☕️ Sunday Coffee: Lessons From Buffett for the Years Ahead
A Simple Rule for a Better Life
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My personal life & business column — a mix of life moments, investing insights, and reflections on long-term wealth building.
Intro
We’re back from vacation, and I’m full of energy and glad to be fully back in the game. It’s been a week packed with emotions and fresh impressions.
My wife keeps reminding me where the real center of life is — right here, at home. Every day, with family. And I’m grateful that these moments of happiness are mine now. Big thanks to the teams running the businesses I own for making that possible.
Warren Buffett
Meanwhile, the market keeps moving on its own rhythm — and the biggest moment for me this week was Warren Buffett’s latest message to his followers as Berkshire’s CEO.
My respect for the man, his ideas, and everything he’s done for our industry is endless. I can’t help but share my appreciation — and a part of his letter that really hit home:
“I’m happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My advice: Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve. Get the right heroes and copy them. You can start with Tom Murphy; he was the best.
Remember Alfred Nobel, later of Nobel Prize fame, who – reportedly – read his own obituary that was mistakenly printed when his brother died and a newspaper got mixed up. He was horrified at what he read and realized he should change his behavior.
Don’t count on a newsroom mix-up: Decide what you would like your obituary to say and live the life to deserve it. Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity or great power in government.
When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless. Whether you are religious or not, it’s hard to beat The Golden Rule as a guide to behavior.
I write this as one who has been thoughtless countless times and made many mistakes but also became very lucky in learning from some wonderful friends how to behave better (still a long way from perfect, however).
Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman.
I wish all who read this a very happy Thanksgiving. Yes, even the jerks; it’s never too late to change. Remember to thank America for maximizing your opportunities. But it is – inevitably – capricious and sometimes venal in distributing its rewards.
Choose your heroes very carefully and then emulate them. You will never be perfect, but you can always be better.”
Here’s the full letter if you want to read it: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov1025.pdf
Warren Buffett’s Letters
As a sign of our respect for Warren Buffett, we at MaxDividends have opened a new section: Warren Buffett’s Letters.
It’s a complete collection of every annual shareholder letter written by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger — all in one place.
👉 You can find the full list with direct links to each letter here
Thank you, Mr. Buffett.
With respect for your well-being, Max
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That Golden Rule reminder really resonates, especialy in the context of dividnd investing. Buffett's approch to life parallels his investment philosophy so well. Building lasting wealth through dividend growth isn't just about the numbers, it's about patience, humility, and making decisons that serve your future self. Thanks for pulling together all his letters in one place.