Success in life and investing needs a design apart from randomness and luck. I focus on the ‘design’ part in this post,taking a few leaves from the success story of Warren Buffett, how he achieved it, and a path we can follow for ourselves.
One of the best short stories that I’ve read outside children books concerns employees of a company, who saw a big board on their office’s door as they were about to enter it. The board read – “The person who was hindering your success and growth in this company passed away yesterday. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
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