Investing in yourself might be the best kind of investing.

The stock market is down. Crypto has tumbled. Investing in yourself might be the best kind of investment right now.

I did something Crazy yesterday. With a capital C. Some might even call it mental. I spent $6k on a High Performance Coach.

I was scared before making the decision. My body was literally shaking. My lips trembled, and I almost hung up on my High Performance Consultant.

Then I remembered what one of my mentors from the university once told me:

“If you’re scared or feeling uncomfortable about doing something, then it’s exactly what you should do”.

It was more than twice my allocated budget. I told her I wasn’t comfortable with this decision.

Then she told me that sometimes we have to break out of our comfort zone if we really want to achieve lasting change.

I asked her if she was in my situation, with less than a thousand dollars readily available, would she have done it?

A thousand percent, she answered with confidence.

I told her she was good at selling this.

She told me that she didn’t really have to sell anything, because she really believed in it.

I believed her.

Then I went for it. Told her I needed a payment plan, as I couldn’t really afford it. She talked to her supervisors and we came up with an arrangement.

Now, I will spend the next 12 weeks with a coach 1 on 1, and then 12 weeks in a group with a coach.

I’m excited!

I have been on the lookeout for a mentor and/or coach since 2019. Problem is they cost money. Which I often times didn’t have, being a student.

Now that I’m working full time, and have a salary that goes with that, it’s easier.

Still, I have to save $1000 every month for the next 6 months in order to pay for this. That is a hefty investment.

But it’s an investment in myself. And one that will hopefully help me gain clarity and propell me in the right direction.

I’m curious to see what kind of ROI I can get on this investment. 3x is my goal.

That would beat the stock market pretty good. Heck, it would even beat most semi-risky crypto investments.

Although it’s a good time to invest in crypto right now. But I thought that 2 weeks ago as well, and now I’m down 25% on those investments…

I even lost money on fund investments in January.

And inflation in 2022 is going to be a record high.

I estimate between 6–9% (but I’m no financial guru).

Point being that any investment done this year should yield a pretty good ROI not to actually lose value. At least a higher return than than the inflation as a bare minimum.

And an Investment in yourself will yield return in the long term, as you upgrade yourself and apply newfound learnings.

Over time this will compound. And the compound effect is the most powerful effect on earth.

What will you compound this year to thrive?