About

I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t miss the sales conferences in Hawaii, building customer relationships on the 19th hole and most of all the big FAT paycheck – all perks of my last JOB.  On March 31, 2006, I walked away from that life to pursue my second entrepreneurial endeavor. Many of my friends thought that I was crazy and to be honest I had a hard time explaining my reasoning.  My boss was cool.  The pay was great.  The work was challenging.  So, why quit?  It boiled down to this thing that many “may” have, but most suppress.

Napoleon Hill in his classic book “Think and Grow Rich” describes an innate characteristic found in successful people. He called it a “burning desire.” Essentially, it is an urge, a passion, an inner drive that’s so overwhelming that if denied will make you miserable no matter how much money or prestige you have. This described my situation to the letter.

My initial attempt at addressing my “burn” happened four years into my career.  After spending countless days and nights pursuing and attaining Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering, I quit a well paying engineering job to start a Video Production company.   Unfortunately, like most first time businesses – it crashed and burned.

However, the lessons I learned were invaluable.  The absolute most important lesson learned was – if you have something to offer; you can always find another job.  Matter of fact, after my business fizzled I went right back to the same company I resigned from at a higher salary.  From that point on, I had no fear.

Although I may not have had any fear, I did get a little comfortable as I progressed from Engineering to Marketing to ultimately Sales with a six-figure salary and an expense account.  However, if you truly have the “burn” it will not be denied. So, 15 years after the video company debacle; being much better prepared in knowledge and capital – I ventured out again.  This time I am making my way in the financial services business primarily trading stocks on my own account.

So, that’s my story.  I started this blog in April 2006 to share with you my thoughts on financial matters.  I took a brief hiatus from May 2009 to February 2010 as blogging can be very time consuming.  However, I am back raring to go.  Take some time to dig through the archives; I believe you will find some great stories and lessons learned.  Going forward, I plan to focus my writings on entrepreneurship, the markets and dreaming.  Yes, dreams.  I believe that dreams are the drivers of success.