I've been trading professionally for the last 5 years, I've had my ups and downs and my 10,000 hours.
I've experimented with different kinds of motivation and found that motivating myself by pulling myself towards a goal is usually the most effective. However, sometimes we all need a little push to wake up and get as Napoleon Hill coined, a burning desire.
I'm not targeting this at anyone, this is just a line of thinking I've used on myself to keep pushing when it was difficult to pick myself back up again…
…I'm a grown man, if I go to war and die no one's going to give a shit, no sympathy, no one cares about my success apart from me. If I want to master something then I have to do it myself. Not only that but people will actively be jealous of my success, ridicule my efforts, laugh at my setbacks and try to pull me down in order to make themselves feel better or confirm their worldview. Like crabs in a bucket.
Nobody is going to 'put me on the map' there are so many talented people in the world that are stuck doing mediocre jobs waiting to be 'put on' by someone else, you need to take action and think for yourself. Talent means very little, in some cases talent even hurts people as they relax in early life only to see others with more persistence and determination speed past them. As soon as a set-back occurs they have no idea how to handle it, it's almost a curse. It's all about determination and a relentless drive.
Magic pill thinking..
In trading its equivalent to someone wanting to be taught all the secrets, the magic pill that will get them into the land of riches. To learn some nonsense technical analysis so they'll never lose money again. Not going to happen, no one gives a shit about you, if you want something, pursue it. If you're not willing to take shit from other people, do endless repetitive tasks, make sacrifices to hone your craft, tear yourself down then build yourself back stronger.. just give up and slink back into mediocrity.
Pursuing any skill at the top of the game is incredibly hard work, either go at it 100% or pursue something else. Don't be like the average person when you get older, looking back at the good old days with cynical and bitter world views. Wake up! Don't slip into the zombie like consumer culture state that's so common in society.
So decide right now, are you willing to go down the narrow road with hyper-focus, face all kinds of setbacks have a relentless drive or would you rather sit at home watching reality TV, whining about how unfair life is?
Life on Steemit isn't quite as tough, nor should it be..
The way I see Steemit is similar to trading, except you're not trading 'things' you're trading ideas. It's not quite as brutal as trading in a zero sum game - but you have to put in the effort and hone your craft, looking to offer the most value you can.
There's a huge incentive to develop communities and help lift each other up, you just have to open yourself up to offering value. You're not alone, let's help grow the pie.
Influences
The Narrow Road - Felix Dennis
The Daily Trading Coach - Brett Steenbarger
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell