Dedication, Sacrifice, Hard Work

Over the past two nights it was my pleasure to watch documentaries on some of the world's best motorcycle racers.  It was a purposeful endeavor in an effort to learn and be encouraged by what it took these guys.  Work is being laid down for an expansion of my trading operation right now. Encouragement from stories like these is just what the doctor ordered.  It's unbelievable the amount of work, the time, the sacrifices, the 2nd and 3rd jobs, and support from family and friends it took to get these guys to their lucrative contracts and seemingly superhero like status.  


I have ridden motorcycles off and on most of my life, racing them at one point.  Participation and competition in other similar sports has also marked other significant periods of my life.  It seems to me that what it takes to have success in trading is very similar to what it takes to have success in these sports. The documentaries further confirmed that. Encouraging.  


My father was the first one to expose me to trading (he liked options, I like futures).  He was also the first one to expose me to all these sports including -motorcycle racing, water-skiing (and barefoot water-skiing), and snow-skiing.  Dad has since passed, but we talked about these things a lot and I made sure to thank him for the exposure.  He was also always encouraging, telling me to go for things that others warned against.  Watching the story of racer Troy Bayliss reminded me of all of this.


What's the moral?  If you really want to do something, realize there is no easy path.  It just looks easy until you know the whole story.  So you want to trade?  Roll up your sleeves and get ready to sacrifice, put in hard work, and commit lots of dedication for what you want.  It's not easy. You should probably turn off the TV.  I threw mine out something like six years ago.  Oh, and there is probably no way to do it alone without some type of encouragement and support from family and friends. Thank the ones that encourage you. Stay away from the ones who tell you you can't do it.  There are a million miserable nay-sayers for every one person who decides to get in the ring.