Wednesday, May 2, 2007

i-TFTD #9

#9-1. Do not confuse notoriety and fame with greatness... For you see, greatness is a measure of one's spirit, not a result of one's rank in human affairs.

-Sherman Finesilver

#9-2. Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
-Robert Louis Stevenson

#9-3. Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.
-Charles Schwab

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Name and fame are results of our actions, which reflect our attitudes. They are indicators and are not worth pursuing by themselves.

We have to begin where we are -- where else?! Too often we ponder over the past, delaying the beginning of useful action. This quote also indicates we need to have a realistic assessment of where we are, not self-inflated opinions of it.

Once we know where we stand, and remove any confusion of our goals, we can begin investing -- of ourselves and in our selves.


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