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Go for broke?

Hence, you see, to go for broke is to “go for it” in a big way in order to achieve big success, taking perhaps too much risk in the process – at the risk of being “broke”. A “go for broke” strategy is therefore one of a “do or die” (life or death) nature.

In other words, too risky and, perhaps, unwise.

I suggest you use this strategy sparingly if, that is, you ever use it, for there are not so many do-or-die situations really. Usually it’s give and take, more or less, a little gain here and a bit of loss there. And in these situations, cautions pays. If you gamble, for instance, and do not win today, well, tomorrow is another day so long as you’ve not lost all your money.

Well this makes it sound like I’m advocating day-to-day gambling. I’m not. I think I’ve just picked a poor example. But since we’re at it, let me make this clear, if you do gamble, I’d prefer you to go for broke, that is, put all your money in and do it just once. Then go home, win or lose.

Easy for me to say, of course, since it’s your money and your lifestyle at risk. At any rate, my position is, I don’t think there are so many do-or-die situations in everyday life to warrant the adoption of a go-for-broke strategy. Usually caution pays best in the long run. Don’t go all out every time. Go slow. As the saying goes, slow does it, do it easy.