Trading on Target: How to Cultivate a Winner's State of Mind

THE SECRET INGREDIENT

Many of the great formulas in life, from great pizza dough to a great marriage, have a secret ingredient. Without the secret ingredient, no amount of recipe duplication will work. Often, people are unaware of the existence of the secret ingredient or they take it for granted. Sometimes, they withhold telling others about the secret ingredient for fear that their success will disappear by sharing the secret.

In the case of the DRILL, there is one secret ingredient that all traders must have for it to work regardless of their past experiences and proclivities. That secret ingredient is commitment. As the old Baltic saying goes, “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” But, nothing changes if there is no commitment to change. The DRILL will create the needed momentum for maximum positive change in a trader’s life. I have given this DRILL formula to countless traders in one form or another. Some of them have taken it and made it work so well for them that they are now some of the most successful traders in the field. I have also given it to traders who have failed to live up to their potential.

• They see all of the reasons that it cannot work for them.
• They find ways to sabotage their efforts.
• They complain and make excuses.
• They only implement the parts of the DRILL that are easy for them.
• They practice the DRILL with half their heart.
• They practice the DRILL half the time.

What is missing for these lackluster traders is their commitment to success. Unfortunately, ...