Hey there!

I need to ask you a tough question that could save you years of frustration and financial pain.

Out of all the ways you could make money—thousands of different opportunities—why did you choose trading?

Is it because you heard someone's making good money? Because it sounds easier than starting a business? No employees, no customers, no business plan, no building?

Here's What Most People Don't Want to Hear

While trading can provide excellent returns when done right, there are tons of other businesses with better returns than trading. Seriously.

I know small business owners making way more money per hour than equivalent traders. Meanwhile, many traders—even after years of effort—aren't even making minimum wage. They'd literally be better off working at Starbucks.

The Reality Check You Need

Most traders are above-average people who aren't making the same money as their day jobs. Their hourly rate as a trader is actually worse than what they were earning before.

Do you really want to invest 5, 10, or 15 years getting there if you don't thoroughly enjoy the process?

The Passion Test

If you're going to succeed at trading, you need to pass this test:

• Do you love the intellectual challenge?
• Are you genuinely interested in market analysis?
• Do you enjoy looking at charts and studying price action?
• Would you do this even if you weren't making money (at least initially)?

If you don't have genuine passion for the craft itself—if it's just about the money—don't do it.

The Hidden Costs Most Traders Ignore

Here's something most traders overlook: if you spend six months and $25,000 trying to “break even,” you're not actually breaking even. You could have earned $25,000 doing something else with that time.

You're actually $25,000 in the hole.

The Questions That Matter

Before you continue down this path, get crystal clear on:

• Your financial goals – What exactly do you want to achieve?
• Your time investment – How many hours are you willing to work?
• Your capital requirements – If you want $10,000/month, what return percentage do you need on how much capital?
• Your passion level – Do you genuinely enjoy this, or is it just about money?

You need to reverse-engineer your goals: “I want to make X dollars, so I need Y capital with Z strategy, working A hours at B trade frequency.”

When I Talked Someone Out of Trading

Early in my coaching career, I spoke with a trader who'd been struggling for five years. He didn't enjoy trading—he was only doing it for the money.

I talked him out of trading entirely. He went on to start a much more successful business and later thanked me for it.

Sometimes the best advice is to walk away.

The Bottom Line

Don't start a “job” you don't thoroughly enjoy just because someone else is making money at it.

If trading doesn't resonate with you on a deeper level—if you're not willing to invest in proper education and training, if you don't have genuine passion for the markets—you have thousands of other opportunities that might be a better fit.

But If Trading IS Your Path…

If you've read this far and still feel that fire for trading, if you genuinely love the challenge and are committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed, then you're ready to invest in yourself properly.

You're ready to get the real training you need to make trading work—not just throwing money at the markets, but actually becoming skilled at this craft.

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Best regards,

Brian McAboy
Inside Out Trading

P.S. If you're still reading this, chances are trading IS for you. But you want to do it right. Book a call with me at InsideOutTrading.com and let's map out your goals, create a clear path to achieve them, and identify exactly what training and resources you need to become the trader you want to be.