We had a short post on the idea that there is more to life than the stock market a couple of weeks ago. Consider this a sequel.
Though we should strive hard to keep from making serious financial mistakes and putting ourselves — and our families — in tough positions, it still is important to keep LIFE in perspective.
Tim reposts some thoughts from Leisa, reflecting on the loss of her brother:
I have little to offer people who stop by to read this modest blog. But I assure you that today’s message is the most powerful and incisive that I could ever offer–one that you will NOT get from any paid subscription. Sure, investing is a provocative subject: it’s sexy, it’s intellectual and it’s instant, provocative conversation. But in the end, it is your financial health. But I want to tell you, bluntly, that if you fuck up, it is not your life. It is never your life. You start over. You dial back to being in your 20′s again–poor but idealistic. However, never, ever is it your life. (Of course the underlying message is NOT to screw up (no more than 2 f-words in a post!).
I don’t know what 2007 will bring. I don’t know a damn thing but this: You are not your bank account. You are not your annual return. You are not your annual salary. You are a spouse, a mother, a father, a friend, a son or a daughter, but you are never a dollar.
So whatever decisions that you choose to make about your life–whether it’s a stock purchase, business venture, financial investment, love interest or employment decision–you do so with conviction that should it blow up in your face, you can face the next day with the stain of embarrassment on your cheeks or a “how could I be so stupid” slap to the forehead, but you continue to be a part of the lives of the people who know and love you. And all of these things I feel well qualified to tell you.
Emphasis added.
Important stuff. Don’t forget it.
You can find Leisa’s blog here.
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