CONFIDENCE
Being prepared boosts your level of self-confidence above all. There are several stages of being prepared in your trading career:
- Making the commitment and starting to take action
- Acquiring the necessary resources, such as money, education, and equipment
- Completing your business plan
- Trading real money because you have tested your results and you have evidence that there is a high probability of earning a profit
- Improving your results through improving yourself with coaching
Education must continuously be a part of a trader’s career. The markets and world events are always changing, and while it is important to have a good trading education, winners keep up with what is happening. Whenever you increase your knowledge about anything and expand your awareness, it will give a boost to how you feel about your self-worth.
Other stages of preparation include:
- Making good use of time: This will make the difference in whether or not you will be on a faster track to success. Everyone has high- and low-energy times in the day. High-energy time should be delegated to the time you trade. The winning state of mind is a peak performance state. In this state you are less likely to sabotage your efforts.
- Maintaining organization: This helps to keep you as a trader focused on moments of opportunity in the market. With organization, you allow the space for opportunity to flourish.
- Having supportive equipment: Using the best equipment and software optimizes your results and will give ...
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