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I got my start making “real money” at 19. I had discovered the world of arbitrage and applied it to the web, buying low-cost traffic through Google AdWords and directing it to sites displaying higher value ads via Google AdSense, then profiting on the difference. For a few months, I was rolling it in.

It started to bug me, though. I didn’t feel like I was creating real value<\/em>. Folks would visit my sites, looking for solutions to their problems, only to then be directed to other sites that may or may not help. I was just a middleman, profiting on the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Not too long after, I got out, walking away from what was at the time a fantastic income, and feeling no regrets. I ended up taking the most popular “niche” I’d discovered (getting rid of mold) and launched a blog focused on the topic, where I was able to provide real value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to yesterday. Earlier in the week, a new friend of mine who day trades as a hobby gave me a heads up about Robinhood’s pending IPO. My prior experience in day trading was limited, at best.
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We talked about it, I did some light research (including reading their S-1), and hypothesized that it would be reasonable for Robinhood to IPO and see a gain of 20%+.
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I placed a bet, planning to “flip” once it hit 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mental Fitness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite books of the past year has been Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Inteligence<\/a><\/em>, which focuses on developing mental fitness. A key aspect of developing mental fitness is not letting your saboteurs (which trigger feelings of fear, worry, anxiety, etc) run the show.

That’s what I want. Feelings will come and go and they’re helpful<\/em>, bringing risks and opportunities to my conscious attention. What I want, though, is live from a place of positive response, choosing curiosity, empathy, focus, etc., to respond to the opportunities that live sends my way.

The past 24 hours gave me a front row seat to a wide range of different emotions. I was excited, nervous, unsure, sure, then unsure again, curious, empathetic, uncertain, and on. I also had a hard time falling asleep and woke up early.
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Lessons Relearned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Robinhood IPO’d this morning and didn’t make 20%. I sat there for a minute or two, watching the price jump up and down, feeling an accelerated dose of emotions.

I sold my stock, accepted the loss, and walked away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I love <\/em>about the experience is the reminder that that’s not the kind of investing I do. I want to create value and be rewarded for that value.

I respect the folks who put in the time and effort to figure out the day trading game and I recognize that there is potential for value to be created in the process. It’s not the value for me, though.

I want to invest my efforts and energy into opportunities where all that I bring to the table can influence the outcome of my investment and increase the likelihood of significant value being created, for all involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


All told, my experience with Robinhood was an inexpensive reminder. Now on to better investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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