You Must First Master Yourself

                                                                             My Story

My first year trading in 1999 was a complete disaster. 
I started with a solid foundation of technical skills.  I had invested thousands of dollars learning how to trade.  But once I began trading real money everything changed.

I made just about every mistake a trader could make. 
I hesitated on valid trades.
I exited positions the moment they went  against me.
I ignored stops.
I took random trades.
I revenge traded.
And I repeated the same mistakes day after day.

Maybe you can relate.
After almost every trading day I felt miserable, anxious and frustrated.  I also felt isolated from my family and friends. 

After blowing out 2 accounts and losing over $50,000 in my first 6 months I knew I had to stop trading and figure out how to be disciplined.
Fortunately, I had a long background in psychology, mindset training, and behavioral change techniques.  Before I became a trader I'd spent nearly 20 years as a performance coach, working primarily with athletes and businesses.
So I began applying the tools I already knew to my own trading. 

I created a simple psychological trade plan using the same self-mastery techniques I had learned and taught for years.  And little by little, I began to change the way I prepared, the way I made decisions, and the way I responded under pressure.
That changed everything for me.

I became calmer.  More disciplined.  More confident.  And for the first time, I was able to trade with control instead of constantly reacting to fear, frustration, or impulse. 

At first, I created this approach only for myself.  I had no intention of teaching it to other traders.
A few years later, I became interested in Market Profile and Auction Market Theory, so I joined a trading room that focused exclusively on S&P futures.
The strategy taught was strong but I noticed that many traders in the room were still struggling... not because they didn't understand the strategy, but because they couldn't follow it when real money was on the line.  

Fear took over.
Emotions took over.
Discipline broke down.

In other words, the real problem wasn't the strategy.
It was their inability to execute the strategy under pressure.
So I began sharing some of the same tools and techniques I used in my own trading.  And when I saw how much it helped other traders, I felt compelled t do more.
That eventually led me to create a course and coaching program focused on helping traders improdiscipline, emotional control, preparation, and execution.

After 25 years in the markets, one thing has become very clear to me:
Most traders don't need another strategy.
They need a better way to control themselves when the pressure hits.