Many times, I have noticed how individuals receive joy in reminding others how well they are doing, solely to boost their self-esteems. However, through entrepreneurship and consistent research, I have learned the importance of the fact that each of us are running our own races, and the way to be the most honorable competitor is to not only advance yourself but to help others advance as well. What prevents us from doing so is that we believe we are being compared to others. The reality, however, is that the only person we are being compared to is ourselves.

Following this belief, I conducted research on the role of impact investing during COVID-19 and realized how impact investing allows us to transcend the internal impulse of using investing as a medium to only earn profit and rather make impact and profit simultaneously. Through this tool, individuals have been able to support communities that have struggled and continue improving our global society despite the effects of a widespread virus. This further provides me a reason to enter this field of study as what better than to use money as a tool not only to advance in you individual professional life but help the progress of others and planet Earth in the process?

Ultimately, this week’s research has helped me explore a unique side of impact investing and how it closely related to my morals and values. This coming week, I look to make a deep dive into more technical knowledge of ESG stock picks in preparation of my Original Work.