I haven’t learned a lot more about investing or making money since I was 25 years old. But I’ve learned a lot about human behavior. Let’s play a game. If you had to pick 1 classmate, and you would earn 10% of what they will earn for the rest of their life, what would go through your mind? Their IQ? Their grades? What school they went to? Who’s the best on the dance floor?… Or is it who’s the most effective human being. Who do people admire and love to work for. Who is able to inspire and willing to give credit to other people for their successes.
If you had to short 1 classmate 10%, who would that be? What traits turn you off?
You’ll realize that the qualities in the people you want are behavioral, not born in. You want someone who doesn’t keep score, like ‘I cleaned your room, now you clean mine.’ You want someone who people want to do things for.
