When you have the opportunity to provide yourself with something, that has a particular quality or attribute that enhances your life, now and in the future, take it.
Investing in yourself is your choice. The value equation needs to be considered. Does the effort to gain that certain something outweigh the benefit.
For Your Own Good
When I was younger my parents encouraged me to undertake many activites like swimmimg, socceer, tennis, clubs, outdoorsman and so on.
I would ask, why? The answer was consistently, “ For your own good”. Unfortunately I came to dislike the phrase because it has negative connotations.
Today I fully embrace the concept and I am truly grateful to my parents for perservering against my rebelliousness. For their dedication to my improvement worked.
I would be far less the person than I am today had I not invested in myself so ferociously at my parents urging (perhaps a little beyond urging), albeit against my will.
Hidden Benefits
The personal payback for spending a little time, learning exercising, socializing, helping others can be enormous but is not always apparent.
Sometimes the thirst for easy fruit backfires. We will overlook the long term benefits of spending some time and effort updrading versus instant gratification.
Motivating yourself to invest in yourself is not always easy and takes thought. Not reconizing the benefits to you down the road for completing a work intensive activity now is a large part of the reason.
Take time to think through the value down the raod and don’t discount yourself when an improvement opportunity exists. Take it, you will be glad you did.
