Chapter 8

The Internally Motivated Trader Part 2

So, you have come to the conclusion that you are an externally motivated trader. Instead of acting from your own needs and desires, you respond to the needs of others and the demands of circumstances. You have also come to the decision that you no longer want to be driven by external motivations. You want to reach the highest level of trading success that you are capable of reaching without being held back by the wrong kind of motivations.

Excellent! But, what can you do to change these deep-seated motivational issues? Time travel is not possible yet. It is impossible to go back in time to reverse the messages that you were given or to erase the experiences that created your sources of motivation, which in turn, affects your sense of self-worth. Or, is it?

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