      I have a feel for the financial markets that I will never lose (unlessI take a good whack on the head). I am carefully risky and am someone whodoes not appreciate gambling. I consider my past successes and failures (Iprefer to call them learning experiences) to be the fruit of my labor. I donot believe that some people "got it," and some people "don't." My beliefis that anyone that has discipline, patience, desire, the right attitude,and a reasonable IQ can be a successful trader. The key element in theshort term is patience. Give yourself the luxury of time to learn and growas a trader. If you get too aggressive at the outset, you may find veryquickly that you no longer have enough capital to trade and will have tolook for a day job, which will further delay you from your goal of being asuccessful, professional trader.