pay for themselves many, many times over – both in the short and the long-term!

There was a time I struggled with investing myself until it dawned everything else I did was around me. If I am not mentally fit. If i don’t have the tools for the job. If, and if…this…

There is no point of investing in a business when the steward is not fit to run it….

You definitely are more valuable to more you invest in yourself.

Hi Donna!

You’re a prime example on how this strategy should play out over the long-term. Growing your skillset, and then utilizing your money through smart investments later on to further scale.

I’m pretty heavy into index funds at the moment, but hope to get into real estate more in the future myself. The tangability, leverage, and potential for higher returns has always appealed to me – it’s just not quite the right time yet.

I appreciate you stopping by here and sharing your story! I’m very interested in hearing more over time goes on – you’ve told me quite a bit over the years and with every new piece of information you share, the full picture comes together more and more!

Hi Moss!

You’re absolutely right. People fail to invest in themselves because they don’t realize how powerful it really is in the long run – you can’t look at a chart and quantify the return. Still, looking back it always proves to be the most valuable.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wonderful article! Investing in yourself has to be the number one thing to do when we find our “purpose.” It doesn’t have to cost much when you first start out. As you mentioned, books are a good learning curve. When I started my own business offline, books and talking to other well established store owners in the neighborhood were my claim to fame so to speak. I gained so much knowledge before I spent a penny.
Then one has to scale upwards. Investing in stocks, bonds, real estate, etc. is something one has to do when scaling up. I chose real estate and it has benefited me through two decades.
The same applies online. When we start an online business, we do have to go through a learning curve. It will never end because there is always a good course out there to benefit from on our journey.
Bottom line is to keep on investing in your self because you are the master of your own universe lol.
-Donna

In all business ventures including blogging, the best and most effective way to become efficient and make more money is to invest in yourself. Thus, I like the act that you highlighted the point to make self-investment. It is more like tell experts in your industry to please, hold me by the hand and show me the way. Exciting aspects.