Benjamin Disraeli said, Little things affect little minds.
I know of people who treat every little conflict,
every little irritation, every little obstacle as a life-and-death
emergency. I pity them. Because if we want to win in life, a master
skill that we need to learn is the ability to let small problems remain
small—and believe me, most of our problems are small.
Wisdom is knowing what to overlook.
Many years ago, before I became a personal finance
teacher, a friend of mine asked for help. He was working for a credit
organization and wanted me to invest there so that he could earn a
little from the commission of my investment. So I liked the interest
rates he was giving me and dumped half of my life savings in his company
(I repeat: At that time, I still had zero financial literacy.)
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By Bo Sanchez
