A couple of weeks ago I explained my Health Bank theory. If you haven’t read that or are new to this newsletter, give it a read here. The quick summary of that newsletter is that our health is like a bank. To be healthy, we need to have a good balance between spending, saving, and investing. Today I want to dig a little deeper into health investment and why it may be the most important investment of your life.
Financially, an investment is when you, “expend money with the expectation of achieving profit.” In other words, when you invest, you are putting money into something with the hope that it will yield a greater return than if you hadn’t invested and instead spent it. The same applies to your health.
If you recall from the Health Bank newsletter, we invest in our health when we do things like getting our butts up in the morning to get a workout in, implement fasting into our routine, or put healthy foods into our bodies to nourish us. Just like a financial investment, when you invest in your health, you are setting yourself up for a better future you.
Just like we hope not to be broke, homeless, and unable to financially provide for ourselves in the future, when we invest in our health we are investing so the future us feels good, can do the physical activities we desire, and is not plagued by a disease that requires medication and constant medical attention. We are investing with the intention of achieving a profit.
Let’s also think about profit while we are at it. A profit is achieved when the amount earned is greater than the amount invested. This also applies to our health. The truth is that when we invest in our health, what we are putting in is much smaller than what we will be getting out in the future. Even if it doesn’t feel like it now, our health profit margins are incredible!
One of the big differences between financial and health investments is that the risk of loss is much lower with health investments. When you invest money, there is a chance that you will lose that money. When you invest in your health, there is rarely a chance that it won’t bring you a positive ROI. Investing in your health is not only one of the most important investments in your life, but it’s also one of the most secure investments!
Understand that investing in your health is something that future you is going to be happy you did. What does your health bank statement look like? Are you spending more than you are investing? If your health investment portfolio is looking a little slim right now, the good news is just like financial investments, it’s never too late to turn things around and start investing in the future you.
Thanks for reading!
Chris Irvin
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