If life is an investment, that make you, an investor.
Like any great investors, they hardly put all their eggs in one basket, they diversify it into different tools. It'll be no surprise if successful investor may have portfolios in property, stocks, currency, businesses, etc. They are all different vehicles to achieve their goals. Though they may not be good in all areas, but at least some will be really great.
That's how all our lives are when we view them as investments. Each areas of our lives are the different vehicles we use to reach our goals - a happy fulfilling lives. Everyone may have different vehicles but generally our vehicles consist of:
1. Our health
2. Our career
3. Our family
4. Our friends
5. Our spiritual side
6. Our finance
7. Our personal developments
etc
And each and every area is an investment by itself. Like any investment model, the simple formula is you need to put in something (as little as possible) to get something in return (as great as possible). Hence there's the term ROI - Return on Investment. So, any areas of your life do require you to put in something even as little as your thoughts, your time, your money, your emotion, your knowledge, your passion, etc.
As you walk through life, you realize, you don't really have great investments all the time. Sometimes, what you've put in is more than what you get. Nothing strange about it, isn't it? That's life. That's just how things work. But that doesn't mean you need to go through life and make the same mistakes all over again. You learn from your bad investments and hopefully make a better investments the next round.
You may say, if I view life in such a way - as an investment, wouldn't I be selfish? Shouldn't we give unconditionally and be giving anytime we can? Well, besides "investment", the rich also do charity and donations. If you do feel like over-giving and not expecting anything in return, nobody stops you. As long as it doesn't cut into your well being and sanity. Give as much as you want. Who stops you?
As long as in the end of your life when you make a review and realize your ROI is negative in most area of your life and you feel miserable, please do not blame the vehicles. As there are 1001 ways to go to Rome but there will always be that one person who makes the choice which road he/she should take.
May everyone makes the best investments decisions in all areas of their lives. :-)
Ka-ching!
4 comments:
Yup life is a investment. I've tried investing in running www.totaltrinkets.com . But sad to say it's costing me more to keep it running then what I'm making. Plurk id totaltrinkets.
Hi Vito
Thanks for dropping by and left comment. Really appreciate it :-)
I hope totaltrinkets.com is doing well if it's not, may be time to think of a new plan or new direction or ... may be something else. you may not know.:-)
all the best.
Mwah! Hugs, kisses, I like you! I always believe people cross our paths for a reason! Interesting sweetie! I like the way yous blog speak! Not at all like the plurk world! I will be back!
Karisma,
thank you for popping by :-) and left sucha beautiful comment on my blog! Thank you sooooo very much. I'll make sure I'm not lazy to write... oops hehe.
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