{"id":38591,"date":"2014-08-15T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T19:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=38591"},"modified":"2014-08-15T16:41:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T20:41:52","slug":"be-careful-what-you-wish-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/be-careful-what-you-wish-for","title":{"rendered":"Be Careful What You Wish For"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever I\u2019m considering working with someone, I always ask a series of questions. One of the questions I ask is \u201cWhy are you trading?\u201d<\/p>\n

I bet it wouldn\u2019t shock you to find out the number one answer is \u201cI want to make more money!\u201d which is the wrong reason by the way but I accept it and continue on.<\/p>\n

My follow up question is \u201cWhy do you want to make more money?\u201d<\/p>\n

There are often multiple responses to this one but after further questioning , for most people, it boils down to two things, \u201cI want money because it will make me happier\u201d and\/or \u201cI want money because it will make me secure\u201d . Again, both poor reasons for wanting money and this is why.<\/p>\n

Money and the things money can buy, do not make people happy long term. Yes, getting an increase in income, having more stuff and seeing more money in your bank account may feel good temporarily but before you know it you\u2019ll be back to your old self, only more so. Therefore if you were unhappy and insecure before, you\u2019ll end up even unhappier and more insecure after your \u201csuccess\u201d.<\/p>\n

Nowhere is this more evident than with the very rich and seemingly very successful people who are so unhappy and so insecure that they literally kill themselves. Most recently Robin Williams RIP \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

You see money is not a happiness generator, it is an amplifier. Money (and fame) will take whatever unhappiness and insecurities have and amplify them. When you trade \u201cfor the money\u201d, it\u2019s like a drug. You make money and you\u2019re feeling great temporarily but as soon as the newness wears off you feel worse. So you think you need more money. And the more money you get, the worse you feel and the worse you feel, the more think you need it. I\u2019ve seen \u201cfinancial success\u201d ruin more lives than I care to think about. It\u2019s really an awful cycle.<\/p>\n

So what do we do? We must now realize that both happiness and security do not come from money, they come from within.<\/p>\n

We must learn how to be happy and secure where we are, right now. And then follow through with the decision to be happy and secure in order to allow the great amplifier of money to amplify our happiness and security rather than our unhappiness and insecurities.<\/p>\n

If we wish to improve our income, we must realize that money is a byproduct from doing something we love not something that should be sought after directly. Therefore IF trading is something you love then go for it, because you love it, and realize the money will eventually follow. This is the reason to trade and this is the path to being a happy and secure, successful trader.<\/p>\n

For more information on becoming a happy and secure, successful trader, visit www.lockeinyoursuccess.com<\/p>\n

John Locke
\nRisk Disclosure<\/a><\/p>\n

No relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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