I just had a flash of light...I am living my dream.

When I was 10 years old, I remember vividly, I use to have this little desk in my basement.

I always use to play businessman. I kept a stack of papers on the left hand side of the desk. I had a name plate made out of a bent in two pieces of paper that said Taylor W. Trump.

I had a cup full of highlighters and ink pens. I had reading material, (Dr. Seuss books back then.)

My dream back then was to be a businessman. I would be down stairs in my “office” for hours wheeling and dealing, calling other big shots and movers and shakers creating deals, closing deals, etc.

Today, this morning, while preparing to mail out my “Proprietary Client Questionnaire” to several new consulting clients, I leaned back in my chair and had this sudden revelation. Or maybe it was more like a flashback.

What I saw was my reading the Wall Street Journal, daily. Then the Investor’s Business Daily. Me on the telephone calling the various mutual funds requesting their financial reports.

I saw myself sitting in class at Mankato State learning about business administration. (What a waste of time!).

I saw myself sitting downtown at the exchange watching videos of Paul Tudor Jones trading wearing his “lucky sweater and sneakers.”

I saw myself sitting in front of Irwin Jacobs listening intensely while he told me the inner workings of risk arbitrage and how he did business with the Great Michael Milken, T. Boone Pickens, Saul Steinberg, Carl Icahn. These were and still are the movers and shakers of industry and finance in this and other countries.

I saw numerous other instances that all brought me to the realization that I am now living my dream.

How so? When I was young I wanted...needed to be able to have a goal that was attainable. That goal was to be able to do business on a scale that meant something to...me!

I am now doing this. I didn’t know I was until this very moment. All the things I held in my subconscious mind, I guess, have come to fruition, probably a long time ago.

So, I ask you, are you living your dream? If not, why not begin to now. Do you know what that dream was when you were formulating it? If not, why not formulate it right now.

Also, remember this...if and when you are able to articulate your dream there are others who will gladly help you to realize it. Gordon Alexander is one such person. So is Julie Jordan Scott. Look them up, they visit here at times.

Taylor