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Success Lessons We Need to Learn

Published in May 29th, 2008
Posted by ray in Psychology
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I am posting early for Friday because I’ll be in Vietnam tonight and want to be sure I complete Friday’s blog without mishap.
I wrote this article in 1999 - it’s an oldie and a goodie. Here it is with a few minor amendments.
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Mark Douglas’ success model is one of the better ones that I’ve come […]

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Fear and Euphoria

Published in May 29th, 2008
Posted by ray in Psychology
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When I first read Mark Douglas’ book, “Trading In the Zone”, I felt that Mark’s main ideas were near the bull’s eye but were not dead on. I went on to trace the roots of this feeling. This article recounts that story.
Mark’s thesis in his books and workshops is: “Successful traders have a unique mindset […]

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Probability Thinking

Published in May 29th, 2008
Posted by ray in Psychology
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Here is an article I wrote in May 2000. It’s as true today as when I first wrote.
Consistently successful trading is based on a specific mental mindset. Before we can consider the nature of that mindset, we first have to consider my approach to epistemology (the nature of and means by which we acquire […]

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