“Don’t make excuses. Make things happen. Make changes. Then make history.”
Recently I came to a point in my life, more specifically my career, where some big changes need to be made. I was ‘t happy in my current position for many reasons – not agreeing with management, burned out with too much work and most importantly, wanting to do something completely different.
Over the last 5 years I had worked as a web developer for a group of radio stations. I started out as a graphics and content guy, creating images for promotion and adding contests to the websites. I was then promoted to assistant manager of our digital products and finally the head manager of the digital department. My last promotion came with a lot of responsibility and a really big raise, which made the decision even harder. In the end though it came down to timing and what I really wanted to do.
I have been trading the stock market for approximately the last 3 years and instantly realized it was a perfect opportunity. Up until now, I have traded as much as possible around my work, but working an 8-5 job it’s very hard to day trade. So my decision was to continue to work a job I no longer enjoyed, but be safe and make more money than I ever have before; or take a big risk, make some big changes and go for what I ultimately want to do.
As you probably already guessed, I decided it was finally time to make some big moves and go for what I truly wanted to do with my life! My first step was to find a 2nd shift job so I could focus on trading during the day. Everything seemed to fall in to place as I got a call back on the first job I applied for that would fit my new plan. After a few interviews, I got the job and everything was set. I then left my job, only months after a promotion and making nearly $40k/year for a job that pays slightly less. It might not sound like a smart decision, but in the big picture, it’s something I had to do.
I am 1 week in to the new job and have been in training hours during the day, so I have not started my plan just yet. This week I will be on hours of 12-8PM, so I am going to trade the morning session with paper money to get back in to the routine. Finally, next week I am hoping I will be on my 2:45-11:15pm shift which will allow me to trade nearly the whole market day.
The Goal: Be a full time trader by the end of the year 12/31/2012.
