I made more trades than I should have. And I was only taking 2 -3 tics per trade. I have to stop that. I managed to get my daily goal. But it would be so much easier to just take 2 pts on 3 trades and look like a professional trading a plan. I am focusing on 2 other keys words or thought processes. Uncertainty, it is never going to go away. Grab it rather than fear it. realize that at every set up there is this unknown. Be ok with that, It is what makes trading and life not boring. The what, that might happen either way. Uncertainty is that moment when I am to enter a trade but to experience it and to really feel alive doing it I must push the button and enter my trades. To fail to do so is only half living.
The other thought- visualize that you are trading like a pro. see how you do everything as you should. You get in because it is your time to do so. Your set up is there. you let the market go to target or your stop, because as a pro you just know that is the best for longer term profits. You don't even think about moving your stop back to avoid a loss. You are just glad that you can now look for another trade rather than hoping and waiting, and praying to get out of your bigger loser than it was from the original stop. As a pro you see yourself waiting for the better set ups knowing that you want the bigger swings to get more of the pie.
Then see yourself as how you have been trading as an Amateur. You are pathetic, You are letting your fears make you do stupid silly things. you look like an amateur. Do you want other traders to see you as an Amateur ? You can see how a pro trades in your mind. then just trade that way. If pro's do not lose money but make it over time you will too! So to trade like a pro just ask yourself before you do anything- Would a pro do this ? Or a losing Amateur ? Only do what a pro does. Just act like a pro. Then you are a PRO.
Tooo many baby trades. Be a pro and find some nice setups and let the baby trades pass.
The Monster Within Me
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The Monster Within Me
There is a monster within me. His name is Phil. These are the journal's that will record my battle with the monster and his attempt to keep me as a losing trader. But I will prevail and learn to control this monster within me. I will be a great trader, I will be in control of who I want to be.
I will SLAY THE MONSTER within me so that it can no longer control me and my thoughts.
By becoming an Observer of the self, I give authority to the Empowered parts, to be all I can become.
Brick by Brick


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