A REPEAT OF THE LEGEND'S TRUE STORY.TRADERS READ AND GET ON THE HORSE AGAIN.IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE HARD TIMES.THIS IS A MOTIVATIONAL READ FOR TRADERS ESPECIALLY.
THE YEAR 2008,AND THE BEGINING OF 2009 WAS THE WORST FOR ME BESIDES LOSING MY FATHER IN 2005.LIKE I SAID ON THE PREVIOUS POST=WE ALL HAVE A STORY TO SAY ABOUT OUR HARDS TIMES IN LIFE.
2008.HERE IT GOES.
IN THE BEGGINING OF THE SUMMER 2008 I WAS DOING OKAY IN
THE STOCK MARKET,AND MET A WOMAN THAT I REALLY LOVED BIG TIME.
FOR SOME WHAT EVER REASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER BIG TIME.
THINGS WERE GOING WELL,UNTIL I ENTER MY $$ IN A BAD STOCK DEAL IN AUGUST, THAT PUT ME UPSIDE DOWN.I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.
I TRIED TO SUPPORT SOMEONE, AND GOT MYSELF IN A BIG MESS=TIGHT UP ALL MY $$ ON THAT STOCK.THE RESULT??WAS VERY FREAKY.
THOUGH IT WAS ALL MY FAULT AS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER AS A TRADER NOT TO PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION LIKE THAT.BUT MY LOVE WAS BLIND AND I DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE $$ AS LONG AS I HAD THIS WOMAN.NEXT THING YOU KNOW MY CAR BREAKS DOWN.I KNEW I NEEDED TO FIX THE POS 800$ THAT I DID NO HAVE TO SPEND.GROWING UP IN GREECE FOR 25 YEARS I NEVER HAD A CAR.UNTIL I GOT TO U.S.A
SO NOT HAVING A CAR AGAIN IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR ME.BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER PROBLEM BECAUSE
IT COULD BE ONE MORE REASON FOR MY THEN LOVE TO BAIL.
SO SHE STOP COMING.ALL CHANGED.TAKIS LOSES ALL HIS $$$, AND THEN LOSES HIS LOVE.FOR SOME REASON I COULD DO WITHOUT THE $$ IF I WAS ABLE TO AT THE LEAST SEE HER.BUT I LOST BOTH.
FOR FOUR MONTHS,FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER I WAS IN HELL LIKE.
NO ONE KNEW MY STORY EXCEPT THIS WOMAN, AND ANOTHER TRADER FRIEND OF MINE.I WAS LOCKED IN THE HOUSE CONFUSED.NO CAR TO GO BUY FOOD FOR A COUPLE WEEKS,SO I WAS LEAVING ON LENTILS,AND WATER,AND WHAT EVER WAS LEFT IN THE SELVES.CRACKERS ETC.
THEN I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED A GREEK FRIEND OF MINE
TO TAKE ME TO THE STORE TO BUY FOOD.IN THE MEAN TIME I KEEP BEGGING MY THEN LOVE TO COME AND SEE ME,SHE CAME A COUPLE TIMES IN THOSE 4 MONTHS BUT JUST ONLY BECAUSE SHE FELT BAD FOR ME TO WHERE I WAS MENTALLY.WE WERE NOT ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST FRIENDS.I WAS IN 65K$ CREDIT CARD DEBT ON TOP OF ALL.
AS DECEMBER APROACHING I KNOW I HAVE TO FLY TO GREECE TO TAKE CARE FOR MY MOM FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL MY BROTHER COMES FROM GERMANY.AT THE SAME TIME I KNOW I HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE HERE IN NAPLES FOR THE SEASON.FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 1ST.
SO HERE IS TAKIS=LEFT WITH 360$ IN CASH.NO CAR,EATING LENTILS,3 TIMES A WEEK,LOST HIS LOVE,NEEDS TO GO TO GREECE SOON TO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOM,IN DECEMBER,OR EVEN IF HE DOES NOT GO HE STILL HAS NO HOME HERE IN U.S.A,NO $$$ AND NO CAR,AND 65K$ DEBT.
TAKIS START LOSING IT.AS DECEMBER 2008 ENTERS,I START PANIC BIG TIME.I SAY TO MYSELF WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?????1)SOON I HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE CONDO FOR THE SEASON.2)MY MOM NEEDS ME IN GREECE.3)HOW DO I GO TO GREECE WITH NO $$???4)HOW DO I LEAVE FOR GREECE WHEN I HAVE 65K$ CREDIT CARD DEBT??THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR ME.AND WHERE IS THE WOMAN I LOVED SO MUCH???WHILE SHE WAS CALLING ME AND SUPPORT ME,SHE WAS NO LONGER MY LOVE.AND SHE DID NOT WANT TO COME AND VISIT.I REALLY NEEDED HER TO SEE HER.SOMEHOW THAT WAS MOTIVATED ME AND HILL ME FOR THE TIME.EVEN FOR A DAY.I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN.AND I HAD NO ONE HERE.ONLY A GOOD FRIEND THAT I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT MY CAUSES OF PAIN DAILY.FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF U.S.A.
CHRISTMAS IS ARPOCHING IT IS AROUND 20TH OF DECEMBER AND TAKIS
IS GETTING IN TO BIGGEST STRESS OF HIS LIFE.HE IS TRYING TO FIND THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNEL, BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHT.
TAKIS WAS WALKING 3:00 A.M THE BEACHES OF NAPLES, AND WONDERING THE STREETS OF NAPLES.AT 3:00 A.M ON THE BEACH GET;S DOWN ON HIS KNEES, AND LOOKS TO THE SKY AND SAY THIS.GOD PLEASE HELP ME
OVERCOME THIS PAIN.GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO GET BACK ON THE HORSE
AND GET OUT OF THIS TERRIBLE MESS I AM IN.PLEASE.PLEASE KEEP MY MOM ALIVE FOR ME SEVERAL MORE YEARS,GIVE ME THE FINANCING SO I CAN GO AND TAKE CARE OF HER.GOD I AM WILLING TO WORK HARD.I BELIEVE I KNOW TRADING MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD, WHY AM I IN THIS KINDA SHAPE????I DO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE WORLD IS IN THIS MESS NOT ONLY ME, BUT STILL I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO IN THIS MARKET REGARLESS HOW HARD TIMES THE STOCK MARKET HAS.
I WAS AND I AM SURE GOD WOULD GIVE ME THE TOOLS TO FIGHT.
I WAS PRAYING AND STILL PRAYING LET US SAY 3 TO 5 TIMES A DAY.
IN THE WHOLE THIS ORDEAL FOR MONTHS THERE WAS AN INVESTOR KEPT LYING TO ME DAILY THAT HE WOULD HELP ME, LIKE OPENING SOME ACCOUNTS FOR ME TO TRADE,AND HE WOULD GIVE ME %% OF THE PROFITS.
EVERY F DAY LYING TO ME FOR MONTHS.
SO HERE I AM WITH 360$ IN CASH AND SAY TO MYSELF=TAKIS YOU KNOW THE GAME OF PENNY TRADING LIKE NO ONE ELSE.ARE YOU GOING TO GET UP AND FIGHT AND KICK MAJOR ASS??OR YOU WILL END UP WAITER IN A RESTAURANT,OR GO TO GREECE BROKE,AND WORK THERE IN A LITTLE RESTAURANT,AND TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF MOM WITH ZERO $$$????
I ASKED IN DECEMBER THE WOMAN I WAS STILL IN LOVE TO COME FOR CHRISTAMS.SHE SAID NO.I ASKED HER TO COME FOR NEW YEARS.SHE SAID NO.I SPENT BOTH BY MYSELF IN HUGE PAIN.I COULD NOT GO TO GREECE,NO $$, I COULD NOT EVEN LEAVE, BECAUSE OF THE HUGE DEBT.
I CALL MY MOM AND ASK HER TO PLEASE BE STRONG FOR ME, AND THAT I COULD NOT GO BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE.I TOLD HER THAT I NEED TO STAY AND FIGHT.SHE SAID FIGHT.A COUPLE OF TIMES TOWARDS THE END OF DECEMBER ALMOST PAID WITH CREDIT CARD TO FLY TO GREECE.BUT I DID NOT.FIRST GOOD NEWS WAS THE LANDLORD LADY SAID TAKIS YOU CAN STAY IN JANUARY IF YOU LIKE.THE COUPLE CANCELED SHE SAID.THEY HAD NO $$ THIS YEAR TO COME.I SAID OK SOUNDS GOOD.SO TAKIS IS GETTING A LITTLE HAPPIER AT THE LEAST HE HAS A HOME FOR JANUARY.SO I COULD FOCUS TRADING.I DID NOT WANT FOR ANY REASON TO DO ANY OTHER FRIGGIN JOB.I WORKED MY A$$ OF FOR 18 YEARS TO LEARN THE PENNY MARKET,AND KNEW IT AND KNOW IT AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER AS ANYONE.I STARTED SELLING ANY POS STOCK I HAD ON MY IRA ACCOUNT TO KEEP PAYING RENT AND CREDIT CARDS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.IT WAS THE MONTH I WANTED TO GO BANKRUPT.I AVOIDED.THEN JANUARY THE SAME, AND FEBRUARY THE SAME
MONTH BY MONTH.WHEN EVER THE END OF THE MONTH WAS COMING I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.IN THE MEAN TIME I WAS TRADING STOCKS LIKE A CRAZY MAN MAKING FROM 20$ A TRADE TO 100$.WHEN I WAS MAKING 100$ OR MORE A DAY I WAS THE HAPPIEST MAN.GOING TO THE BEACH AND SING AND ALL LOL.ONE TIME MY EX CAME TO VISIT AND MY GREEK FRIEND DROVES TO THE GYM.AS WE ARE IN THE CAR,HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND SAYS TO MY EX,WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING TOGETHER???TAKIS DOES NOT EVEN HAVE MONEY TO BUY WHEAT.OMG.I COULD NOT BELIEVE HE SAID THAT.SHE REPLIED TO HIM=SPYROS DO NOT PISS HIM OFF,BECAUSE HE CAN EASILY FIGHT BACK IN THE MARKET AND MAKE HIS 1K$ THEN 20K$ IN A WEEK OR TWO.I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID=YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT MF.AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EXACTLY.I CAN NOT BUY WHEAT HUH????I WILL SHOW YOU MF WHAT I CAN DO.THE 1K$ BECAME 3K$ THEN 5K$ THEN 7K$ THEN 10K$ THE 15K$ THEN 20K$.SO HE ASKED ME HOW IS IT GOING THREE WEEKS LATER.I SAID I AM UP 20K$ FROM 1K$ SOMETHING THE DAY YOU PISSED ME OFF I HAD NO MONEY TO BUY WHEAT MF.HE LAUGHTED IN SARCASM.I THEN SAID=AND THAT IS THE START.YOU REALLY INSULTED ME THEN MAN,AND YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO BE MY FRIEND TELLING IN FRONT OF MY EX I HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY WHEAT???HE DID NOT KNOW SHE KNEW ALL MY STORY.WHILE TIME GOES BY AND CALLING MY MOM EVERY 3 DAYS THEN TO GIVE HER POWER TO KEEP STRONG SO I CAN GET BACK ON MY FEET.
THE WORST HITS=SHE GETS A STROKE AROUND APRIL 1ST.I WAS LOST COMPLETELY THAT DAY.I SAID NOW I AM REALLY IN TROUBLE.I STARTED SELLING EVERYTHING TO GET ME MONEY TO MAKE A MOVE=THAT IS WHY I LEFT ON THE TABLE HUGE $$$ ON SPNG.VERY BAD TIMING.
VERY BLESSING THAT GOD DID NOT TAKE HER AWAY.MY BROTHER WENT THERE FROM GERMANY TO TAKE CARE OF HER.I AM VERY GLAD ABOUT IT.
BUT HE ALSO SAID THIS TAKIS.YOU STAYING THERE AND FIGHT IT WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.YOU WILL JUST GET MORE IN DEBT,AND YOU WILL NEVER ACHIVE ANYTHING.THAT WAS ANOTHER HUGE NEGATIVE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT MOTIVATE ME TO SUCCESS.THE NEGATIVITY.
MY GOAL TO GET OUT DEBT, VERY SOON,HAVE ENOUGH $$$ SO I CAN GO TO GREECE AND TAKE CARE OF MY MOM HER LAST FEW YEARS LEFT.
5 YEARS AGO MY MOM QUOTED TO ME THIS=TAKIS YOU WILL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY IN THE FUTURE, BUT ME AND YOUR FATHER WILL NOT BE AROUND THEN TO ENJOY THE $$.I SAID DO NOT SAY THAT PLEASE.
SHE REPLIED I AM AFRAID THAT IS HOW IS GOING TO BE.NEXT THING I KNOW I LOSE MY DAD. I SAID WOW.NEXT THING I KNOW SHE ALMOST DIED IN APRIL.I AM GLAD MY BROTHER IS THERE NOW.I AM GOING IN DECEMBER IF I HAVE ENOUGH $$$ I WILL MAKE THE MOVE FOR GOOD.
IF NOT, THEN I WILL GO FOR 4 MONTHS TO TAKE CARE OF HER UNTIL MY BROTHER GETS BACK FROM GERMANY.
GOD WAS AND IS WITH ME.WHY DO I MAKE SUCCESSFUL CALLS DAILY??
THIS IS MY PRAYING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.=GOD PLEASE KEEP MY MOM ALIVE FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS, SO I CAN ENJOY HER.AND MAKE ME SUCCESSFUL IN TRADING.THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO DO BEST AS MY WORK.
PLEASE BLESS ME ON IT EVERY DAY I AM DOING IT TO BE SUCCESFUL ON IT.I LOVE YOU GOD.YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I NEED.WITH YOU IN MY SIDE THERE IS NO FAILURE.I WILL SUCCEED.I WILL NEVER ABANDON YOU
NO MATTER HOW SUCCESSFUL I GET TO BE.EVERY TIME I WIN A TRADE EVEN 50$ I PRAY AND THANK HIM.
HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY GOD IS.YOU ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE.THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.DO NOT TRY TO DECEIVE HIM.LIKE MAKE ME RICH AND I WILL DO THIS AND THAT AFTER.LOL
IT DOES NOT WORK.HE KNOWS OUR THOUGHTS BEFORE HAND.BE REAL AND HAVE FAITH.HE WILL LISTEN TO YOU.
WITHOUT HIM WE ARE LOST.
I KNOW MANY TIMES I APPEAR ARROGANT AND COCKY, LEGEND,THIS AND THAT FELLAS.IT IS ALL IN FUN.I JUST GET A KICK OUT OF IT.
IT REALLY MOTIVATES ME, NO MATTER HOW CRAZY IT SOUNDS TO YOU.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU SAY THIS=OMG WHAT AN ARROGANT PAT IN THE BACK GUY THIS TAKI IS.I NEVER SEEING ANYTHING LIKE HIM.LOL
I WILL PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK ALL DAY IF WE MAKE 100% TO 2,000% CALLS.LOL
WOULD YOU NOT????LOL.
BUT IN HEART WHEN YOU MEET ME,YOU WILL SEE A DIFFERENT MAN AND LOVE TO KNOW.THANK YOU FOR READING MY LITTLE STORY ABOVE.IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR ME TO WRITE ALL THIS AS I KNOW MY ENGLISH SUCK.
LOL.I WISH EVERYONE A GOOD WEEKEND, AND PRAY CONSTANTLY.THAT IS WHAT I DO ALL DAY WHERE EVER I AM.
SORRY FOR THE LONG POST.I HOPE IT MOTIVATES SOME TRADERS,THAT THERE IS HOPE,AND THERE IS GOD TO HELP YOU.JUST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, BE CONFIDENT AND PRAY.
