{"id":9918,"date":"2011-02-14T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T22:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:58:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:58:06","slug":"getting-started-as-an-active-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/getting-started-as-an-active-trader","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started as an Active Trader"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was asked to speak at the TraderExpo next week by LightSpeed on this topic: Getting Started as an Active Trader. \u00a0Here are my bulletpoints on what you need:<\/p>\n

1. Domain Knowledge<\/p>\n

2. Intrinsic Motivation<\/p>\n

3. Critical Feedback<\/p>\n

4. Purposeful Practice<\/p>\n

5. Luck<\/p>\n

6. Talent<\/p>\n

7. Growth Mindset<\/p>\n

8. Your PlayBook<\/p>\n

9. Value-Add Environment<\/p>\n

10. Mentor<\/p>\n

What do you think is required?<\/p>\n

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

I was asked to speak at the TraderExpo next week by LightSpeed on this topic: Getting Started as an Active Trader. \u00a0Here are my bulletpoints on what you need: 1. Domain Knowledge 2. Intrinsic Motivation 3. Critical Feedback 4. Purposeful Practice 5. Luck 6. Talent 7. Growth Mindset 8. Your PlayBook 9. Value-Add Environment 10. Mentor What do you think … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4674,81,1193,655,653,1354,1349],"class_list":["post-9918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-comments-2","tag-one-good-trade","tag-smb-training","tag-trader-education","tag-trader-expo","tag-trader-training","tag-trading-coach","tag-trading-mentor","no-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"\nGetting Started as an Active Trader | SMB Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/getting-started-as-an-active-trader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting Started as an Active Trader | SMB Training\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I was asked to speak at the TraderExpo next week by LightSpeed on this topic: Getting Started as an Active Trader. \u00a0Here are my bulletpoints on what you need: 1. 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