5 AFFORDABLE WAYS TO INVEST IN YOURSELF

#Confession: there was a point in my life when I didn’t prioritize my personal development because I thought survival was more important. Whatever money I had would go straight into something I considered ‘more important’ like food for the house, clothes for my kids, etc. Of course, if my employer sent me on a fully sponsored training program, I would gladly go but na ah, not with my own money! I don’t even remember investing in books during that season.

It was also in this period of my adult life in which I was constantly broke. From the little I knew about money then, the best way to stay afloat was to keep cutting down on cost. I had done that for so long and was just super tired! I recall a conversation with a dear one in which I said ‘I feel like I am constantly in survival mode’. To make matters more interesting, I had serious feelings of low self esteem.?

BUT God used a series of events to bring me back to my love for reading and that was the beginning of a beautiful new season in my life. Between then and now, my life has changed so much and I cannot for the life of me fathom how I lived without reading! To God’s glory, I am now at a place where I’m willing and able to pay for my own personal development because I know it will come back to me 10X.

I am constantly recommending that all of us dedicate resources for learning and applying new knowledge. Time and again I get messages from women who desire to learn and be more; some however feel they or truly cannot afford the cost of some of the programs they desire. Today’s blog post is for such a person. You see, there will come a time when you will have to invest more, however for now, you can start with these 5 affordable ways to invest in yourself.

Read books

Books are relatively more affordable and if you can find a library close to you, that will just be fabulous! If you want to learn anything, simply look for books on the subject matter. I recently invested less than 40 Ghana Cedis in Hal Elrod’s The Morning Miracle and am amazed at its effect on my morning routine! Over the years, I have formed several new fantastic habits simply by reading and applying what I learn in books. Reading is literally getting mentored by people who may never even know you exist. It’s brilliant! I also love books by John Maxwell, Joseph Kyei Ankrah, Rev. Albert and Comfort Ocran, etc because they focus on subjects which interest me.?

Listen to audiobooks

By the way, this is the easiest way to read one book or more per day. More importantly though, you genuinely cannot make time to sit and read a physical book, this option may be for you. I use an App called...Click to read the rest https://www.amaduncan.com/5-affordable-ways-to-invest-in-yourself/