Don't Abandon Others... Or Yourself
"As you move forward along the path of reason, people will stand in your way. They will never be able to keep you from doing what's sound, so don't let them knock out your goodwill for them. Keep a steady watch on both fronts, not only for well-based judgments and actions, but also for gentleness with those who would obstruct our path or create other difficulties. For getting angry is also a weakness, just as much as abandoning the task or surrendering under panic. For doing either is an equal desertion — the one by shrinking back and the other by estrangement from family and friend."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
This meditation is a tough one to compare to trading today!
I want to concentrate on the last paragraph here and I quote; "Just as you must not abandon your new path simply because other people may have a problem with it, you must not abandon those folks either. Don't simply write them off or leave them in the dust. Don't get mad or fight with them. After all, they're at the same place you were not long ago"
I have had the occasional troll on Twitter over the years, who has had a problem with my strategies. That is fine of course, but it certainly doesn't make me abandon my strategies because of these trolls; far from it! I didn't abandon the trolls either and gave them a caring approach with a few xx's which seemed to wind them up even more!
My point is that you must stick to what works for you and you will usually find that trolls or haters etc. are only acting this way out of jealousy, because they can't maintain the patience and discipline that is required to make any strategy work! Hence they try and put you down and rubbish your strategies.
I will always offer to help anyone and if I have strategies that actually work, why oh why would I stop using them just because other people have a problem with them?
That is their problem and their issue and certainly not mine!
So stick to your guns and don't be put off by others. You know what works for you and you can't allow these people to put a spanner in the works!
Concentrate on your strategies and ignore the noise of others. I usually like to thank them for their concerns, but I'm doing very well thank you very much!