If success is certain, the work done is not innovative. It is routine. While it is commonly said that the journey is its own reward, we are conditioned in a society that pushes for results over everything else. Sales targets must be hit. KPI metrics have to be met. Earnings calls needs to improve year … Read more
I woke up super early suddenly. An idea struck me like lightning and there was no way I could stay in bed, let alone stay asleep. Let’s back up. This whole week has been red days on the stock market. I had a ton of put credit spreads open from last week – some I … Read more
We all need deadlines in order for work to get done. Urgency is a necessity. However, different people handle deadlines differently. Some will finish ahead of schedule with buffer room because they can’t handle a looming unfinished task. Who are these people? They’re the ones that will show up at an appointment, meeting, or dinner … Read more
“Good Enough” for a product or service means it has met it’s specifications. Seth Godin expands on this idea with an example of when the Lexus was coming out with a car, it didn’t need to be perfect. For Lexus, “good enough” meant that it was better than it’s competitor at the time, the Mercedes. … Read more
This is a quote from Mr. Money Mustache and it sounds like the most obvious thing in the world. But is it? Talking with my friends lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of comments about the “rat race” and how they’re convinced there is no escape. The general idea of the rat race is akin … Read more
It’s Valentine’s Day and we decided we wanted to celebrate with one of our favorite movies Thor Ragnarok. Towards the end of the film (spoiler alert!) Thor says this line, “See Loki, life is about. It’s about growth, it’s about change, but you seem to just want to stay the same. I guess what I’m … Read more
When it comes to competitive nature, everyone is different. Some need to win at all cost. While others just want to have fun and winning doesn’t matter at all. In team games such as League of Legends, sometimes when a team is about to win, someone will put up a surrender vote. Obviously this makes … Read more
In the world of options trading, the Greek Theta represents the time value. You see, each option contract has an expiration date and based on factors such as price and volatility, the time also has value. As I study more about Theta decay, I think more about the value of time. How much is my … Read more
Luke Zocchi is a life long friend and now personal trainer for Chris Hemsworth aka Thor. People have often asked him why he looks like him and Chris looks like…. well, Thor. Luke responds with the fact that he does the same workouts and eats the same foods as Chris. But Chris’s genes allows his … Read more
The stock market decided to take a dive at about 10:10 am this morning. The S&P dropped 1.0% over the next 40 minutes. DIA dropped 0.8%. And what I really care about was TSLA falling from the market open at $843.15 all the way down to $800.02. TSLA spent the rest of the day teetering … Read more