drtbear1967
Musclechemistry Board Certified Member
In 2009, I invested in a few random stocks of different sectors. I thought I was going to pull a fast one and be a short-term trader; I held onto those stocks and sold them a few months later for a very, very marginal gain.
In 2017, those stocks are literally (no joke) worth ten times ...of what I invested in them. If I would have held on to those stocks, I would be "rich" in comparison to the output I received from them.
As I sit and reflect on some recent happenings, the same can be said with relationships. Whether intimate, or not. For a long time I played the short game, and the outcome of those relationships was minimal. We don't want to sit, and wait, and work...we want to be given the next best thing, to move on, until we find that secret "ultimate stock".
But relationships, like stocks, typically don't blossom overnight. We have to sit, do our research, have faith, and ride the ups and downs. We are part of the equation. We are as much of the outcome as the stock we invest in.
If there's one thing I promise myself I'm going to work on as I approach my thirties, is to make sure I play the long game with people in my life. To see true and deep growth. And I encourage those that have been constantly searching, to stop, and work on what they have in front of them. Take it from a guy that lost a LOT of money playing the short game
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In 2017, those stocks are literally (no joke) worth ten times ...of what I invested in them. If I would have held on to those stocks, I would be "rich" in comparison to the output I received from them.
As I sit and reflect on some recent happenings, the same can be said with relationships. Whether intimate, or not. For a long time I played the short game, and the outcome of those relationships was minimal. We don't want to sit, and wait, and work...we want to be given the next best thing, to move on, until we find that secret "ultimate stock".
But relationships, like stocks, typically don't blossom overnight. We have to sit, do our research, have faith, and ride the ups and downs. We are part of the equation. We are as much of the outcome as the stock we invest in.
If there's one thing I promise myself I'm going to work on as I approach my thirties, is to make sure I play the long game with people in my life. To see true and deep growth. And I encourage those that have been constantly searching, to stop, and work on what they have in front of them. Take it from a guy that lost a LOT of money playing the short game
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