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Perhaps, begin again.
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Let me be blunt as well: I have been doing this for years and it changed my life forever in a sense that my family will never have to worry about money and talking generations here... and it cost me almost nothing, but time to develop...
I feel if you want to participate in this community you should have the courtesy to add a disclaimer to your comment that you run a trading school (the link in your profile) when you make comments like this. Also, to me personally, it seems like you're kind of making up what you just said (to get people to go to your trading school). Can you post some proof that your family is set for "generations"? (For example can…
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Let me be blunt as well: I have been doing this for years and it changed my life forever in a sense that my family will never have to worry about money and talking generations here... and it cost me almost nothing, but time to develop...
The typical investor cannot get above average results - the market as a whole is the sum total of everyone trying to beat the market. People aren't as special as they think they are. Investment strategies are littered with the ruined portfolios of folks trying to "beat the market".
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^This. Working at a big company is about 10% as hard as working at a startup as a founder (maybe less). HR people love applicants with an "entrepreneurial spirit", and founders are often great product managers at big companies. Give yourself 18 months to do a great job in that role, and spend 25% of your personal time looking for problems within that type of company that could be solved with technology. Build a proto…
> HR people love applications with an "entrepreneurial spirit" This has been the exact opposite of my experience. I think HR is more likely to say "reject immediately, not an exact fit for the job we are looking for and anyway he or she will probably leave to start another startup soon"
Well, my latest startup failure left me with around $50k personal debt, some legal pursuits, expired residence visa in the country I lived in, and a 3 months old baby daughter to care and provide for. And right, no job and no upcoming interviews. I am sorry for a probably uninvited comparison — I am not implying that my situation is harder, and I know that burnout is a serious shit. It takes months to recover. Some t…
(2) is very important advice. Don't worry about the big picture. Every day, find yourself some wins and celebrate them. Maybe it's something as small as brushing your teeth. Dental hygene rocks -- go you! Or leaving the house and going to Starbucks, even if only to browse Reddit. Hey, getting out that door can be a big challenge. Maybe it's going for a run or a hike. You totally owned that half-mile. Whatever it is,…
There is a possibility that the real problem is that you are suffering from serious anxiety or depression. When you are in that state, it is impossible to objectively analyze your situation. It is also impossible to reason your way into calculating the best next step.
Solutions run the gamut from learning mindfulness to seeing a psychiatrist.
In my experience, once those tools give you clarity, you free yourself from the immense amounts of unhelpful internal dialogue your own mind can generate. THEN you are in a much better place to assess your situation and make appropriate decisions.
As an arm-chair amateur counselor, the way to write and talk about yourself makes me suspect you've slid way down the 'depression funnel.' Getting out of that requires deliberate and determined work on your part. The other life stuff (job, etc) must be put to the side for a while. Get yourself sorted, then you'll be able to handle the life stuff.
(I say all this from experience, having suffered regular bouts of depression and anxiety for a long time (much of that time, unfortunately, was un-diagnosed!))
After about nine months I was hired as a senior VP in a mid-sized public corp and spent almost a year there. I hated it. I came out of that place determined to get back to doing the sort of software engineering work I knew I was suited for and could make a decent living at. I sharpened my skills. I wrote some side projects. I focused on small startups and consultancies, and over a period of about five years rebuilt myself a career doing what I love. I probably won't ever do another startup at this point, but I consider myself fortunate to have found my niche.
Or, B: Nomad for awhile.