Entrepreneurial Zeal
Recent months of in-person interviews with great traders have only reinforced what I believe to be the essential ingredient of success: entrepreneurial zeal. Whether soft-spoken and retiring or crazy-men, these guys are self-made, often several times over. And it’s not the genius of a Trend Following system that makes them wealthy. It’s their self-discipline, willingness to be responsible for what they do, and their hard work. Trend Following rules are the easy part. It’s playing by them that is difficult. Frankly it all comes down to defining what you really want. Most people don’t want to become rich, they just want to be rich. That’s no definition. That’s a dream. To become anything you need entrepreneurial zeal. I met with a well-established trend following trader the other day who has become rich (in terms of money) but more important, has created a rich life in terms of family, community and place.
