going from office to trading at home
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not much to contribute here but I will give some pointers:
1. join a gym and go there regularly if you are not doing it already
2. join some community work - will help social life
3. Don't get too involved in household matters - as it might lead to friction with wife/kids - remember, along with you, they are also going to make a transition of having to spend 24 hrs with you instead of maybe 14 hrs earlier! Its a good idea to continue giving them their space and freedom that they are accustomed to.
Good Luck.
If I may ask the reason, why did you decide to switch to a home based trader instead of going to office. I assume you have been successful every year in making a respectable PL because you have been trading for many years as your income.
1. join a gym and go there regularly if you are not doing it already
2. join some community work - will help social life
3. Don't get too involved in household matters - as it might lead to friction with wife/kids - remember, along with you, they are also going to make a transition of having to spend 24 hrs with you instead of maybe 14 hrs earlier! Its a good idea to continue giving them their space and freedom that they are accustomed to.
Good Luck.
If I may ask the reason, why did you decide to switch to a home based trader instead of going to office. I assume you have been successful every year in making a respectable PL because you have been trading for many years as your income.
Well it kind of depends how much of an introvert/extrovert you are, but firstly, get a big dog and walk him twice a day (once around lunch and after dinner - also good for you as well).
Make plans to have lunch with friends twice a week (works good if you have alot of self employed friends).
Have a boys night with the guys once a week (midweek).
Go out with your wife/gf every Friday or Saturday.
If you still have some excess time left over and feel bored/unfulfilled, have kids and this question will never come up again !!!!!!!!
Rinse and repeat.
Make plans to have lunch with friends twice a week (works good if you have alot of self employed friends).
Have a boys night with the guys once a week (midweek).
Go out with your wife/gf every Friday or Saturday.
If you still have some excess time left over and feel bored/unfulfilled, have kids and this question will never come up again !!!!!!!!
Rinse and repeat.
I don't know if you trade from home or not, but the fact is trading solely from home changes your life in a big way.
IMO, it effects one's social circle. In an office environment as a trader, one gets all the autonomy he/she wants plus the colleagues to talk to. Trading at home can become very boring and a solitary affair. If one is making more than 200k per year and is active, maybe trading at home is not so bad because one will be able to afford a lot of vacations/golf/social stuff outside, otherwise being alone at home might turn out to be not such a great experience as one hopes it to be. My 2 cents.
When I used to work from home, there was only one other individual to engage with during the day...the fridge. And he was a bad influence. Watch out!
Took me nearly 6 months to drop the weight and get the blood sugars back in line. Having worked from home for over 8 years, I'm out now and never going back.