{"id":44545,"date":"2016-11-03T14:33:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T18:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=44545"},"modified":"2016-11-03T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T18:34:52","slug":"boring-old-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/boring-old-habits","title":{"rendered":"Boring old habits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44546\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/KVW_3753-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"kvw_3753\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/KVW_3753-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/KVW_3753-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/KVW_3753-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ray Allen, former NBA basketball great and UConn alumn, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/ray-allen-letter-to-my-younger-self\/\">penned a letter <\/a>to his younger self with the advice: stick to your boring old habits.\u00a0 He wrote movingly:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You\u2019ll win a championship in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll win another in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The personalities on those two teams will be different, but both teams will have the same thing in common: habits.<\/p>\n<p>Boring old habits.<\/p>\n<p>I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>The secret is there is no secret.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just boring old habits.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What would boring old habits be for your trading?<\/p>\n<p>That list might include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get to bed before 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li>Get your workouts in<\/li>\n<li>Stick to your diet.\u00a0 Better said: Eat well!<\/li>\n<li>Get to the office early to prepare<\/li>\n<li>Review after the close<\/li>\n<li>Practice mindfulness<\/li>\n<li>Read<\/li>\n<li>Check overseas market before bed<\/li>\n<li>Work on your relationships<\/li>\n<li>Make some time for fun<\/li>\n<li>PlayBook Trade of the setup that made the most sense to you this trading session<\/li>\n<li>Book of Charts Chart of a chart pattern that looked beautiful to you<\/li>\n<li>Rip through daily charts for technical setups<\/li>\n<li>Scan for Stocks In Play<\/li>\n<li>Tweak and build filters to spot your best setups<\/li>\n<li>Backtest new trading ideas<\/li>\n<li>Talk to like-minded traders about trading<\/li>\n<li>Take steps to build your trading network<\/li>\n<li>Step outside of your comfort zone with your best setups<\/li>\n<li>Be grateful for 3 things today<\/li>\n<li>Watch video of the best trading opportunities from today&#8217;s trading session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rinse and repeat.<\/p>\n<p>This is not meant to be an exhaustive list.\u00a0 This certainly is not meant to be your list.<\/p>\n<p>But what would your boring old habits be?<\/p>\n<p>Ray Allen challenges that completing them daily will change you as a person and trader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/you-cannot-do-this-and-be-a-successful-trader\">You cannot do this and be a successful trader<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/a-formula-for-trading-success-from-my-tradersexpo-presentation\">A formula for trading success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/30-trading-habits-in-30-days-a-book-of-charts\">30 trading habits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Allen, former NBA basketball great and UConn alumn, penned a letter to his younger self with the advice: stick to your boring old habits.\u00a0 He wrote movingly: You\u2019ll win a championship in Boston. 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