Progress Of The Soul
"To what service is my soul committed? Constantly ask yourself this and thoroughly examine yourself by seeing how you relate to that part called the ruling principle. Whose soul do I have now? Do I have that of a child, a youth . . . a tyrant, a pet, or a wild animal?"
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
When you compare today's meditation to trading, you are attempting to make progression, however small that might be, every day. This is because the more that you practice using your strategies and executing your trades, managing them to completion, the more consistent you will become.
You are committed to becoming the best that you can possibly be, by putting in the hard work every day that you trade. You want to sustain long term profitability and you can achieve this by sticking to the plan 100% of the time.
Some days will be tougher than others for sure, but you will make progress as long as you stick to the rules/criteria for your strategies.