The best way to invest. Investing in yourself Investing in knowledge investing in the future
Chapter 10. Evolve
Investments in knowledge always bring the greatest return.
Benjamin Franklin
Perhaps you thought that after studying at school or college you would not have to study anymore. Education at school and university is structured to give you a lot. But is so much necessary? Most of the knowledge you received at university is not applicable in practice. Unless you plan to become a scientist, of course. Why did it happen? At any given time, the economy requires a certain number of accountants, mechanics, engineers, and analysts. And higher educational institutions prepare them. But the world is changing so rapidly that educational programs cannot keep up with its development. The world is too dynamic.
The best training for you is life. The best school is the school of life. If you live an active life, then it presents you with a lot of tasks. And by solving them, you become more and more wise. You make more and more decisions per day. Analyze the results of your decisions, analyze the consequences of your deeds. You will be surprised how much theoretical knowledge diverges from real life. You will be surprised how quickly your development will go. You will develop by leaps and bounds.
You've probably heard that many of the richest people did not have a higher education. Many of them were unable to finish school at all. Rich people often did not score well in school. But that didn’t stop them from becoming the richest people in the world, did it? This means that the path to your dream does not necessarily lie through high academic performance or cramming physics. Think about it. There are things you don't know yet. But soon you will recognize them. All because you decided to radically change your life. Knowledge always comes when you make a decision. You decided to become rich, you decided to become a millionaire. And you will become it. This is also a solution.
Most millionaires are highly developed people. They are constantly learning. Their life is the best tool for development and improvement. They play with reality, they constantly analyze their lives. They monitor the consequences of their decisions and the results of their actions. You will do the same. Wealthy people constantly undergo training, they read a lot. They watch educational programs. They study professional literature. They are constantly on the move. They accept more and more new information. Their horizons are incredibly broad.
At one time I met the director of an industrial enterprise, one of the largest in the industry. Imagine my surprise when he said that he reads up to 5-6 books at the same time. He reads constantly. He comes home and reads. He gets up at dawn, studies foreign languages and reads again. This man is already about 50 years old. He believes that his life is just beginning. His life is always just beginning. He constantly watches interesting programs, studies new materials on the Internet, his interests are at the intersection of engineering, management and management. And at the same time he manages to read many books a year. I was simply amazed at his productivity.
Almost all rich people are highly productive. Most of them are interested in many things at the same time. Why? The fact is that the path to your dream may turn out to be different than what you planned. You planned one profession, one position. But it turned out that your goal is achievable in another company, in another position, in another role. And now you have mastered a new profession, and in this profession you have no equal.
The path to your dream is open. Be interested in everything. Develop yourself, attend seminars. Learn everything new. Talk to rich people, talk to people who have similar ideas to yours. It will be easier for you to find a common language. Communicate with those who have achieved a similar goal. From them you will receive invaluable information and will be grateful to them. They will help you in your development. They will help you become a millionaire because they themselves have already become one. Sign up to be their student. Do something for them in return for the invaluable knowledge you will gain. Be their student. No matter how old you are, always remain a student. You can be a teacher and remain a student at the same time. The point is your openness - always remain open to new information, to new knowledge. Just be open and ready to let everything new into your life.
Imagine your dream come true. And now you are already a millionaire. Who would you like to communicate with, who would you like to learn from? Think about it. And start learning from these people. Most people are embarrassed to come up and ask. Others think they already know everything. Be bold in learning new things, be open to new information. And the knowledge that you really need will find you on its own.
Knowledge will find you that will allow you to become a millionaire. After all, this is your goal. And now not only you, but also your beloved wife wants what you want. Just be open and take action. Start doing things that will bring you closer to your goal. Track your results. And continue to develop further. You've heard that “there is no limit to perfection.” This is true. While you are moving towards your goal, you will see more and more new opportunities.
Your knowledge has allowed you to reach the level you are at today. If you don’t change anything yourself, you can only count on minor changes in your life. If you decide to change your life, you must let new knowledge, new information into it. Then tomorrow you can already count on dividends.
Most millionaires repeat the same thing: “Investing in yourself is the most profitable!” This means that for little money you can take training at a seminar, buy a useful book or magazine, meet the right person, and this will be the most profitable investment in your life. Because you invest in yourself. No one can take away your knowledge. It works for you. It creates your future life. It works to achieve your goal. Leave all doubts behind and start investing in yourself. Ask your boss for time off for a conference. He will be surprised that his employee wants to improve his level of knowledge. There are few such employees. Usually no one wants to develop. Everyone is happy with the swamp in which everyone finds themselves. And, as a rule, people do not want to get out of the sticky muck into which they have driven themselves. They are either afraid to change something, or are simply lazy, make excuses for lack of time, and put off important things until tomorrow. Such people live an average life...
Remember your goal, you already have a plan. You have already taken a step forward to escape from this quagmire, you have already made a decision and begun to act. You work according to a script that, like the denouement of a blockbuster, leads to a happy ending. In it your dream comes true, in it you become a millionaire.
Read more. Modern youth neglects books. While rich people all over the world are brought up on books by the same authors. Read books. Watch less TV, play less computer games, spend less time reading entertainment magazines and read more relevant authors. The books have everything you need. Knowledge from books will help you save a lot of time, prevent a lot of unnecessary actions and wrong decisions. Read books by practitioners, those who have already achieved something. This knowledge will help you.
One person made a pie and wrote a recipe for making it. Others can get the same cake if they follow the recipe instructions. It will taste different, it will be a little different, it will be a reflection of personality, but it will be the same cake as in the beginning. Take the recipe for achieving your success from the books of those who have already achieved it. And repeat the same thing, but in your own way. Live your unique success story, achieve your goal. Reveal yourself. Reveal yourself through constant development and improvement of your personality.
From the book Economic Theories and Goals of Society author Galbraith John KennethChapter I Functions of the economic system and economic theory Chapter II Neoclassical model Chapter III Neoclassical model II: State Chapter IV Consumption and the concept of household Chapter V General theory of high level development Part II. Market
From the book "Rich Dad's Prophecy" author Lechter Sharon L.Chapter VI Services and the market system Chapter VII The market system and art Chapter VIII Self-exploitation and exploitation Part III. Planning
From the book Introduction to the History of Economic Thought. From prophets to professors author Mayburd Evgeniy MikhailovichChapter IX The Nature of the Collective Mind Chapter X How Power is Used: Defensive Purposes Chapter XI Positive Purposes Chapter XII How Prices are Set Chapter XIII Costs, Contracts, Coordination and the Goals of Imperialism Chapter XIV Persuasion and Power Chapter XV The New Economics
From the book Superfreakonomics author Levitt Stephen DavidChapter XVIII Instability and two systems Chapter XIX Inflation and two systems Chapter XX Economic theory of anxiety: testing Part V. General theory
From the book Memoirs of a Stock Speculator by Lefebvre EdwinChapter XXI The Negative Strategy of Economic Reform Chapter XXII The Emancipation of Opinion Chapter XXIII The Just Organization of the Household and Its Consequences Chapter XXIV The Emancipation of the State Chapter XXV Politics for a Market System Chapter XXVI Equality in Planning
From the book Think Like Steve Jobs by Smith DanielChapter 15 REMEDY #3: CONTROL OVER YOUR EXCUSES Rich dad said, “Excuses are the words spoken by the loser inside you.” Time to Grow Up Several years ago, I had the opportunity to give a lecture on investing to an audience of about 100 people.
From the book The Tao of Toyota by Liker Jeffrey From the author's book From the author's bookPrinciple: Find reliable partners and grow with them for mutual benefit in the long run What are you most likely to hear if you go to a supply chain management conference? You'll learn a ton about "streamlining" your supply chain.
I think each of us has met people who, when passing by, force us to turn and look after them. These people simply radiate confidence, they have beautiful smiles, and they simply reek of health and beauty. Even if they are outwardly ugly, these defects disappear under a certain energy field surrounding such people. They are rarely seen as these people mostly drive their luxury car or yacht and avoid crowded places.
Looking after them, we feel a feeling of envy; we also want to be as successful as they are. And we can become like that!
All these people know one huge secret - “the best investments are investments in yourself, in your self-development.” What is it - “investing in yourself”?
You can invest time, money and energy in yourself. Investments in yourself are the most profitable, the money pays off many times over, more and more strength appears, the time spent gives delightful memories and emotions.
Why do so few people strive for this and understand? The answer is simple, there is no obvious pattern here and therefore the mechanism of such investments is not clear to most people. It is quite difficult to spend money on knowledge, which then needs to be applied, which will then give even more money. It turns out to be a kind of complex chain.
Why are these investments the most valuable and reliable?
They don't depreciate. You can invest a million in construction, but in the end prices fell and real estate depreciated. Knowledge cannot depreciate! Health cannot depreciate! Your positive emotions and feelings from any trip or something new cannot depreciate! They will stay with you forever and will only become more expensive with age!
How can you invest in yourself?
- reading literature;
— attending various webinars;
- health.
There is no need to spare money on yourself. If you want to go somewhere, try something, then make your dream come true, these events will give you an indescribable, priceless range of emotions. But you need to find a middle ground between saving on yourself and thoughtlessly spending money. You need to remember and treat such expenses as investments, not expenses.
What to do if you don’t have time for everything? There is no time to read tons of literature, there is not enough knowledge to get your health in order, there is no knowledge of how to start your own business, there is no knowledge of how to get rid of bad habits? All this puts pressure on you day after day, year after year, and presses you closer and closer to the ground under the weight of unrealized opportunities and dreams.
To do this, you need to find a teacher who will transfer concentrated knowledge to you as quickly as possible and give you an impetus for self-realization. Previously, this was very difficult to do, but now, with the Internet, you can find the best teachers in any part of the world. Such classes are not cheap, but they greatly influence a person, reveal his potential, make him happy and successful, give a huge impetus for further development, a person begins to understand himself, finds even more teachers, knowledge, some time passes... and then people gradually begin turn around after you...
Investing in yourself is both a broad and rather vague concept, but its exclusive feature is that each of us, regardless of age, profession, material income, level of knowledge, needs to invest in ourselves, and there is nothing wrong with that, much less there is no shame.
For a long time, the generation of our grandmothers and mothers was taught that the only task was to work for the good of the country, and it is so good when today we realize that we need to work for our own good. Different investments in yourself are support for both mental and physical health, and besides this, it is an opportunity to enjoy life, because it is not known who we will be in the next one. I propose to study this issue right now, choose different ways to invest in yourself, and besides this, consider options for where to invest money, because passive income in your personality has never hurt anyone.
What is it like to invest in yourself?
Any investment in yourself and your Self must be adjusted not only taking into account different age periods, but also different needs at each stage of life.
What are we investing in and in what?
I am convinced that the main investment in yourself is not so much money (but its role cannot be underestimated), but time. Every day we sacrifice our time to learn something new, read a few pages of a book, watch a new video, or even attend a master class on making sushi and rolls. If we highlight the main objects that can be invested in ourselves, I will focus on the following:
- Time - 1440 minutes daily we are given in order to carry out all the important, if not even everyday, tasks, and we need to introduce activities for ourselves and the soul, work issues, entertainment, washing dishes, etc.;
- Money. Something of value costs certain amounts, although there are some offers that come for free.
- Knowledge and skills - both those that generate income in the future, and those that simply entertain you, teach you something pleasant, and maintain your health.
Sometimes such investments can help you change your usual, everyday and necessary way of life, and change your type of activity, especially since remote work allows you to do this. Previously, people invested money in a diploma, in the crust itself, but now the wise invest money in knowledge and competencies (a fashionable word denoting a portfolio of practical and theoretical knowledge, the ability to make independent decisions).
Agree, paying for courses in private academies for programmers or CEOs for a year will cost, on average in the market, about 100-150 thousand rubles, when for 4 years of study at a university you will have to pay about the same amount. The advantage of the courses is the intensity, which allows you to quickly return the “deposit to yourself” and find a well-paid job. I agree with the fact that there is no limit to perfection, and if there is an opportunity to obtain the necessary and valuable knowledge for you, then you should use it, even if you need to pay for this knowledge.
Investing in your health
We are told about the value of health from early childhood, and it is quite logical to consider the most profitable investments in this context. If you don’t have the strength, something worries and hurts, worries you, then what kind of normal life can we talk about? The basic rules of rich people say that you need to take care of yourself and your health, and prevention or treatment in the early stages is always much more profitable and effective than fighting the disease in its midst.
Investing in your health does not mean visiting all the doctors with the goal that they find something wrong with you, but listening to your body, correctly prioritizing work and rest, eating balanced food, supporting the body with vitamins or other medications if necessary.
If investments in cryptocurrency are more anonymous, then investing in your appearance is one of the factors that helps you stand out among others, gain popularity, or build a certain reputation. Appearance is an important aspect in many cases, in particular, if you remember the rule that you are greeted by your clothes and only seen off by your mental abilities. But in this material I would like to consider another direction: some girls completely tune themselves in order to get married successfully.
The idea is basically correct: if you want something to bring in money, you need to invest it. I would note that some investments in your appearance are investments in your status and your health. By buying expensive, high-quality shoes, we protect our feet as much as possible from heat or cold; by buying high-quality cosmetics, we protect ourselves from allergies, and so you can find many examples. Comprehensive investment in yourself is not just choosing a fashionable modern look, but it is working on yourself in the gym, maintaining physical beauty by visiting beauty salons, a careful approach in everything, from hairstyle and manicure to money in your wallet folded in ascending order. Many of these deposits do not require you to spend a lot of money, but only to be attentive to yourself and, of course, require time investment.
Investing in your knowledge
Knowledge that brings pleasure and income is effective knowledge, and you can achieve it if you systematically increase your mental capital, including if you received a lot from nature or your parents. It is necessary to invest in yourself, and the point is that such investments will pay off in the future, and if in the near future, even better.
Of course, today there are many different ways to learn and learn something new and at different prices, but among the most effective are:
- Master classes - one topic, as a rule, is taught by trainers in chamber groups in 1-2 lessons;
- Trainings are a broader area with the participation of experts in the field;
- Courses (relevant for language learning, working with computer programs);
- Trips. It’s true what they say: if you want to get to know a country, its way of life, or even learn the language, visit it and live in it.
And among the free options you can highlight video and audio lessons, online education, and interest clubs. The latter has become quite popular in Europe, when once a week a company of acquaintances and strangers gathers, and each of them teaches or tells others what he knows and what he can do using the “circular learning” technology.
Surround yourself with smart and successful people
Effective, working investment in yourself is not a static amount or a constant percentage of your monthly income, it is a constant development that is also influenced by the people around you. I am convinced that you need to run with a person who is an order of magnitude stronger and more resilient than you, and in everything else: if you have a successful person nearby, he can become an incentive for you to develop and take new steps in your life.
Look, the richest people in the world do not always buy expensive designer items, but in most cases communicate with those who have approximately the same number of zeros in their accounts, and there are both speculations and legends about the friendship of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Since investments in yourself should pay off (just like investments in any other kind), it is worth surrounding yourself with people who think similarly, or at least in the same direction. A positive example has never spoiled anyone, and there is a possibility that over time you will become a motivating partner for someone, or even a coach and mentor.
Don't be afraid to spend money
It’s not enough to know theoretically how to get rich; you need to apply knowledge in practice, and sometimes even supplement the list with your own recommendations. From my own experience, I can say that the value of money is felt only when you spend it freely and enjoying it, regardless of whether you are buying another cup for your collection, a car or a soft toy, having exchanged 4 tens. Competent investments in yourself taught you to enjoy life and spend your budget rationally, set priorities, and choose ways to invest that will continue to bring profit in the future.
Advice that helps you understand investing in yourself is not static, and it constantly needs to be supplemented, because each of us knows and feels our needs. The main thing is to build a goal and go towards it, and besides this, understand that spending money on yourself and enjoying life is not at all shameful, but on the contrary, it significantly prolongs our years of quality life. Traditionally, I wish you - may the knowledge of how to invest in yourself bring real benefits: financial, psychological, physical, because in total the “cost” of such dividends from yourself and life is difficult to overestimate.
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Hello readers. I promised to change the concept of the blog and one of the changes was that now I will try to publish posts every day. Of course, I can say with complete openness that this may easily not work out, but I promise everyone that I will try my best to keep this promise.
As the topic and concept of the blog have changed, I am writing this post with a different attitude and enthusiasm.
As the title says, the best investment is an investment in knowledge. I believe this is one of those investments that you will never consider not successful, unnecessary, a waste of money or anything else. Today we will talk about books, those books that I have read recently and that have had a great impact on me. Let us remember the old saying: “He who reads a lot knows a lot.” It would be foolish to disagree with this.
As part of my new topic on business and happiness, I am providing books that I have read in the near future and that every businessman should read.
Delivering happiness. From zero to a billion. The story of the creation of an outstanding company first-hand
It was this book that became the basis for why I renamed the blog, I don’t want to write mediocre texts anymore and I don’t want to do things that don’t make me happy. Neither for me nor for my readers.
This book is the history of the famous company zappos.com. Zappos is an online store selling clothes, shoes, accessories and happiness. You might think that I’m a little strange, but after reading this book, you, like me, will say the word “happiness” more and more often.
An incredibly interesting, fascinating book about how Zappos was built on bringing happiness to everyone it came into contact with.
Who is this book for: businessmen, entrepreneurs, those who are in one way or another connected with business on the Internet. And of course for everyone who wants to know a little more about happiness.
Points of contact
Do you know Igor Mann? Perhaps not, perhaps yes. This is a person who tries to promote customer centricity in every business he advises.
To put it simply, the main projects and books that Igor Mann wrote are aimed at the fact that business is built on relationships with clients. The relationship is warm, understanding and mutually beneficial.
Points of Contact is a book for businessmen who want to improve their business without investment. Easy, simple, understandable methods that really give an effect. Stop wasting money on advertising, marketing and other nonsense. Every business works with people - this is where you need to start improving your business.
Business and Life. The truth that is not talked about. Business and Life. Secret files
A cool, funny book that can be read in one sitting.
In general, the wedge has a cheerful tone, interesting words, stories, and in general I recommend it to everyone. He gives practical advice and entertains at the same time, that is, he brings happiness, and that’s what people need. Read and see for yourself.
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
There's not even anything to say here. Super book, super personality, super author, always relevant. The entire biography of Steve Jobs in one bottle, even the pictures are cool. Who he was, who he became. An excellent biography in order to understand the values of life and start doing something.
By the way, Steve was one of the Happiness movement. His goal was to bring happiness to people. What could be better?
The monk who sold his Ferrari. A story about fulfillment of desires and comprehension of destiny
Mega cool book, mega many emotions, few words to express how happy I am that I purchased this book.
The book is about the fact that human thoughts and words are material. A book about the beginning. A book that no one will forget after reading it.
Few words, many emotions. I want to tell you a lot about it, but it’s better to read it.
One of my blog commentators, as if reading my thoughts, asked about those books that had a direct impact on my vision of life. I indicated them. This is only a small part, but these are the most. Besides, this will be enough to start reading to you.
This is where I will end my post. I decided to make it a tradition to give happiness at the end of each post, with a statement from one of the greatest people. And don’t be afraid to spend money on knowledge - this is the best investment for the future.
« A person is what he thinks about during the day» Emerson.
Throughout his life, a person is in a hurry to do something and sometimes does not notice himself at all; life passes by and there is a meager pension ahead of him to survive.
What can be done so that you can always live freely without thinking about tomorrow?
Start investing in yourself today. The most important investment in life you should make is in yourself.
How to invest in yourself correctly?
First of all, every person should remember about their health.
Visit your doctor and dentist regularly, monitor your health and the health of your teeth, timely treatment will help maintain your health for a long time and in the future you will not need to spend a lot of money on treatment and pills to make you feel great.
Don’t skimp on your health with food, don’t buy cheap and low-quality goods, learn to eat right, proper and healthy nutrition will help keep you healthy for a long time.
Introduce the right and healthy foods into your diet: dairy products, herbs, vegetables, fruits, cereals, dried fruits, nuts.
Always buy only fresh products and check the expiration date of the products you buy.
Teach yourself and your family to eat tasty and healthy food at home, do not eat expired food, do not eat fast food, and refuse to eat on the run.
Only proper and balanced nutrition will help you stay healthy.
It is very important for every person to lead an active lifestyle; it improves brain function, helps with study and work, creates a great mood, gives good spirits and strength.
Take up your favorite sport - running, swimming, skating, etc. Perhaps your family has a common hobby that you can do together.
Train yourself to do exercises in the morning, you will get a good boost of energy.
Walk more in the fresh air, the brain needs oxygen, on the weekend you can spend time with the whole family in nature, play active games, a joint, interesting holiday brings you closer together and improves your mood.
Reading specialized literature helps to develop and find new ideas for business.
Attend interesting trainings that will help improve your business.
It doesn’t matter what age you are or what you work for, you should always learn, train your brain and develop.
Very often people do not pay due attention to their sleep; on average, a person should sleep at least eight hours a day, someone sleeps seven hours and feels good, and someone sleeps ten hours.
Try to get enough sleep, because healthy sleep will help you cope with the stress of the coming day, and you will feel great.
Ventilate the room you are in more often before going to bed; lack of oxygen has a bad effect on the functioning of the brain and the whole body.
Courses for the development of intelligence
In addition to games, we have interesting courses that will perfectly pump up your brain and improve your intelligence, memory, thinking, and concentration:
Money and the Millionaire Mindset
Why are there problems with money? In this course we will answer this question in detail, look deep into the problem, and consider our relationship with money from psychological, economic and emotional points of view. From the course you will learn what you need to do to solve all your financial problems, start saving money and invest it in the future.
Speed reading in 30 days
Would you like to quickly read books, articles, newsletters, etc. that interest you? If your answer is “yes,” then our course will help you develop speed reading and synchronize both hemispheres of the brain.
With synchronized, joint work of both hemispheres, the brain begins to work many times faster, which opens up much more possibilities. Attention, concentration, speed of perception intensifies many times over! Using the speed reading techniques from our course, you can kill two birds with one stone:
- Learn to read very quickly
- Improve attention and concentration, as they are extremely important when reading quickly
- Read a book a day and finish your work faster
We speed up mental arithmetic, NOT mental arithmetic
Secret and popular techniques and life hacks, suitable even for a child. From the course you will not only learn dozens of techniques for simplified and quick multiplication, addition, multiplication, division, and calculating percentages, but you will also practice them in special tasks and educational games! Mental arithmetic also requires a lot of attention and concentration, which are actively trained when solving interesting problems.
Secrets of brain fitness, training memory, attention, thinking, counting
If you want to speed up your brain, improve its functioning, improve your memory, attention, concentration, develop more creativity, perform exciting exercises, train in a playful way and solve interesting problems, then sign up! 30 days of powerful brain fitness are guaranteed to you:)
Super memory in 30 days
As soon as you sign up for this course, you will begin a powerful 30-day training in the development of super-memory and brain pumping.
Within 30 days after subscribing, you will receive interesting exercises and educational games in your email that you can apply in your life.
We will learn to remember everything that may be needed in work or personal life: learn to remember texts, sequences of words, numbers, images, events that happened during the day, week, month, and even road maps.
Conclusion
Don't forget about yourself, give yourself and your body enough time, eat right, lead a healthy lifestyle, study, these are the main investments you can make. We wish you good luck.