Trading is hard, and the market will kick you in the teeth over and over again, but staying consistent and showing up day after day is what’s needed if you want to succeed.
You need to constantly reevaluate your trading and reflect back on what is going well and what improvements need to be made. You should be going through your journal every week and finding the stuff that you need to work on.
Focus on the little improvements everyday and don’t put too much stress on yourself. It’s easy to be negative when we have a bad day, but knowing that we are showing up every day and working on our weaknesses is a level of consistency we need to stay at.
Acknowledge your strengths by reviewing your stats at the end of each week and recognizing the progress you’ve made. These little nuggets of knowledge we pick up each week will ultimately lead us to the outcomes we’re aiming for.
We should strive for consistency through discipline, as motivation will come and go. You need to show up every day and do your pre-market prep, watch the markets, execute your trades, and follow your plan. Even if they’re not all winning days, if you’re doing the work, then you are giving yourself a real chance at succeeding.
Give yourself credit for the things you’re doing right, and don’t always look at the negatives. Trading, forces you to improve at every level, not just the trading aspect, but it also makes you improve on a personal level. You won’t trade well if you’re eating garbage and not getting enough sleep; we need to be strong and focused. You’re forced to become a better person, and that’s one of the aspects of trading that I truly love.
My motivation comes from my “why”, and I want to write an article about that later on, but I’m also motivated to help others because my journey has been a bumpy one, and maybe you’ll get something out of this blog that may make your journey a little smoother. If you feel like talking to another trader, shoot me a message, and I can give you some feedback. Trading is a lonely profession, and it’s good to have other traders to talk to.
