You’ve probably heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
It’s the ranking of primary human needs for psychological well-being as described by American psychologist Abraham Harold Maslow, and is usually illustrated not unlike the old-school food pyramid:
The financial blogger known only as Mister Squirrel recently shared his own version of Maslow’s hierarchy: the path to financial success.
Here’s what it looks like:
The newfound opportunity arises softly at first
Like pearl shaped dew drops on a tea leaf
Quite unexpected but fast entranced and immersed
Her presence over the former solitude brings relief
More precious than any amount of money or power
More beautiful than the most stunning of jewels
You cannot appreciate the sweet without the sour
The kind of perfect pattern that makes investors drool
Finding shares to short are most difficult to borrow
But who would bet against an investment with so much potential?
Elation is now the norm starting yesterday, today and tomorrow
The biggest challenge lay in exercising prudential
Potentially an addicted lost cause am I
An investor who has witnessed too many ups and downs
Is it possible to stay grounded or is my destiny the sky?
Disciplined I promise to be, carefully soaking in the sights and sounds
Because true greatness only comes around every so often
Where your hands can’t help but shake and you feel it in your gut
The time is now, the place is here — this is Zen
As nature intended, this squirrel has found his nut
