Thread: Accountability - Staying on Track with a Goal

In my opinion (because that’s all my post really is)….you haven’t HAD to jump in. Let me clarify: I took Spanish for years (YEARS!!) and was so-so in the language. Then I spent one month in Mexico and I HAD to speak it. I learned more Spanish that one month than I did in all my classes because I didn’t really have any other choice.
You can be picky right now, and you know it; hence, there’s no real ‘need’ to start pounding the pavement as a stock trader.
Actions speak louder…and saying you want to do it but allowing yourself to be distracted is telling me there’s something else to the story. Either it’s because you’re feet aren’t to the fire, or perhaps you are watching stock traders getting hammered in the market right now and there’s a little voice in your head that thinks ‘this could be a disaster” and you don’t want to risk any failure?
You won’t fail if you don’t do it…and that’s the safe way to go. Talking about it is so much easier (and successful-sounding) than doing it and dealing with the true grit of it all.

Originally Posted by Jonleehacker

I've blocked off from Jan. 1 to May 1 to focus on nothing else.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ATTENDING B&P.... right?

Originally Posted by Jonleehacker

One idea is to try and get other people to hold me accountable. Maybe forming an accountability group or by posting progress publicly on my blog.

Your blog sounds like a good alternative... or here, create a 'progress thread' and go for it.

I know many people here would love to hear progress from an expert like you.

Originally Posted by andviv

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ATTENDING B&P.... right?

Actually my need to focus was why I didn't sign up this year. If things are going will, maybe I'll crash it last minute

Originally Posted by andviv

Your blog sounds like a good alternative... or here, create a 'progress thread' and go for it.

I know many people here would love to hear progress from an expert like you.

Thanks, I think the public accountability idea is taking root in me. I'll probably do it on my blog (MJ's commandment of control) and post summaries on here.