Yesterday was my second son, Valentino’s Birthday.
It was a fun day, special breakfast, it was his first day of school, he got to open presents, and we went to a special dinner. All the things we used to look forward to (sans school) on our birthdays.
At one point during dinner Lauren, my wife, made a tongue and cheek toast to herself for having him 10 years ago.
That got me thinking about the day Valentino was born…
We were on the lakefront at Northwestern Maternity, a view overlooking Lake Michigan. It was the Chicago Air and Water Show that weekend and we could see the Air Force Thunderbirds doing tricks and racing across the sky. Lauren brought her make up and hired a photographer to come take photos.
This one is my favorite:
They are now 10 (as of today) and almost 17.
I tell you this because when Mark was born it was nothing like that. Nice hospital… sure… but outside of that: no photographer, no make-up: just fear.
I had NO idea what I was doing. Lauren felt much the same. The entire process was scary to me.
I'd never seen a birth, was never a father, and never parented with someone else. I had NO idea how to properly be a supportive spouse to a 1st time mother with a newborn.
Holding him? Scary.
Watching him by myself? Scary.
Feeding him (on rare occasions)? Scary.
Washing him? Scary.
Basically the whole concept of fatherhood scared me. Within a few months we were both fine, but those 1st few weeks, it's a giant ball of confusion wrapped in a 9 lbs kid you adore. And if you can remember your 1st kid’s birth and don’t feel the same you are either super brave and confident or a liar.
When we had Valentino: everything was not easy, but familiar. The hard task ahead was not scary, nor were the silly things that scared me with child number 1.
The same goes when you try something new in trading. At first the unfamiliar can cause caution and fear. But as you get practice and familiarity, the fear and caution subsides and confidence comes.
When you can make money, and feel comfortable doing it, that is when trading truly becomes fun.
This is why I am going to teach you about Short Squeezes Wednesday-Friday at my Alpha AI open house. My goal is to bring the trading of short squeezes the familiarity to start trading these with triple digit profits in mind.
Your only option,
Mark Sebastian