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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Day 35 to 36

I have made a odd realization. I know that smoking is bad for me, no brainer , but what I have just learn is quite an eye opener. I have tried to quit for what seems to be decades now and was successful once for a 2 year period smoke free  and I won't bother you with the reasons for the idiot choice for starting again some five years ago. I have however found by tracking my trades and trying to remember my mind set on the day that smoking effects my emotional response to money. Okay that seems weird. But on weeks I am smoking and more heavily I get angry and react to the market personally. On weeks I am light or smoke free I react much calmer and have a positive outlook and positive return on investment. I have now even an other reason to quit besides all the obvious in your face ones. So tomorrow I quit. One of the first things I did to change my outlook on the world and step towards my goals was to get up on days I am not working the graveyard shift and make my wife and daughter breakfast. It means our mornings are smoother and I can enjoy the family before the day starts. It was a direct response to my goal stated on the first day of the blog  to have a healthy breakfast ( okay not in the Caribbean yet) so my family can start each day ready for what ever challenges we might face. It has been great and we are all healthier because of it, plus it turns out I really like doing it. Now quiting smoking is an other tangible goal I thought unrelated to money ( okay they cost allot), which must happen it seems if I am going to be a successful currency trader. (for me anyhow smoking makes me closer to my anger).
I am not sure how rich I can get by this process but it has likely already added years to my life and my quality of life as benefited hugely. Not bad for only day 36, just not the things I thought they would be.  I want wealth but if I find happiness and better health on the way , so be it. I  guess all things are related.

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