Today I would like to share with you some of my realizations as I way preparing for a talk a few months ago about investments. I suddenly realized that there are 4 kinds of Investment in life that you can make and these four are interrelated if you want to lead a happy and abundant life. Allow me share with you what are these investments.
1. INVESTMENT IN ASSETS
I believe that this is the most commonly known investment to us. This includes investing in paper and real assets. According to Robert Kiosaki "Assets are those things which puts money in our pockets" simply say, whatever field you want to pursue in life it is very important that you learn to how invest in different kinds of assets. This assets will help you achieve financial independence or financial freedom but above all these assets will allow you to be a blessing to others.
Today, I started my mission to help as many people as I can in their journey to financial freedom. If you happened to read this blog. Maybe I can help you on starting out with your investments. Leave a comment or send me a personal message @ justinrichmonddy@yahoo.com
2. INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE
For me, this is the first step before investing in any asset. It is very important to learn the risks associated with any investment and not only looking at the rewards. Most people fail in this part that is why scams are very much prevalent in our country. But there is also a problem with too much knowledge because there are times that we forget to implement what we learn. I can vividly remember what my mentor said about knowledge, he said that "Knowledge is not power, the implementation of knowledge is power". The best thing to do is to obtain as much knowledge as you can, sort out those which can help you and implement them. That way you turn your knowledge into wisdom because wisdom is defined as "Knowledge in Action".
So my dear friends, start investing in knowledge, in everything you do ask yourself "What can I learn from this?" It can be a new knowledge or even a new experience which is also a form of knowledge. I encourage you to attend seminar and, keep improving yourself. Besides, what more is a better investment than investing in yourself. Correct?
3. INVESTMENT IN RELATIONSHIPS
I believe that this is more important than the first two kinds investments I mentioned. Relationships makes our life meaningful. As Bo Sanchez always says "If you fail in your relationships, you fail in life". This is very true because there are a lot of people who invested so much on assets and on knowledge that they had forgotten to invest in their relationships. They will just wake up one day and suddenly realize that their life is EMPTY. Because only relationships can fill the emptiness in our lives. It's sad to know some rich and intelligent people who suffers from broken relationships with their families. Remember that life is too short. Don't live a life that you will regret later on. Learn to treasure your relationships after all they are your greatest asset.
So how do you invest in your relationships? The answer is simple. YOU GIVE YOUR TIME. I suggest you schedule a regular family time every week. For our family we do it every Sunday. It is the best day of the week for me. We go to the FEAST to get our spiritual nourishment then go out after. It might be a simple gathering for us but I treasure each and every moment I have with my family and it gives me something to look forward to every week.
4. INVESTMENT IN GOD
This is the most important investment of all, Investing in the Kingdom of God. As I mentioned in my previous blog. This investment is the only investment that has no risks and has guaranteed rewards. This is the only investment you can bring with you when you leave this world. Investment in God does not only represent your tithes and offerings. It also represent your time and your relationship with HIM. My friends this is the best investment I can ever recommend. The returns are unimaginable and when YOU invest in HIM, He'll make sure that your investments will bring you joy,peace and abundance.
As a parting note. I want to quote a statement from BO SANCHEZ about wealth. He said that "THE PURPOSE OF WEALTH IS TO LOVE OTHERS". Fellow readers, I hope that you will all be truly wealthy in all aspects of your life and never forget that the purpose of being wealthy is to love others.
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