Ok guys after almost 250+ applications (for some reason 70 or so came via email instead of being posted as comments???) it came down to two people. I couldn’t pick between the two so I decided to pick both. I am going to mentor one at a time. Before I reveal the winners I am going to go over a few things. When I first made this post I set a 30 words or less but for whatever reason 70% of people decided to ignore that limit. I am sorry but I had to disqualify anybody who went over 30 words. I did not count “Hi Nick”, or sign off’s in the 30 words. I set the 30 word limit because I was looking for somebody:

1. Who pays attention to detail and can follow clear instructions: I didn’t want a lapdog who would follow my lead without questioning me. However, at the same time I didn’t want somebody who would ignore me and not listen to me. This is going to be a mentor/mentee relationship and things will go much more smoothly if the person I pick sticks to what I say. So the 30 words or less limit was a test.

2. Who was innovative, laid back and funny: I really wanted somebody who could sell themselves in 30 words or less. I was also looking for somebody who made me laugh. And I wanted somebody who could bend the rules. If I am going to spend 2 month training somebody I don’t want to be bored to tears, so I was looking for humour not sob stories.

So my first pick is NavyGirl, she’s in the Australia Defence Force.

Submitted on 2009/09/30 at 11:07pm, NavyGirl:
Nick,

Ima 27 year old chick from Melbourne. I serve in the Aussie Defence Force as an officer. Love the Navy but would love to learn to trade too. Pick Me!

Sirena

I love my country, visiting the UK and the rest of Europe  has made me appreciate just how amazing Australia actually is. For example I could wake up with a headache, drive to the doctor with no appointment and see the doctor within 30 min, all at no charge. Here in the UK you need to make an appointment a week ahead to see your doctor and you can only see a doctor you’re registered with. How does that work? “Hi Doc last week I had a headache”….. bullshit!

Also, our politicians are not corrupt assholes, we still have many freedoms that in recent years been stolen away from the Brits and the Americans by their leaders. So, I have unending respect for anybody courageous enough to put their life on the line to protect my amazing country. Thanks for serving in the Defence Force NavyGirl, you’re my first pick to mentor.

Ok time to step off of my soap box. Guys I know that had nothing to do with Forex but I hope you understand my reasons for picking NavyGirl.

Ok the next mentee I picked for a different reason. This guy obviously paid attention to my post stating 30 words or less. However, he was able to bend the rules in a funny way. He is a perfect fit for my trading method since my method has little to no rules. Most traders make the mistake of setting unbreakable rules for themselves, the rigidity of this form of thinking usually leads to failure. If somebody is able to bend the rules they’re much more likely to make it as a trader. None of you guys saw this image because for anti-spam reasons images do not appear in comments. However, the words in the comment were visible:

Submitted on 2009/10/01 at 6:31pm, Scott:
I put a lot into this… I hope it works!!! I don’t want to have to rely on my looks!

I love how Scott bent the rules in a funny and innovative way. Also, all the time Scott spent on making this image proves that he will be a dedicated mentee.

I want to thank everybody who took their time to leave a comment. Like I said I was absolutely astonished with the response. Almost 300 people applied to be mentored, it was almost impossible to pick only two people.

I am going to find a way to help out everybody who applied. While I obviously cannot privately mentor everybody I am considering shooting a few free videos on my new method. I will give everybody more details in the near future.

Thanks again to everybody, and thanks for the many kind words.

Nick