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Let Go or Be Left Behind: Resentment Has No Place in Investing

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Let Go or Be Left Behind: Resentment Has No Place in Investing

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

Whatsapp: 9755920780

Mobile: 9131361959

Website: https://www.smartverc.com

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