12/15/2022
I was hesitant to post this but it might help someone so its my damn duty. 😏
Anyhoo.... I've been lying. I've been lying to myself & to yall. For YEARS & YEARS I've been lying. It's time to come clean so here goes.
Over the years I told my story about how I became a Foreign Exchange trader. I talked openly about going to Cali, spending a bunch of bread & ending up sleeping in my car. I told you how I opted to stay in my car, deposit the money I had into a trading account instead of getting a hotel & giving in to my affinity for comfort.
So all of that... is 100% true. But I left out a few details about my life before all of that happened & I think sharing my truth will shed some light.
I was in deep turmoil inside. My friends & family thought I had it all together but to be honest I'm not sure how I was able to keep up the facade for so long. I suffered from major anxiety, especially around people. I never would've identified as socially awkward or having social anxiety. But people are unpredictable as hell & ion like det😫
but s**t.... I'm a public speaker & I've been in a sales capacity since I was 16 & although I appeared to make a success of everything I touched I would always eventually hit a wall. Then I'd get shiny object syndrome & move to the next big thing, accomplishment or calling 🙄 only to hit another wall. You wouldn't believe the relief I felt when the term "serial entrepreneur" became buzzy. That explained it! I was a serial entrepreneur! Or I was "multi passionate"! Sounded cool but none of that moved this fu***ng wall that always seemed to show up!😡
Long story longer: I suffered from social drain. Office politics, bosses & co workers caused SO MUCH anxiety & depression I HAD NO CHOICE BUT to be an entrepreneur. But THAT meant I had to be around people or be an extrovert to make money. TBH I prefer my own company😬
I don't like the idea of depending on others, I felt misunderstood a lot & I'm just not political enough to "network" 🤷🏾♀️
I had to find something that would allow me to use my analytical skills, avoid social drain, offer autonomy & something that wouldn't limit my money. So... I started trading to accommodate the fact that societal norms are based on the actions, thoughts & beliefs of hetero-normative, CIS-Het wyt males. This middle class lifestyle wasn't made for someone like me & at the time there were no "accommodations" in the workplace for me so I'd have to create my own.
Turns out I had the perfect aptitude to be an excellent forex trader. Now, I teach people just like me how to create a life that accommodates their personal strengths & passions while offering the potential for substantial, well above average income on their terms.
And THAT, friends is the real reason I chose Forex Trading.
