continue be a tweaking process of improvement in search of unattainable perfection. That won't keep me from trying because that is who I am. I will not accept mediocrity. My prime directive is make a deposit of whatever the market gives me with low amounts of pain. My addiction and motivation is to build a better system in search of unattainable perfection, just how close can I get by continuing to raise the bar of acceptance another level.

I learned a long time ago to NOT take myself too seriously with success or failure with any undertaking I pursue, since they are both needed in the lifelong process of becoming a better person. My best education has come from failures, they are part of the LEARNING CURVE. When anyone takes themselves too seriously, whether positive or negative, it prevents them from stepping in front of the mirror to spot traits that are holding them back from making another step higher up the ladder towards peace and happiness. Stepping in front of the mirror also helps us recognize traits that are very positive but under used which also prevents us from making that progression move up the ladder happiness and purpose. I have to have a sense of humor to survive looking in the mirror, some traits I see horrify me, some disgust me, and some are downright hilarious. When I take myself too seriously all I see are the few very positive pieces of ability that I was born with and have become very skilled at over using. Many problems I find myself faced with cannot be solved by the over used God given abilities I was born with. I've found the solution always lies in one of those weaker areas of blemishes that can only be identified by stepping in front of the mirror. I've always tried to gather up those lemons and turn them into LEMONADE. Making that lemonade is easier said than done, lots of time and extra effort are 2 critical ingredients.

I'm rambling, my wife calls it lecturing, I apologize, I just wanted to make a point of one way I keep from taking myself too seriously. I like to label certain things to help me identify and relate to things that are real but not grounded in logic. Such as cycles which are an art form and not governed by scientific written in stone formula. With cycles 2+2=4 only part of the time, as I study cycles I find they do tend to take on personalities which I label with a name that fits the personality. To most(my wife included) think this is hilarious, which logically I have to agree. This is one way I keep myself from getting too self absorbed with success or failure. A sense of humor keeps me from getting too INFLATED(swelled head) or too DEFLATED(busted gut), humor has a balancing effect on my mental state. My fishing strategy system began several years ago as just my sense of humor LABELING way of relating to and dealing with the frustration, anxiety, and guessing failures I was confronted with on a daily basis. I keep a lot of notes throughout the day to help me sift through my errors in judgement. These notes help me identify my emotions and the markets response to my notes.

As time went by I started recognizing consistent patterns that aligned with many of my technical, cycles, and momentum indicators that gave credibility to the relationship with my joyful fishing experiences as a child but also many boring wasted days of no action. On a regular basis we always had our days of full stringers and always managed to catch A BIG ONE if we kept our fishing lines set, and 2-3 times every summer MOBY DICK managed to get away. By taking my successes and failures in a less serious way took the pressure off of ME, one of the largest blemishes I see when I step in front of the mirror which is my biggest lemon I have in my grocery bag, is the false perception that I myself can WILL anything to happen if I decide its worth the effort. My fishing strategy has been tweaked into turning that BIG LEMON into a nice batch of LEMONADE. I had to step outside of my MAKE IT HAPPEN BOX to the lighter side of childhood memories when combined with TIME and EFFORT. I apologize for my ramblings but I wanted to share how my fishing strategy has evolved into one of my finest surprises I've ever been blessed with. Hopefully my tweakings will keep pace with market changes.