Hey There!

There's a heated debate in the trading world, and I want to know which side you're on.

Side #1: “Trading Is Just Emotional – Deal With It”

I've heard veteran traders, professional brokers, and successful (not newbie) traders say: “Trading is inherently emotional. Just learn to control your emotions, period.”

Their whole attitude is: Trading equals emotions. Figure out how to manage them.

Side #2: “Proper Trading Shouldn't Be Emotional”

Then there are traders like myself who say: Trading does NOT have to be a big emotional ride.

When you're trading properly and you're equipped for the job, it's actually almost boring – or at least no more emotional than your regular job.

Let Me Ask You This…

Your day job involves money decisions, right? Big ones. You make choices that could cost your company thousands, maybe millions if you're wrong.

Most traders I work with are:

• Project managers handling complex initiatives
• Business owners running 7-8 figure companies
• Professionals making $250K-$500K+ annually
• Software engineers managing sophisticated systems

Here's What's Fascinating

Your day job is likely WAY more sophisticated, complex, and demanding than trading. Yet you handle it just fine without it being an emotional rollercoaster.

Sure, some days are better than others, but you're not losing sleep. You go home, live your life, come back tomorrow, and do it again.

So Why Is Trading Different?

When you're properly skilled up and your abilities match the job requirements, you trade well within your comfort zones.

You can handle whatever the markets throw at you because you have:

• A solid, proven strategy
• A reliable process built around it
• All the skills needed for this job
• Consistent execution ability
• Everything tested and validated

At this level, trading becomes very matter-of-fact.

The Real Problem: Skills Gap

Trading has a certain skill requirement level. As long as you're below that level, trying to do a job beyond your skill set, it's going to be emotional.

Think about it: If you throw someone of reasonable intelligence into any skilled activity without proper preparation, what happens?

They struggle. They stress. They don't excel like they have in other areas.

It's almost guaranteed to be an emotional experience because they're not prepared for the job.

But Give Them Proper Training…

Take that same person, give them complete training and the full range of skills they need, then put them in the job – they just go do their thing.

Trading is no different.

My Expensive Lesson

I made the same mistake most of us make: I jumped in and started trading with real money long before I had the skillset and proficiency to be good at this.

My first year? I felt like I was having a heart attack most of the time. I was too young for that stress.

Why Trading Looks Deceptively Simple

Trading appears simple on the surface – and that's what's deceptive about it.

It's like opening a pizza place or restaurant. You understand the basic concept, but when you get into the details of actually building and running it successfully? There's way more to it than appears on the surface.

The Comfort Zone Factor

We get emotional when we're trying to do things outside our comfort zones – outside our known capabilities where we're not confident we can handle what comes up.

When you're properly equipped and know you're solid, you stay within your comfort zones. You know you're not at risk of failure and ruin.

The Solution Is Clear

Want your emotions to calm down? Get skilled up. Get properly prepared and trained on everything you need to know for this job.

When you have the full complement of skills and you've been trained properly, trading becomes no more emotional than your regular day job.

The Best Part

This doesn't mean you stop enjoying it. The wins are still enjoyable, but the losses aren't such a big deal anymore.

That's how it should be. That's how you want it to be.

You don't want trading to be a big emotional ride that feels like you're having heart attacks all the time.

So Which Side Are You On?

Do you believe trading is inherently emotional and you just have to manage it?

Or do you believe that with proper skills and preparation, trading can be as calm and professional as any other skilled occupation?

I'm firmly on Side #2 – and I've got the results to prove it.

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To your trading success,

Brian McAboy
Inside Out Trading

P.S. I want to help you get past whatever's holding you back right now and move on to better trading – so it becomes the positive addition to your life you want it to be. Book a call with me at InsideOutTrading.com and let's figure out exactly what skills you need to develop to make trading feel as natural as your day job.