Short excerpt from a YouTube video by Wayne Courreges III ("Mindset is Everything in Real Estate Investing and Life") in which the speaker argues that entrepreneurs should reframe financial setbacks as part of the game because basic needs (food, shelter, clothing) and health matter most; with those secured, risk-taking and growth become the focus.
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The mindset portion of that. And that's why I said it was, like, so important in the beginning, right. Like, I realized that I don't have real problems. Like, once you, like, because we get, like, we're laser focused as entrepreneurs. Like, oh, like this deal might not work out or this might go wrong or whatever. Those aren't real problems. Like, you have food on, on the table, you know, you got shelter for your kids, you got clothes and you got your health. That's really all that matters. So that's why I believe I can go more. I realized that because I had my health at stake. I'm like, without your health, you got nothing. So, like, if I go and lose money on a flip, like, it doesn't matter. Like, I feel like I'm playing a game at this point, right. It's all just, you know, all the basic necessities are taken care of, and now the rest is just see how high and fast we can go. Love it.