The Weekend Trader - "Guest" Poster

I've said before that some of the greatest insight on this site is provided by traders and other onlookers subsequently commenting in response to my initial post, and I continue to encourage readers to scroll back through recent posts to catch some of the dialogue.

In today's case, I'll let James' comment to yesterday's "Life After 40" post serve as some final weekend inspirational thoughts.

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Don,

I’m 61, so I’m on the back nine of life approaching, let’s say, the eleventh green. My front nine was pretty good, but if I’m going to keep it together coming in, I’ve got to pay attention to what’s working for me now. The odds are this will be different from what was working for me going out.

First, know the difference between what’s important and what is not. Then don’t waste time on the latter. After all, we’re not as fresh as we were earlier in the game and our resources are more limited to cope with its ongoing challenges.

Second, if you hit it into the tall grass and have to improvise to get back into play, remember what you did to recover and do it again. Then do it again and again until maybe you’re confident enough to try something new for the fun of it. Remember, though, the game is ending, not beginning, so never lose sight of the simple shots, the ones saving you to begin with.

Third, accept the fact you don’t have the same skills you used to. For sure you can’t hit the ball as far. But you still can be terrific around the greens. KISS. It’s a whole different game when you’re playing off the short grass not swinging for the bleachers hitting it out all the time. You might even win net.

That’s how it is at my stage, still interested and still playing within my abilities as I head for the clubhouse, the big trading room in the sky.

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Well said.

Enjoy a restful Sunday.