{"id":44273,"date":"2016-09-12T16:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T20:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=44273"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:19:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:19:14","slug":"man-i-stink-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/man-i-stink-ii","title":{"rendered":"Man I stink II!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lpCBvQVfyJk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The feedback I received was decidedly positive that<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/man-i-stink\"><em> Man I stink!<\/em><\/a> was very helpful for traders.\u00a0 It placed in context the challenge many face to become consistently profitable traders.\u00a0 The new trader wants so badly to be a successful trader.\u00a0 Most have succeeded at most things in their life prior.\u00a0 They expect success quickly.\u00a0 And it does not work like that.\u00a0 It is very helpful for the newb to learn that it does not work like this even for those at a firm full of resources, education, mentoring, coaching, capital, technology and a deep bench of successful traders.<\/p>\n<p>So I present <em>Man I stink II<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During an email exchange with another developing trader, he wrote:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frustrated-trader1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"frustrated-trader1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frustrated-trader1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frustrated-trader1-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frustrated-trader1-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/frustrated-trader1.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This trader stinks! too, early into his career.<\/p>\n<p>Frustration can be a positive catalyst for the developing trader.\u00a0 I have seen the best traders use it as fuel to improve.\u00a0 The feeling of frustration is turned into fuel to propel think sessions of how never to trade as poorly as they have.\u00a0 What does the trader need to change?\u00a0 What does the trader need to do better?\u00a0 What did the trader miss?\u00a0 What trades should the trader focus to manifest better results?\u00a0 Simply there is an emergency think session of all the things the trader needs to do so they do not feel this miserably frustrated again.<\/p>\n<p>The miserably frustrated trader is good.\u00a0 It sparks improvement, when used constructively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/man-i-stink\">Man I stink!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/a-traders-trading-path-from-a-z\">A trader\u2019s career path<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/what-effect-does-living-frugally-play-in-the-success-of-a-trader\">Living frugally for your trading career<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant position<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The feedback I received was decidedly positive that Man I stink! 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