And moreover, you have to remember that whatever you've gone through, it pales in comparison to the hardships previous generations endured -- and they overcame them.
Other harsh ceremonies, such as circumcision without anesthetic, teeth sharpening, and physical disfiguration, make what I suggest individual investors endure seem like a tiptoe throughthe tulips by comparison.
The line between San Fernando and Silicon Valley points not only to the intellectual center of world from the 1970s throughthe 1990s, but intellectual to a degree that bears comparison with Renaissance Italy and Enlightenment Scotland.
As I look back on my career, my financial set point was very clear, and it emerged from years in the corporate world where I evaluated what I believed I was worth financially throughcomparison with others.