Today, I looked up writing prompts and came across a bunch of random lists. I settled on the title prompt:Write About What Motivates You and What Scares You. So here we go. What motivates me. I would have to say knowledge motivates me. I am both a fan of accumulating knowledge as well as sharing … Read more
You may have heard this phrase before, most famously used by JFK in 1963. The meaning is that improving an economy benefits everyone within the economy. When it comes to knowledge, this is almost always the case. There has been an old fashioned mindset that withholding certain information from your peers is the best or … Read more
It’s worth taking time everyday preparing for the next day. You’ll be more focused and less prone to distractions. And with increased efficiency, you’ll save time. When it comes to trading, it’s good to take some time the evening before to scan for potential trades. Set rules for yourself so when market conditions appear you’ll … Read more
Climbing Mt Everest has never been on my radar as a life goal. Without even knowing all the dangers and statistics, it just never had any appeal to me. Not. One. Bit. This weekend, I found out my wife is a big fan of the psychology of high altitude climbing disasters. With my mouth slightly … Read more
Whether it’s an options trade, a blog post, a YouTube video… sometimes they’re a flop. It doesn’t feel good when you don’t get the results you want. But it’s important to keep putting out content. If you can, try to learn from it. Find out what you can do better. Keep in mind who your … Read more
This is on my To-Do list. I need create a plan for trading. I need to define the strategy. What to look for; the conditions to determine when to enter the trade. Pick my trade sizes. Select my profit and stop loss targets. Figure out which platform to do all of this in. And then … Read more
Will you crumble under the pressure? Or rise to the challenge?
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. When the high volatility swing pulls your stock investment down by 70%, what do you do? You know you should have had a stop loss and profit target when buying the stock. You know that there needs to be a catalyst to get the stock to move back up. You know … Read more
It’s now February and the weekend has largely splashed cold water over the burning fire that was GameStop. The weekend was filled with articles about how redditors have “moved on” from GME and now looking for the next great short squeeze. There was an incredible amount of info pushing retail investors towards the silver market. … Read more
My work sent me a new window tilt blinds motorization kit so install. It was accidentally sent to my mom’s house, but I picked it up this week. I was pretty excited to try the DIY installation kit. I’m good at providing feedback. I even toyed with the idea of filming my installation. I got … Read more