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I have had more close friends try to talk me out of a deal or an investmentA few years ago, a friend told me he was excited because he found a 6 percent certificate of depositI told him I earn 16 percent from the state governmentThe next day he sent me an article about why my investment was dangerousI have received 16 percent for years now, and he still receives 6 percent
I would say that one of the hardest things about wealth building is to be true to yourself and be willing to not go along with the crowdFor in the market, it is usually the crowd that shows up late and is slaughteredIf a great deal is on the front page, it's too late in most instancesAs we used to say as surfers: "There is cartier pasha women's watch always another wave People who hurry and catch a wave late usually are the ones who wipe out
Smart investors don't time marketsIf they miss a wave, they search
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Most of us have heard the saying "You are what you eat I have a different slant on the same sayingI say, "You become what you study In other words, be careful what you study and learn, because your mind is so powerful that you become what you put in your headFor example, if you study cooking, you then tend to cookIf you don't want to be a cook anymore, then you need to study something else Let's say, a schoolteacherAfter studying teaching, you often become a teacherChoose what you study carefully
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If you're tired of what you're doing, or you're not making enough, it's simply a case of changing the formula via which you make money
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