Investing in Yourself

Written By Colēgia

There will be many different things that we spend our time doing. Some of these things are helpful while others can be simply for fun. Figuring out how to properly invest in yourself is important for many reasons. Today we want to take some time to discuss why this matters.

Investing Your Time

Your time is one of your most valuable assets and this holds true at every stage in your life. Learning what it is you want to do early in life can save you time and energy later on. A good example of this is when teachers ask “what do you want to be when you grow up?” While answering this can be difficult, sometimes we may have an idea of something we want to do but we might not be sure of it. This is important to recognize because there is a difference between expectation and reality with how things pan out. For example, we may like the idea of doing something more than the act of actually doing it. Self-awareness can help with this because it can clue us into our feelings and thoughts when they happen. Time is best spent wisely since it can help us achieve difficult tasks.

“Your time is one of your most valuable assets and this holds true at every stage in your life.”

Investing Your Resources

Resources such as your finances are important things to keep in mind since they can make things easier for you. One of the biggest hurdles to higher education is the financial barrier. While things such as student loans are an option, there are alternatives such as scholarships and your income. Scholarships can vary in terms of accessibility as some require a time investment along with outstanding academic achievement. Others can require financial need from a student and family. Income is another such way to fund higher education and it can also teach us about the practical elements of working. This type of investment matters because higher education allows for more opportunities. Other resources such as the amount of care you put into something matter because ideally, we want to give attention to the things that really matter.

“Resources such as your finances are important things to keep in mind since they can make things easier for you.”

Why You Matter

One of the last major things to keep in mind is that YOU matter! This type of self-awareness is essential when we think about investing in ourselves. Treating ourselves like we're our own best friend is one such way to rethink this. We want to see others succeed and spend a lot of our time and energy working towards this when in reality we need to balance out our own needs. Taking the approach of viewing yourself as your own best friend is good because it allows us to channel that same sort of empathy towards ourselves. Having the right kind of expectations when it comes to investing in ourselves is good because it can keep us grounded. Doing new things and improving on them can take time which is why we need to dedicate the proper amount of resources to them. You are capable of doing many great things, it's simply a matter of investing into yourself to do them.

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