Sahil Bloom

And then financial wealth is about money.

But with the specific nuance of really thinking about your definition of enough, what it means to you to have enough financially, the recognition being that your expectations are your single greatest financial liability.

I think that is fair to say.

I have always been a big believer that closed mouths don't get fed, if you will.

And so I've always believed that if you've done the work and you really admire someone, you look up to someone, just reach out.

The worst that happened when I sent you that email was that you didn't see it, you didn't respond, or you said, no, hey, you can't.

No, it's not something I do.

And I would have been in the same place where I was.

And what actually happened was you said, yeah, sure, come sit in on the class and we'll have coffee after.

And look, here we are probably just, I don't know, two, two and a half, three years later, you know, and I get to count you as a mentor and friend.

And so I think for most people out there, it's just it's a reminder that, you know, if you don't ask, you'll never get.

Speeding up wisdom is an interesting question.

I don't think that wisdom is about answers as much as it is about the willingness to ask difficult questions.

And so when people seek out elders, I think what they're typically looking for is the answer.

Like, OK, you know, Dr. Brooks, what is the answer to how I do this or that?

And you give me, you know, based on your map of reality, you know what the answer might be.

And the challenge with that is that the person who you're seeking out for the wisdom, their map may not match your terrain.

And so if you try to apply these things directly, it might not actually work.

What you should seek out when you're speaking to people who have more sort of earned experience than you is what are the questions?

What are those universal questions that we are avoiding as individuals?