Some people look at the idea of profitable stock trading and give up before they start because the goal seems so distant.

I took this photo the day before we set off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro…the summit seemed so far away I thought I would never reach it. But 6 days later, after putting one foot in front of the other I stepped onto the summit. Looking at it now reminds me of when I started stock trading many years ago with just $7500.

At that time financial independence seemed a LONG way off! But I started…I learned how to build a trading system, I learned proper risk control and I created my own trading plan. Then I executed my plan and followed my system consistently.

I am sure glad I did, because had I looked at that first trading book and said “That’s going to take me too long to figure out, I’ll never get there”, then life would be very different now.

Your trading goals are the same – just start to learn how to trade in stocks, learn what you need to learn, commit to the process and before you know it you will hit the summit too!

This photo reminds me that it is right to set big goals…and it is ok if you don’t know how to achieve them just yet…as long as you start taking action immediately, the goal is closer than you think.

So if you have been looking at trading as a way to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, take action now! If you are serious and ready to start, click here to find the best resourses to learn stock trading.

Your Trading Goals Are Closer Than You Think - Mt. Kilimanjaro

I took this photo the day before we set off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro…the summit seemed so far away I thought I would never reach it. But 6 days later, after putting one foot in front of the other I stepped onto the summit. Your trading goals are the same – just start, learn what you need to learn, commit to the process and before you know it you will hit the summit too!

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Adrian Reid Founder and CEO
Adrian is a full-time private trader based in Australia and also the Founder and Trading Coach at Enlightened Stock Trading, which focuses on educating and supporting traders on their journey to profitable systems trading. Following his successful adoption of systematic trading which generated him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year using just 30 minutes a day to manage his system trading workflow, Adrian made the easy decision to leave his professional work in the corporate world in 2012. Adrian trades long/short across US, Australian and international stock markets and the cryptocurrency markets. His trading systems are now fully automated and have consistently outperformed international share markets with dramatically reduced risk over the past 20+ years. Adrian focuses on building portfolios of profitable, stable and robust long term trading systems to beat market returns with high risk adjusted returns. Adrian teaches traders from all over the world how to get profitable, confident and consistent by trading systematically and backtesting their own trading systems. He helps profitable traders grow and smooth returns by implementing a portfolio of trading systems to make money from different markets and market conditions.