This may be difficult to understand but I have gone through the most amazing transition in my thinking about money-making. This apprenticeship is really where you start to appreciate that making money from forex, the ‘Forex Training Works‘ way is so different from my previous perception. I know that I have turned a corner that will change my life from now on.

What is the difference? Well, it’s about changing a conditioned mindset. Just ten weeks ago, when I started the forex training course on February 1st, I KNEW that the harder I worked, the more hours I put in, the more effort I expended – the more money I would make. Let’s apply that to forex for a moment.

On average, I am actually trading for around one hour in the morning. If I can make my target in an hour – it it seems to be a no-brainer, that if I work for four hours I could make four times the money. If I worked even harder and put in eight hours and expended equal effort – I could make eight times the money. In the outside world, I know that’s true. In forex it is completely the reverse.

SAFE trading to make money is about CAREFULLY using a time period for what looks like a small achievement. To risk that achievement would be a nonsense because that small CONSISTENT achievement adds up to an enormous profit as it rolls up and compounds. Best of all, and this is where I have turned a corner, it is a super STRESSLESS and risk-less way of making money work for you – instead of you working for money.

I have ‘worked’ at forex trading, for around three hours this week. I have added up my ‘potential’ earnings since I started demo trading seven weeks ago – and I am amazed at my potential ‘return on investment’.

Return on investment, as I have learned, is the percentage amount my original capital sum has grown over this period. We don’t ever talk actual money because it’s obvious that the percentage brings us all to a level playing field whatever small or large capital we start with.

My return on investment at a small 10 pip a week target has been almost 22% in just seven weeks. Compare that, to the money we have in an investment account that is earning us around 2.5% per YEAR right now.

So on the basis of the possibilities, without stress, without hours and almost without effort, my husband and I have decided that if I can confirm these results over the next week or so without trauma – I will become a live trader.

I realize that ‘going live’ will present different challenges – but I know I can do this. I enjoy doing it and this new direction could genuinely change our lives.

I started this, HOPING I could do it. Now I know I can.

Sam

Every once in a while, an experience from your past comes out of nowhere and reminds you of just how much better life is now.  I spent the early part of my career working as a PA to some incredibly interesting business leaders – and they really were!  The long nights of having to work until the early hours, the 3am starts – yes, I really did say 3am are all but a dim and distant memory.  But why is this relevant to you my learning forex and my post today?  Well, before the children broke up I had the perpetual thought of “how am I going to fit everything in this Easter break and will I need to find some more hours either side of my day as I really want to make sure I don’t miss out on my forex training?”

I am so pleased to be able to report that this hasn’t been the case at all – by being organised and already in a great routine where I am at my desk for my daily forex rendez-vous at 6.30, there hasn’t been any more pressure to the hectic daily schedule, in fact – it has been a really peaceful and calm start to the day – before the phone rings and the children start asking what we will be doing …… sound familiar?!

Sam

I have really been pondering about the call from last week and Sid said something that has really struck home and I have fully taken on board “avoid compounding our errors”.  That makes perfect sense to me and I am entering a new week with greater gusto – and a whole lot of discipline. Whilst in my apprenticeship, I am soaking it all in still and determined to get it right – which I know I can.

As Sid so rightly said, when learning forex there is no such thing as “I can’t” – I WILL do this better this week, I am going to sit down on Monday, go through the simple set-up routine that settles me down and prepares me for what I’m going to do –  make sure I don’t over-react like I did last week.  Sid’s way of trading has been so simple to pick up, yes there has been a lot to learn but it is now about putting this into practise and this will is going to be even better than last, I am going to make sure of it.

As we’ve been told many times – ‘don’t try and rush and force this apprenticeship. It’s not an event, it’s a process. Settle down, relax and ENJOY the process. Anxiety only makes it harder.’

And the more I think about this advice, the better I like it. I’m going to treat this apprenticeship like another hobby and not get uptight about it. As Sid repeatedly says to us ‘Be COOL about your trading’. I like what he says about buses too. He says, ‘Trades are like buses, don’t get up-tight and worry if you miss one, there’ll be another along in a minute.’

I really like this ‘mindset’. I tend to be a bit gung-ho – I really need someone to keep my feet planted firmly on the ground.

Right – it’s Sunday, it’s time to cook the family roast, spend time with my family – and look forward!  Isn’t this so exciting?!

Sam

My confidence is growing too although I have to say I was over confident one morning this week.  I have now got into a good rhythm and am demo trading four mornings out of five during the week, normally getting to my desk anywhere between 6am and 7am, depending on children’s movements and dog walk responsibilities!

Every morning I got to my platform, set up just as Sid recommended we set it up and take stock of what has happened overnight.  I also spent some of this time reading the Daily Bulletin and picking up a few tips here and there from what some of the other forex apprentices from my course are doing and how they are finding things.

I feel it will be really helpful to those considering learning forex just to touch on what I mean by being over confident as I fully appreciate, if I HAD been a live trader on Wednesday of this week, I would have made a loss.   We are currently doing just one trade a day and I can truly appreciate why that is now.

I traded slightly later on Wednesday and saw that there was a really great PPA trade (sorry, I said no jargon and I’m already doing it. PPA is the name of a certain type of trade that I’ve learned) which I went for, and I managed to get five pips. BUT completely against advice – I took another trade and not only that – didn’t take my time or do what I have been taught, I just got greedy. Result, I lost the pips I had previously made. So let me reinforce the most critical part of Sid’s forex course training – follow the rules – this is the MOST important lesson to learn.

I am just so glad that I have taken Sid’s course, we are very much apprentices now and it is much, much better to be making, these (quite frankly) stupid mistakes now, than to learn a very costly lesson down the line.  I can only state once again just how glad I am to have chosen this particular forex training course.  My apprenticeship is well underway – this support system is wonderful. I now know absolutely that forex can only benefit my life.   My dream is to take the pressure of my day to day work life and my husband’s too – making our money work for us to provide the things we want, without both of us working all the hours God sends.

If you don’t believe me, check out some of the videos that are now appearing on the website!  Who knows, maybe one day this will become my job too – that’s how excited I am right now!

I intend to do a much more in-depth post about the whole course in a day or two. I think just a little time to let the last four weeks gel, would be a good idea before I do this.

I am very excited about the joining the support group (The BBC Club). I feel like I will be joining a new group of friends, a bit like moving into a new village where I will learn a lot from others, be a part of something where we’ll chat, share our experiences as ‘forex traders’ and probably have some great experiences along the way.

At no point during this forex training course with Sid and Kris have I felt alone, and I tell you what I think that is exceptional – and I have had some experience in this. What I probably have not mentioned before is that at one point in my career, about fifteen years ago now, I decided to do a correspondence journalism course.  It was hard work, not because I couldn’t motivate myself (hopefully by now you know that isn’t like me) but because I felt so alone and that no one really cared if I made it or not.

This forex training course experience has been completely different, I have felt cared for and supported – and I think this is so important when you are learning something new and building your confidence. This may sound a little silly, but I do think it’s exceptional, I feel like I have made real friends in Sid and Kris. Just as I was promised, it’s all been one-to-one with no jargon or “smoke and mirrors” along the way. I loved it.

Ah well, I am going grab a cuppa, dodge the two sets of eyes boring into me from my dogs to take them for the their twice daily walk and really enjoy my weekend audio.  See you in a day or two when I will give my honest and a little more in-depth assessment of my forex journey over the last four weeks.

Sam

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My husband chuckled this morning, he explained (being a female I can have selective memory!) that the reason for his mirth was the fact that only a couple of weeks ago I said that I couldn’t do any more than I was doing: I have three step-children, two very bouncy and boisterous dogs and run my own business. When I explained that I was becoming more and more intrigued by Forex he reminded me of my recent frustrations. His point was that this course is doing me good as it is giving me a focus outside of work, family and the daily routine.  In fact, he is beginning to ask quite a few questions himself!

The funny thing is, I am finding Forex really refreshing – and the more I learn the more intrigued I become.  I re-read the website today where it explains “we teach you to be self-sufficient and confident”.  The latter is the point that really struck a cord with me.

Whilst most friends and family members will say that I come across as a confident person, it doesn’t take much at all to knock that.  The way this course is run is certainly empowering me and I can’t wait to learn more.  I think this is a good thing – and not like anything I have experienced before, all my life I have found learning something new quite a struggle.  School exams, well – I became positively ill before them!  I would revise more than any of my friends, always worried that I would fail and let myself down.

This course is going at a gentle pace – but also just fast enough to keep you excited if you know what I mean?  For those who have done this I am sure you will concur!

Isn’t it funny what you can learn about yourself eh?!  Right I must get back to the day job now – can’t wait for this evening – back to forex again!

Sam

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