Mind, Body, Spirit
And The Moneyball Method
The Moneyball Method uses metaphors to illustrate important themes – and these are sometimes expressed in three-part harmony. Not only do they strike a chord with the reader’s own experiences, but puns notwithstanding, metaphors help describe relationships for unified systems.
As described in the previous essay, the wisdom, courage and serenity of the Serenity Prayer are the effect – and their cause is the integration of mind, body and spirit. But it never happens automatically. It takes focus and practice to apply reason to reality in all circumstances. In fact, developing the cognitive skills of the mind and the emotional responses of the spirit is like physical endurance and strength training.
In that context, there are many adaptations for which people can train and they span increased strength, stamina and flexibility to elite athletic performance. While many of us simply prefer to feel good and look better - and that’s big, happiness is about the small accomplishments toward long-term goals — and that’s even greater.
Essentially, a fat-burning regimen will raise metabolism, transform body composition and fortify immune systems. It’s about getting off the bench and taking ownership, dietary refinements, flipping a few gene markers on your DNA strands — and using a heart rate monitor to stay in the desired energy zone. And because physical adaptations help people live their lives to the fullest, they are personal.
In theory, The Moneyball Method uses the same set of principles and uses similar tools for making investment strategy decisions. In practice, it’s about cash flow, portfolio efficiency, reliable assumptions, risk capacity and funding status. Within the context of nature and nurture, this is the stuff of free will — and no one can do that for anyone else.
To the objective investor, the “no pain, no gain” mindset is like beating the market and that is not helpful. At the same time, if cash flow or market trends are depleting your spending capacity, automated performance monitoring will make you aware of the situation, the possible consequences and the changes needed for the exercise routine.
Not only does the heart rate monitor keep you in the energy zone of the efficient pace for physical adaptations, Moneyball analysis helps with an efficient pace for the material and psychological adaptations that matter. Present and future, risk and reward, work and life, facts and values — they work together in harmony — if you so choose.
https://www.amazon.com/Moneyball-Method-Middle-Class-Manifesto-Objective/dp/1696009111/