Investing In Yourself First

Investing in yourself first is vital to helping you improve financially, but it must start with YOU.  Of course, unexpected situations can come up that may stall or affect any plans that you have developed.  No one is perfect, nor will everything always stay balanced.  Life happens, and things can change in an instant.  But valuing your time, investing in knowledge, and improving your physical and emotional well-being is critical to a happy life and ensuring a more robust future.

Investing In Yourself First
By Pierre Mouchette | Bits-n-Pieces

When it comes to money, investing it wisely and consistently is vital to growing wealth.  Sitting on money in a savings account only offers wasted years of financial freedom or early retirement.  People who do invest money will take various avenues.  Many will choose the stock market, and others will choose real estate.  And others may choose to invest in businesses.
What you invest in is a matter of your life goals, the money you save to invest, and understanding how to make your money work for you.  While there are differences, there is one asset we all have in common that everyone should invest in first: YOURSELF.
Investing in yourself will pay huge dividends throughout your lifetime, whether monetary value or improving your overall happiness.  And for your financial investments to succeed, or anything for that matter, you must be invested in the areas that apply to you.
 
What Does It Mean to Invest In Yourself?
Investing in yourself means putting time, money, and other resources into bettering your current life and future.  Instead of primarily focusing on material things, you look for opportunities and assets to raise your knowledge and impact you enormously.  The goal is that you are constantly improving and building a better life for yourself and your family.  By investing in yourself first, you can see an impact on your finances, career, hobbies, and overall happiness.
 
Why Is It Essential To Invest In Yourself?
When investing in yourself, you acquire knowledge and various other skills that significantly impact the ROI on anything you pursue.  It is essential because it helps you diversify your knowledge, improves decision-making, makes you more prepared financially, maximizes your career or business choices, and more.
 
Investing In Yourself Is The Best Investment
Areas that are important for you as you begin investing in yourself.  There might even be more that you can think of, but these stand out.
 
Invest Your Time
To succeed in finances, money, and investing, you must first understand how to invest your time.  Time is limited, and what you do with it and how you manage it is critical.  In not understanding how to best organize your time for maximum ROI, you may be wasting your efforts on things that add little to no value.
So many people want to be rich overnight, think having a $1,000,000 retirement portfolio is impossible to achieve, or figure that learning about investing is too hard.
Those are common among many people, but they do not understand how to invest their time.

• Getting rich overnight could technically happen, but it is improbable.
  
  
• Compound interest, starting immediately, and staying consistent will get you to a solid retirement portfolio. 
  
  
• Learning about finances and investing is not too hard, but you must willingly spend time learning.  You can teach yourself about personal finance pretty quickly.

All three of those scenarios relate to time, and all pertain to various degrees of it.  Master your investment in time, understand it, value it, and manage it. Indeed, some people have more free time than others, but you would be surprised how much time we waste.  But you control how you spend your time alone, which can make all the difference in your life and financial future.
 
Invest in Knowledge
After a long day of work, family, and other adulting things, sometimes the last thing you want to do is study or learn.  But to succeed in a better financial future, you must dedicate yourself to expanding your knowledge.  Why?

• Schools are not teaching investing or finances.
• The media can give you mixed signals and false information.

Without investing in your knowledge, you mindlessly follow information and can easily make costly mistakes.  Learn to invest in your knowledge, what books or blogs to read, and improve your mind.  Even if you become an expert, continue to read and listen to others in the field.
 
Invest in Your Physical Health
If you want to be around to enjoy financial freedom and see the results of your investments come together, your physical health is essential.  It means exercise, eat well, have routine doctor visits, and pay attention to your body and what it might tell you.
But start investing in your physical health, as this can significantly affect your attitude and choices in financial investing.  Money is essential, but it is not greater than your well-being.  Investing in physical health allows you to feel better, be motivated, and ensure you do not become a couch potato.
 
Invest in Your Emotional Health
As important as physical health, you should also invest in your emotional health.  While working hard and learning are essential for your future, it does not matter if your emotional state is distressed.  It means that while you want to invest your time, knowledge, and physical health, you must also relax, reduce stress, and find personal time.
Get the proper sleep, take a step back if you feel overwhelmed, meditate, and do anything to help you find balance.  Find a routine that works for you and lets you find inner peace.  Emotions also play a significant role in financial decisions, and not having clarity can lead to rash and poor money decisions.  It is good to have emotion, but know how it can affect your mind and financial decisions.