We are who we are and we start from where we start
Each of us brings unique strengths to the markets
Every morning we agree to play as delighted beginners
Reality Pays. The more our minds model the market, the more in synch we get
We build on our strengths and manage everything else.
The outcome we have is the outcome we want
If what you are doing isn’t working over and over again, re-examine your internal models
Our internal process is more important than anything else because it drives everything else
You have the resources to improve your mental trading game. Coaching just helps find them
We begin our trading practice slowly and build it with flow and grace
Lean into fear. Fear is a primary cause of failure
If you are frustrated with the markets, that means they aren’t following the internal model you have projected on them
We increase the level of our awareness rather than the intensity of trading
As we expand our awareness, our interventions will happen sooner and be more creative and effective
We respect ourselves and celebrate our profits no matter how large
If we can experience a new behavior for a moment, we can experience it for a minute, an hour, a week, a year.
Change happens when we experience a new behavior that is aligned with who we are, feels emotionally satisfying in the moment and takes us to where we want to go
Avoidance is buying pain on credit with interest
If self-criticism made us trade better we would all be rich
We allow the markets to breathe through us
The markets are messy, our information is imperfect, our systems will fail and we can still make money
All trading systems are successful in some markets, all trading systems will eventually fail in all markets
The markets don’t care about you or your position
We seek the practice rather than the result
Learn about yourself with the delight of an anthropologist finding a lost tribe
We make internal maps of the market, but our maps are always distorted
Our negative responses are created by our maps, not the market
By changing our map, we change how we respond to the markets
All our trading errors have an ultimate positive purpose or intention
There is no “failure” just feedback
You have all the resources you need, although some may be out of your awareness
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