There’s
an old saying:
“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to
die.”
It’s powerful — and it applies just as much to investing as it does to life.
The Emotional Weight
Investors Carry
Almost
every investor, at some point, has been wrong — maybe about a stock that didn’t
work out, an expert whose advice failed, or a market correction that wiped out
gains. It’s easy to fall into the trap of blaming others: the company
management, market manipulators, government policies… even luck.
But
here’s the hard truth: holding on to resentment won’t get your money back — and
it won’t help you grow.
In fact,
it distracts you from doing the one thing that will help: learning from
the mistake and moving forward with clarity.
Markets Don’t Care About
Our Grudges
The stock
market is indifferent to our emotions. It doesn’t reward anger, frustration, or
ego. It rewards discipline, learning, and resilience. When you hold a grudge —
against a stock, a sector, or a strategy — you limit your vision. You start
filtering decisions through emotion instead of reason.
And
that’s dangerous.
Let Go to Grow
Resentment
narrows our thinking. But the best investors keep their minds open — they
revisit businesses they once misunderstood, rethink views, and admit when the
facts have changed. Letting go of resentment doesn’t mean ignoring what went
wrong. It means accepting the past, taking responsibility, and using it to
build a wiser future.
Forgive. Learn. Advance.
Forgive
the bad calls, the poor timing, even yourself — especially yourself. Learn from
it. Document it. Then move forward with a little more humility and a lot more
wisdom.
Because
in investing, just like in life, those who release the weight of resentment
rise faster and farther.
For your success!
Dr. Anil Kumar Asnani
SEBI Reg. Research Analyst
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