An optimist wakes up knowing things are broken.

And more will break.

But he endures, aware things will improve.

Is this you?

The optimist knows things are not in his control.

Big things will collapse.

Important things.

Things that will make life a little less bearable.

He expects disappointments at work.

Profit losses.

Impending recession.

He continues his day.

Reads the news about our broken world.

Wars, recessions, political crises, crimes.

But instead of being discouraged…

He remains optimistic.

He knows disappointments and failures…

Are just preludes to success and happiness.

That progress happens when we learn.

And we learn when we fail.

As an investor, he’s no different.

He invests in a stock market that may crash.

Which could happen tomorrow.

Or in a few years.

He understands perseverance reaps higher returns.

Disappointments test endurance.

Despite infinite plans for various outcomes…

He never plans to quit.

The complacent person is different

He believes optimists expect only good news.

He wakes up convinced everything is ok.

His workplace will be happy.

Investments will perform.

Risks can be safeguarded.

People enjoy being around him.

(Mistakenly thinking he is an optimist.)

As an investor, his views are warped.

Despite cautionary tales of risky investments.

He doesn’t expect anything bad to happen to him.