ZONE 1 Personal Assets/Close to Home

This first zone is the most intimate realm of investment. It is where we focus on our self, and those closest to us, all within the place we call home. These include investments in your own personal skills and well-being as well as actions that deepen your relationships with family, neighbors, and all those who form your networks of support (even if they don’t physically live close to you, they are close to the heart!). Home also includes the natural world around us; getting to know the place where you live is one investment you won’t want to miss. These investments help build resilience for you, your family, and your community.

Even more than in the rest of the personal assets row, this zone mostly involves investments of your time rather than money. But remember: time is everyone's most precious resource, so you will want to allocate it wisely. Hobbies, healthy habits, and supplemental skills pay off financially by reducing expenses while also being fun and fulfilling in their own right. These too are investments, providing immediate rewards and paying healthy dividends in the future. This zone is about making conscious choices about how we apply the resource of time and energy to enhancing our personal assets.

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