Losing All Your Possesions

[Cheese]

Quote from coolweb:

geezus

talk about elitetrader being a crowd of misfits and losers of society.


you are who you hang out with.

It is true that you are who you want to be. I can hang out in an obscure bar or I can cloister only with power people and the upper echelon. One key to all socialising is the same - the ability to listen with a genuine interest in, to whomever you are talking. You are always learning if you are listening rather than shooting off at the mouth yourself. Equally I like my own company and regenerate myself in time to myself in my own space.

For success or super success you have to be a problem solver with a very keen sense of competitiveness and rivalry which underpin an ambitious nature. Many people think they are ambitious when all they are is mostly idle dreamers who are not honing their mental preparedness and energies with continuous application, dedication and experience.

It is also true that there is a large contingent at ET of those who are going nowhere, it seems. This is shown in a collection of attitudes and dispositions which embrace the repeat process of failure and disappointment, again it seems, willingly.

 

[Compulsive]

I can share with you this from my own experience....there is NO value in the material possession, your cars, your money, your job, your food, even your health. Don't get me wrong, we need all those things to survive, food, shelter and etc, but as you have posted all these things that we have in this earth can be taken away from you.

Whether it takes a second or a lifetime....however there is one thing that can NEVER be taken away from you. Once you realize this and accept this you will start seeing things differently and you will accomplish bigger things that you have ever dream off.

What am I talking about....the Love of God. Criticize me, mock me, laugh at me, do what you want. When man knows all truth, man will be God for he will have arrived at the same position as God and there no longer will be problems or searching for everything will be known and apparent.

 

[AMT4SWA]

Quote from Compulsive:

I can share with you this from my own experience....there is NO value in the material possession, your cars, your money, your job, your food, even your health. Don't get me wrong, we need all those things to survive, food, shelter and etc, but as you have posted all these things that we have in this earth can be taken away from you.

Whether it takes a second or a lifetime....however there is one thing that can NEVER be taken away from you. Once you realize this and accept this you will start seeing things differently and you will accomplish bigger things that you have ever dream off.

What am I talking about....the Love of God. Criticize me, mock me, laugh at me, do what you want. When man knows all truth, man will be God for he will have arrived at the same position as God and there no longer will be problems or searching for everything will be known and apparent.

Amen!

 

[daybyday]

There is a great scene in the movie The Natural with Robert Redford and Glenn Close.
Glenn Close tells Redford "I think we all have two lives... the life we LEARN with and then the life we LIVE afterwards."

Something like that.

I also agree with the posters who commented on who we associate with. That is very important, in my opinion.

And a real, good friend is a treasure.

Trust your best instincts and keep it positive.

Good luck to you and pray for wisdom.

 

[Port1385]

How did it feel to work at Enron and was it worth it?

Quote from antincedo:

previously in life i had an experience such as this and now i am touching on it again in the understanding of fear and the direct affect it has on ones trading

about 5 years ago i lost everything that i had built myself up on... everything that validated my existence, car, place to live, friends, g/f... everything and actually spent some time in jail. this was in incredible experience for me as i realized after being stripped of all my possessions i was able to actually focus on myself and what was really important. there isn't much left to fear when you're worse fears become your reality.

have any of you 'lost it all' and totally broke down to realize that all you had built your life on was meaningless? and if so how did it affect your perception of loss and your performance as a trader?

 

[killthesunshine]

Quote from antincedo:

previously in life i had an experience such as this and now i am touching on it again in the understanding of fear and the direct affect it has on ones trading

about 5 years ago i lost everything that i had built myself up on... everything that validated my existence, car, place to live, friends, g/f... everything and actually spent some time in jail. this was in incredible experience for me as i realized after being stripped of all my possessions i was able to actually focus on myself and what was really important. there isn't much left to fear when you're worse fears become your reality.

have any of you 'lost it all' and totally broke down to realize that all you had built your life on was meaningless? and if so how did it affect your perception of loss and your performance as a trader?

how did you allow something this severe to happen?

 

[coolweb]

Quote from Compulsive:



What am I talking about....the Love of God. Criticize me, mock me, laugh at me, do what you want. When man knows all truth, man will be God for he will have arrived at the same position as God and there no longer will be problems or searching for everything will be known and apparent.

Love of god?
He sure ain't paying your rent dood
Your rent might not matter if you are living alone.

If you have a family and they are on the streets begging for food, while your wife is whoring herself out
Well, Love of god ain't goign to help that situation either.


a gold bar hidden in your back pocket might help though

 

[antincedo]

Quote from killthesunshine:

how did you allow something this severe to happen?

there's a really long answer for that short question but i'll try to give you the abstract. i was very young and was dealing with a life that was issued to me that was very destructive. somewhat a product of my environment, my ambition and lack of positive perception lead me to do what ever i felt was necessary to be 'successful' or at least to fulfill what my perception of success was. until reality hit and i self-destructed and it changed my life.

 

[Port1385]

This doesnt sound like you are accepting responsibility for your actions. Why not just say you stole something or you hit someone, you were wrong, you feel sorry over the whole thing and you paid the price?

Why is being born into a bad situation a good excuse? You are judged by how you managed the situation. You didnt manage the situation properly and ended up in jail. Dont make excuses, simply accept responsibility for your negative actions and move on.

Quote from antincedo:

there's a really long answer for that short question but i'll try to give you the abstract. i was very young and was dealing with a life that was issued to me that was very destructive. somewhat a product of my environment, my ambition and lack of positive perception lead me to do what ever i felt was necessary to be 'successful' or at least to fulfill what my perception of success was. until reality hit and i self-destructed and it changed my life.

 

[antincedo]

Quote from Port1385:

This doesnt sound like you are accepting responsibility for your actions. Why not just say you stole something or you hit someone, you were wrong, you feel sorry over the whole thing and you paid the price?

Why is being born into a bad situation a good excuse? You are judged by how you managed the situation. You didnt manage the situation properly and ended up in jail. Dont make excuses, simply accept responsibility for your negative actions and move on.

well i didnt intend to sound as if i hadn't accepted responsibility as i completely and utterly have. it's my greater understanding of the situation that has allowed me to move on. i'll be the first to say I SCREWED UP BAD!!! but i learned much from it and honestly wouldn't have it any other way. very happy with who i am today.