Quote from optioncoach:
Your image is more important now more than ever as your trading is all but gone. I am being very honest with you as some who has written a book. You get a pop and it dies down cause someone else is writing a book too.
Claiming that being arrogant and cocky is good TV leads me to ask you one question. Where are all those people from the Real World episodes? Why do you think so many come back for The Gauntlet fighting over money, cause the gravy train stopped.
Print out this post and read it again in 3 years and you will see I gave you honest advice without flaming you. Fame cares nothing for you and neither does entertainment people, they want ratings and money and as soon as your hypoe dies down and people see the recent trading returns they will turn away.
Either look to lengthen your career or milk it now as the cow will die in 3 years. Not being harsh but it is the truth.
Excellent summation, and while somewhat misguided, it's the first quality post in quite a while. I've researched this new industry I'm moving into in depth and believe I will differ in the following way:
1. I do not intend to make my living off giving individual picks--I've made my money from playing patterns! Right now, I'll conform for exposure sake, but i plan on introducing an entirely new breed of financial journalism, one that is much mainstream-friendly/honest/realistic.
2. The people in other reality shows were all normal people who had normal professions, trading is different in that they've been led to believe it's risky/dangerous/not to be touched. I'm young enough, have enough of a big mouth and have a unique enough story to be bridge the gap between the realities of trading versus what people have been led to believe.
3. I trade penny stocks and as misunderstood as trading is, penny stocks are even worse. Probly because most people are incredibly corrupt/manipulative. Again, I am to make the general public aware of all the risks and rewards, as my story exemplifies.
4. My book has been compared to the classics like Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and How I Made $2 million in the Stock Market dozens of times now and if, by chance, these comparisons turn out to be true, my decision to self-publish will support me for the rest of my life. Obviously, the chances are slim, but its still a possibility.
5. I've already started writing my second book "An American Self-Publisher"--I've had some crazy, crazy experiences are already, namely chatting up Steve Forbes for an hour before we went on FOX (crazy, crazy discussion)
So print this post and let's see how I do!
