Is Your Health an Expense or Investment?
Your Health: Expense or Investment?
We can all agree that pursuing quality services to maintain and preserve our health can often feel costly and daunting. Sometimes it seems as though the expenses going out outweigh what we receive in return. Most of the time, we rarely see an immediate return on the investment (or so we think) …
Try this mindset shift and just watch your perspective instantly change!
Rather than viewing the upkeep and conservation of your health as burdensome and expensive, try to reframe it as a long-term investment in the happiness and longevity of your life.
Think about it, we put money into retirement accounts without seeing an immediate return, but we feel good about it because we know it will improve our life down the road.
The same goes for our cars, we pay for regular maintenance and repairs with the reassurance that it will keep us safe and our car roadworthy for longer.
How is taking care of our physical, emotional, and mental bodies any different?
Investing time and money in your health now ensures that you can live your best, happiest, and healthiest life later on. It can also reduce costs in the long run. By preserving and protecting our health, we can reduce our risk of chronic illness and injuries that could require expensive ongoing care.
Here’s another shift for you.
Wouldn’t you consider being able to enjoy your favorite activities and daily life without pain and injury an immediate return on your investment? 🤯
The fact that you can work out 5 days a week, hike a mountain, move your neighbor’s couch, play a whole round of golf, etc. without feeling crippling pain is a result of diligently taking care of your health. Think of it like a dividend for investing time and money in your health and well-being.
I encourage you to reassess your thought process around health expenses and watch how it changes things. Perhaps rather than reluctantly dragging yourself to your doctor’s appointments and exams, you will find yourself walking in with the confidence of knowing you are investing in yourself.
Next time you’re contemplating a health endeavor, try framing it as an investment in your quality of life and overall well-being.