{"id":29906,"date":"2013-08-13T10:02:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T14:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=29906"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:33:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:33:09","slug":"the-daily-gratitude-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/the-daily-gratitude-exercise","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gratitude Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29907\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise.jpg\" alt=\"daily gratitude exercise\" width=\"454\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise.jpg 1274w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise-1024x770.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/daily-gratitude-exercise-250x188.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The above is from a slide for my last presentation at an 800 plus event. This exercise has had a profound impact on my trading and trader mindset. Let&#8217;s explain the Gratitude Exercise which you might co-opt for your trading.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each day find time to close your eyes and replay three things for which you are grateful. During the presentation above mine would have been:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. My new son and wife<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2. The privilege to do what I love: trade professionally<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3. My invitation to the jam-packed event in Asia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I do this exercise religiously each night before I shut my eyes. I co-opted this idea from Dr. Menaker, who performed this exercise with our traders during a recent visit. The key is to do this exercise daily, in detail, while being present. Don&#8217;t just be grateful for your son, see him smiling two inches away from you. Don&#8217;t just be grateful for that invitation, replay that awesome line that moved the audience during your talk. Don&#8217;t just profess your gratitude to trade pro, replay sitting on a desk, with its energy, oxygen of opportunity, and your friends abound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Being grateful is a state of mind you can develop. Trading specific, instead of being pissed at that trade gone wrong learn to see it for what it really is: a learning opportunity while you are doing what you love. This will make you a better trader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Try this exercise and let me know if it helps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can be better tomorrow than you are today!<\/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=1375715301&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\"><em>One Good Trade<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PlayBook-Inside-Think-Professional-Trader\/dp\/0132937646\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375715301&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\"><em>The PlayBook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebellafiore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_me-c.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>no relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above is from a slide for my last presentation at an 800 plus event. 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