Rob Angel – When You Feel Overpowered by Emotion Listen to Your Intuition

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobangel/"><strong>Rob Angel</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is a speaker, author, and entrepreneur. He recently published his book,</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Game-Changer-Pictionary-Turned-Bestselling/dp/1643074970"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Game Changer: The Story of Pictionary and How I Turned a Simple Idea into the Bestselling Board Game in the World</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 1985, using a few simple tools, a Webster’s paperback dictionary, a No.2 pencil, and a yellow legal pad, he created the phenomenally successful and iconic board game Pictionary®. Putting together the first 1,000 games by hand in his tiny apartment, Rob mastered all the needed business skills, including sales, marketing, and distribution, before selling the game to Mattel in 2001.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, he makes his home in Seattle where he is involved in philanthropy and mentors young entrepreneurs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>“It’s ok to miss an investment. I’d rather miss 10 great investments than go into one bad.”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rob Angel</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2> <h3><strong>What do I do with all this money?</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Pictionary® became a worldwide bestseller, Rob made a lot of money. He was about 28 years old at the time, and he had no idea what to do with the money. He reached out to a couple of friends who also had a lot of money and asked them for advice. Every one of them told him first to figure out what he wants for his life.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So Rob took time and thought about it. He decided that what he wanted most was freedom. So every investment he made from then on was focused on giving him financial independence and freedom o