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“The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Fear stops us from living the life of our dreams. It stopped me.
Only after the constant practice of mindfulness have I come to face to face with the fear within me.
And it happens ONLY when I’m comparing myself to others.
Fear allows us to create STORIES in our otherwise crystal clear heads.
Fear -> Self-pity -> hatred -> Fear
is the full circle.
Fear is what used to prevent me from taking responsibility.
Fear leaves the building ONLY when the storyline has moved on (but is still stored inside your mind)
OR when the fear tugging your mind has become diluted (how?)
OR when the mind is aware that IT is in control (permanent solution - taking back control!)
And believe me it is a PROCESS... the more you practice the better you get at everything.
Trading is merely improving yourself each day, in fact it is the ONLY thing that trading really is.
Without that the self-destruction-jounrey continues and I come to the markets to play a preset game called "I lose".
Fear is not conducive to the mindset required. A trader should not fear loss, they should accept that it will happen and not have it change their emotional state. You just close the trade, and move on.
Winding up the final week of my first full time month, cruising so far. Very good month, particularly considering the starting equity. I started to realize I was really "there" sometime this week, and the related celebratory drinking is starting to wear on me some. I may feel like it some days, but I am not 25 anymore.