That intuition or “gut feeling” in trading is often pattern recognition honed by experience, a valuable edge. But intuition without a safety net is a gamble, not strategy. What if your gut is wrong? Because let’s be clear: no one, not even you, can predict the market’s every move.
I have been a strong believer in the power of affirmations and mantras for more years than I care to remember. But for the last few months I have started to have some doubts. Don’t get me wrong. I still think they can help people achieve their goals, but I think there are other methods that will be hugely more powerful.
Imagine being logical, focused, and cool under pressure. Last week The European published an article where I interviewed Chris Beauchamp, the Chief Market Analyst at IG Group, about trading psychology and the strategies he uses to stay steady and make smarter, emotion-free decisions.
This week, The European published my interview with Chris Moorman. We discuss the psychological aspects of poker, the mental techniques that separate the good from the great, and how mastering the mind can be the ultimate edge in one of the world’s most competitive arenas.
Knowing the best way to talk to others is very important if we wish to get our message heard. Talking can get us into all kinds of problems, and this short video gives a few suggestions to avoid common pitfalls.
I met a shy classical musician who I shall call Carlos. His story paints a very familiar picture for all of us. It is the reason why we often find it so hard to perform at our best when in the public arena, or even just when others are watching us.
The reason is that feeling confident is the default normal state for all of us. It is when we have problems with other emotions that confidence hides away in some deep part of our brain. So my approach with clients who want more confidence is not to search for it, but to search for the factors that that are blocking our natural confidence.
Learn about ideal weight control within minutes! This short video cuts out all the jargon, dogma, and rituals. Get your head in a better place, and the rest of your body will follow.
In Part 1 of this blog I suggested we are not alone, but connected to the 8 billion other people who we share our planet with. People either get this concept, or they don’t. Even if they get just a little bit it is often enough to catapult their life to at least the next level.
You are not alone in this world, even if it sometimes feels as if you are. You are connected to every other human being through your shared DNA.
Mindfulness is one of the techniques included in my NLP coaching programs. Whatever you wish to call it, you will have likely experienced it before, and you know that it was a great feeling. At such times, it feels as if life is easy, and all you have to do is push at open doors.
A Simple Technique For Mindfulness. The following video about mindfulness may be the most important one that I have recorded to date.
I’ve spent so many years confronting barriers that my mind no longer recognises them, and jumps straight to solutions. So having to think about and identify common barriers to success was an illuminating exercise. These are the ones I came up with.
All of us at some point have to step out of our comfort zone. My general advice to anybody is to accept nothing without exploring all other possible options.
To order to win, first you must lose, and sometimes many times over.
In 1972, mathematician and meteorologist, Edward Lorenz posed a trick question in his book, Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil set off a Tornado in Texas?. My guess is ‘Possibly.’ Is it possible that human behaviour can be similarly chaotic, and if so how can we use this information? Read this article to learn all about Chaos theory, and how we can use it in our daily lives for more health, wealth, and happiness.
Clients often ask me where they can find creativity. I always have a few suggestions to offer. If there is a creative block then by definition they need to do something different.
Learn how our words are a poor approximation of our thoughts, why we confuse ourselves and others, and why fake news stories are more likely to be believed than true ones.
