I want to find a way of channeling my ramblings into something that may even be described as coherent and could prove interesting reading for some people.
Let me start by telling you about me.
I'm mid 30's, I live in London with my two children and my estranged partner. We all have our own bedrooms. I live in the attic!
I work in the city for a once large and proud global Investment Bank, I trade my own stock and futures account which is my passion.
I work in the city for a once large and proud global Investment Bank, I trade my own stock and futures account which is my passion.
My living situation could be described in a number of ways - crazy, strange, weird, unconventional, completely dysfunctional! I still live in the same house as the women who is the mother of my kids, and yet we have not been together for nearly 3 years. How strange it sounds, just to write that! So why are we still living in the same house? Well, I guess there are two main reasons, the first and most important is that I want to be around my kids. I love them more than anything in the world, and simply waking up knowing they wake up under the same roof as me, is a lovely feeling. The other reason, is the bloody credit crunch! I bought this house right at the top of the market (excellent timing!) and now I can't afford to sell it!
This year has been a crazy year for the company I work for. I've seen colleagues and friends being made redundant, some have been happy with the chance redundancy brings, and some have been devastated. I look at these people with mixed emotion. They have finally escaped the rat race and have the chance to start again. But in the current economic climate, is it better to have a job, however boring it may be, as opposed to be free to follow ones dreams?
So what sort of stuff will I be posting here? Well this blog is going to be an honest account of my life. Of my professional experiences during the most significant economic downturn since the 1930's, of my experiences as I navigate toward middle age as a single man with children. I'll write here about my continued efforts to follow my dream as a successful self-directed trader. I want to talk about all aspects of my life, I want to know if I am so different from other people - do I see the world differently or are there others out there whose lives are not following the course they had planned?
Should I still have dreams or should I accept my lot. Maybe this blog will help me to understand more about myself.
