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I had the\u00a0privilege\u00a0to visit a prestigious US hedge fund this week. \u00a0I just cannot shake this one image.<\/p>\n

We, 4 of us from SMB, arrive from NYC in Greenwich in my family SUV. \u00a0You pass the private airport so close to Westchester and Southern, CT . \u00a0The four of us joke about the SMB private jet, that can take you anywhere in the world. \u00a0No airport lines. \u00a0No traffic to the airport. \u00a0One of us has flown private and tells the other three about that. \u00a0So cool. \u00a0That is living the life as they say.<\/p>\n

You pull up to the mansion expanded, with the vast manicured grounds. \u00a0This to me feels as a trader what Augusta must to a golfer. \u00a0Inside there is just about everything considered to help you perform better (which I should keep mostly private). \u00a0In fact in the bathroom there is an article about how fast-food company calorie counters are often inaccurate, surrounded by health tips. \u00a0There is mouth wash that gets you thinking why this is important but must be.<\/p>\n

The security guard asks you to wait for your host and you sit down at a cushioned leather seat. \u00a0You start to play with your smart phone and then finish. \u00a0And then its there. \u00a0You cannot miss it now. \u00a0It’s right there in the seating area. \u00a0Anyone who ever has to wait for an interview, or visit would never miss it. \u00a0And now it haunts me, in a good way. \u00a0No the best of ways. \u00a0It inspires me.<\/p>\n

It’s just on the wall, without any attempt to attract. \u00a0But when you finally spot it is so powerful. \u00a0It’s everything.<\/p>\n

A mission statement hangs on the wall with clarity.<\/p>\n

There is no mistaking what is expected of you to work with or at here. \u00a0Very few would ever qualify based on the words imprinted. \u00a0You need to understand that before you step inside.<\/p>\n

I cannot stop thinking about this missions statement so innocuously yet powerfully hanging on that white wall.<\/p>\n

I went home and have been doing very little expect rethinking and formalizing ours. \u00a0And it makes me think, shouldn’t all traders have one?<\/p>\n

What is your mission statement?<\/p>\n

Tomorrow you can be better than you are today.<\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore
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The PlayBook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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