Since 2011 · Words worth trading on
Quote of the Day
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
Over a decade of quotes on trading, discipline, patience and mindset that I keep coming back to. Some from market legends, some from philosophers, a few from the trail.
Read one before the open. Then go do the work.
“You are alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change. Potential. Once you’re dead, it’s gone. Over. You’ve made what you’ve made, dreamed your dream, written your name.”
“I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.”
“When a competitor’s self-esteem is too closely tied to the outcome of any one task, the results can be devastating. In these situations, competitors may spend more time focusing on the negative consequences of failure, than preparing to succeed.”
“After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.”
“There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When your committed to something, you accept no excuses: only results.”
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.”
“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
“I hope that I have convinced you…The only thing that separates successful people from the people who aren’t is the willingness to work very very very hard.”
“It is impossible to live without failing at something. Unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”
“Be mindful of how you release your negativity so that it does not reflect back into your reality.”