Herzl Day

Today is Herzl day.

Herzl is an example to a true visionary. He envisioned the state of Israel. As I see it, Israel today is not that far from what he had in mind.

Imagination is a key first step for doing great things.

It’s surely risky, but the reward is in the experience itself. Walter Bruan, who was my CEO when I was a trader, once said (in a video to new traders) “you know how much you love it now when you’re not doing that well, imagine how much you’ll love it when you’ll be making $”. That sentence stuck with me. There is so much to say about the path. You have to love what you’re doing and be passionate about it.

And as a fridge magnet I have says: Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go… (T.S. Eliot)

Herzl may not have truly believed that we would achieve so much. But he tried. And if he were to see Israel today, I’m sure he would have been proud.

about life, the universe and everything

If this is the first time you are here, then you might think the blog’s subtitle is quite ambitious.

If that is the case, it means you haven’t read Douglas Adams. Your next steps are:

1. Go and do that.

2. Google: the answer to life, the universe and everything.

3. Come back and start reading me, now that you know the answer.

I randomly picked up Adams in the library when I was in junior-high. I can’t say it was life changing, but still – you just can’t not read it.

I started with Dirk Gently. You can start with the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Believe me, it will do you good.