Time for my rant. The topic of this rant will be "accidental millionaire"
Accidental MillionaireSo here is my 10,000 BTC Pizza, or my 100,000 LTC GPU. Can you guys figure it out? Someone tell me how much 100 million IFC is worth today?
At one point I held over 600 million IFC. I think back on it now and wonder how that amount of IFC today would help me out. I have to keep reminding myself, that becoming an accidental millionaire isn't a good thing. I have no clue why IFC is worth that much today. Its always best to invest in things that you understand, so that you may repeat your success.
Will I ever find another opportunity like IFC? Who knows, frankly I don't care. There is no point in coming into wealth if you don't understand it and respect it. This is the same reason why I don't own any DOGE and dumped most of my DOGE holdings at 40 satoshis.
Here is another example. Watch the movie "RUSH". The one about the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. The reason why I bring up this movie is simple. Both these men wanted to be World Grand Prix F1 Champion and both did become champions, but what's important is the "how".
James Hunt was a loud playboy who just wanted to win, without really understanding how. Partying, women, booze and drugs was a part of his life.
Niki Lauda was methodical and precise. He took calculated risks and understood what it took to win. Everything he did had meaning and played an intricate part in his goal to become champion.
So what was the result? Well, James Hunt won the F1 Championship in 1976, never to repeat that success. He died from a heart attack at 45, most likely from all the years of boozing and doing cocaine.
As for Niki Lauda, he went on to win 3 times. In 1975, 1977 and 7 years later in 1984! The only reason why James Hunt won in 1976 is because Niki Lauda felt that the risk was too great to run the final race and retired after 2 laps, letting James Hunt win by a single point. This allowed James Hunt to win his only F1 Championship in his career.
The point is, the end result is the same. Both became champion. But ask yourself, what sort of champion do you want to be?. Getting lucky with a bit a skill is not the same as having no luck but all the skill in the world.
I want to be a Niki Lauda