Hello Traders.
Here is the final section of T-Model Trader interviewing me. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did!
James Orr
Question 18
For this last part of
the interviews, I would like to leave the trading talk behind and head off in a
different direction.
A few days ago I was
chatting with several people and the discussion turned to world figures, both
current or from the past, which have personally been inspirational.
It was deeply
interesting who was on that list and the reasons why.
So, I would like to ask
you this same question and what is about that person(s) that you find
inspiring?
James
Orr
That
is actually quite a difficult question and one I haven’t thought about too much
to be honest! I’ve never been one for celebrity in the traditional sense of
looking up to musicians, sport stars or film stars. I’ve never been able to
understand the whole lining up to see a famous person or getting an autograph
or anything like that.
There
are a couple of people who pop to mind though when I think about inspiring
characters:
-
James
Dyson. He basically redesigned something that no one had really given a second
though to. It was fixing something that wasn’t really broken and he has managed
to turn Dyson into a household name and a product that all of his rivals copy.
The mixture of his invention and also advertising took a hoover company to a
multi-billion pound business. That is a pretty phenomenal feat… He also has a
really strong first name!
-
Thomas
Edison. He embodies in his approach to things everything I would love to
emulate. I think it was over 1,000 failed attempts before he cracked the
lightbulb. That shows a level of determination, discipline and self-belief that
is absolutely amazing. I think 99% of the population would have given up after
100 failed attempts, and yet he kept going until he got the results that he
wanted. Now, I’ve been called stubborn a fair few times (mostly by my
girlfriend!) however I would love to be able to focus on something with such a
strong purpose.
Question 19
I noticed that in your
last answer you chose people who are
designers/creators/inventors.....interesting in that you seem to have that
streak in you as well.
Now, you did say that
you were going to take a trade from the lilo whilst on holidays. You have also
stated in the past about setting up on a beach to trade as well.
So......its time for the
creative imagination section.
You can choose to be and
live anywhere in the world....no official boring things like visas etc.
What would be the view
from your ideal trading room?
James Orr
It would be an office
with floor to ceiling windows that overlooks a body of water. It can be a lake
or loch, but I would prefer the ocean. There’s something very calming about the
water, and especially the rhythmic sounds of waves breaking on the shore. I
think it would also be fantastic to sit at work whilst a huge storm rages and
beats against those windows! I'll attach a picture of something similar.
Question 20
There has been something
that has had me perplexed with you over the last year or so of listening to
your review videos. I have come close to emailing you a few times to see what
the problem is and now I have the perfect platform to solve this mystery.
If I was putting out the
daily review videos, I have no doubt that at some point a few
"Aussie" phrases would have just popped out of my mouth without me
thinking to say them. To have said something like...."Crikey mate....what
a fair dinkum zone this one is" would have just been a natural
thing to do.
Likewise, if I was
listening to someone from the southern states of America, then a "Y'all
have a good trading day Ya hear" would be a most appropriate thing to
hear.
However....in all this
time, NOT ONCE have I heard you say..."What a wee bonny morning
trade that was"....or the likes.
You've
completely shattered my lovely stereotype of all Scottish people saying
wee bonny every second sentence.
What gives?
Are you really Scottish
or just good at accents?
James Orr
You’ve got me. I’m
actually an artificial intelligence bot using a Scottish accent because research
said it was relatable. Now that you know, it’s time to tell you all about my
new trading system with a 99% success rate that averages 400% per month!
Question 21
Well this brings the
interviews to an end. It has been fascinating hearing you speak about your
trading evolution and gives me hope (others too no doubt) that there can be
success with discipline and dedication to the process.
I will be taking several
key points from this interview and writing about my own version of them in the
T model blog over the next few postings as there is lots of content to them.
So...thanks for opening
up and telling us all about your personal trading journey.
I also realized my
mistake in an earlier question....it should have been...I am sitting at the kitchen
table with 2 ex-girlfriends.....now that would have been more revealing!
Is there any final words
that you want to add to this to finish up?
James Orr
Well first of all thank
you for taking the time to do the interview. It was a fun experience and helped
me revisit a lot of memories I had almost forgotten about!
I really hope that the
interview more than anything gets across that I am just a normal guy. It’s all
too easy for people to see a YouTube channel of a trader or trading educator
and get it in their mind that the person they are watching has some special
talent and smashes through the trading world like a profit taking wrecking
ball.
In fact that is not
true. If someone is promoting that ‘it’s easy’ attitude and lording it over you
with all their ‘huge profits’, then they are quite simply, liars and/or
marketers.
Trading can be learned
by anyone, but only if it is approached in a sensible, long term way. You
aren’t going to become a millionaire quickly with trading. But you can build yourself
a skill set that allows you to partake in a career that is one of the most
freeing and enjoyable out there.
And as a very cheesy
sign off, I’ll use the Decisive Trading mantra – ‘Master Yourself. Master the
Market.’
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