Quote from lescor:
You can't teach passion. Period. I have people approach me all the time wanting to 'get into trading'. I always tell them the same thing, that trading is not a career where you take a course, learn it then start working. It's not like being a plumber or engineer or mechanic. I tell them it's more like being a musician or artist.
I have to agree with Lescor and disagree with LeeD. I am an artist and the very successful ones at the top of my field work 18 hours a day and have a beeper on. They started out very young but today, provide the top quality of art that there is. They do live and breathe the job.
With respect to trading, I am dedicated and keep journals but people who work in a trading environment every day, surrounded by harsh and/or helpful mentors are lucky in that they are not alone, on their own, in trading.
