If there's ever a price on your head, take it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker encourages taking a financial opportunity regardless of the risk implied.
- In plain terms
- If someone is paying for you, take the money.
- What can you take from it?
- Opportunities with strings attached still offer immediate gain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is any gain worth a bounty on your head?
- How do you weigh risk against reward?
Another view
Taking the reward might come with high costs later.
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