Trading is hard.
I watched a video by Dan Koe about self-discipline. One thing he said that stuck with me is that self-discipline is not supposed to be forced. It should feel like you are accountable to it because you know why you are doing it.
The thing is, I don’t feel accountable to trading. I have plenty of reasons why I want to trade, but it still feels forced.
The sole purpose of trading, in general, is to make money, and that’s it.
The thing for me is I never needed money because I live with my parents. They pay for the expensive stuff in the house; I just pay for my food, and I do use my dad’s card (which I’m not proud of).
I’m saying this because I never actually needed money, or I just never had the interest in it compared to my friends. They are ambitious when it comes to money, but I never felt like that.
My guess is because I never actually struggled financially. I always had my family there to support me if I needed help.
The truth is I will never, ever feel the need for money until I struggle. If I want to feel the need to make money, I need to put myself in a position where I am not reliant on anyone, and I am on my own.
And that is one important reason why I am going to be moving soon.
Sometimes you have to put yourself in uncomfortable and hard positions that will only push you.