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Re: [RT] Mentor: More Mental Game Than Otherwise



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Madonna was and is a user ... she is a person who identifies what she
believes her public wants and then she gives it to them in large
doses.  She'll be whatever you want her to be as long as you pay for
it.  In your case, you have to be you and actually, Madonna has to
be herself as well ... she just varies the facade.  But back to you,
you can't be what you are not.  You can't become who you are
not.  Not unless such changes happen over long periods of time,
naturally.  You have to take who you are and use that person's
strengths and weaknesses to become a successful trader.  Just do
what she does.  Give em what they want while continuing to be who
you really are ...
Bob

At 08:15 PM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Bob,
why would you say that?  Anyone can change and view things
differently if they are willing to make the changes within
themselves.  That is a part of our humanness.  For example,
Madonna, she has changed a lot since she first came to fame.  I only
use her because she lives in the spot light and you can see her growth
from her first interview/music to current day interviews/music. 
Part of life is about experiences and how those experiences impact,
subtle or explosive.


----- Original Message ----- 

From: BobsKC 

To:
realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:02 PM

Subject: Re: [RT] Mentor: More Mental Game Than Otherwise

BobOf course, we are all individuals so I can't speak for you but you are looking to be trained/taught something that resides inside of you.  It is a product of your upbringing.  Your values.  Your life's experiences.  For someone else with different ideas brought on by their own experiences would be most difficult to pass on to you, with yours.  Even the trading itself is, in part, a product of your personality and what works for me, may well not work for you since our personalities and life's experiences differ.  Only you can add to your emotional account since only you have the assets and baggage which must be a part of any change in that area.  In my opinion, you would be wasting your time and money to attempt to bring in alien concepts to your landscape.  I do wish you well in your quest.

Bob


At 10:37 AM 12/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:

I really love all the feedback about getting/having a mentor.

But I should have been more specific from the outset:

I feel my challenges (and therefore my needs) are more

along the lines of my mental game.  I have certain

"support and resistance" levels in my mental game that

hinder my growth as a trader.

I would like to find someone who is an expert at assisting

others in overcoming mental roadblocks and what I call

"psychological capital drainage" factors.

For me, I have found that on any given day, after early

morning self-analysis, there's a certain amount of

emotional capital that I have to work with.  

I've found that the amount of emotional capital that I

have in my "mental account" at any given time is of more

importance than any amount of capital that's in my

trading account.

Bottom line is this: I have challenges with growing that

amount of emotional capital -- by growing through my

challenges (hopefully with the assistance of a "mental

mentor" if you will) I will be able to grow my financial

account as well.

Soooo.....

With all that in mind -- could someone recommend a

one-on-one counselor, coach, mentor, or otherwise who

you are confident can assist me in growing through

my challenges?

Thanks again to all who are so kind and generous with

their time to reply.

Warmly,

Brian Keith Voiles


At 10:31 PM 12/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: mandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx 
To: Norman Winski 
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:11 PM 
Subject: Re: [RT] Seeking a Mentor to Take Me Higher
Norman, 
Well said. I've always enjoyed reading your posts. The last time we spoke via e-mail, you mentioned that trading with Astrology one has to trade a particular market only if it happens to play the right tune on that specific date. If it doesn't happen to play the right tune when the date comes, then you stand aside. I realize it's not easy to make money in the market, if it were then everyone would be doing it, but how do you know a particular market has played the right tune until it's already finished it's song? 
NW: Mat, one doesn't have to hear the entire song in order to "name that tune:" Most people can identify Beethoven's Fifth Symphony  after hearing the first four notes.  Same is true for the market. 
If my analysis and forecast say to expect  A A B AA  and the market plays BB B CC  I know my forecast is not in tune with the market. If the market shows signs of matching what I expect, then there is a good chance my analysis is in tune with the market and I should consider entering the market.  
Mat
P.S. I've always felt that if one could trade the markets successfully for a living, then they wouldn't need to sell books/systems/courses/indicators, etc... 
NW: I say, why not do both?  I trade and I enjoy meeting and helping people.  Each brings me satisfaction that only doing one wouldn't do. 


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DN,
Per your question below, trigger shyness can be fixed with practice. First start with paper trading your system exactly to the rules, assuming you have rules or a system. Hopefully, after seeing your system successfully work on paper for at least six months, you may decide you are ready to trade real money. Now trade the same system using such a minimal amount of money that if all went wrong, it wouldn't phase you. You should grade your performance as much by how well you followed your rules as you judge the system. Making money on a trade where you didn't follow the rules is a bad trade. Losing money while following the rules is a good trade. If your system works and you follow it, you will make money in the long run. If you had trouble following your rules, you either need a different system or consider changing to a non financial venture such as Parchesi where you won't h
Next patient! <G>
Regards,
Dr. Norm 
Your Trading Doc
P.S. I sense with all the books and software you have, you may be suffering from 
analysis paralysis. The answer of course is to simplify!! Get a simple system written 
down on paper that you can follow like a robot. You should not be making any decisions 
during market hours. All strategies should be determined in advance. Just follow what you 
have laid out in advance just as you were a robot. No thinking allowed. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: XINOS@xxxxxxx 
To: nwinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 1:35 PM 
Subject: Re: [RT] Seeking a Mentor to Take Me Higher
Norm, 
Great advice to Brian. 
Can you recommend any books/gurus/courses on EOD trading in the Stock Market? 
I have accumulated about $5,000 worth of books and about $10,000 worth of software ((now u sing AIQ mostly) Advanced Get occasionally). 
I'm a reluctant "trigger-puller." I've been a "student" for about six years. 
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Dan Nicholas; San Diego





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