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The one that always bugs me is when rich, successful people tell others to follow their heart or passion. It's easy to follow your heart once you're already ric

The one that always bugs me is when rich, successful people tell others to follow their heart or passion. It's easy to follow your heart once you're already rich. The other one is that rich people don't think about money, which is bullshit. It's all they think about, even if they don't show it.

s3000 4y ago
If you interpret it generously, those rich people may acknowledge that it takes luck to succeed. If you follow your heart you at least have enjoyed the ride if luck doesn't strike. Following your heart can also be a great filter. If you maintain some level of compassion and integrity, you will create a product that customers want.
swayvil 4y ago
Rich people are more dependent on their wealth than poor people. It's funny to think about. A poor person depends on a diverse array of skills, relationships and resources. A rich person depends on their account balance. They focus on that, basically in exclusion of all else. It makes the way they see and behave really different. It explains "wealthy miser" syndrome.
- 082349872349872 4y ago
  A rich person has people who focus on their account balance.
- matwood 4y ago
  > diverse array of skills, relationships and resources IDK. The people I know who I would consider rich money wise also have the above in spades.
teddyh 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrd5od9lyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrd5od9lyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Rid9cI6AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Rid9cI6AI
lmm 4y ago
> The other one is that rich people don't think about money, which is bullshit. It's all they think about, even if they don't show it. Nonsense; almost the defining characteristic of being rich is that you don't need to think about money; if you need some it's there.
- matwood 4y ago
  IMO, you fell into the trap. At least IME, people with money are always thinking about making more money. Obviously they aren't thinking about how to pay for food, but they are thinking about what to invest in, how their investments are doing, what else can they buy with the money that will make more money.
  - lmm 4y ago
    Not my experience at all. For a lot of people with money, that would be some combination of exhausting and boring. Why bother?

s3000 4y ago

If you interpret it generously, those rich people may acknowledge that it takes luck to succeed. If you follow your heart you at least have enjoyed the ride if luck doesn't strike. Following your heart can also be a great filter. If you maintain some level of compassion and integrity, you will create a product that customers want.

swayvil 4y ago

Rich people are more dependent on their wealth than poor people. It's funny to think about. A poor person depends on a diverse array of skills, relationships and resources. A rich person depends on their account balance. They focus on that, basically in exclusion of all else. It makes the way they see and behave really different. It explains "wealthy miser" syndrome.

082349872349872 4y ago
A rich person has people who focus on their account balance.
matwood 4y ago
> diverse array of skills, relationships and resources IDK. The people I know who I would consider rich money wise also have the above in spades.

teddyh 4y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrd5od9lyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrd5od9lyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Rid9cI6AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Rid9cI6AI

lmm 4y ago

> The other one is that rich people don't think about money, which is bullshit. It's all they think about, even if they don't show it. Nonsense; almost the defining characteristic of being rich is that you don't need to think about money; if you need some it's there.

matwood 4y ago
IMO, you fell into the trap. At least IME, people with money are always thinking about making more money. Obviously they aren't thinking about how to pay for food, but they are thinking about what to invest in, how their investments are doing, what else can they buy with the money that will make more money.
- lmm 4y ago
  Not my experience at all. For a lot of people with money, that would be some combination of exhausting and boring. Why bother?