Daniel Akpan

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝗡𝗼𝘃. 𝟮: 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲

"Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving." - Warren Buffett. Make a commitment to save a fixed amount or percentage right away, and then live comfortably on the rest. This strategy guarantees your financial future isn't left to chance. Pay your future self first. Treat savings as a non-negotiable expense.

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲

"The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." - Mark Zuckerberg.

Standing still is the only way to ensure you'll lose in a race where everyone else is running. To succeed, you have to be willing to try new things and accept that some of them won't work out that's the cost of staying relevant. Inaction is a business killer.”

𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚- the Buddhist

Sometimes a bad thing happens, and then we make it worse by beating ourselves up about it.
Imagine you're on your way to a friend's wedding, all dressed up in your finest traditional wear. Suddenly, you trip and tear a small part of your beautiful lace fabric.

The first arrow is the tear itself the pain of seeing your lovely outfit ruined. That's the part you can't avoid.

The second arrow is what you do next: "I'm so clumsy. How will I face anyone like this? Now my pictures will be terrible." That's the arrow you shoot at yourself, and it almost always hurts more than the first one.

The first arrow is the unavoidable pain of life things that just happen. The second arrow is the extra suffering we create with our own thoughts.
So, the next time something goes wrong, try to notice that second arrow. Instead of picking it up and shooting it at yourself, just let it drop. Deal with the immediate problem (maybe you can pin the tear or cover it with your bag), and then move on.

What's a "second arrow" you've let go of recently?