SUMMER SHORTS: Investing in Yourself isn’t Selfish

Written By Marissa Bishop

My husband always says, “Can’t there be something for me, is that so selfish?” and then will giggle and say that it’s the definition of selfish…but is it?

As Generation X Women our pendulum swung completely the opposite way. Growing up in a household where we were on our own, being nurtured meant you had a key to let yourself in the house and didn’t have to wait outside. No wonder we’ve gone to the extreme in our lives!

Now that we’re the nurturers, we put the needs of everyone else first and it can feel completely out of character to choose you. But if you don’t choose yourself, who will? In this week’s Summer Short, we are taking another line from the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto, Investing in Yourself Isn’t Selfish. Take a listen as we break it down.

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The Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto is for you, our listeners, to use as a North Star for how you can show up and take action as a new Modern Gen X Woman.

The woman who goes after and gets what she wants both personally and professionally.

We’re talking about…

  • How to decipher the return of your personal investment 

  • Why Gen X women tend to fall into this trap 

  • Recognizing how our self-worth fits into this equation 

  • How fear and guilt can sneak up on us and prevent us from making a personal investment 

Marissa Bishop
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