Positive self-talk will have a bigger impact on you than you will ever know.
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One thing not often talked about is self-talk.
But it's an important part of trading (and life)
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But it's an important part of trading (and life)
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You need to learn to reframe situations and turn things like mistakes and failures into lessons, not endings.
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Here are 3 simple exercises you can implement right now to create a better positive self-talk!
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1. The first way to create a positive mind is first starting with gratitude
Every day when you wake up, think of 3 things you're grateful for.
For example
- Friends
- Family
- Health
This will set the ball rolling by starting on a positive.
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Every day when you wake up, think of 3 things you're grateful for.
For example
- Friends
- Family
- Health
This will set the ball rolling by starting on a positive.
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2. Journaling
First you need awareness of the thoughts
βWhen you catch yourself feeling negative stop yourself and ask,
What am I thinking right now?β
Then write it down
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First you need awareness of the thoughts
βWhen you catch yourself feeling negative stop yourself and ask,
What am I thinking right now?β
Then write it down
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What this does is creates awareness of the thinking patterns you tend to fall into over time.
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For example, maybe you realise after a losing trade, you always beat yourself up.
And say things like ''i'm a loser''
When you know this you can then move on to next stage...
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And say things like ''i'm a loser''
When you know this you can then move on to next stage...
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3. Play the switch game.
A simple exercise you can start implementing right now is the switch game
Every time you think negatively make it a game to instantly change it into a positive.
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A simple exercise you can start implementing right now is the switch game
Every time you think negatively make it a game to instantly change it into a positive.
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For example,
Instead of saying 'I can't do this.''
Instantly switch it to and say ''But I can LEARN to do this.''
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Instead of saying 'I can't do this.''
Instantly switch it to and say ''But I can LEARN to do this.''
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This will force you to start thinking positively and start to create an auto-response mechanism that fights negativity.
After a while of doing this, it will start to become natural and you'll do it automatically.
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After a while of doing this, it will start to become natural and you'll do it automatically.
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So there you go a simple step-by-step process on acquiring positive self-talk.
To recap, here are the big 3:
1. Gratitude
2. Journaling
3. Play the switch game
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To recap, here are the big 3:
1. Gratitude
2. Journaling
3. Play the switch game
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3. Have a great day!
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If you did please:
1. Follow me (@TraderDivergent) for more
2. Retweet the 1st tweet to share this thread
3. Have a great day!
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