Time

Time is a funny thing in today’s society. It’s running away on some of us and most seem to really want to keep track of it. It also something that does not stand still so all natural events surrounding it cannot be controlled, so deal with it.

I recently watched some old clips of Steve Jobs in the early days and how he liked to look in the mirror and ponder what he would do with his day if he knew this was his last day. It’s an interesting concept to think that if we truly wanted to make a difference in our lives and the lives of others then how would we spend our time?

I tend to hold on to fragments of time and save them for review. I go over and over past events of time to see where I may have had an alternate path yet chose the one I am on. This is very reactive and not proactive as I am sure Steve would agree. I do project myself through time as well though and try to imagine the timelines of my life plan and how I am hitting my own milestones I set for myself.  I have often heard people say life is not a destination but a journey that should be savoured along the road. I tend to feel there needs to be a road map and a plan though or you’re really not going anywhere.

I plan my day to day activities around things that support my goals. I know I am not out to change the world but I do try to help those around me and even enhance someone else’s life goals. Although time is important it’s all boiling down to the choices we make within the time we have been given. Make the correct choices and you will find the rest falls into place.

Throughout my time investing in the markets I have tried to select the right companies with the right product at the right time. The companies that are in the shadows with a new idea or ones that have a great product but they are just getting set to launch. Innovation can be a monster in the markets. How many people watched Steve Jobs and thought that could really be worth something one day. But so many just watched and did not invest in Apple until it was the premier blue chip to invest in.  That was a costly mistake and by learning from these events in history we can start to identify the next premier blue chip stock before others have noticed it is becoming main stream.

I love gold stocks but that’s not what’s going to shape the world as we know it. Apple changed the world and how it viewed the use of computers and communications in general.  To be thinking outside the box and projecting ourselves to the future we need to be back at those trade shows for those first generations of Apple computers. What sparked everyone to decide this would be the cornerstone?

I like to think I am ahead of the herd and ahead of where investors want to go before they even know it themselves.