Investing small amounts of money over a long time works miracles, but no one wants to get rich slow. – from Excellent Advice for Living
This is incredible advice, and something my parents instilled in me at a young age. I’ve had mixed financial success here, but I do think about this in a different way.
Learning new things and growing your career are things that happen slowly as well, but so many people don’t see the value of small things learned every day. Or managers don’t see the value of having employees learn constantly vs taking a week for a class.
Note, they sometimes don’t even want to give you a week to learn.
Whether you want to grow your finances or your career, regular investment is slow, but it pays incredible dividend over time. Learn, experiment, and practice your skills regularly. It works in music, in sports, and it also helps your career.
I’ve been posting New Words on Fridays from a book I was reading, however, a friend thought they were a little depressing. They should be as they are obscure sorrows. I like them because they make me think.
To counter-balance those, I’m adding in thoughts on advice, mostly from Kevin Kelley’s book. You can read all these posts under the advice tag.