Hello and welcome to my trading blog.  I hope you are not looking for the usual finance blog because if so, you are in the wrong place. However, my back ground is the typical finance path - Finance degree from University of Central Florida, MBA from Union University,  FINRA Series 7 & Series 66 designations. I have worked as a professional Financial Advisor/Stock Broker for Merrill Lynch, Duncan Williams and Empower Retirement. Having written all of that, you should know that my professional goal is to never work for a corporate financial institution again...ever.

So naturally the next logical question is: How will I not be dependent on corporate again for my income? My answer: Stock trading for myself. 

Let me tell you quickly about how the corporate world sucked the life out of me, quite literally. I won't bore you with extreme detail but I did find myself in the emergency room twice due to job stress in May, 2019. My heart rate raced constantly and I felt that I was going to have a heart attack. I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, panic attacks, gastritis and depression. The solution was for me to take prescription medications. Oh and if that didn't work, try increasing the dosage or a different brand of meds. 

I began to realize the company I worked for did not value me in any way. They only valued the amount of revenue I could bring in and if I could not bring in the goal amount they arbitrarily set, probation.... performance plan..... firing.... This not only happened to me, it was happening to my co-workers as well. My health suffered to the point that I had to take a short term disability and medical leave from work.  Medical leave & disability lasted for 2 months and during that time I had the good fortune to be able to rest and think. Now I am 4 months out from my emergency room visits and I can write that I clearly know the path I am supposed to take. 

In this blog you will be able to hear my authentic voice. I will be true to myself and the energy that is propelling me to make this drastic change. Please remember I wear many hats but writing is new to me. Here I will not try and impress you with my words or writing style. The goal is to record my journey and share with anyone who wants to come along for the ride.

You will learn a lot more about me in the coming months and years we have ahead of us. I won't spoil it and give you my bio all in the first day. Let's just settle in and celebrate courage and freedom together. 

Namaste and trade another day,
Michelle