The most important and beneficial investment you can make is in yourself. Anything that can improve your own talents; nobody can tax it or take it away from you. It is untouchable. You can have all kinds of things happen. But if you’ve got talent yourself, and you’ve maximized your talent, you’ve got a tremendous asset that can return ten-fold.
There are plenty of ways to invest in yourself, and they don’t all have to be costly.
Having a mentor is a great way to gain knowledge and broaden your talents. Learning from someone who has been in the same type of career or business that you are passionate about is one of the easiest and best ways to improve yourself as an investment. A mentor will help you make fewer mistakes and the experience gives you a “hands on understanding ” which is how most people learn best.
Self-education is very important beyond the regular classroom. There are many people who have a formal education that are still struggling, so it is so important to go beyond that. Your formal education can be considered your foundation, and in order to build above the foundation, you must expand your self-education. This means being open to improvement ALWAYS, because you are never done growing as a person. The more you grow, the more powerful you are as an asset.
Attending seminars and workshops are such a great way to improve yourself and learn more about your business. They allow you to listen to other people’s stories and even give you the opportunity to share your own. You need to think of these not only as a learning experience because of the main speaker, but because of all the other people attending with you. The amount of knowledge floating around these events is incredible and you have access to it all!!
You should never stop trying to expand your knowledge and better yourself. The more you know about your business the stronger you will be. Your success rides on how much you choose to invest in yourself. Take control of your future and start building on the strongest asset you have, YOURSELF!!
RonneB
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