{"id":22107,"date":"2012-11-20T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T17:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=22107"},"modified":"2012-11-20T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T17:21:04","slug":"do-not-say-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/do-not-say-practice","title":{"rendered":"Do not say Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I end most emails with: &#8220;Keep working on your trading game.&#8221;\u00a0 We teach our traders to do the daily work each day that helps them improve.\u00a0 They are training to become consistently profitable traders (CPTs).\u00a0 Their ultimate goal is to become a your best trader (YBT). Apparently I could use better words to motivate my traders.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Coyle, author of the<em> Talent Code<\/em> and the blog with the similar title writes that we should not use the word practice as coach and mentor.\u00a0 It is not understood in the field of performance science why some are more motivated than others.\u00a0 Some can practice for hours daily and never lose their drive at a disciple while others can not sustain this energy.\u00a0 Those that can stay motivated become the elite performers. Dan <a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentcode.com\/2012\/11\/19\/the-one-word-you-should-avoid-using\/\">writes<\/a> that word choice to describe practice may demotivate players:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Because while the science of talent has made many advances in recent years, motivation remains an area of profound mystery. &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come to realize that part of the problem might lie in one word.<\/p>\n<p>Practice.<\/p>\n<p>Words are signals, and the signal the word \u201cpractice\u201d sends is \u201cTHIS WILL PROBABLY BE BORING.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cPractice\u201d tells a story of dutifulness, obligation, of putting in required hours. It\u2019s vague, devoid of spark or specificity, a slice of white bread and soggy peas slapped on a dinner plate.<\/p>\n<p>Now go do your practice. I\u2019ve gotta go to practice. We have practice all week.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I think many smart parents, teachers, and coaches are starting to avoid the word \u201cpractice\u201d and replace it with words that tell a more precise, motivating story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At SMB we have trained hundreds of traders worldwide.\u00a0 I used to never know who would work the hardest.\u00a0 After six years as a trading coach, I know better who will but can be surprised.\u00a0 Sustained effort is a baseline minimum to become a CPT and then YBT.\u00a0 So we have to get this motivation part right.<\/p>\n<p>We could tell our traders to &#8220;train&#8221;.\u00a0 We could say, &#8220;rehearse your trading.&#8221;\u00a0 We might even say,&#8221;play&#8221;.\u00a0 I have started making these changes with my students.<\/p>\n<p>I have my doubts.\u00a0 If you do not love trading and feel a connection with the daily review that must be done to succeed, are you going to do it because I say &#8220;rehearse your trading?&#8221; It seems to me and the great work <em>Flow<\/em> would support me you either enjoy trade review or you don&#8217;t.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t after some time, you will stop.\u00a0 If you do, you will review your trading daily.\u00a0 Aren&#8217;t we all just searching for that game where are interests meld with our talents?<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>Mike Bellafiore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Good-Trade-Competitive-Proprietary\/dp\/0470529407\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347912903&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\">One Good Trade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebellafiore\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_me-c.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I end most emails with: &#8220;Keep working on your trading game.&#8221;\u00a0 We teach our traders to do the daily work each day that helps them improve.\u00a0 They are training to become consistently profitable traders (CPTs).\u00a0 Their ultimate goal is to become a your best trader (YBT). Apparently I could use better words to motivate my traders. 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