Saturday, February 05, 2005

The Wisdom of Warren Buffett

I just found this "Stuf i think" blog owned by Darren Johnson, a 23 year old entrepreneur who wants to change the world. He recently spent 6 hours in Omaha talking with Warren Buffett. They didn't talk about the money things. They talked about life.
"As a big fan of "Top" lists, I've compiled the "Top 5" things (prioritized) I learned from Warren Buffett that day:"

1. Be Grateful
There are roughly 6 Billion people in the world. Imagine the worlds biggest lottery where every one of those 6 Billion people was required to draw a ticket. Printed on each ticket were the circumstances in which they would be required to live for the rest of their lives.

Printed on each ticket were the following items:
- Sex
- Race
- Place of Birth (Country, State, City, etc.)
- Type of Government
- Parents names, income levels & occupations
- IQ (a normal distribution, with a 66% chance of your IQ being 100 & a standard deviation of 20)
- Weight, height, eye color, hair color, etc.
- Personality traits, temperment, wit, sense of humor
- Health risks

2. Be Ethical & Fair
3. Be Trustworthy
4. Invest in Your Circle of Competence
5. Do What You Love

Very nice reading.