STOP JUSTIFYING WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING!
I’m going to admit to you a BIG secret I’ve kept, well….. secret for a long time.
I am the QUEEN of Justification – aka. excuses, reasons why to not do something or reasons to do something, not to mention all the wild stories I tell myself in my jungle brain. I actually have the ability (like most of my girlfriends) to justify any purchase of shoes (specifically stilettos) even if they aren’t my exact size!
Now, for most things in life my cray justification does me no real harm, after all, I really do ‘feel’ I deserve chocolate, wine and Netflix, but sometimes, having excuses and justifying can harm us.
For example, thinking of all the reason you really shouldn’t invest now because….
This is going to stop you in your financial tracks because there is always going to be some crap story in the world about something that’s gone horribly wrong giving you excuses and justification to not invest in your future and sometimes you just need to shut that voice up by drowning it in wine and stuffing chocolate down it’s throat.
People will ALWAYS have a reason not to invest. In fact, here is a chart illustrating a GOOD REASON NOT TO INVEST for every year since 1934! Check it out!
Did you notice the DOW in the light blue column and how it creeped up over time (yes, up and down, but up overall over the last 81 years)?
I absolutely LOVE this chart because it shows the shizza that is always going on in our world and how that stuff is always going to be there, but you still gotta get and make a plan to save & invest and tune out that NOISE!
BOTTOM LINE: You will always find an excuse to invest or not to, just know that either way it’s an excuse or a story you are telling yourself. If you truly want to save or invest, the best time is always yesterday! Stop justifying when it comes to investing!
