Then money will do as it is told。 It will obey you。 Instead of being a slave to it； you will be the master of it。 That is financial intelligence。
9。 THE NEED FOR HEROES： The power of myth。 When I was a kid； I greatly admired Willie Mays； Hank Aaron； Yogi Berra。 They were my heroes。 As a kid playing Little League； I wanted to be just like them。 I treasured their baseball cards。 I wanted to know everything about them。 I knew the stats； the RBI； the ERAs； their batting averages； how much they got paid； and how they came up 1 from the minors。 I wanted to know everything because I wanted to be just like them。
Every time； as a 9 or 10 year…old kid； when I stepped up to bat or played first base or catcher； I wasn't me。 I was Yogi or Hank。 It's one of the most powerful ways we learn that we often lose as adults。 We lose our heroes。 We lose our naivete。
Today； I watch young kids playing basketball near my home。 On the court they're not little Johnny； they're Michael Jordan； Sir Charles or Clyde。 Copying or emulating heroes is true power learning。 And that is why when someone like O。J。 Simpson falls from grace； there is such a huge outcry。
There is more than just a courtroom trial。 It is the loss of a hero。 Someone people grew up with； looked up to； and wanted to be like。 Suddenly we need to rid ourselves of that person。
I have new heroes as I grow older。 I have golf heroes such as Peter Jacobsen； Fred Couples and Tiger Woods。 I copy their swings and do my best to read everything I can about them。 I also have heroes such as Donald Trump； Warren Buffett； Peter Lynch； George Soros and Jim Rogers。 In my older years； I know their stats just like I knew the ERAs and RBI of my baseball heroes。 I follow what Warren Buffett invests in； and read a