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To: im a survivor who wrote (25765)	7/18/2000 10:58:14 AM
From: DepyDog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Well, had to stay home after all...shoot...now will have to sit by the Pond when the guys finish up today.:-) KG, I think abstract has a good question. My take on it is:Are you "fearful" when you do your climbing? Are you confident? Do you "boldly" go forward or are you hesitant? Would you just turn loose if you were afraid or would you "hang on" for dear life? Interestin psychology there. Voltaire should probably wade in here. Good investin KG, Depy

To: im a survivor who wrote (25765)	7/18/2000 12:10:45 PM
From: abstract	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 35685

(looks like dep and volt summed this up in a gazillion fewer words (but i already had this written so . . ) <<i'm curious. do you ever ask yourself the relationship between your approach to climbing and your approach to the stock market?>> i think a lot of how we do in life is an extension of our attitude. it is in fact the sole thing that i believe we have any control over. that said, our attitude affects our performance, our steps, our sense of balance and our hand placement. your posts indicate that when you invest you think there is less than a 50/50 chance you will prevail. how long would you last if you had the same attitude when you climbed? i mess up all the time. i also make investing mistakes. i am the source of my errors. i take responsibility for them. i seek to learn from them. hopefully, the next time i mess up it will at least be differently. it seems to me that you are a perfect case study. there is no room for a slack attitude on the face of a mountain. but i sense that the attitude you have when executing a trade is hardly the same. i would contend that the risk factors are comparable. so, i want you to volunteer to be the guinea pig, tell us why and how you are such a good climber, reveal your short-comings as an investor, apply your knowledge from climbing to investing, demonstrate the changes, show the results, get wealthy, write a book and party on. i wonder if i'm asking too much basically i just assume that the attitude you have in one endeavor is real different than the one you have in the other and i wonder if you have looked at it and would like to comment. thanks, paul