Archive for July, 2009

Now that the book is on bookshelves, it will take a little while to build a community of women option traders; nonetheless, we are providing a 24/7 live chatroom. To start, we will schedule chats Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:00PM,  EST time. Wendy will be online to answer questions at that time.

To come directly to the chatroom paste chatroom site address into your favorites, click here  http://chatroll.com/option-trading  or click on the link on the right side of the  blog.

Remember you can also come directly to this blog site, without navigating through the WomenOptionTraders’ site by pasting the blog ‘s address into your favorites.  www.WomenOptionTraders.com/blog 

When you go to the chatroom site for the first time, please subscribe (left side- upper corner) (no cost to subscribe-just choose a name on the main chatroll site and then join option-trading chatroom when you are finished). We suggest doing this so we can evaluate membership numbers.

The room will be open 24 hour a day for the convenience of the developing community, the relationships that will form, and to accommodate various time zones. We no doubt will have members from Canada, England and beyond???

We look forward to chatting with you.

Make it a happy day!

I was listening to the radio while driving home when a friend called to tell me Amazon.com emailed to advise her that her copy of Option Trading in Your Spare Time- A Guide to Financial Independence for Women had been shipped. Moments before the phone rang I realized that the date was June 30, the anniversary of my mother’s death.

It seemed fitting that the day my dream was becoming a reality also commemorated the day of her passing. 

Death has been on my mind this week, not in a depressed or morbid sense, but because a number of celebrities passed away the last few days. Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays and Michael Jackson.

It’s funny isn’t it, that we never forget where we were when we first hear surprising or shocking news. People will often ask “Where were you when JFK was shot?” Or “Where were you when the planes hit?”

Death has a way of slapping us across the face and waking us up in a way we never forget. The question inevitably arises, “What legacy did these celebrities leave behind?”

When you hear their names you probably have mixed feelings. For better or worse their deeds or accomplisments are the legacies each created for themselves.

Personally, I tend to dwell more on the legacy of their memorable songs, videos, dance numbers, movies, TV shows, and jokes that made me laugh. Those are the things I will continue to enjoy.

How about you? What kind of legacy are you leaving?

Lately, I’ve been asking myself that question more and more often.

The publication of the option trading book is the accomplishment of a major goal, one that has been in the works for more than two years, but I still have a big list of unfinished business personally and professionally that I’m tending to.

Looking back over these people’s lives reminds me that the legacy we leave is a combination of both what we do and how we live our lives.  And that life is short.

For many years I have been involved in one women’s group or another, most geared toward the empowerment of women. The publication of the option trading book is major step in that direction. I want to make a difference in the financial security women experience. Some might call that ego. But I prefer to think of it as simply an honest assessment of the gifts I’ve been given and a compelling vision for my life and what I might be able to do with those gifts. What you share and teach becomes  more strongly rooted within your own personal disciplines. As I teach other women to successfully trade options, I become a better trader.

Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Most people go to their graves with their music still inside them.”

I’ve  promised myself I’ll hum a tune everyday. 

What is the thing you know deep down you should do, but you’ve been too busy, lazy or scared to try? Maybe it’s taking charge of your own financial future. I’d love to meet you along the path to financial independence.

Whatever your goal, get started today.

It’s painfully obvious that tomorrow may be too late.

Go make it a happy day!