{"id":43433,"date":"2016-04-08T18:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T22:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=43433"},"modified":"2016-04-08T18:12:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T22:12:39","slug":"here-is-how-you-win-as-a-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/here-is-how-you-win-as-a-trader","title":{"rendered":"Here is how you win as a trader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtYQIIWYvg&amp;feature=youtu.be\">wonderful video<\/a> for you to watch to help build your inner coach from Brett Ledbetter. \u00a0 Take 15 minutes and watch it this weekend. \u00a0It will give you many ideas to improve as a trader.<\/p>\n<p>Now the subject matter in this video is sports performance.\u00a0 Sports after all is a performance game.\u00a0 Trading is also a performance game.\u00a0 So we can take from this video and apply it to our trading for performance gains.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your inner voice can help or ruin your career.<\/li>\n<li>Stress comes from not being present and worrying about the past or future.<\/li>\n<li>To get to the next level, do an amazing job of where you are at presently.<\/li>\n<li>Success can be found in your daily agenda.<\/li>\n<li>Document everything you do each day.<\/li>\n<li>Pick two things you will do better each day.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on the process to improve.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I know if I mess up, I learn from it and get better.&#8221; \u00a0Kevin Durant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winning is a not a result. \u00a0Winning is a process that is driven by character.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I love the challenge here to choose your ultimate goal.\u00a0 Then develop a process to achieve this goal.\u00a0 And then next, and this is where this video breaks new ground in performance for me, determine what character skills you will have to build to follow through with your process.<\/p>\n<p>After watching this video, I would love to know @mikebellafiore what ideas you now have to improve your trading.<\/p>\n<p>And a huge HT to @speerothekid for spotting this superb video for us.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7a5TIzOmeQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n*no relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is wonderful video for you to watch to help build your inner coach from Brett Ledbetter. \u00a0 Take 15 minutes and watch it this weekend. \u00a0It will give you many ideas to improve as a trader. 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