Getting Past Blocks / Barriers

I have come to the conclusion that one of the biggest problems I have in moving forward with my trading and probably non trading issues is finding methods to change my beliefs / ways of operating.

I can easily identify areas in my trading which I want to change. I am an obsessive note taker and list maker. The problem is not the awareness of what needs to be changed but an execution method to change it.

So what can one do to execute the changes you are aware you need to make. Writing a list of them and reading this daily, makes me feel good, though more often than not, that is all it does and I am unable to execute and make that change part of me.

Any ideas on this ?

As with many creative pursuits, I find that breaking your routine can help jar some bad habits you're getting into. Taking a week off and doing something completely different helps me in many sticky situations (although it's so tempting to keep peeping at those charts).

Sometimes the subconscious needs time to process all the ideas you're developing in your mind - conscious time away from them is sometimes the best way to let it work undisturbed.

Talking the issues through with people can help also - not just on forums but in person... Bore a close friend about your forex problems for a while until they can't possibly take any more.

These things are never easy, and different strokes work for different folks, but best of luck.

we can seek system that may accomodate our weakness...

I use a trading plan that appears to be an adaption of Tim Wilcox's - for that reason I cannot share it due to copyright.

It uses a question/answer format. In one section it asks what are your strenths and weaknesses. When I went to update the plan this month, I was amazed to see that everything that I wrote down last month as a weakness has been conquered. I didn't really even remember writing those particular things.

Make a trading plan and stick to it. Come up with rules to make sure you don't do those things that hurt you, then follow your rules.

hagadol,
You're right. It's all about the way we think. You said you are a list maker and take meticulous notes. That's an excellent start. It seems that you seek a method to change in your behaviors. I can't post a link, but web search for Brett N. Steenbarger. He is a specialist in trader behaviors and something called "brief therapy". You may want to google that term also.