There is no way to look at this month’s earning and smile. (I haven’t eaten through all of last month’s gains yet…) It is the part of me that wants to be transparent that is sharing this. My ego wants to keep the losses secret. I don’t work that way. When I commit to honesty, I do it even if it hurts. It doesn’t take much imagination to realize the pain in this size loss. So, as I have done before, I continue to look at way’s to be enthusiastic.

1. Because losing money makes me angry, I am firing all of the tractors on the bot farm…well most of them. The fired tractors now become employees…or lawn mowers. If the lawn mowers perform consistently well, they can again become tractors. Performing well means I don’t have to make a blog post defending their performance. Watching last months profits evaporate is not something either my wife or I like to see.
2. Until a bots results are consistent, I will use conservative lot settings. If the lawn mower proves capable of handling this restraint and delivery solid results, it might get promoted. No longer will all bots be referred to as tractors. They will need to earn it.
3. I need to change my focus to the long term harvest. If I focus on the monthly harvest, the farm isn’t focusing on consistency. I don’t care which bot does the harvesting, but the tractors are the default favorites.
4. The tractors should get the necessary money in their account. They make the profits, so they should have the means to accomplish this. The lawn mowers have to prove they are worthy of an upgrade.

I realize this is a rehashing of previous rants. I can’t sit idly by as some accounts are burning through money. Implementing controls, even if dressed up as a metaphor, is an easy way to “reboot” this financial journey. Let’s see how the next leg of the journey goes!