A little foresight
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A little foresight can avoid a lot of trouble.
Here's what I mean: Imagine you just realized that you've won the lottery, let's say 5 million dollars.
A normal immediate reaction is to call your family and announce the good news. The news would then spread really fast in your circle of friends, and pretty soon, all the people you know (friends, relatives, coworkers, etc.) would know that you're a millionaire.
However, if you thought about it a little bit, it might make more sense (strategic sense, that is) to call your acquaintances, friends and contacts to borrow $2,000. Of course, you wouldn't tell them that you've won the lottery. You would just tell them that you need a loan of $2,000 for a business venture.
Those who agree to lend you the money, are your REAL friends. You can then choose to reward them appropriately once you cash in on the winning lottery ticket.
That's what I mean when I wrote that a little foresight can avoid a lot of trouble. The trouble in this case, assuming that you immediately inform all your friends, coworkers and relatives of your winning lottery ticket, is that you will never be able to know who really cares about you.
A little foresight can avoid a lot of trouble.
Here's what I mean: Imagine you just realized that you've won the lottery, let's say 5 million dollars.
A normal immediate reaction is to call your family and announce the good news. The news would then spread really fast in your circle of friends, and pretty soon, all the people you know (friends, relatives, coworkers, etc.) would know that you're a millionaire.
However, if you thought about it a little bit, it might make more sense (strategic sense, that is) to call your acquaintances, friends and contacts to borrow $2,000. Of course, you wouldn't tell them that you've won the lottery. You would just tell them that you need a loan of $2,000 for a business venture.
Those who agree to lend you the money, are your REAL friends. You can then choose to reward them appropriately once you cash in on the winning lottery ticket.
That's what I mean when I wrote that a little foresight can avoid a lot of trouble. The trouble in this case, assuming that you immediately inform all your friends, coworkers and relatives of your winning lottery ticket, is that you will never be able to know who really cares about you.
posted by Super Peter at 11:32 PM
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