Because nothing happens overnight. Where you are now is the accumulation of the large collection of your past choices. Of course, there are events outside of your control. But what is always in your control is how you choose to respond to those events. The first step is your perspective. Two people can be present … Read more
Today’s stock market after the opening gap up stayed largely flat. But there was still money to be made. In a flat day like today, it is the perfect opportunity for an Iron Condor. The Iron Condor is a Put Credit Spread combined with a Call Credit Spread. As long as the Short Strikes are … Read more
Today a coworker told me “good luck – no, you don’t need luck, you will do well”. Of course I said “thank you”, and then added, “but, I won’t say no to good luck!” Although I appreciated the complete vote of confidence, I do think that good luck has it’s place. But it’s more nuanced … Read more
Challenges come up every day. Even easy stuff. Today, we had a customer request to put two electronic components into one enclosure. For context this is extremely unusual and to my knowledge, never been done before. But instead of just answering the email myself, I took the opportunity to give my back up colleague a … Read more
Today, I made a tough choice. I decided to drop out of my White Paper Mentorship Class. The assignment is due tomorrow at noon and I had taken the day off from work to write. But I had not found what I wanted to find in the research over the last few weeks. I did … Read more
Over the summer we were on our annual vacation with the family at the beach. During the watching of the movie Bullitt, my 20 yr old nephew leaned over and asked a simple question, “I got a hundred bucks, what stock should I invest in?” He had his brokerage account app open on his phone … Read more
Seneca says “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”. Most of the time when we use the word luck to describe another’s good fortune, it is what Seneca is talking about. She’s lucky to have gotten the offer for a promotion. Not luck, she’s been demonstrating her skills to her company for years. He’s … Read more