I have a close family member who held a very high position in a listed Swedish company for many years.

Like many SpaceX employees today, he was offered the choice of receiving his full salary in cash or converting part of it into company shares.

This man is extremely cautious with money — very risk-averse. So he declined the offer.

The years passed. The company grew strongly, and so did the share price.

Throughout his career, he became friends with the cleaning lady who took care of his office. She had chosen the opposite path and bought shares with part of her salary every month.

After almost 15 years, she looked him straight in the eyes one day and said with a big smile:

“Now Tage, now we are rich.”

The cleaning lady had become significantly wealthier than the high-ranking executive — simply because she dared to take the risk he wouldn’t.

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