The Best Investment You Can Make Is…
At first sight, these words — the best investment you can make — are so alluring.
Then, they infuse doubt — as if you are not doing things correctly. Or not doing enough.
Often, these words, or a close derivative, are pushed out from the producer who appears to know the secrets to life.
“If you just do this…” everything will be better.
But, how could they know what you need? Or want?
Let’s start with what they do not know:
Your story
Your outlook
Your experience
Your unique talent
Could it be that their words, “the best investment you can make,” are really about them?
Could it be that one meaningful step forward is less about what you consume and more about prioritizing and applying a daily practice of small self-investments that can be repeated consistently?
Such a practice requires frequently cleaning the filter. A cleaner filter improves critical thinking and refines reflection that yields progress over time.
With raised awareness of the process that both filters and delivers the information you consume, wouldn’t better investment opportunities be more visible and actionable?
Only one person knows.
With gratitude, — Joe
PS — As I wish you a happy holiday this year, I will take a week off from Sunday Morning Joe next week and return in January with my “Three Words” post. And, if you are looking for something to listen to that aligns with the spirit of today’s post, please make a small investment and enjoy my conversation with Ken Lubin on the Executive Athlete Podcast — you can preview and listen HERE.
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I coach established and experienced professionals, who feel stuck in place, to thrive in transition and bring focus to what matters most without compromising their lives.
My personal experiences winning an Olympic Gold Medal, serving as CEO of a national sports organization, and my current “Simple, Slower, and Less” lifestyle in the Catalan Pyrenees help to form accountable and transformative collaborations that see my clients create their next and most impactful chapter.
