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nity and the economic wherewithal, you don't want to look back five years from now and say, 'Gee, why didn't I do that when I had the opportunity.'" If you can afford what it takes financially, psychologically, and emotionally to give yourself that year to come down here and try it, I encourage anyone. If you don't succeed, at least you seized the opportunity to follow your dream. |
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Neal: I have so many people who call me and say, "I want to become a trader." My usual reply is, "Great, when can I expect you?" Yet out of every 100 calls, maybe 5 actually come to Chicago and make that commitment. |
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Sid: It's a big commitment. |
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Neal: These people keep dreaming, saying to themselves, "What if? What if?" The years go by so fast, and they end up losing their jobs somewhere. What I like about this business is that nobody's going to tell you to retire. |
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Neal: Nobody's going to say, "I'm sorry, we didn't like your memo. You have to leave." |
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Neal: Or, "We're downsizing, you're out of here." |
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Sid: You are your own boss. You make all of the decisions. Now, some people are afraid to make decisions. It's like that book Escape to Freedom, by, I think it was, Eric Fromm. It's about people not liking to make decisions. They would rather have somebody impose it on them. Then they have the out- |
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