When I was 15 my Dad cut out a snippet from the Investors Business Daily, which we received every Saturday morning. We'd sit outside and pour through the stocks page, reading about the top movers in each industry that week. He'd circle articles he wanted us to read at breakfast before school. It was some of my earliest introduction into business and investing. What he cut out that day didn't have much to do with business but more about life: 10 Things to do to Achieve Success. It was simple, mostly platitudes and short phrases of advice. Things I knew intuitively but were worth the reminder. It hung above my desk for years, not far from my Desiderata which hung by the door and not far the copper placard that belonged to my grandfather, made in alcoholics anonymous, with the prayer that all AA attendees know. As I sit here contemplating a big decision, at age 25, I turn to my Dad for advice. He gives me yet another bit of intuition, "trust your gut." He knows that ...
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