“I am a PhD in ECONOMICS. I Understand Market / Economics and Investments – but Still UNABLE to make MONEY. WHY?”

3^rd December 2023

 

“I am a PhD in ECONOMICS. I Understand Market / Economics and Investments – but Still UNABLE to make MONEY. WHY?” 

 

Namaste! Looking at the above question – I remembered JOHN KEYNES. The leading economics of the West and even today also we follow his theories and principles of economics. He was an active investor in 1920 and lost money. His worst loss came in 1929. So, being a leading economist is one thing, and making money in stocks is another. Let us understand the question and try to answer to our friend. 

 

First Thing First:- 

 

I appreciate the HONEST confession of our friend. Unless you become HONEST in recognizing your own failures – you will never be able to correct them. So, 100 mark for the HONESTY. Now, let us go deeper into the questions.

 

Let us UNDERSTAND the word “UNDERSTAND”:-

 

Understanding is of two types – understanding as an INFORMATION and understanding as an EXPERIENCE.

 

Thanks to our education system – we all are considered BRILLIANT / RANKER / INTELLIGENT by just writing informative understanding from BOOKS / GOOGLE to ANSWER SHEETS in Exams.

 

This is NOT ENOUGH. From CHILDHOOD – we are taught MORALS / ETHICS / RELIGIOUS PRACTICES / PRAYERS and things like that without going much deeper into them.

 

I believe 99% of the time we are not being told the REAL LOGIC of doing things – what we are asked to do? / We have no time to go deeper into it/we can’t ask BOLDLY to our ELDERS/ EDUCATION AUTHORITIES/ RELIGIOUS HEADS – WHY? / 
We have to keep up with our NEIGHBOURS or SOCIETY FELLOWS – and we keep on doing what they are doing!! 

 

Based on the above NURTURING we develop particular kinds of INFORMATION on various subjects. Most of them are not backed up by SELF-experiences. This creates an ILLUSION of KNOWLEDGE within us. But deep down you know that you DO NOT KNOW (Not backed up by EXPERIENCE) – so you develop FEAR when you have to take ACTION based on your SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE!!

 

I have heard some of the common sentences used by NORMAL people when they fail in their day-to-day life, I am sure you must have heard  – If GOD willing this will happen or that will happen / Inshallah / Thakurji KARE TE KHARU (what GOD DOES IS RIGHT) / Without GOD’s desire you can’t move a LEAF of TREE. Now, this may be 100% TRUE for some REALISED GREAT SOULS. But for most of us this is BORROWED GYAN and when the CHEST PAIN STARTS – rather than waiting for GOD’s DESIRE – we simply go to DOCTOR.

 

What is the MOOT POINT?

 

There are certain KNOWLEDGES, which come from SELF-EXPERIENCES alone. Investment is not about more information; it is more about your EMOTIONS. Your emotions will move from one end to the other end depending on market moves and your positions. Unless you go through those EXPERIENCES with 100% mental awareness – I am sure you will not be able to INVEST for a longer period. 

 

In the movie JANNAT – the actor IMRAN HASHMI  says – “I realized myself when I am faced with the HAPPINESS of WINNING on one side and FEAR of LOSING on the other side.”

 

The main thing while investing is to SEE YOURSELF or GET CONTROL OF YOUR-SELF. Once you see yourself – you will be able to do something about the situation in a very positive manner. (as such MARKET or SITUATIONS are never in your CONTROL!!) Once you are in your OWN control – you will be able to increase your PROFIT and DECRESE your LOSSES very effectively. I am sharing my own experiences.

 

What is my ANSWER to our FRIEND?

 

Just do more and more SMALLER TRANSACTIONS to start with and see your mental behaviour with the movement of the prices. The purpose here is to SEE yourself and not your profit or your loss. The more you do – the more opportunities will come to SEE / OBSERVE your REAL SELF. With more and more such observations – you will know what exactly you should be doing in a particular situation!! One fine day you will do automatically what you should be doing. 

 

The same thing is shared by BRUCE LEE in ENTER the DRAGON - “A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself.”

 

READ the last line – once you KNOW YOURSELF – you will go on AUTO MODE!! Till that time – you need to PRACTICE/PRACTICE and PRACTICE with 100% awareness under the guidance of a GURU / MENTOR or a COACH. All the above conditions must be followed when you do the smaller transactions also. 

 

What is the ROLE of A GURU or COACH?

 

A GURU or COACH is not giving you NEW information every time you meet them. They just teach you the basics 10% of the time and 90% of the time he help you manage your EMOTIONS. He helps you KNOW YOURSELF!!

 

Apart from practical investment knowledge, we guide our clients with their VASTU and ASTROLOGY to guide them holistically in their life. 

 

Remember – ultimately – making money is not a goal. The ultimate goal is HAPPINESS. If you fail to create balance in all the areas of your life – you will miss the MUSIC of HAPPINESS. 

 

What NEXT?

 

If you know that you don’t know – you are wise. But if you take action to remove the ignorance of what you don’t know – it’s the start of your life towards GREATNESS. 

 

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