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Rich talks to Robert Middleton of the Ordinary Visionaries Podcast
In this interview with Robert Middleton, Richard Friesen discusses his evolution from pursuing grandiose dreams to embracing a more grounded vision of life. Rich shares his varied career history, from
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Measure What Matters Part 3 – Trading Behaviors and Habits
The next measurement is a step beyond Mindset and Execution. It drills down into our problems and issues to arrive at what we really want: our desired trading behaviors.Traders will often go to trade a
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Boredom – a good way to sabotage your trading career
How to turn the most powerful attribute of an independent trader into the most profit-draining behavior. This is one of our Mind Muscles Moments, which is a very laser-targeted piece talking about a critical
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The Golden Thread Across the Canyon
You know what you need to do to execute your trading strategy. However, circumstances seem to dictate different responses in the moment. With hindsight you know that had you been more “disciplined”
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You Should Feel Guilty Making Money as a Trader
“You should feel guilty making money as a trader.” Many traders who come to me as clients or students have a voice inside their head that says something similar to this sentence. It can come from their
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Combat Trading: How combat training teaches trading psychology
A lesson in Combat TradingHow does a boot camp that teaches small arms combat, help traders develop a master trader’s mindset?I just spent four days in the Nevada desert in an intense small arms combat
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Impulse Trading Isn’t What You Think
It feels so sudden. It feels like it is out of our control. It feels like something just took over. It feels so persistent. It feels so irrational. We start with good intentions and make a vow. Before
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December is Trading Psychology Month!
December is Trading Psychology Month, and we have some items planned for you to make sure you start 2019 from a better trading mindset! Every day you have a choice. You can choose to continue the trading
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My Trading System Needs to be Fixed
An active independent trader introduced himself to me in an email. He was in a lot of pain. He had been trading successfully during the last six months with a trading system that had taken a year to refine
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Money: How it sabotages your trading success
Live trading with real money changes our brain chemistry. Many traders have the experience of being able to trade successfully in a simulated or demo account. However, when they start trading live something
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Where Does Your Trading of the Markets Break Down?
Where do your trading behaviors break down? … and what steps can you take to get to your goals? I will give you a link to a great download to help you do this. Alright,… let’s get started. Trading
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