Hi guys it's mark, so i found the next best investment and it's not stocks real estate or even crypto. Today, i'm going to be talking about the fast track to success that almost every single millionaire has followed. Look i've seen the comments. Most of you don't want to invest in a stock market and finally become a millionaire when you reach a ripe old age of 67.

But the reality is you don't have to wait that long honestly, i think there's a bit of an obsession at the moment on youtube with finding the next big crypto coins that are about to explode or the next stock. That's going to have a short squeeze like gamestop, but what, if i was to tell you you're looking at your next best investment right in the mirror? I know this is the truth, because i'm talking from experience, i didn't become a multi-millionaire by finding the next big thing, although to be honest, it would have been nice, but it just is so highly unlikely to happen. It's like finding a needle in a haystack and if you spend too long looking other opportunities will whiz straight by so i'm going to be running through. Why you're the best investment, what you can do to drastically multiply your money and how i've been successful doing it, while you're smashing that, like button, let me just make something clear: i'm not saying investing in the stock market and cryptocurrency is a bad thing.

As you know, i'm always preaching long-term investing. However, initially it's definitely more profitable to invest in yourself. First, we have to talk about opportunity cost. The other day, i was shocked to find out that 53 of people aged 22 to 29 have absolutely no savings.

This is sad to hear, as these are the years when the world opens up to you, and if you aren't able to take advantage of the opportunities presented, then you may start to fall behind. However, even if you do manage to save some money nowadays, there are so many places you can invest it. The number of different choices can be paralyzing. Therefore, you may end up just doing nothing at all.

This is because you could get scared about investing in the wrong place and therefore making a mistake if you're able to get over this hurdle and start investing when you begin, you may have only a little bit of money and there's no shame in that. It's where we all started unless you're a trust fund baby. This can make risky investments more tempting, as in order to make substantial money, you have to be getting some amazing returns. Earlier on in my career, i had the opportunity to buy 1.3 million dollars worth of product from a competing business which had recently gone bankrupt at the time my investment portfolio was down, so i didn't want to sell my stocks and realize those losses.

Look at me. Do i look like i've got paper hands? Luckily, i had half the money available in my bank account to make this deal happen. I paid 50 up front and the other 50 a month or so later, once i've sold some of the stock, because you know me if there's a deal to be done, i'm having it. This still ended up pocketing me a hefty profit of over half a million dollars just think about it.

If i didn't make this deal happen, one of my competitors would have the lesson here is. Sometimes there is a cost to tying up your money in assets that can't easily be turned back into cash without any consequences. Now we have to talk about control. Would you give your last 1 000 to a stranger and hope he comes back with a small amount of profit? Of course not that would be crazy but believe it or not.

That is what millions of people are doing when they're investing everything in crypto and stocks. Put it this way. If you wake up and decide, you want to make a bit more money, it's completely within your control, to get out there and put in the effort, but you can't just wake up and make the markets boom well, unless your name's elon musk, even when elon sold His company zip2 and received a payout of 22 million dollars for his share in the business he decided to funnel most of that money into another company. He started called x.com, which eventually became paypal and was sold to ebay for 1.5 billion dollars, which elon profited 165 million dollars from if elon managed all of this within a three-year time horizon by investing in himself.

Just imagine what you could do, i'm sure i don't need to remind you he's currently the richest man in the world. Therefore, if there was a secret amazing investment opportunity, then he would have known about it. The reality is, he knows. Control is invaluable, especially if you believe in yourself personally, just before the dot-com bubble, i started to feel a bit uncomfortable with the state of the markets.

Now i never claimed to be an expert, but i pulled my money out exactly the right time and invested into my business, giving me full control over that capital. If i hadn't done this, who knows where my businesses would have been now? This is why you first start investing in things. You can have an immediate impact on then branch out into more passive investments. Something you have complete control over is grabbing your free stock from public.com worth all the way up to a thousand dollars if you're in the usa and you're ten dollars worth of free bitcoin from coinbase with the links in the description.

Just remember with investing your capital is at risk. People always ask me mark when's the best time to invest, and my answer is never to time the market, because no one knows what's going to happen next. Well, unless you're inside a trading of course. Now this is a great answer.

Well, of course it is, it was from me. However, you could be unlucky and invest just before a crash, which could mean it takes years to get back your initial investment, but think about it when it comes to investing in yourself. It doesn't matter about the current events, because if we're in a booming market, then that's great and if we're heading into a crash, then you're going to be more equipped to handle it. Investing in yourself comes in a lot of different forms, for example, buying books, courses, equipment or even starting a business or side hustle.

It's all about sharpening your tools, so you can better navigate any situation. That's thrown your way, sometimes that's even just going on a relaxing holiday to reboot your batteries. I could really use one of them right about now. Just imagine it a tall lanky, ginger, hair guy laying on the beach going pink like a lobster.

No, but seriously it doesn't just stop there. 88 of millionaires are reported to be self-made and i believe there are five core skills that are essential to their success. These are communication, negotiation, closing leadership and marketing. Of course, there are tons of other useful skills, but these are the main ones.

I've noticed my multi-millionaire friends have in common, it's important to consider scalability, imagine investing in apple or tesla before they were even a thing. This would only be possible if you were an angel investor, otherwise you'd have had to have waited until they went public on the stock market. Like everyone else, the people who made the real profits were the ones that started the business or got in on the ground floor. Some may say: there's a lot more risk involved with this, but in my opinion, if you believe in yourself and you have control over your destiny, then it's a lot less risky than you might think.

Now i'm not saying i could start tesla, but i could probably start apple no, but seriously. You've got a much better chance of doing this than constantly searching youtube, trying to find the next shibarinu or dogecoin. On average, people expect to make a 10 yearly return from the stock market, but in business this would be absolutely atrocious. This is because starting a business or a side hustle allows you to scale small amounts of money into large sums very quickly.

If done correctly, there is, of course, a ceiling to this success where more money going in doesn't necessarily mean quicker growth, and when that happens, the stock market returns become more appealing. I started my business with five thousand dollars, which i earned through side hustles and work in a nine-to-five job. Instead of putting this money into someone else's hands, i decided to take action and start my business. This business now turns over multiple millions per year and, looking back it really was the best decision i could have ever made.

I think that this is very achievable, as i haven't come up with anything groundbreakingly new. My goal was just to improve on other people's businesses. Put simply, i didn't have to reinvent the wheel, although i did invent a few new radio control models, i'm not saying throw all your money into a business and it will make you rich. Your first aim should be to make a business passively generate profit and then to, secondly, diversify and invest elsewhere.

Now, let's have a real talk about obstacles and excuses. Sadly, when i make videos about business on youtube, they don't seem to get a lot of views. I think this is because people get scared off as they think that business is something only a few people are successful at i always hear i don't have enough money, i don't have enough time or i don't know enough, and most people never get over these obstacles And let them become lifelong excuses. The harsh truth is that whatever obstacles you fail to overcome will turn into excuses and that's all you'll be left with.

I grew up in a poor household. Therefore, money was a huge obstacle for me because of this. It's always been down to me to make money. I couldn't borrow it.

I couldn't ask for it. I just had to go out and get it doing this from a very early age, forced me to form the habit of wealth creation and has helped shape me into who i am today. Another obstacle was my appearance. I was a very tall, ginger kid and everyone used to call me coppertop and duracell.

I couldn't exactly hide either because being six foot five, i stuck out like a sore thumb everywhere. So, rather than using this as an excuse and becoming very shy, i did the opposite. I used comedy to deflect and made sure everyone was laughing with me instead of at me, i'm also dyslexic, and why they make that such a hard word. To spell.

I will never know many people see this as a disadvantage. My teachers always said i was lazy because i didn't perform well in class. I just found it really hard to focus, as my mind was always wandering, but this has actually helped me in my business as i think in a disruptive way, and this means i come up with solutions. No one else thinks of, i think the saying that some people are good at school and others are good at life is very true.

So if you start thinking of excuses after finishing this video, then remember this some of the most successful people i know, have the most obstacles, but the fewest excuses. The one person you're stuck with is yourself, so you may as well be the best version. You are your greatest asset, never forget that i'm going to leave the next video right up there, but don't click on it just yet make sure to subscribe. If you want to grow your wealth and don't forget to pick up your free stocks and bitcoin with the links below okay i'll see you over there.