Rich vs. Wealthy
Getting money and keeping it are two different skills. Getting money requires risks, optimism, and a sense of urgency to be a "go-getter." Optimists get to be rich. But to keep your money, it requires all the opposite skills. You're required to take on humility, some cynicism, frugality, and acceptance of luck. It's important to recognize when you're in the season of your life that requires each set of qualities and switch between those. It's an underrated skill that the majority of people don't have. They get stuck in a single mode—either getting money or keeping it. Your window for success will not last forever. Building wealth requires you to accept the duality in it. Being paranoid and optimistic at the same time is hard to maintain, but barbell optimism provides you longevity to exploit luck.