Investing is important, but what we should all understand is that we should invest in ourselves first. Let me tell you how!
01:08 Read on Investing
Read what you love, until you love to read.
This way you’ll learn more and more about the things that are necessary to your own growth.
And you could start this habit today. Grab a book on knowledge that you would like to know, and start reading. And if you’re not a reader, then why not grab audiobooks, there are so many out there as well.
02:23 Talking to Strangers
You have to talk to people from different backgrounds and different ideologies. The more you expose yourself to different types of people, the more you’ll get to learn and understand about the world around you.
The coolest part in meeting strangers is that at some point, you’ll meet someone you believe is interesting enough to follow for a longer period of time. Those are the people you can call mentors. People who are there to guide you, in your journey of investment knowledge.
04:50 Learn Skills, not only knowledge
Everything you learn, in knowledge, in skills, nobody can ever take that away from you.
This is why within coaching, I always teach my students the mindset fundamentals first.
The fundamentals need to be right first, before going into teaching skills and knowledge. The moment you’ve got the fundamentals right, I’ll have you read the theory fitting for you, and teach you how to do the things necessary for investing. Once you know the basics, I’ll teach you all the methods and strategies I know.
06:55 Create a side income
My first investment was to learn all about investing on the stock market. All the knowledge I gained to be able to invest my money on the stock market. Is all what I am doing today.
It is because I invested in myself, putting time and effort in myself, to learn the skills, to learn the knowledge for investing, and then with that, creating my own method and strategy and get started with creating real wealth.
My job as a professor in the university wasn’t necessary anymore to cover any monthly expenses, because my side income has become my main income.
09:04 Stop saying yes to bullshit
And this is something that I found easy to understand, but hard to apply.
Whenever you say yes to something, that means, at the very same time, you are saying no to something else.
That just means, you always have a choice.
This is why, whenever someone offers you something they believe is important, but in the end, it doesn’t add up to your goal, well then, saying no seems the most logical answer.
10:55 BONUS: Always invest in your time
Before you invest your money, always invest time. Time is the most valuable asset you have.
Your focus should be on time, not on the money. Remember, money is just a tool to get what you really want.
Happy investing!
