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Along the same lines. A stranger got off a Greyhound bus from another state
and walked up to the first person he saw and asked, How are the people in
this town, are they nice or nasty? The wise old man asked "How were the
people in the town you just came from? The man replied, Oh, they were very
nasty. The people are the same here, replied the old man.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Holverstott <dennis@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: [RT] Re: Will Boomers Panic Out Of Equities..?
> Gwenn offered some good insights into trader and market psychology. It
> reminded me of a post from a friend on another list. Seems appropriate
> somehow.
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<
> I knew two brothers, smart, nice, honest guys, childhood friends of mine.
> This is a real story. The older was serious and ready to meet life's
> problems head on. He knew there were a lot of people out there who were
> prepared to fight him every step of the way and be downright mean to him
> and he was ready for them. He just knew that if he hunkered down and
> sweated and fought and worked, he could carve out of this cruel world a
> fairly tolerable life. The younger brother was happy-go-lucky. He just
> knew that everyone liked him and were gonna go out of their way to smooth
> the path. He just knew that the world was his oyster. Both were right.
> Both lived the lives that they expected.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
>
> To put it in a trading context, the most successful traders seem to have
> the ability to go with the flow and enjoy the ride and not get worked up
> over the what-ifs.
>
> --
> Dennis
>
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