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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ira Tunik" <irat@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] Mentors:What makes a good Mentor
> Why, doesn't the doctor give you back his fee if you don't get well? Does
a
> lawyer give back his fee if he loses the case? Will the cleaner give you
back
> your money if he doesn't get the spot out of your cloths? Have you tried
to get
> your tuition and costs back from a University or any other educational
> institution? Have you ever had an educational institution guaranty that
you
> would be a success if you took law, art, medicine from them? Have any
ever
> guaranteed that you even pass the bar, the medical exams, the Civil or
> Structural engineering license tests? I doubt it very much. You want to
learn
> how to make a living and you want someone to show you how to do it for
nothing.
> That seems to be the case. You can't practice any other profession
without a
> license, but you can buy and sell stocks, futures and derivatives if you
can
> put up the cash. So any one with 2 nickels to rub together is an instant
> professional trader, because some firm will open an account for him. If
it
> weren't for all of you out there willing to go it alone it wouldn't be so
easy
> for the rest of us earn a living or just enjoy the fruits of our trading.
Ira
>
> Levent Erbora wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "STEVE ROBERTS" <steve80866@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 3:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RT] Mentors:What makes a good Mentor
> >
> > > There is one important characteristic about learning for most
learners:
> > We tend to take most seriously that which costs us the most.
> > >
> > > As a psychotherapist I make sure that people pay enough that they take
the
> > therapy seriously. Even in my pro bona work I make sure the people pay
> > something for just this reason.
> > >
> > > I and a few others on this list have gone for training with a retired
> > trader, who charges a significant fee. The fee is significant to us,
but
> > not that significant to him given his resources. This arrangement
ensures
> > that we take the learning very seriously.
> > >
> > > In theory, I think free is best, but most of us won't value it without
> > paying for it...
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> >
> > If that were really the case, then I would expect these noble masters to
> > "REFUND" the money back to their "grashoppers" once the grasshoppers
> > "graduated".
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Levent
> >
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