The Weekend Retreat Trader – Do It Anyway

On the heels of my second weekend Emmaus walk, and as I make my return to everyday reality and public posting, I was reminded over the weekend of the poem once found hanging above Mother Theresa’s bed in Calcutta – also often attributed to Dr. Kent Keith.

And yes, like life itself, the words relate in spades to trading psychology (especially the lines highlighted in red), as well as this trader’s highly public diary.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

As in life, give it all you have in this business gang … every single bit.

And never let those who give less tell you otherwise.