If you have more time at home during the corona virus quarantine, then one thing I would recommend to you would be to spend some of it learning. Nothing can replace the knowledge and skill you can develop by improving yourself.
That reminds me of a story I heard told by Gary Halbert, who was known as one of the best copywriters who ever lived.
Gary lived in Miami, so he told this story as the tale of two Cuban immigrants to washed ashore in South Florida.
The first man had managed to save and steal a half million dollars, which he had strapped to his body. He arrived in America as a rich man.
The second man had no money and no belongings. Just the shorts he was wearing. However, he had the advantage. Back in Cuba, he was a brain surgeon.
Within a year, the first man had spent all his money and was now homeless. The second man had gotten his license to practice medicine in the U.S. and was now rich.
Money is not wealth. As many people have found out in the markets and in bitcoin lately, your money can be gone in a day. However, no one can take away what you have learned and the skills you have developed.
As Gary said, "the only wealth that really exists is the wealth between your ears."
If you want to have more wealth next week than you have right now, then set a goal to read a new self-help book each week. If you focus on building the "wealth between your ears" then you will never be poor.
What are you going to read this weekend? Please answer, I would love to talk with you.
