The Corner of 8th & Insanity

Written By Nick Alexander

Today’s Mantra:
I AM brave.
I AM courageous.
I AM open to change.
I AM willing to grow.

345a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
630a - 9a Work Meeting
930a - 1130a Trade/Write @ Desk
1130a - 1p Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p Stocktwits Community Rip Pod w/ The BOYS
2p - 3p Trade & Write
330p - 9p Skate Night
530-730p Weight Room

Warm up

  • 4.4mi Walk @ 7%

  • Ab Wheel 4x10

Arms & Abs

  • Wide Grip Push Downs 3x12

  • Narrow Grip Push Downs (4x6)

  • Russian Twists (3x20)

  • Straight Bar Curls (4x8)

  • Easy Grip Preacher Curl (4x6)

  • Planks 3 TF

10p Rest Time!

“The heart sits center and knows no lies. Blood goes out, blood comes back. This is the law. What lives in the middle reaches the ends. A man with a clean heart bleeds clean to his fingers. A man with rot in his center rots to his toes. You cannot hide what pulses from the throne”

The Corner of 8th & Insanity

Let today be the day you release the emotional baggage you’ve been unconsciously carrying into your trading decisions. The doubt, the fear, the unrealistic expectations—they distort perception and tighten your grip on outcomes you can’t control. That weight doesn’t serve you. Let it go.

What didn’t work out wasn’t punishment—it was feedback. Every trade that didn’t play out was data. Every missed move was redirection toward clarity. What felt like rejection was often protection from a setup or environment you weren’t ready for.

Be grateful not only for what clicked, but for what exposed your blind spots. Because that’s where growth lives—inside the uncomfortable moments that force refinement. When you can see losses and mistakes as neutral information rather than personal failure, you create psychological space for improvement.

Trust the process. Believe in your edge. Keep walking forward with a lighter mental load, knowing you’re not behind—you’re simply in development. Progress in trading isn’t linear; it compounds through awareness and adaptation.

You’re not stuck. You’re evolving. You’re being conditioned for a chapter where your execution finally aligns with your preparation. You’re not meant to stay attached to what hurt—you’re meant to learn from it, recalibrate, and rise sharper.

Greater alignment is coming. More consistency. More calm under pressure. More trust in yourself. That’s the real edge—emotional flexibility. Be ready for it.

LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.

Curious about working with me or would like to connect? Give me a shout, anytime. Here

Nick Alexander
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