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Are You Playing to Win, or Playing Not to Lose?

Two people can hold the same amount of money and be doing entirely different things with it. One is buying the outcome that changes their life. The other is buying the right to never think about it.

Neither one is the mistake. Ten statements, about two minutes, and one number that tells you which game you have been playing.

10 questions

Answered 0 of 10

  1. 1 Before I put money into something, I want to see that it has worked for a long time.
  2. 2 I keep some of my money in things that could go to zero.
  3. 3 I would rather aim high and miss than lock in a result I know is small.
  4. 4 I have passed on a promising opportunity because the worst case was more than I wanted to carry.
  5. 5 I would rather put money into a few things I have conviction about than spread it thinly.
  6. 6 Having a cash cushion matters more to me than what that money could be earning.
  7. 7 I would take a job where most of the pay depended on results rather than on a fixed salary.
  8. 8 I pay for insurance on things I could probably afford to replace myself.
  9. 9 I work out what the worst case costs me before I look at what the best case pays.
  10. 10 When something I own drops sharply in value, my instinct is to buy more of it.