I wanted to follow up on my earlier post about finding this thread and finally experiencing consistent winning trades.
My trading in recent weeks has been absurdly good, and I am finding that I've entered new psychological territory. I know how difficult trading is, and it makes me fear that this kind of success is unsustainable; like at any moment it's going to blow up on me and stop working.
I also fear that I'll become greedy, and that I'll start being too aggressive because I think I've become invincible. I would love to hear from people who have gone through the emotions of becoming very successful and how you go about getting comfortable with success.
I come from a humble background, but have always dreamed big and felt that some day I would find the tool to reach those dreams. A few years I identified trading as that tool, but like most people who feel that way I have gotten knocked around quite a bit.
Applying the J16 methodology through this thread has lead me to the point where I am actually achieving the kind of results I have always dreamed of, and I'm feeling uneasy being in uncharted waters.
Believe me, it's a better problem to have than watching every trade go against me and seeing accounts constantly shrinking, but I would love to hear some thoughts about how others have come to grips and gotten comfortable with their success.
I've always heard successful people say that most people are afraid of success, and to be honest I always laughed at them. I feel like I'm on the verge of that success, and I'm no longer laughing at those words of wisdom.
We've all read a lot about dealing with failure, but how do we deal with success without becoming over confident or complacent?
My trading in recent weeks has been absurdly good, and I am finding that I've entered new psychological territory. I know how difficult trading is, and it makes me fear that this kind of success is unsustainable; like at any moment it's going to blow up on me and stop working.
I also fear that I'll become greedy, and that I'll start being too aggressive because I think I've become invincible. I would love to hear from people who have gone through the emotions of becoming very successful and how you go about getting comfortable with success.
I come from a humble background, but have always dreamed big and felt that some day I would find the tool to reach those dreams. A few years I identified trading as that tool, but like most people who feel that way I have gotten knocked around quite a bit.
Applying the J16 methodology through this thread has lead me to the point where I am actually achieving the kind of results I have always dreamed of, and I'm feeling uneasy being in uncharted waters.
Believe me, it's a better problem to have than watching every trade go against me and seeing accounts constantly shrinking, but I would love to hear some thoughts about how others have come to grips and gotten comfortable with their success.
I've always heard successful people say that most people are afraid of success, and to be honest I always laughed at them. I feel like I'm on the verge of that success, and I'm no longer laughing at those words of wisdom.
We've all read a lot about dealing with failure, but how do we deal with success without becoming over confident or complacent?
