He Thought He Could Control His Emotions | STR 213

Published: April 15, 2019, 5 p.m.

The first thing I did after recording this episode was run and tell my wife about it. Listen, we\u2019ve had some great stories of people \u201cdoing what it takes\u201d to take control of their life and situation, but I\u2019m pretty sure Zach takes the prize. He has and continues to go to extremes in order to take destiny into his own hands and create the life for his family and himself. I won\u2019t go any further than throwing out there\u2026 the next time you think, \u201cCan I do it?\u201d\u2026 think of Zach! There are also lots of great nuggets of wisdom in regards to just how tricky the human mind can be with emotions. You can be extremely confident that you will be able to control them, but\u2026 well\u2026 you\u2019ll see what I mean. Let\u2019s get to it! Notes: Today we talk to community member Zaher who goes by Zach in the community. Currently, his wife and children are located elsewhere and he wanted to find a good job to support himself and his family with the intention of being able to go back home to them. After funding a small binary options account, Zach started making some decent gains following someone else's instructions. He is the type of person who wants to learn instead of following blindly. It soon became clear that this particular broker/educator was all a scam. Eventually, Zach realized he needed to fund a brokerage in Canada and found a discount broker. While he deals with other people\u2019s problems and emotions daily for his day job, he thought he was the master of his emotions. This was until he finally put his hard earned money on the line day trading. He got caught immediately buying tops and selling bottoms. Zach realized that he needed a mentor after a little while of losing money. Even regardless of all the books he consumed, it was unable to help him handle the real-life stresses trading involves. After emailing 3 different trading educators, Zach ultimately decided to start taking courses here at Claytrader.com. While Zach would fly through the books earlier in his journey, he has now recognized the fact that it\u2019s not a matter of racing to the end. Regarding the courses, he is taking his time one course at a time and rewatching material that he has trouble grasping. He understands this is not a get rich quick scheme and takes time and effort to succeed. Quotes: I\u2019m not the type of person who likes to follow anybody. I just really want to learn. I went and searched for every book that had to do with trading\u2026 and I bought them all. I\u2019ve always thought I was a person who could control my feelings. That was until my first-day trade. 80% of my trades I\u2019m reading it right but it\u2019s so volatile it shakes me out right away. Then I re-enter and it shakes me out again. You helped me change. You helped me to think about things differently. I want to commit to being a really good student and I want to live with my kids. It\u2019s been 6 years and they are growing up without me.