The difference that separates a good investor from a bad investor is that the good investor can make more money with less money.
Leverages allow us to do more with less force.
The Key Is Leverage
People have sought to do more work with less labor since they lived in caves. When a child was old enough, he was taught to use a spear for hunting and defending himself. Spear has provided a great deal of convenience to human beings in their cruel environment. Over the years the spears have shrunk in size and the bow and arrow have been developed. This was a superior technology. Compared to a spear, the bow and arrow allowed people to do more with less.
As time progressed, man learned to tame horses. More distance could be taken on horseback in a shorter time and with less fatigue. It was an important convenience used not only in transportation and agriculture but also in wars.
When gunpowder was invented, the rulers who owned the cannons triumphed. Indigenous peoples such as the American Indians, the Hawaiian people, the Maoris of New Zealand, the Aborigines of Australia, and many other cultures lost to gunpowder.
Just a hundred years ago, cars and airplanes replaced horses. Once again, these new technologies have been used in wars and peacetime for some work. Telephone, radio, television, computer and internet networks all also enable people to do more with less. Actually, they are all levers. Each breakthrough new invention brings more power and wealth to those who have access to these tools.
If you want to be rich and not a victim of global changes, it is essential that you develop the leverage that is stronger than all others: Your mind. If you want to be rich and protect your wealth, your mind, your financial education, is your strongest lever.
You might say: “I don’t know anyone who can teach me finance. I haven’t heard of such an education. There is nothing to do.” Perhaps because of this mindset, your chances of reaching great wealth and, more importantly, protecting your potential wealth are extremely low. Your chances are low because you are using your most important asset, your mind, against yourself. You’re using your mind to find excuses instead of making money or finding solutions. Remember that your mind is your strongest lever. If you can’t control your mind, you can’t control your life. Excuses are easy to find. For this reason, unsuccessful people always have an excuse.
We Are All Born Rich
We are all born rich. Each of us has been given intelligence, the world’s most powerful lever. So instead of using our minds to make excuses, let’s use it as leverage to make us rich.
In summary, the difference between cavemen and monkeys is leverage. The difference between the rich, the poor, and the middle class is leverage. The difference between savers and investors is leverage. A well-educated and disciplined investor can achieve higher returns by taking much less risk and spending less money. But this requires leverage. And in order to have leverage it requires you to train yourself and use your mind wisely.
If you want to learn more about investing, you may read my YOU NEED TO SAVE MONEY post.
Also, check these out:
- THE FIRST RULE OF GETTING RICH
- WHY ACCOUNTING KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED
- WHY YOU NEED TO INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL IQ
- MAKE YOUR INVESTMENTS TO EARN
- THE KEY TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR
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