It is extremely puzzling when highly successful people become embroiled in frauds and schemes that have the potential of shaking the global financial system to its core.
There are some very sophisticated, highly intelligent Wall Street players that have had to navigate extremely treacherous waters, undone by greed. One has to wonder how persons of this caliber allowed themselves to be ensnared so easily.
Didn’t they know better? Couldn’t they see how the fraud would end? Why didn’t they take steps to avoid disaster? The answers lie far deeper than the front page of the New York Times business section or the latest Wall Street tell-all. The answers are rooted in the psychology of money.
The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope is designed to help you develop the diligence to better compete on the treacherous slopes of uneven playing fields. In order to play in this ruthless game, you must understand how the king sees the pawn.
You put your faith in your superiors, trusting they will navigate rough seas. However, your viability is only assured if it is of no consequence to ensuring their further success. They are charming and persuasive, affable and endearing, and quite convincing as they hold your hand as they walk you off the cliff.
Having a functioning Gyroscope means you discipline yourself to objectively evaluate opportunities and relationships, so when you do meet “God” you are not paralyzed in awe.
Remember, sometimes on Wall Street, God is not the benevolent maker of myth.
God does not love you.
God only loves himself.