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One evening, two years earlier at his neighborhood health club, Fred had the conversation that changed the course of his life.

While waiting for a pick-up game of racquetball, Fred started talking with an ex-work associate. The man told him how he had escaped from the corporate world and became a self-employed day trader. He was full of excitement about his new life, and had spun such a wonderful story that Fred was excited to know how he, too, could be free and financially stable.

Fred became obsessed with learning to trade. He invested his time and money attending seminars, read every book he could get his hands on, and paid expensive membership fees to join online forums where he could exchange notes with fellow traders.

Always a top-notch student, Fred learned quickly and began to trade actively in his paper trading account. He still held his day job, but found himself spending more and more time monitoring and analyzing his paper trades. Within several months, he was stuck to his computer screen like a teenager to a game console. He fell behind with his engineer work projects and found himself putting in extra hours just to keep up with his work responsibilities.

One day, fate stepped in.

To weather a major financial hit, his company had to tighten budgets and cut back on human resources. They let Fred go. Although he was shocked by the news, he was strangely not upset. On the contrary, he felt a sense of relief and an inexplicable surge of excitement.

He took this as a “sign” to pursue his dream. He thought that he was being guided toward a new future. He felt what lay in front of him was a worthier journey with a more enjoyable lifestyle, where he would have more control over his life, more freedom of time and, of course, a fuller bank account.