“I want you, at the end of this, to end up with a well oiled machine. 80 percent of traders fail. They lose money – they either retire or go broke. It is not that they make a lot of mistakes.
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We all know the importance of goals. Goals are milestones on the way to our achievements. However, to reach our goals, we need to know more than merely where we are heading.
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State Change is the process of changing our emotional condition. We do it all day, everyday, mostly unconsciously. We do it based on our thoughts and feelings or based on what is happening around us.
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You want to do well in trading, in fact you want to do very well. This is true whether you are just beginning to trade or have many years behind you.
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We know the importance of emotions in your trading. We all feel fear, greed, hope, desperation, elation and more, going from the top of the world to the gutter then back up within days, hours or minutes.
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Market goes up, some people get happy, some get sad, some dont’t care. Faced with a trading loss, some get depressed and stop trading, some get more determined and push on with greater vigour.
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I have a question for you. Is the sun going to rise tomorrow? Yes? How do you know? Think about it. How do you know the sun is going to rise tomorrow?
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I need help learning. We all do. Let’s go back in time to my first Trading With Safety Seminar. I had a mild interest in trading and had attended a few other presentations offering products and services.
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Trading brings with it a whole range of emotions. We looked at greed before. This week we will explore fear.
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What is stress and how does it affect you and your trading? Stress is any emotional, physical, social, economic or mental factor that requires a response or change.
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We are bombarded with information. Newspapers, television, display ads, search engines, web sites and electronic mail give us tons and tons of information whether we need it or not.
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You are outdoors on a sunny day. You are holding a piece of paper in your hands, pointing it towards the sun. You hold for five minutes and nothing happens.
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You want to be slim and trim but can''t resist that chocolate cake. You know it is best to do paper trading, but you conveniently skip over that step.
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You and I live in a fast world. You make instant coffee, have instant meals and fast food, drive fast cars, want to achieve quick success and get immediate results.
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The markets are changing, they are speeding up, slowing down, going up, then sideways.
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The Australian Market has shown continued strength since August 2004.
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This week I will share a story about how our mindset affects our lives: A man entered a village and went to see the wise old man of the village.
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Some things work and others don’t. Some words brighten your days and others don’t. Some ideas pick you up and others don’t. As I handle life’s twists and turns I''ve come across four simple words that can make every moment worthwhile. Let’s look at them. Read more

Oh no… You enter a trade and the market turns against you. You hold back from a trade and it makes a fortune. You listen to advice from your brother and buy a dead duck stock. You lose half of your trading capital. Your broker transfers money to your account and it does not show up. What do you do? How do you respond when things go wrong?
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If your home is like most, your Christmas Day will be very busy, with either travelling to where you want to go or preparing your home to have others over for the day. Either way, that can be very hectic and emotionally trying, which doesn''''''''t lend itself to preparing your heart to be reflective and thankful. This means that if we want to be the kind of people who are characterised by gratitude, then we must make sure that we focus on it, and not just on Christmas Day, but at all times during the year. Here are a few key words, as well as some thoughts, that are simple and practical to apply; something you can use right away in your quest for becoming more grateful.
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Successful people know that they must sacrifice something today in order to achieve a lot more tomorrow.
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Beginning of a new year is a good time to set goals, intentions and commitments for the next twelve months.
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Imagine you just arrived at a party. It is a big party. There are more than five hundred people there, and you know no one. You have a long night ahead of you.
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Imagine it is 28 January 2006. Yes, 2006. Imagine your trading (and your life) has been magnificent for the last twelve months.
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What do you need to be happy? Take a moment to write down (or think of) three things that would make you happy.
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There is a critical voice inside of your head.
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The great Renaissance artist Michelangelo was once asked how he created the sculpture of David from a block of marble.
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With Sinan taking a well earned break, my article this week leans more toward the mind matters genre.
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We all have experienced losses in our lives. If you have been trading long enough you will definitely have experienced losses.
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Let us look at the differences between success and mediocrity in trading.
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When you are faced with a setback what do you do?
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Another calendar month has passed and we have experienced many lows and highs as usual.
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Whether you are a Fundamental Analyst or a Technical one, you would be using a lot of information to make trading decisions.
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"Tell me about your trading," I asked a friend. He told me how the system he was following had let him down and resulted in losses beyond his liking.
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Recently, at a social gathering, I was observing two people in conversation.
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We are bombarded with information every day. We filter, assess and summarise this information and make decisions.
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Stress, Stress, Stress. We get stressed because there is too much to do, too few resources and too many financial pressures.
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We are all seeking to trade better. This is independent of our level of success.
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More than two thirds of the traders I speak to on a daily basis want to get better at what they are doing.
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Your mind and how you use it is not only important when you are behind in a trade, it is equally important when you are ahead.
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I got sick last week, very sick. A tiny little virus got into my system and got me down.
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My mum was very good with her hands. Using her creative skills she excelled in sewing, knitting, crafts, lampshades, handbags, wall decorations, prints and many more.
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Do something for me. Please try standing up.
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Imagine a crawling baby deciding to have a go at walking.
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How many shares, CFDs, or contracts you trade each time an entry signal comes up is one of the crucial components of your Trading Psychology.
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There are three distinct stages in a trader’s psychological development. In the first stage you are learning a system.
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A short while ago I was listening to a medical doctor who was a weight loss specialist.
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What is stress and how does it affect you and your trading?
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A trade does not end when you close out your position. You must analyse it and learn from it.
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These days, traders have at their disposal many tools: technical indicators, trading systems or fundamental data analysis.
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Press the button, move on to the next trade.
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This applies to everyone: husband, wife, partner, kids, parents, relatives, friends, colleagues and associates.
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We looked at the Focus in Issue #80 of Trading Tutors.
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At any given moment of your existence you are operating in one of the three modes and fulfilling one of the three needs: Physical, Intellectual or Emotional.
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You see someone using a system or tool and all of a sudden, you feel compelled to get it.
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If you talk to a successful trader and ask them their secret, they will tell you that they have a trading system and use it to effectively manage their trading psychology.
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How often have short term distractions got in your way?
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How do you rate a Trading System?
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If you were to choose between being right and being happy, what would you choose?
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As an engineer, I was trained to manage complex electrical systems. One of the underlying principles of systems management is “What you can measure, you can manage.�
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You are looking for something that will help you in your trading. Something that will solve your problems.
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Are you feeling stressed? You might consider taking a break from trading until the stress subsides.
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To achieve great results from your trading, it is essential to have goals.
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I love being stopped out. I honestly do. Why? Think about it for a minute. What is the purpose of a stop loss?
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When you are upset, angry or depressed, do you turn to alcohol, gambling, drugs or other substances for relief and then regret it?
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Have you ever taken the time to look at how you become good at something? From your everyday life, pick one or two examples of something you are good at. It may be that you are a very supportive parent, or you may have a successful career.
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It is useful to recall the Nick Leeson story to remind ourselves about what not to do in our own trading. I won’t digress into the story of his life and the tragedy which ultimately flowed from his mistakes, but I will look at the parallels between Nick Leeson and traders of all levels.
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It is often said we have three personalities: First - Who we are Second - Who we think we are Third - Who others think we are Here is a chance for you to find out about yourself as others see you.
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What are excuses? They are lies we tell ourselves. Lies to stop you and me from doing what we really have to do, and what we really want to do.
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Have you ever found yourself facing a decision and unable to move forward? This decision could relate to trading
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Please clasp your hands, fingers inter-twined. Notice which finger is on top. Now undo your hands and rearrange all of your fingers as you clasp your hands again so that the other thumb is on top.
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If I told you that daily meditations will double your trading income, would you give it a try? If meditation helped you reduce the number of mistakes you make, would that motivate you to start meditating?
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This article was inspired by a DVD I recently watched: “The Secret�. The term “Law Of Attraction� is used in this DVD.
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Remember a time when you fell in love. It doesn''t matter if it was two months ago, two years ago or two decades ago.
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What has the market done so far? Where is the market now? Where is the market going? As a trader, you look for answers to these questions.
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Are you happy? What makes you happy? What would make you happy right now?
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Press a button and a million dollars is deposited into your account. Press the button again, and another million is deposited into your account.
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The New Year is only a few weeks away. This is the time where most of us review what we did in the last twelve months and set goals and objectives for the year ahead.
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I am aware that not everyone believes in a higher power (God, Universe, Collective Consciousness).
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Imagine there is someone who knows everything about you. They know everything you have done, all mistakes, all failures and all lies.
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Have you ever felt down and looked for ways of lifting yourself up? I found a way.
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Are you a Super Trader? Does your trading income exceed your ability to spend? Then, read no further.
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What happened? What does it mean? What shall I do?  Every time something happens, we ask ourselves these three questions.
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What do you want for your birthday?
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Your beliefs about the world, your circumstances and your trading all shape your results. Ask yourself some simple questions:
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When you first start off on your trading journey, you often don’t have a firm belief in your trading plan. You will be confident with your trading plan when you see the desired results.
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In my previous article, “You will see it when you believe it”, I stressed that Safety in the Market students possess a unique edge in their trading.
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You and I are in a relationship which I value and want to keep. Yet you and I are separate entities with our own unique needs and the right to try to meet those needs.
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At TradeFest 2007 I presented a session on trading psychology. The main concept of the presentation was that students of Safety in the Market have an edge in the form of their trading plan.
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Here is a dictionary definition of pride: "a high or inordinate opinion of one''s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority."
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A friend and a fellow trader had a stroke a few days ago. He is OK. He needs to take some action to clean up his life and leave behind some habits that have a detrimental effect on his health.
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Let’s do nothing, at least for a while. Let’s take a break. An extended break. Let us have some time when there is no agenda, no target and no deadline.
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Could 2008 be your lucky year – the one in which you fulfill your dreams, improve your trading, increase prosperity and feel happier?
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Someone is listening to your most private thoughts. That same person is very well connected, very influential and is shaping your future, right now.
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I am a regular trader. I am proud of that fact. Are you regular in your trading? Let’s look at what being regular really is all about.
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Many years ago, I decided to tandem sky-dive.
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You want to study the Smarter Starter Pack, Number One Trading Plan and the Ultimate Gann Course in one day, master the software the next morning, place a trade by the afternoon and collect your millions by the evening.
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The markets have been very volatile for the last few months and fear is the most prominent experience not only among investors and traders but also the general public.
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We all want to be loved. We all want to be acknowledged, appreciated, respected, valued, listened to, cared for, smiled at and feel important.
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The book “The Richest Man in Babylon” stresses the importance of paying yourself first.
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If you are a tennis fan, you would have watched the marathon court action between Nadal and Federer in the Wimbledon Final.
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Let’s say you have a teenage son. He is generally good at sporting activities and particularly good at tennis.
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I heard the expression “Snap Point” in a seminar given by a business consultant.
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The key word in the title of this article is “Finding”. One of the questions we are frequently asked as Trading Tutors is “What is the best market for me to trade?”
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I can predict your future. You can too. Your future is in your unconscious mind.
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“The Shadow”, “The Blind Spot”, The Dark Side”. What is it?
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At the risk of sounding like your doctor, your primary school teacher or your spouse,
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I was talking to a client at the recent Trading Tactics on Sunday 14 September.
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What motivates you? Is it pain or pleasure? Most people would answer “Pleasure”. Experience shows otherwise. Think of two scenarios for a moment: 1) you make 10,000 in the market 2) you lose 10,000 in the market.
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Today more than ever, successful traders need three kinds of relationships to prosper.
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There is a lot of fear around, maybe rightly so. There is also a lot of exaggeration out there, maybe wrongly so.
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Strong emotions and successful trading do not mix. I have often made the point that trading needs to be boring.
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We are, all of us, traders included, a bunch of curious people. We like to know why.
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I want to get there fast. Let’s fast track.
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How did cavemen and cavewomen feed themselves? They hunted and gathered.
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Where you stand determines your perspective. Remember the story of four blind men and the elephant?
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The importance of Trading Psychology is becoming more and more pertinent these days as bad news shows up all around us.
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This reporting season has seen some spectacular losses and the outlook for many companies is far from exciting. But on balance Australian companies actually shaped up better than you might think, and certainly much better than their overseas counterparts.
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Whose opinion is more important to you, yours or someone else’s? Are you inner driven or outer driven? Your answers to these questions will determine your trading success or failure.
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What is the purpose of a complaint? You expected someone or a company to deliver some product or service and they either didn’t deliver or did not deliver it in the way you expected them. So you complain. What happens next?
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W.D. Gann says in Tunnel Through the Air that you can predict, days ahead, weeks ahead, months ahead, years ahead, 10, 100, 1000 years ahead. This is indeed possible when it comes to predicting tides, lunar and solar eclipses, sunset and sunrise, new and full moons and planetary positions.
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No matter how fast we click from place to place, it will  never replace face to face” - Joel Bauer. Is that how you learn best? Face to  face? There are many ways you can educate yourself in trading. The first one is Home Study.
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Let’s say you are a tennis player and you would like to improve your game. Who would you play? Rafael Nadal? Imagine him serving ace after ace.
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"I am not good at maths. I just freeze in front of the computer. Numbers confuse me. Calculating when to buy when to sell is so hard, why doesn’t someone just tell me?" Does this sound familiar to you? Is someone you know in that situation? Is it you?

When is the best time to make decisions? When you are squeezed in a corner or when you have choices? Let’s say the Global Financial Crisis has got your business to the point of collapse. Would that be a place to make the best decisions from? Would it be better to make the decisions from a place of having choices?

What goes through your mind is reflected in your body. Have you noticed that those who continually worry and stress about their problems tend to develop tense muscles, get tired quickly or suffer from headaches and migraines?

Should you study the markets or watch football? Spend your spare cash or save it?
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Are you happy with your trading? Are you happy with your trading results? Would you like to get better results? You can. How?
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