It has been a while since my last post, and with good reason too.
My trading has been very erratic, all month really, and even though I am experienced enough to be able to spot these troughs in concentration and discipline, reversing the flow completely is a whole different story.
Anyway, because each day has almost invariably ended in disappointment and another red entry into the records, I haven’t felt like writing about either it or the goings on in the tennis and wider sporting world.
But avoiding the issue and sticking your head in the sand has never helped anyone achieve anything, and at times like this I re-read blog entries (both mine and others I have earmarked in the past). I take some time off trading and betting altogether and refocus on my goals. If I need to write them out in ink again just to get them to hit home I do. The moment I know I have reversed the mental weakness that has contributed to recent losses is not a particularly subtle one – I simply cast an eye over my records and trades, and at once I can see the mistake(s) I have been making. Whether it be over staking, entering at wrong times, trading while tired or not in the right frame of mind. It’s almost like a reverse Eureka! moment, and for me anyway, the minute i recognize these faults without cursing luck or other make believe factors, is the moment i can confidently start trading again. Doing so without this cathartic process can lead to disaster.
