Chapter 32
Top Performance
Are you willing to do what is necessary to become a top performance trader? Before you answer “Yes” to this question, I want to fill you in as to what this response entails.
Consider this list the price that must be paid to achieve the rewards that come from top trading performance:
Education
Time
Money
Energy
Sacrifice
Conquering Yourself
Risk
Unfortunately, the price is too high for most people and they stop short of completing the actions that are necessary. We all like to think of ourselves as above average, but most of us only manage to be exceptional at coming up with good excuses for maintaining a level of mediocrity.
Most professions require at least a college or graduate degree as a minimum barrier of entry. While there are a few universities that grant degrees with a concentration in trading, most traders must educate themselves on the job. It is an exceptionally difficult assignment to constantly motivate yourself to overcome each new task on the way to becoming a good trader. This says nothing about becoming a top performance trader when most want-to-be traders meet with discouragement and move on to something new.
If you are one of those starry-eyed want-to-be traders or an average trader who has determined to become a top performance trader, read on and take the actions that those who have reached high levels of performance have taken.
