{"id":11545,"date":"2011-05-13T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T19:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=11545"},"modified":"2023-04-17T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T19:43:32","slug":"a-great-note-i-received-from-one-of-my-mentoring-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/a-great-note-i-received-from-one-of-my-mentoring-students","title":{"rendered":"A Great Note I Received From One of My Mentoring Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seth –<\/em><\/p>\n

When I was in the military, I was assigned as the unit trainer (started with 70 soldiers).\u00a0 To give a little more\u00a0detail, I was a lieutenant in a patriot missile battery.\u00a0 When we would train, it would be three different platoons in one confined area, all training toward one objective (getting our site, missile launchers, and engagement control stations mission ready within one hour of occupying a space.\u00a0 It required a great deal of rehearsal for over 70 people and 20 different vehicles). <\/em><\/p>\n

This\u00a0 is where I really learned the importance of perfect practice and muscle memory.\u00a0 If it got boring, that was a good<\/strong> thing, and I instructed my soldiers to do it again, again, and again.\u00a0 We eventually got to the point where we would execute our mission in the dark at 3am in the morning wearing our chemical suits without talking to each other.\u00a0 It was very rewarding to see that progression.\u00a0 In the book,” Inside Delta Force”, the author talks about this type of training for delta members – having said that they shoot thousands of rounds per day for weeks on end per body\u00a0position!…standing, kneeling, turning, running, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

As the unit trainer I was also tasked to train new lieutenants that came to our unit and build them into proficient leaders.\u00a0 This was more difficult as individual personalities played a larger role – some excelled and some didn’t.\u00a0 After mentoring the first 10 individuals and seeing how some progressed and some didn’t, I resigned myself to the fact that some are willing to work hard enough and excel and others just are not.\u00a0 Attitude, desire,\u00a0and hard work were the three\u00a0 things that made the biggest difference. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When I left the army I promised myself that I would follow what I loved to do…so I started to teach myself options (I had traded stocks for a few years prior). My wife often calls me OCD, anal, and someone who doesn’t\u00a0 know how to “shut off” when I start something I like.\u00a0 I usually become obsessive.\u00a0 That is why I contacted you to join your group.\u00a0 I came to the realization that all the hard work I was putting in reading books, blogs, and trading with small capital was only the first few steps and I was not seeing progression any longer in my trading.\u00a0 I needed someone to talk to about options, someone to tell me their perspective, and someone to guide me – and now I have it!\u00a0 But I still know that I am only in the beginning or intermediate stages.\u00a0 I want to build my game up, by mastering one trade setup first (the butterfly strategy!), and then adding a second..at least that is my plan! <\/em><\/p>\n

I am excited for the webinar Monday!\u00a0 I appreciate all the work you are doing for the preparation. Thank\u00a0you! <\/em><\/p>\n

Rob<\/em><\/p>\n

What\u00a0 a terrific note to receive! It’s amazing how dialed into \u00a0 SMB’s \u00a0 culture Rob is and he has only been part of our program for a short period of time.\u00a0 And Rob is correct– there is no getting around purposeful practice as a key to success\u00a0 in any endeavor in life and particularly in trading. Hard work is indeed one of SMB’s fundamentals to trading success.<\/p>\n

Our options training program that we’ll be launching\u00a0 just three days from now<\/strong> contains a great number of\u00a0 homework assignments intended\u00a0 to drill the strategies home to our\u00a0 trainees so that the traders can pick up on all of the nuances\u00a0 of each trade\u00a0 while\u00a0 they build their “muscle memory” on the various adjustments necessary to successfully trade options income strategies.<\/p>\n

If you would like to join the launch of our options training program and SMB’s Options Tribe, please register using this link:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/318813102<\/p>\n

Have a great weekend and hope to see you on Monday!<\/p>\n

Seth Freudberg<\/p>\n

Director,\u00a0 SMB Options Training Program<\/p>\n

The SMB Options Training Program<\/a> is a program designed for novice and intermediate level options traders who are seeking an intensive training process to learn how to trade options spreads for monthly income. For more information on this program contact Seth Freudberg: sfreudberg@smbcap.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Risk Disclaimer<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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