In my final gig, back when I was working for a salary, I was responsible for starting, managing and growing a shipping company.

My owner/boss would try anything as long as it didn’t cost much money.

This forced me to become very resourceful and to think differently. It also forced me to invest in tools and resources to train myself and grow my abilities.

The company didn’t have the money

to buy me any skills, training or books.

So each and every month, I’d take a little bit of my own personal funds and invest in my growth – so that I could be effective at managing and growing the business.

Yup, you read that right.

I invested MY own money to improve my skills to grow HIS business.

But in the end, it worked out fairly well for me.

The company grew and I became an ‘expert’ and it launched my guru career.

Age-old financial wisdom says:

-Save 10%

-Give 10%

To the above I would add:

Invest 10% in your own education, personal growth and development.

Most people think doing any one of these things is impossible, let alone all three.

But few things are more valuable than knowledge, wisdom and marketable skills.

The compound interest you earn over five or ten years of steadily investing in yourself is INCALCULABLE.

So even if you can’t manage the saving and the giving part, don’t stunt your success by not investing in yourself either.

Some food for thought, as you begin the New Year.

To your success in 2012,

Olav Myklebust

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