 Hello, everyone, and welcome. My name is Melissa Armell, and I own the Stock Swoosh. And today I wanted to talk about something that I've noticed, specifically talking to people, friends, family, strangers, people are thinking about trading, and I've been talking a lot also on television, and then also watching the news and seeing the things that people are saying. We're in a time right now that is very uncertain because of COVID-19. And this is all across the world. This is ingested in the United States. And I think people are feeling very worried about the future, very apprehensive. People are just on edge right now no matter where they live because they don't know what's going to happen next. Is there going to be a second wave? Are they going to have a vaccine? Who's going to win the election? Is the market going to sell off again back down where the March lows were? Are people going to lose their job? Are they going to keep their job? Is the prices of things like food and rents and things going to go up? Are interest rates going to go down? People keep worrying about the future, and people are talking about it more and more. Things that people would normally do, they're afraid to do now because they feel so uncertain about making choices and decisions for their future. And my advice to people is this, you can't plan out every single thing that happens in your life. And just like you, you can also always plan out everything that happens with your trading. You could take a trade and you could have it in your head that it's going to work, and then the trade loses. So there's a certain element of risk when you trade in the market, and there's also risk that's associated with life. You can't hold yourself back from enjoying the moment that you're alive right now today because you're worried about something that hasn't happened yet in the future that may or may not happen. So I think you have to be grateful for what you have right now today. Try to improve your circumstances of your life if you feel that you want to do that. Set goals for yourself, and don't worry about what the future holds because you cannot predict every outcome and every aspect of your life, just like you can't with trading. You have a plan of motion, you have set things out, things that you want to create or happen, just like you do with the train, but sometimes there's bumps along the road and you deal with them when they come across, but you don't anticipate struggles, you don't anticipate hardship, just like you shouldn't anticipate necessarily getting sick or there'll be a second wave of COVID. So I think people really have to try to enjoy the moment, get through this period of your life and enjoy every moment that you're alive and healthy as much as you can. Because again, who could have anticipated we would be at this point? Here we are, September 2020. And if you could go back in time, what would you have done differently before March? Would you have gone on a vacation? Would you have moved? Would you have done something different? Would you have done something or spent money on something that you wanted to and now you feel apprehensive about doing it? Probably. So the point is you have to enjoy your life. And the point is you have to live in the present moment. And the point is stop worrying about the future because you can predict everything is gonna happen anyways. And if you're spending too much time and too much energy worrying about the future and things that haven't happened yet or thinking negative thoughts, then guess what? You're gonna create those negative thoughts to happen to you in the future and you won't be able to enjoy the present moment if you're thinking too much about the future. Planning is one thing, okay? But you have to live in the moment. You have to live in the moment. You have to live in the here and there. You have to be able to get through this period of your life and know that you will get through this period of your life if you're having hardships. And also if you're not having hardships right now then be grateful, feel blessed, feel happy, choke up all the wonderful good things that you have in your life if you're not going through a hardship with COVID and if you're healthy, at least be grateful for that. I'm grateful that I'm healthy, especially being here in New York in the last seven months. So think about the things that you have. Live in the moment. Do not worry about the future. I think way too many people are doing that right now. Way too many people are doing that right now. And it really does your own personal life a disservice. And again, you will create negative things to happen in the future if you are almost like anticipating those things to happen. If you're living your life where you're constantly worried and you're on edge because you don't know what's gonna happen next. And I get where that comes from. I've been in New York during this whole period of time. I get what people are going through but you really gotta think about not only your physical health but your mental health right now too during these times. You have to get through this period and everything that you can do to make yourself happy in the here and now and feel good about your life today, you need to do. And part of that again is being happy right now today and not being in fear or worrying about the future. If you wanna trade, if you're interested in trading, if it's something that you've always thought you wanted to do and you never wanted to try it, now's the time to try it. It's been a good year for the market despite what's happening the rest of the world. The market has had some great fantastic moves this year. And I can teach you my system of my method. I teach you in a class once a month. Email me at Melissa at thestockswish.com if you'd like more information and stay safe out there everyone and live in a moment.