Be The Person You Want To Be
"First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the sport they want, and then do that work."
— Epictetus, Discourses
The same can be said when we compare today's meditation to trading.
We are not likely to make a profitable trade, if we don't put in the research and ensure that the rules/criteria for our strategies are fully met and we then manage that trade to it's conclusion. Like it says in the meditation; "Ultimately our actions determine whether we get there or not."
We need to concentrate fully on that one idea and stick to it 100%, getting to know it inside out and back to front; rinse and repeat so that we get better and better and more and more comfortable and confident in what we are doing.
Like the last lines of the meditation say and I quote; "It's not enough to wish and hope. One must act--and act right."
The title of today's meditation? "Be The Person You Want To Be."
Remember; you can also you can be the "trader" you want to be.