38 sentences that will help you outperform 99% of traders:

Focus on the 80/20 rule:

Trading is:

80% Preparation
20% Execution

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You will gain more confidence from following your plan than anything.

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Fear of losing money is actually what causes you to lose it.

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A real trader knows their trading plan is always right.

Win or lose a trade if you followed the plan you won that day!

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Have realistic expectations

Trading is a get-rich-slow scheme.

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Don't be scared to fail or make mistakes.

This is where the real growth happens.

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Own your failures and mistakes.

This is the ultimate trading hack!

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If you cut your risk in 1/2 = You cut your emotions in 1/2

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The best traders have internal confidence.

They trust themselves, their plan and ignore the noise of others.

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More pressure to make money = More chance of losing it

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One undisciplined moment

One impulsive reaction

One moment of madness

Can ruin weeks, months, and years of hard work.

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Trust yourself and don't rely on others.

You will be mind-blown by how fast you progress

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90% of traders emotional problems can be solved by correct position sizing.

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No matter how confident you are in the trade.

The outcome in the short-term is completely random.

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Think long-term, not short-term gratification.

And your trading will 10x

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Sometimes the best trade is the one you don't take.

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All great traders started as bad traders.

You can't be great without first being bad at it!

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Be humble.

Losses follow wins.
Wins follow losses.

Stay balanced. Don't stay arrogant.

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If you can't learn to lose.

Success will always evade you.

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You only need to be good at one thing in trading to make a lot of money.

Be a master of one not a master of none.

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Marry your process.

Divorce your ego.

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Trading is simple:

Plan the trade, trade the plan

Don't overcomplicate it!

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Have a strong pre-trading routine.

This is where 80% of the results come from.

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Optimize your sleep:

Remember your going against some of the most elite traders.

You need to be on your A-game every day and it starts with sleep.

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The holy grail is YOU not the strategy.

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Being able to say 'No' to a trade without hesitation is a sign of a great trader.

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Fall in love with the process.

When you do your trading will skyrocket!

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Discipline beats talent and intelligence.

Focus 110% on improving it!

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Always focus on quality over quantity.

One A setup is better than 5 sub-par C setups.

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Focus on taking the best trades.

Everything will fall into place if you do.

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Know when to rest, recharge and refocus.

Your trading will thank you!

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Always be the student.

Once you think you know it all, you lose your edge.

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Focus on what you can control: your risk and reactions.

Forget about what you can't.

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Once you place a trade the outcome is now out of your control.

If you are:

- Hesitating
- Hoping
- Wishing

Then you have not accepted the outcome.

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Trading is a school you never graduate from.

You will always need to be sharpening your skills.

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If you want to be great, study the greats!

Success leaves clues.

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Don't trust your emotions.

Trust your plan.

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