| I was devastated! | | | | carefully cut along the line that I had |
| | | | marked on the wood. |
| I just couldn't believe it. I was 10 years | | | | |
| old and my dreams were shattered. I never | | | | But it was still crooked! |
| wanted to look at another model airplane | | | | |
| again! | | | | I tried once more and then I gave up. And I |
| | | | never made a model airplane again! |
| But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me | | | | |
| start at the beginning. | | | | You see I wanted my first model plane to be |
| | | | perfect. But I realized that I couldn't |
| When I was about 8 years old my older brother | | | | achieve that. And so I gave up. |
| got interested in model airplanes. He had | | | | |
| one that was connected to a control handle by | | | | Years later I can still remember the |
| fine wires. It flew around in circles whilst | | | | frustration and disappointment that I felt at |
| he stood in the middle controlling it. | | | | that moment. |
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| [This was just before radio-controlled planes | | | | Now what is the point of my telling you about |
| became popular -that's showing my age!] | | | | my childhood traumas? |
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| And occasionally he would let me fly it. | | | | Novice traders often fall into the trap of |
| | | | wanting everything to be perfect before they |
| The first time I flew his plane I was hooked! | | | | place a trade. They want all their |
| | | | indicators to line up and they demand a |
| I can still smell the fuel and hear the high | | | | perfect candlestick setup pattern. |
| pitched wine of the engine as I caused it to | | | | |
| rise and dip as this fast moving object tried | | | | Perfectionism has no place in the stock |
| to pull my arm off! | | | | market. |
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| I wanted one for myself. But I guess my | | | | Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't try |
| parents thought I was too young. So it was | | | | and be the best trader you can be. |
| some time later and after saving my pocket | | | | |
| money for what seemed an eternity that I | | | | But accept that you will never know all there |
| finally got to buy my own model aircraft kit. | | | | is to know. And that you will have to make |
| | | | your trading decisions based on imperfect |
| I can remember going into the hobby shop and | | | | information. |
| choosing which one to buy. And then rushing | | | | |
| home to get started on putting it together. | | | | And despite that realize that you don't need |
| | | | to be perfect to be successful. |
| I was so excited as I opened the box. And I | | | | |
| got all the balsa wood and other materials | | | | Misguided perfectionism robbed me of pleasure |
| out on the kitchen table and studied the | | | | as a 10 year old. Don't let it rob you of |
| plans. | | | | trading success. |
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| The first task was to cut the sides of the | | | | The above comments are offered for |
| body of the plane out of balsa wood. It was | | | | educational purposes only. We are not |
| a big plane and so the body was quite long. | | | | providing you with financial advice. We are |
| | | | simply sharing with you what has and hasn't |
| The first time I did this I was doing it | | | | worked for us personally. If you wish to |
| freehand. | | | | trade or invest in the stock market you |
| | | | should obtain advice from a registered |
| So I borrowed my Dad's big metal ruler. And I | | | | licensed advisor. |