Be Free

A man walking through an elephant camp noticed that massive, adult elephants were being tied down by small ropes that could barely hold a human much less a giant animal. Confused, the man asked a trainer, "Why don't the elephants break loose from the rope, you just have one small one on one ankle?"  The trainer replied, "We use the same rope on the elephant from birth.  The elephant has learned and continues to believe the rope is stronger than him."  As adults, they believe the rope is stronger and so never attempt to break free.

Fear, anxiety, and maybe even anger have followed a lot of us today as we sought the market to break free of the red chains that bound it. Do not feel bound by small things like a red week, or a struggling ticker, or Wall Street, or that the system is stacked against you.  That is what they want you to believe. It is called learned helplessness.  Instead, you ARE in control of your destiny and you can rise again as you hold for green and begin to have patience to see profits through.

You may have dug a pit for yourself in your holdings this week.  There are many people who will wave at you from the top of the pit saying "Stinks to be you!"  Look for those who will jump into the pit with you and together help dig us out.  That is what I will be doing and I wish you all the best.