But how much do you need? How much have you got? What are your trading capabilities? Is it worth it? What are you really achieving?
For 99.99% on here, on t2w, it's all false, it's not worth the hassle, it's just a dream, and more of an obstacle that will never be overcome than anything.
Look at Trader Dante for f*ck sake, well respected on here, more diamonds than the queens tiara, but his prop firm give him a phone to put his orders through......so where does that leave the newbies?
Trading isn't glamorous, it's just something else that earns you money, the same as any old job, we are all slaves to money.
Good trading.
Trading for me has never been about glamour. It is about freedom and challenge:
1. I care about the markets. I find it interesting and challenging. I am motivated to wake up every morning and look for trading opportunities, whereas I woke up in a constant state of depression in a 9-5. I am learning so much day by day, week by week and I am enjoying the process.
2. I answer to no-one, I work for no-one. Being my own boss is a tremendous feeling as is not being surrounded by people who hate their 9-5 jobs and being unduly influenced by their misery. I am sick of all the doubting Thomas' who are unhappy with their lives but don't have the guts to do something about it. Instead they would rather bring everyone else down to their level to make themselves feel better. They serve as my motivation.
3. I don't give a f*** about the money. The overwhelming majority of people have been conditioned to be attached to money, this is reinforced in their day jobs, making it a difficult barrier to becoming a trader. For me, money is simply a tool and a by product of trading well. I really care about trading well.
4. I have said it before - I still have a long way to go on my journey to becoming a trader. I am NOT consistently profitable but I do NOT fear failure. If you want to succeed you need to be prepared to fail over and over again until you learn, improve and achieve your goals or you decide to pursue other goals.
5. For me, the trading obstacle is myself. Mastery of myself is one of my life objectives and this is what I want to achieve.
6. I hit a barrier a month ago and realized that I needed help to overcome it. I have been given the opportunity to learn from 2 professional traders and have jumped at the chance. I would recommend all newbies (like me) who are serious about trading seek a mentor. I can safely say that one of the pro's is definitely NOT a slave to money.
7. I am going on record to say that in 1 year's time I will have made huge progress to becoming a consistently profitable trader.
I respect Timsk's honesty and his contribution to T2W and wish him all the best in whatever he chooses to do in the future.