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Michael Martin<\/a> from MartinKronicle.com<\/a> wrote:<\/p>\n

Some of the most insightful things I\u2019ve learned have come from students who didn\u2019t know their backsides from a hole in the ground, but had the guts to ask questions that were way outside the box. And those questions got me thinking. As a teacher I\u2019m better for those questions b\/c frankly, I wouldn\u2019t have come up with them on my own. I\u2019ve been around too long to sometimes see the simplicity in things\u2026to my own detriment. This goes for my trading also.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is common for bloggers to be asked why they share proprietary information. The short answer is because\u00a0you receive feedback from which you learn. Yesterday is a spot on example<\/a> of me\/us learning from the shared introspection of a blog reader. You expand your learning options by every reader outside your trading firm. Ideas that I co-opt for my desk. Ideas that lead to other ideas. Ideas made better<\/a> from outside intellectual challenge.<\/p>\n

I don’t use this word a lot but I will now. I HATE the trading guru model. I hate it such that it brings physical pain to me upon thought. It offends me as a trader. It is dishonest. It leads many down a path of nonlearning, disappointment, and cynicism. The best Mentors can at best help guide you to find your own answers.<\/p>\n

From John Wooden:
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I blog because I am introduced to so many new people who teach me. I teach for the same reason. Trading is not a sport you will ever get. You must continually adapt as I wrote about in One Good Trade<\/em>. And the larger, more diverse, and smarter your community of idea generators the better you will be as a trader.<\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore
\nAuthor, One Good Trade <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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