Vraten means to take in. It comes from a teacher of mine who would say over and over again, everything is consciousness. And if that's the case, then you want to be working on your consciousness. That's the playground in which you're operating through the course of your life. So things like meditation, prayer, exercise, charity are ways to upgrade your consciousness. Picking the right circle of people, doing business with the right people, what you read, who you study, who youStudy can all strengthen your consciousness. The more that you can drolly nota ha ha ha, ya will youre travelling. Wey, you are wer yo are even
William Green is a journalist and author of the book “RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter https://twitter.com/williamgreen72 and get his book at https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856 Show Notes:
- From Journalism to Investing
- Obsessiveness required to play and win a game
- Behavioral biases
- Role of patience in investing
- Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty
- Reading authors like Henry James
- Saying YES to serendipity
- Being present in the moment
- Delaying gratification
- “When I fall, I shall rise”
- Getting out of your own way
- Staying away from the games that don't suit you
- How body posture can affect you psychologically
- Giving pleasure to your creator
- Not knowing the truth
Books Mentioned:
- Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and in Life; by William Green
- Happy: Why More Or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown