Finally
3 years ago
Just quit my job and now i have started full time share trading.
Biggest hurdle!
Believing in myself to eliminate the fear of failure.
Well worth the journey.
How to trade stocks
It made me
Loss, failure, pain 
"Horrible failure, major failure, failure, failure, failure."
How I did it: I did well the first 5 months, but after that it was, 1 step forward, 3 steps back. For every successful trade I had, I had another 3 that went very badly. I did not quit until I was completely shattered, and unable to force myself to try again. I am deeply in debt; the worst financial shape of my entire life, and I've got no one to blame, but myself.
Lessons & tips: Your first loss is your best loss. Don't let a trade become an investment. Decide what kind of trader you are, and don't change your plan EVER. Always take a profit. Lower your expectations for each trade. Sell high, buy low = short selling. Buy low, sell high = long. Don't make it any more complicated than that.
Resources: I spent hours upon hours of reading, listening, and watching everything I could to try to get a clue. I can't name one source that I had, that really gave me an edge. I watched Fast Money, CNBC in general, and Cramer. Read Cramer, Michael Parness, and other books. Investors Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, I had resources, I just failed.
