5 Ways to Invest in Yourself

Ekvity
4 min readSep 5, 2019

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5 Ways to Invest in Yourself

There’s a simple investment that you need to make, an investment you will actually enjoy and eventually see high returns from. Do you know what it is? Well, it’s investing in yourself!

As rightly said by the ace investor and investment guru — Warren Buffett, “Investing in yourself is the most important investment you will ever make in your life. There’s no financial investment that’ll ever match it because if you develop more skill, more ability, more insight, more capacity, that’s what’s going to really provide economic freedom. It’s those skill sets that really make that happen.”

Investment is essential in life whether it would be investing your money, time or energy. Without investment, there is no growth. Investing in yourself and building yourself in every aspect of life is very important. Many people don’t know how to invest in themselves. They are confused or lost. So today, in our blog, we are going to share — the 5 ways you can invest in yourself and improve your life.

1. Eat Healthier & Exercise

A healthy body leads to a healthy mind, which in turn leads to having a healthy life. To achieve a healthy lifestyle, you need to eat well and of course, exercise. We are living in an age where junk food has attracted our taste and technology has consumed our time but eating healthy food daily and exercising is essential. It will not only make your body healthy just today, but it will give you excellent healthy returns in the long term. Eating healthy & exercising helps you keep fit and avoid health issues.

2. Read Books and Blogs

The one quality that you will see in every successful person is they love spending their time reading books. People such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. they read daily. They always recommend reading books as a way of attaining success in life. It’s recommended you read at least ten pages a day. Books can give you the knowledge that is not taught in schools. And in this technology era, there’s no excuse that you don’t have time for reading. You can listen to audiobooks even while you are travelling. You can read blogs online, listen to podcasts, instead of passing your time randomly browsing the social media. You can read on any topic that you are fond of. Remember, it’s important to read because it will help you to lead a better life.

3. Spend Money on Experiences

Experiences shape our mind. It gives us perspective. It introduces us to the whole new world and helps us understand it better. So rather than spending money on material things that loses its value the moment you buy it, spend money on experiences. Money fills your pocket, but experiences fill your soul. Your possessions don’t define who you are; your experiences become a part of your identity. There’s nothing wrong in owning materialistic things, but it’s worth spending your money on experiences that make you happier.

4. Never Stop Learning

One of the most important things to become successful in life is to never stop learning. The person keeps growing when he/she keeps learning. Whether it would be learning to play a musical instrument, a new language, skill, personal finance or maybe to cook, it’s essential to continue learning in life. So, ask yourself, what is the one thing you’re dying to learn for a long time? Plan your schedule and make time for it. Don’t be afraid to start learning anything. Continuous learning will make you a more interesting person and a better human being.

5. Invest in your Future

Investing in your future is very important. You must start thinking about your future and a lifestyle you want. Earlier you figure out the better it is. Don’t wait to start saving or investing for a better life until retirement. Retirement planning is the first step towards achieving financial independence. Investing in your future will make you secure financially and help you live a worry-free life. So, start investing for your future today itself.

All the above-mentioned investing ways are the greatest gift that you can give yourself. I am sure by applying them you will see high returns and change your life for the better.

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Ekvity

Ekvity is a leading financial services provider in the areas of Unlisted/Pre-IPO shares, Wealth Management, Insurance Planning and Mutual Funds. www.ekvity.com