Sleeploss
One aspect I do enjoy of investing is sleep-loss.
For most people, that sounds like a nightmare. "What? Losing sleep over investing?"
Yes, it happens.
Sleeping has never really appealed to me anyway. Since I saw "You can sleep when you’re dead" written on a mug at Harbucks, I figured it must be true.
"Another double espresso please!"
This last week, I didn’t get much sleep. Especially last Friday night. My brain would not shut off. It was actually thrilling being able to use my grey matter for something practical; something immediate; something worthy of my full, undivided attention. Of course by Sunday, my head felt like it went three rounds with a boxing kangaroo.
I loved it anyway.
This wasn’t a quest to try and save my company $100,000 per year. Nor was it about creating some ground-breaking new product for the company to sell. This was directly related to my life and, most importantly, I can see the results of it.
That’s why this was all worthwhile.
Something tells me I’m going to enjoy this whole "In charge of my own destiny" concept.
Ah… the wheels are finally really turning…
Yes and I can’t wait for the next one.
In one of my books, I think it was one written by Robert Allen, he warns that once you become an investor, you WILL experience sleep deprivation. Your mind goes 90 miles-an-hour while you should be sawing logs. I’ve experienced it countless nights. I think it’s very common for investors, particularly the real estate variety!
Trisha, I know you’ve experienced it! When you start your blog entry with “It’s 2:00 a.m. . . .” This probably is some right-of-passage with investor types. I always get some from some the local investors here when I recount this story. That makes me feel like part of the club.
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