Trading As A Business - An Important But Rarely Urgent Matter

February 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Brian here with a brief reminder about a rarely urgent but certainly a very important matter, and it is particularly so at this time of year.

Enjoy!

Cheers

Brian

“The Trading Turnaround Specialist”

P.S. So often times it is those important issues that we push to the back burner, because we have so many issues screaming for our attention.  This matter can have significant consequences, good or bad, depending on how well you attend to it.

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[Trader Training Video] Psychology of Trading Basics - Take the Offensive

January 23, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Do you sometimes feel powerless in your trading, just kind of roughed-up and unable to affect your future? If so, I know how you feel.

Instead of just continuing to take it on the chin from the markets and the scammers, take the offensive.

In this video I share my own personal experience with this, how I turned it around, and how you can too.

Click here when you’ve finished the video

Cheers

Brian

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Trader Training - Being Dependent On Others Sucks

January 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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It really is liberating when you no longer feel the need to look at them any more.

When you can just go about your day without feeling torn about whether you should or not.

It only makes sense though.

I mean why were you looking in the first place?

I know that for me, I used to look all the time because I felt almost like I had to.

It was almost like I didn’t have a choice.

I suppose that in truth in some ways I didn’t.

I just HAD to look, because I was missing what they were offering.

I just HAD to open those emails and listen to the pitches for those hyped-up trading systems, because what I had wasn’t working and I didn’t know how to fix it or create a system of my own that would work.

Being dependent on others sucks.

That’s why it is SO liberating when you finally acquire the skill-set to take a system, ANY system and make it work.

When you have what you need, you don’t have to look any more.

You can even laugh about it when you do decide to take a peek, just out of curiosity.

When you can stand on your own two feet as a trader, that’s freedom.

You are truly independent when you have the know-how and skills to take care of yourself.

But you only get that freedom when you decide to make yourself self-sufficient, through the right skills and know-how.

Begin your liberation right now

Cheers

Brian

P.S.  Wouldn’t it be nice to feel that sort of liberation for yourself?

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Psychology of Successful Trading - Tip #6 for A Great 2012

January 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Brian here with Success Tip #6, and probably the most important one of all.

The last tip I sent you was about the 4 different groups of traders and how the first two groups never realize their goals, while the third group is on their way and the fourth group has arrived and enjoys all the benefits of successful trading.

The key is to be mindful of where you are now and do what you need to do, make the changes you need to make, if you do indeed want to make it to the 4th group.

The most critical and integral action that makes that happen is to PLAN.

You may have heard the life wisdom,

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Peter Drucker

The reason WHY planning is such a high-ROI activity and such an incredible money-making tool is because it eliminates so many drains that often kill great ventures.

Now you may be thinking that trading is such a simple business that planning is not very necessary to become successful.

Sometimes I hear [not-yet-successful] people tell me that the planning is such a pain, that they’d rather just get busy doing.

And so I ask them a very direct and pertinent question:

“If you can’t build it on paper, how do you expect to do it in the real world?”

The plan is how you bridge the two, taking it from idea to tangible.

Plus when it comes to the psychology of trading, planning serves another extremely powerful function.

When you plan, you operate with confidence rather than courage.

What is the difference between courage and confidence?

Courage is when you hope to succeed, and act in spite of the fear of the challenges before you and the possibility that you will fail.

Confidence is when you know you will succeed, regardless of what challenges confront you.

When you plan, you foresee your obstacles and address them ahead of time.

When you plan, you make the path to your success direct, thus avoiding tremendously costly detours and delays.

When you plan, you make your success visible and tangible, which gives it staying power when challenges do come your way, and this keeps you going.

When you plan, you become efficient and effective.

With a plan, you gain control over your outcome.

A reasonable plan is the best assurance you can give yourself that you will indeed realize your goals and objectives, and in an acceptable time frame.

Subsequently you give yourself the best odds of receiving the rewards you desire.

Without a plan however, you deny yourself the opportunity to influence your outcome and are left only with hope.

Which is like flying without a flight plan or leaving port without a map.

You may make it to your destination, but you have to hope you don’t run out of resources before you finally get there.

The same is true in trading, but planning out a profitable trading operation is not easy without help and guidance.

Get help planning your trading success here

Brian

P.S.  You’ve invested your money and yourself in your trading business, so give yourself the best advantage you can by properly planning out your success.

Get help planning your trading success here

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Trading As Your Business - A Simple Exercise to Start the New Year Off Right

January 1, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Brian here with a a simple exercise you can use to get the new year off to a good start.

Pick one area and de-clutter it.

One of the more common reasons we feel so exhausted and overwhelmed by the end of the year is because of all the clutter we’ve accumulated.

That clutter can be in the form of tangible items around the house, office or trading area.

It can also be in our routines, like time frittered away with text-chatting, tweeting, facebook or email.

Sometimes it’s the truly worthless TV programs we let ourselves get caught up in.

This clutter not only steals our time, energy and attention, it also often makes it difficult to function well with the important matters.

That’s where simplification can bring tremendous relief.

It also frees up resources to pursue the more worthwhile things.

Heck if nothing else, perhaps you’ll free up enough time to actually get that good night’s sleep you’ve been yearning for!

A little de-cluttering can go a long way.

Pick an area and see what you can quickly eliminate, then pat yourself on the back (positive reinforcement for positive action).

Cheers

Brian

P.S.  This week I ‘ll send you some other tips that I’ve found useful for making daily improvements, making progress and sustaining momentum.

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