​“Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.” – Robin Sharma

​ Investing is a marathon, not a sprint; but before you start running, you have to have had months of practice and preparation. The same applies for investing in that, before you embark on making any financial decision to invest in any asset, the starting point should always be an investment in yourself! So then, the main questions become what investing in Self is and how you can do it.

​Fundamentally, investing in the Self means spending the necessary resources, time and effort to improve yourself holistically. That means socially, physically, mentally, intellectually and spiritually. This not only makes you a better person, it will enable you to enjoy the present much more and have a bright future to look forward to.

​ The starting point of investing in yourself is understanding what really matters to you. Though this might be expected to be a straight forward task, it is one that you may need to reflect deeply on or even get help to unravel. Assistance with this can come in form of getting a coach or undertaking an online test to better understand your personality and what comes with it.

​ Once you have discovered who you are and what makes you tick, the next step is clearly defining your life objectives and goals, indicating where you need to be and over what period of time. As you set out these objectives it is good to be systematic about it and ensure you are writing them down based on the various buckets of life ie family, career, socially, spiritually etc Since these objectives are to be backed by resources, look at your resources and allocate them to the most pressing needs starting with the short-term needs to those that will take longer, or those that might need more resources.  

​The next step is execution. This is where you begin taking the necessary action steps towards your plans. Your action plans might include:

​     1.         Freeing up time and space to give you time to focus;

​     2.         Starting the classes or course to learn how to reach your objectives;

​     3.         Look for the people who you might need help to walk the journey with ie select a coach, look for the contacts of people who have done what you want to do etc

​     4.         Buy the books that will help guide you towards your goals achievements

​Do not forget to stop and take stock and see how far you have come every so often, it is good to reflect and see if you are on track or need to change course. You can set in place systems that help you with just this, such as monthly, quarterly reviews or written documentation of your journey.  

​If you are at a point in your life where you need to start this self-assessment for self-investment, feel free to reach out to us and we shall guide you accordingly on what and who to speak to. Our  email address is  Liz@elizabethnkukuu.com. ​For those that are ready to put in the time and effort in building wealth, Register for the Personal Wealth Creation Masterclass here.

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