BizWiz Blog

By Jason Estimado

Quite often, I hear or read these lines: "invest in stocks; they’ll go up in value;" "invest in land; it’s always in demand;" "invest in a business; it will give you extra income;" and the list goes on. Rarely, however, have I ever been advised or reminded to invest in myself.

What kinds of investments am I talking about here? Should I invest on a new music player... an iPod perhaps? Should I invest in a new laptop for my presentations? Or, should I invest in a new facial care treatment to make myself look younger? While I am definitely tempted to invest in that last one, the investments I am talking about here are those that may give me enormous returns in the future.

It is important to note, however, that the investments I am talking about here might not give us immediate returns. I’d like to think of them as fertilizer (perhaps not the best metaphor), that will help seeds grow and bear produce one day... [more]