Commandment #5: Accept that Mistakes Will Happen and Learn From Them
Few things make traders give up on their goals like mistakes.
The combination of shame from making the mistake and frustration from having encountered a roadblock is enough to make many would-be traders quit.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
All it takes is a shift in perspective to turn catastrophic errors into lessons that inform your trading decisions for years to come.
Once you make this shift you'll never fear making a mistake again because each mistake you make becomes an opportunity for you to become a better trader.
Mastering and growing from mistakes is as easy as these 3 simple steps…
1. Take Ownership of Your Mistake
This step is the most simple and most transformative step you can take as you learn to master your mistakes.
Most people deny ever making mistakes. They just keep living their lives as if nothing happened.
As a result the mistake never gets corrected and starts to cause even bigger problems in the future.
That's why it's so important that you learn to own your mistakes.
It's absolutely impossible to learn from your mistakes until you take ownership of them.
Most people believe they will look weak or otherwise harm their reputation by taking responsibility for their mistakes…
But the opposite is actually true.
Owning up to your mistakes can help you earn more respect from the people around you.
It shows that you are aware of what's going on and implies a willingness to correct the mistake.
2. Ask Yourself the Tough Questions
This is the step where you actually learn from your mistake.
Asking yourself the tough questions about your mistake will allow you to analyze what happened so you can make a plan for how to address similar problems in the future.
Start by asking yourself questions like:
- What went wrong here?
- When did things get off track?
- Why did this mistake yield this specific outcome?
- What can I do better next time? What did I learn from this?
Once you've figured out the answers to those tough questions you can start making a plan for how you'll keep from making the same mistakes in the future.
3. Make It More Difficult to Mess Up
As you're making your plan to avoid similar mistakes in the future, it's helpful to remember the phrase "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
And the best way to prevent yourself from making the same mistake again is to make the mistake even more difficult to make.
Put obstacles between you and whatever actions led to your mistake.
Those obstacles will serve two purposes.
The first is to remind you of the mistake you made.
The second is to make it even harder for you to actually make the mistake again.
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