couple weeks ago, I wrongly transferred 1200 USDT to an ETH wallet, resulting in a loss of 1200USD. I also bought an Airbnb for my brother’s bachelor and had to cancel it without refund. The result: 2000USD lost in a matter of days.
What was my reaction? At first, yes, bouts of anxiety, from the self-punishing mindset decades of society conditioning brought me. But after, the sun.
Stoicism. “What can I do about this today?” If not much, then focus on the next productive thing I can do. Namely, make money.
Now, 2k for most is not a lot. For a money-making machine like me neither. Because, I have the confidence that I can always make more. BUT, I’ve been working on my “savings” muscle lately, and for this reason, it kinda sucked.
I still think these exercises do more good than harm, granted that in a near future, I will lose on million-dollar opportunities, if not billion-dollar opportunities. And I’ll have to roll with these.
I will get tapped out many times in this ambitious career of mine, and I truly believe that one needs to welcome these micro-macro defeats. Learn from them.
Disclaimer: I have been working on my “spending and not giving a shit” muscle for quite a while now. Just like I did work a bunch on my “spending 0 hours in my business for weeks and not giving a shit” muscle. Since approx 5 years. These things are initially incredibly uncomfortable and take time to master. But fortunately, one comes to peace pretty quickly with these entrePTSD reflexes.
After all, what’s the main goal of it all if not to be time free and energy happy?