_Marathons are run on Endurance_
Needs tremendous preparation, training, skill, vision, strength etc…
Equity investing is not a 100m dash, it’s a marathon (an old cliched statement)
An Equity investor needs to have certain basic qualities before venturing out, like a marathon runner….
*Mental Ability* …. Ability to take a decision that; *Yes, I have the mindset and lifeset to get into equity investing*
*Vision* …an ability to look beyond the common sight with the larger purpose on *WHY equity for me*, *WHERE am I going with it?*
*Faith* … In what’s getting invested into, in the plan & in the future end result.
*Strength* …. to withstand the real & unanticipated hardships while the journey is on
*Discipline* …to stay the course while training & to stay the course on the investing time frame, what so ever might be happening in & around
*Trust* …. having the belief in oneself & equities that, *Yes…. we’ll finish the marathon*
Investing into equities is quite *enriching* both during the journey phase & at the finish line aswell, but only if one has the *endurance* to take it along.
*If one can’t bear the pain of the journey or the pain of a never ending marathon run, it’s better not to get into it*
Endure the pain in equity investing
Enriching gain at the end of the marathon (the probability is very high)
The damage is immense if one starts with running a marathon in the mind but then keeps counting how many seconds have lapsed (as for a 100m dash)…..it’s the most dangerous thing to do.
100m speed can’t be run for a marathon….faster one realises this, the better.
But yes….sometimes equities run those 100m dashes 😀, bit we don’t know when. If one misses those phases, the average time to finish the race only goes up 🤷🏼♂