Long-Term Gain over Short-Term Pain: Lessons from life and investing
"I'm never doing this again"
This is what I said last Saturday afternoon as we started to climb the last 5 hills in the last 30 of the 200km cycle race called the Double Century.
It was the 3rd time I have said it, in 3 consecutive years
Only to come back and compete again the next year.
Challenging ourselves physically is about a lot more than just pushing to what we think our physical limits are.
It's about creating the discipline to train, the perseverance to push through and silencing those inner voices when you want to quit.
It's also strange how we quickly forget about the pain and suffering and only remember the positive accomplishment and memories.
I’d like to share an article I recently read from Siobhan Simpson, Head of SA Unit Trusts at Ninety one, who shared a similar experience this year.
She went through the exciting yet uncertain phase of giving birth to her daughter and shared the lessons she learned throughout and how we can apply these insights into managing our own investment portfolio.
She also shares some interesting stats on how investing over different time periods can greatly influence the outcome and why it’s never a good idea to wait for the right moments
Enjoy the festive season with your loved ones and stay safe out there.
Geo Botha
Marketing Director
