How much do you Invest in yourself?
I have always had a fascination for appreciation, depreciation and how we place value on both, and it wasn't till yesterday I really appreciated it!
3 things you need to bear in mind for this perspective
Appreciation - Something that increases in Value
Depreciation - Something that reduces in Value.
Investment - Something you put value into to gain appreciation in return.
I had a conversation with a friend yesterday morning (Thanks Shane & John!) where they were using the analogy of a car, arguably the greatest depreciating investment we will ever make!
Cars are a nightmare for depreciation!
If like a car we buy it, and it loses money every mile we put on the clock.But we can slow that depreciation by looking after it. Servicing it, fueling it, not driving it into the ground & perhaps washing it occasionally.Now this only works if we do that from the day we buy it, Cars are seemingly more of a nightmare the more & more I think about them!
What if we used the same theory on ourselves?
We would depreciate pretty quickly if we didn't wash, didn't go to the doctors for a checkup annually, didn't eat and drink to fuel us and didn't participate in some form of exercise consistently.
Invest positively in yourself!
So in theory, investing positively in yourself will slow down your depreciation and ultimately reward you with being able to appreciate everything for longer!