Leverage Money, People, Things

I first heard the word “leverage” when I was learning about getting my first loan for a rental property. Like myself, most people think it’s only a financial word. I have seen the word pop up in other areas though such as sociology and human relationships. In psychology and our personal lives. Recently I learned that people can even leverage possessions to compensate for feelings or lack thereof. Maybe someone feels lack or emptiness so they obtain possessions with the hope that they will find comfort.

These are some of the ways that I understand that I can use leverage in my life.

1. Leverage money. You can use a little money to control a lot of asset.
2. Leverage people. You can find people who have skills and experience that you don’t have to compensate for the skills and experience that you don’t have.
3. Leverage things. We leverage items and objects in our lives to compensate for emotions.