How a teenager thinks.

Posted on: April 12, 2017 at 20:35:54 CT

I can do something, with my family, my father coaching and my brother playing with me, that has never been done, and nobody believed could be ever be done; versus, I can make a lot of money, a year earlier, and the money will still be there later. This is the true comparison he is pondering. Epic lore versus quick cash, when there is not a present need for money.


This here is some other person's breakdown of the situation.

Would You Stay An Additional Year if you're guaranteed top 3 lottery pick? Is playing with your brother worth the millions lost that will never be regained. That's assuming he's a top pick the following year. That's one year that can never be made up.

Do you see family discussed? Do you see epic legacy discussed? Do you see anything about a once in a lifetime opportunity for a historic achievement? No. Some older person, consumed with their lack of financial freedom is frantically trying to convince other money is the only consideration.

When I was in my 20s, I went to speak to a man who was a friend of the family about a business opportunity. It was a good opportunity, but he had a farm, and he plainly said he wasn't interested. I asked him if he would like to have some extra money to do things, and he said he had all he needed, and he was content with what he had. And he had a great life. He wasn't poor, and he enjoyed what he was doing.

No, it's not crazy to forego the opportunity for a year, if his heart is in playing an extra year, for that legitimate opportunity to have unprecedented success.

How great would it be for him to be the catalyst for getting Mizzou to the Final Four for the first time, and maybe winning the title?

There is no need to "pump the brakes", unless it's to pump the brakes on the naysayers' naysaying.