have an argument with the passenger about whether gold is going up or down .
We need to review our brain for trading responses . Traders can create machines that do much of the same thing . However , if you gave the keys to your new standard-transmission Corvette to a person who had never been in a car and asked him to rewire his brain - and make the car go - he would be clueless where to start . This is where a coach or focused self-awareness is critical .
For example , we have been rewarded over and over again when we excel in social situations . Our success as professionals , as business or community leaders depends on some basic beliefs and reactions that aren ' t successful in front of a trading screen . This lesson is the most difficult for successful people who have been rewarded big time for behavioural responses such as building consensus . We have cut ourselves off from our own creativity and intuition in order to fit in . Does this mean we need to become jerks in order to trade better ? Perhaps . Rewiring our responses may require a break in our current patterns .
Here is one homework exercise that allows us to break away from a successful response in social situations , blaming others for our difficulties , and rewires our brain to reframe our situation . It is called " Authority ."
Authority Background
For many of us , our families and our social structure have awarded us for blaming others . We live in a culture where the whine-and-blame game is generally approved .
Purpose
Be aware of how much responsibility you take for your trades .
Homework
Please read these instructions until you become familiar with the exercise . Then put this paper aside , and experience you journey .
What you are going to do ?