Holding Back Preserves Forward Motion

Heart

Look I try . . . but I’m not a great investor. I do however know a few investor phenoms. They’re so good with money 💲🪙 👀 

Notably they follow billionaire Warren Buffet’s famous investing rules. Rule 1: Don’t Lose The Money. Rule 2: Don’t Forget Rule #1.

Simple.

Too many times I craved a monster 1000% return, so I turned up the risk. I’ll cut the story short.

I broke rule #1—and in style.

I lost the money. In some cases (yes plural) all of it. 😭 

It was a revolting acidic lesson. Shared with you for free 😆 

I wonder » how life would be if I kept small simple rules » instead of chasing some great thing, some monster return. Small things.

Like:

Rule 1: Don’t lose the money when investing

Rule 1: Don’t miss the day at the gym

Rule 1: Don’t miss taking her on a date

Rule 1: Don’t miss meditation/spiritual chapel time today

Rule 1: Don’t lose the courage.

Rule 1: Don’t lose the opportunity to call and say I love You.

Rule 1: Wash dishes after you use them.

What are yours Friend?

Mind

In the arithmetic of capital, losses compound more cruelly than gains redeem 🤑 

A 50% loss does not require a 50% rebound to recover—but demands a 100% return just to break even! 🤯 

If you begin with $1 and lose 50%, you're left with $0.50. To return to $1, that $0.50 must double—requiring a 100% gain (not 50%).

Preservation precedes multiplication. Once impaired, the climb back is steeper than the descent ⛰️ 

Soul ⚡️ 

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.”

— MLK JR

Body

Feel this whole idea in your body.

Find a local stadium or office stairs. Find 10 floors. Somewhere you can start at the top.

• Descend the 10 floors, then turn around and climb back

• The descent is fast and easy; the climb back is slow and taxing—mirroring the energy asymmetry of financial recovery

• Hence . . . don’t forget Rule #1 in whatever areas you value most

Just 4 Fun Trivia 😆