还是靠自己吧！有梦想就要有勇气执行，有理想没执行=零！
52 Week Pledge: You Can’t Risk Being Too Scared To Invest In YOURSELF
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By Lincoln Anthony Blades on 05/22/2013
As I’ve mentioned on this site before, the show “Shark Tank” (a.k.a. “Dragon’s Den”) is one of my favourite programs on TV because it gives the good, the bad and the ugly realities of chasing your dream. It can be used as a pamphlet on how to achieve your goals, and it can also be a manual on what mistakes you MUST avoid. I think the scariest part of the show for ANY entrepreneur, is hearing how much money these people invest into these ideas that end up going NOWHERE. It’s crazy to see the entire panel of investors reject an idea, and then hear the inventor reveal that they put like $35K behind it – which they most likely will NEVER recoup. For most people, it triggers our ‘flight’ response, and makes us believe that we TOO should avoid substantial investments into ourselves, which is not necessarily true. Although we need to make SMART decisions, investing into ourselves is an absolute MUST.
As I write this, I just returned to Toronto from The Battle Of The Sexes event out in Oakland this weekend. The event was amazing, I had a good time, and I met some really good people. I also spent a LOT of money on different things. I needed new business cards, a server upgrade, and I even paid extra days for my hotel just so I can stay out there and network as much as possible. I’m glad to report that much of it was worth it, and I’m definitely hoping that the full investment pays off in the near future, but I realize that investing into myself was INCREDIBLY necessary.
Far too often I meet people who want to accomplish a goal or follow a dream and they’re willing to bust their ass, put in long hours and hustle hard – but they balk at the concept of investing in themselves. What’s worse is that we ALL have family, friends and colleagues who will convince us how STUPID it is for us to spend money on ourselves. But the truth is, most businesses require a good investment to become successful, so if we’re are too scared to invest in ourselves, how exactly can we expect other people to confidently invest in us?
And this is not just for entrepreneurs, but anyone trying to achieve any goal. If you want to get a promotion at work, look into investing into courses that can help give you more knowledge or credentials. If you want to lose weight, look into working with a nutritionist. I’m NOT saying to go out and try to ball ’til you fall, but understand that you MUST invest in yourself in order to accomplish your goal.
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