This year I will do the following:
Goal 1. Be a better father and husband.
How: Learn to separate things better. Be home when at home, be at work while at work..Manage time better. Listen better to my wife and kids. Read between lines. Schedule time to do things with kids and date nights etc with wife. Everything I do is for them really, and ironically I have spent more time on other things than with them.
Goal 2. Learn small-cap stock day-trading and become profitable enough to quit my job by end of year. End game is to at least replace my job income (hopefully more) and only spend 2 hours a day in the am trading. Ive tried to start a biz and its just too much with a full-time job and family..If I can get my full time job out of the way, I can devote the time needed to start a biz. End game is to at least replace my job income (hopefully more) and only spend 2 hours a day in the am trading, which frees up enough time to start a business, while paying the bills and getting that stress under control. I know this is possible because I see others doing it, and I know people personally that do it. About a 10% success rate, so my efforts will need to be extraordinary.
How: I'm in a class being educated by a super successful day trader (no, not Tim Sykes). I've identified the areas where the 90% go wrong, and will focus on mastering those massively. I hope to short cut the learning curve significantly as a result. Will trade in sim until consistently profitable for min of 30 days before real $ trading. Ramp up slowly with real $ from there. To make the sim more like real $ so I take it seriously, I've have attached some powerful Whys. Like I will absolutely not get to trade w real $ until I prove I can do this in the sim. If I can't do it in the sim, I surely can't do with real $. The ability to make a full-time location independant living w 2 hours a day is just too appealing to me. I also believe it suits my personality and abilities. Time will tell.
Goal 3. Put on 15 lbs of muscle, with little to no fat. A tall order at 42 years of age..
How: I've talked with Stan Efferding, who is an absolute genius in this area. (He's also a successful entrepreneur). He has provided priceless info and suggestions, all for free..Going to buy his book to thank him (he wouldn't accept any $). I've already gotten the blood test and started to optimize my hormones. I've changed my diet per his recommendations and have already seen improvements. Will do blood re-test soon and adjust from there. Hormonal environment has to be on point to achieve big muscle gains. May need testosterone therapy to achieve those kinds of gains..my current levels are normal-high but will likely need to go higher to achieve 15lbs.
That's it for this year. I wanted to keep things sort of manageable and realistic, while pushing the envelope at the same time. For all goals, I will deploy the relentless persistence approach. Constantly attacking from all sides and new angles, and intelligently adjusting until desired results are achieved. Also, Ive adjusted my morning affirmations to reflect these big 3 goals. This will keep things fresh and keep me focused daily.
