Today the lock out on selling my Sonos stock expired and I decided to sell my remaining shares.  I exercised my options in 2010 and have sold them in three tranches since then.  Had I held them all until today, I would have been looking at a high seven-digit payday.  Even with my conservative diversification schedule, this has proven to be one of my most successful equity plays to date.  I learned a long time ago not to try and time the perfect sale.  Better to spread things out and take a bunch of singles rather than looking for one home run.