I am in the process of becoming a profitable day trader.
After coming back home from Virginia, where I visited my sister for four months, I started making progress in trading. Before visiting my sister, I hadn’t made any real profits, but after returning, I was excited to see my work beginning to pay off.
I was on a good run, but soon after a couple of losses that wiped out all my profits, all I could say was, ‘Damn.’
Gladly, I made back my losses and made even more. I was doing well for a few days until, once again, a series of losses wiped out my profits—this time even more significantly—and again, all I could say was, ‘Damn.’
This isn’t a story of a trader losing all their money, but the losses were enough to make me stop trading for a bit. I decided to take the remaining week off, but it actually ended up lasting a full month.
During the break, I decided to build a blog and social media accounts to document my journey to becoming a profitable day trader. I also spent a lot of time thinking to gather more ideas.
I had the idea to document not only my day trading journey but also my path to master various skills such as playing instruments, cooking, rock climbing, learning languages, etc., because I wanted to pursue a broader objective.
However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that some of these skills, might not be useful for me or others in the long run. They are just cool to know, but that’s all.
I wanted to focus on something more meaningful. The one thing that came to mind was happiness because if the end goal isn’t that, what is? You could say peace or life satisfaction, but I see those as components of it.
I didn’t fully understand the importance of happiness until I noticed how much it worries me to see unhappy people. I wish people to be happy with themselves and their lives.
I don’t know the exact reasons why I thought about happiness, but one thing I do know is that I want to help people. I believe there are things I see that others don’t, and I hope that one day I can open their eyes to what they have been missing.
I know this might sound cliché, but I want to help make the world a little happier. I believe this could potentially be my purpose. I say ‘potentially’ because it feels like I stumbled upon this idea unintentionally, and I need more time to think it over. If I feel the same way a year from now, then maybe it is my purpose. Who knows? That’s why I want to sit on this idea for a while.
Would all of this have happened if I hadn’t experienced those series of losses and decided to take a break? Honestly, I don’t know, but I’m glad it did.
Quick Recap of What Happened During the Break
At first, I wanted to share my journey of becoming a successful day trader through this blog and social media. But then I thought, why not aim for something bigger? So, instead of just focusing on trading, I wanted to master various skills. However, I realized that some skills might not be as helpful to others. That’s when I started thinking about what really matters to me and those around me—happiness. So now, I’m documenting my journey towards finding true long-term happiness, not just temporary joy.