Preface

t always surprises me fllm, alter 21 YI'''''' in the bush\"5.~ of working on

I trader discipline, I would have more to ,,-rile abou!. ilUl traders never
rail mp with the material they offer. Ewn if some of the m(onnaun"
has bN'n said before in anolher way, w'ry oft"ro this ""wapproach will be
Defl('ficial for a new und .. ffitandinll.
On a larger ""Ie, wh" ...,w yOIl are in your ability (IS a (rader, there
is always roo," to grow. Ttl" ... is an ottl adage -When the SIlicic", is .... ady.
Ih .. tea<;he, arrives. · \\~\a( ! have found to he true is thm, ·Whe" th" s!O,,!ent
is ready. he will hear the words from a teacher in a way tMt he IH's ne'-e.
heard them b<>fo ...... There have been many I,m"" when a client will write to
me and say, -My tr-ddilllllmpf<l"cd dramatIcally after we workC<! together,
but that aMide you/US! wrotc took It to n new Ie,'''!."
r'm/;"!) 0" TnllJ<;/ is abou, 'J"ercurniug the selr.jnlllOll<-'{llir',il.aliuns
thai keep traders frun, th~ next level of ~ucces.~ . With ead, trader who I
have wurked with privately, I have gruwn In my skills as a trade r's sue,
cess coach. These skills have le<lto new illSighlS, ",·!tieh are the basis of
this book
The way trade", approach Ih~ markcts has chan,o;e<I o'-cr thc yea", oc.-
cause of ncw w<:hnolol!Y, Also, trade", a ..... now more inchned 10 acccpt
the psYChology of trading wilhout feeling thrcatcrwd. Fur U'is .... a<ron, in
this bouk J can bf. more straightforwanl in how I pre..,,,, thl~ malerial.
One of the main differences in the way traders think ahout the psy·
chology of trading, from when J first started my business, is that traders
are more inclined to want to seek out whatever it takes to improve them-
selves PIIyc hologically Thcy r",,1 comfortablc talking about thdr iss""" 10
Ihd .. [l""rs as w<'ll as to me .
Traders ha.·c luld me lhal .... adi"! abo,,1 the .... al lifc expcrienc~'8 of
udwr traders who h""c u.,ercome their l..~ues, makes them feel Uke they
can fru;e their own. llaving spe<:iftc exe.-.;ises-that are included in this
"'"'-g,,''''' traders a vehide for starting to improve their performances.
It also makes traders aware of those areas where they need help
I have ~llioye<l the joumcy of assisting marry traders to rcad' high
I,,,'cls uf SueC""" and will con[.in".- (u do su. Wclcun'e al>oanJ.

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