Success Takes Time

Last week Renita Kalhorn, author of Into the Flow Zone, asked me how my book sales are going.

I replied via Twitter: sloooooooowwww. I will never make money writing books. Better keep my trading business, I added, because I am a lousy book promoter.

She replied: LOL, I don’t think Seth G made money right away either…

Who am I kidding to think people would rush to buy my book about how I use a creative ecosystem to make a boat load of money trading? And why am I whining about it?

Success in my life is more of a tortoise than a hare. It usually takes me five to fifteen years to go from idea generation to business success. It just takes time. This project is no different. And most likely, your trading projects will be no different.

I did not write “How Traders Achieve Creative Flow” to make money. I will never recoup its opportunity cost. That is not the point. The project has elevated me in amazing ways. It has helped me initiate conversations with awesome traders. It has pushed me to solidify my thinking about the concepts of the Creative Space, brain synchronization, augmented traders, neurons API, and so forth. Collaborating on the project with Chris, Darren, Renita, and Sean brought more satisfaction to the equation.

So who was I kidding with my answers? myself.

Michael Bigger. Follow me on Twitter and StockTwits.