"Enquire Within Upon Everything." - Tim Berners-Lee of CERN, inventor of The World Wide Web.
It doesn't matter who i am or what i think. It matters what you do
with this informative curation of history, so that you shape your
mind and your future.
It is not palatable
or palpable for everyone, but those who can read between the lines
and suspend cryptic apprehension in favor of the literal, albeit
uncommon ingestion.
BEFORE JOINING OR OPPOSING ME, read my Statement of Position in this game.
Where we begin our
story is a quiet yet intriguing moment in the mind, perhaps of a very
young and impressionable person, which asks of us “what if things
are not quite as they appear?” and “is something else entirely
going on here?”
To the extent that
we can hear the invitation, perhaps we can even heed its barely
formed nature and purposes.
The call is quiet
precisely because its opposite is so very loud and noisy in the
world, almost as if in protest and anathema to the very existence of
these questions.
Despite the
proliferation of blind acceptance and cognitive dissonance, that very
protest is begging to distract us from the truth, but may well only
serve to point us in the right direction by manner of contrast.
And so, it is only a
matter of time, heat, pressure, and persistence that a diamond forms
and is able to reflect and refract its crystalline nature by the
examination of light through its facets, its faces.
The world does not
care about you, and time does not wait for you. It is your right and
duty to take on the mantle of selfishness as your primary agent, or
another will step in to serve the role.
With Objectivism.
This is the paradox
of service: You may only best serve Humanity as the writer of your
own story, selfishly, or reap the fate of someone else serving you as
your master.
Great systems and
narratives have evolved and been maintained over vast periods of time
and many civilizations to capture all in their grasp. To fulfill this
seemingly invisible mechanism every society has eluded to it or
spelled it out in plain sight.
Those who operated
with awareness within its framing have been those who created great
contributions, in addition to those who delivered great abuses, in
equal measure.
There is no escape
from this trajectory of which, and from which, I speak and am heard.
I will remain here
with eternal optimism, at your service, happy to oblige the stage
directions of this comedy and tragedy as we witness the evolution of
the condition we call Human.
Let this serve as a launching pad for all things Chris Batt on the mysterious playing board. Here you will delight in blogs, videos, music, and essential topics of interest and of timely urgency to the earthly plane. Start and finish where your fancy takes you, but most of all enjoy the journey of discovery. Love from Québec, Canada ❤.
Many investors act surprised or frustrated when they gamble away their family's money because someone told them a tip on a 'sure thing', which ended up going the other way, and they got spooked and sold it at a loss. Please read the rest of the principles and be honest with yourself about playing with fire and lightning!
This is the most ancient and coveted secret wisdom of trading, passed down through generations of Shamans over time immemorial, and often figured out by school children on the yard during lunch break while trading candybars and snacks. Drug dealers also have this one mastered, but you may face the fire here. Be warned.
Believe it or not, it's not rocket science. It's called reading and looking at financials and charts to examine the behaviors of a company and the market reactions accordingly. Surprisingly, researching and watching news reports after poor equity performance over time reveals obvious triggers and patterns that were there all along for the observant ones who passed up on the lemon of a stock, and didn't just read that sensational Motley Fool headline.
Money is cold. Very cold. But the warmth and satisfaction of good financial decision-making can be enjoyed when the dealing's done, and not like an immature amateur when you're still at the table in the middle of the action. Poker faces, people. This is warfare on an energetic scale, and there is a loser for every winner, so don't let your judgement be clouded by your emotions or the manipulations of others'.
A monk once told me, many things. Then I took 25 years to actually listen. Sure, it's a process and it's practice, so make sure you're practicing the appropriate mechanisms and lessons every day that you engage in this game. By losing some and winning some, is the only way you will probably learn, so don't beat yourself up too much. Just be sure to learn from the mistakes of judgement you definitely will make, and remember it is half chance!
You wouldn't have some software just drive your car off a cliff with you and your kids in it, would you? So why depend on funds or managers to make just as crucial decisions for you? Is the alignment there? Do they really care? Will they get bailed out and then bail you out when reality comes to bear?
Whatever you think about your particular skills, magical abilities to read the future, take advantage of volatility, or otherwise time the market, you will likely be wrong. Do not set out to be a day trader. Diversify in high yield stable equities and set realistic expectations on returns. Only then will you potentially learn the painful lesson about acting compulsively, and then hopefully you will come back to your senses. During this trip of consciousness and growth, may you be blessed with some pleasant short-term gains that you capitalize upon. This does not a day trader make, it is merely a chicken counting exercise for the higher level magi.
As soon as you speak, the Universe may set you in your place. Humility is the name of the game. Never tell others how good you are unless you are required to for fund disclosure or capital gains taxation reasons. Don't blame, assign unreasonable attributes to the opinions of others, put people on pedestals, value 'information' for more than it's worth, or expect anything but a wild ride that teaches you ultimately about your Jungian traumas and soul family connections to the hero's journey of ego decimation. Don't think for a second money won't teach you about yourself. Just have courage and let your true self teach you about money and its transmutation into your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).
There is nothing more responsible than bringing home the bread, avoiding a subsequent downturn, and evading the forces of FOMO when an asset is up more than you hoped for. Whether you have a family or not, you must think as though you do, and solidify potential energy into real cash. Then rinse and repeat or adjust your risk profile with the winnings, as you may decide. This is the Shamanic advantage over riding the emotional rollercoaster and letting the system get you down. It is full of experts who are not themselves millionaires, so what does that tell you? Listen to your heart and soul, follow the light path, and enjoy the money while it lasts.