Can You Correct a Tailspin

A friend of mine that I used to work out with once told me about some of his military training as a helicopter pilot.

At first he said it was very difficult. Even just trying to hover over a target the size of a football field with their high powered helicopters was a challenge.

As he continued with his training the situations would become much more difficult. At one point they pushed the helicopter into almost a full tailspin and then had his training officers yelling at the top of their lungs trying to distract him just to see if he could correct it while under extreme stress and disorientation.

Sounds intense right?

If you have watched the market lately, I wouldn’t say they are in a tailspin but they are definitely retracting and causing some real stress for some folks.

It’s never fun to lose money in the market.

…but it always comes back right?

…and if you don’t sell then the losses don’t count right?

I think this is what you tell yourself so you don’t seem crazy.