It’s Friday and I’m at Whistler. Conditions are rough: 78 km/hr, limited visibility, avalanche warning – extreme, and 75% of the mountain is closed. I have a quick post to share.
Last Saturday I watched Julie and Julia, a story about Julia Child’s cooking career and Julie Powell an internet blogger who endeavors to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book. I won’t ruin the story, but at the end of the movie Julie (played by Amy Adams) looks up at a painting of Julia (played by Meryl Streep) and says, “I love you,” to Julia.
For a moment I likened my admiration for Buffett to Julie’s admiration for Julia. Think about what a standard Buffett has set in business, giving, integrity, education, and leadership. Society and the world has so much to learn from leaders like him. I love reading the Wall Street Journal, books, blogs, and annual reports and much of that is inspired by him.
I know what you’re thinking. What a romantic. Grow up and get a life.
But the thing is people in society need more role models – but more importantly, followers. Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Warren Buffett followed Ben Graham, the father of value investing, before he eventually surpassed him.
