The Investment: Myself

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Hundreds of men in black suits scurry across the floor, with ties strapped tight against their necks. The sound of a bell begins to echo, bouncing off of every panel in the vicinity. It seems as though the men hastened their strides in response. Wall Street is always booming with activity and enticing anticipation. Although I have never gotten the chance to take part in the action, I have been doing some of my own investing over the years: the investment in my future. Much like the commotion of investments happening on Wall Street, I invest the factors of time, money and effort towards my future. To effectively invest in my future, I have to start at the root of it all, and invest in myself.

3 a.m., 2 a.m., and when I’m lucky, 1 a.m. These are all quite regular times that I would find myself crawling into my warm bed after hours of studying titrations, antiderivatives, and multiple other class subjects for that matter. I have devoted numerous nights to tapping on keyboards for essays, punching in calculations for math, and flipping through textbooks to get ahead in required reading...

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