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SELF-MASTERY IS THE REAL EDGE!

Trading will expose everything you refuse to deal with. Your need to be right. Your craving for validation. Your fear of loss. Your fear of missing out. Your impatience with the process. It doesn’t matter how many hours you’ve spent backtesting or how clean your strategy looks on paper—if you haven’t learned to master yourself, you’ll keep reliving the same pain in different forms. I know, because I did. There was a time I’d mark up clean zones, wait for the perfect entry, then freeze at the moment of execution. Or worse, I’d enter, then close prematurely the second price pulled back. Fear disguised as “risk management.” Even when I won, I’d fumble the win by overtrading or getting cocky. And when I lost, I’d spiral—seeking revenge, tweaking strategies unnecessarily, or falling into those cycles of self-doubt that made the next session even harder. It was never the market. It was me. And it always is you . Self-mastery isn’t a sexy headline. It’s not a YouTube strategy breakdown or a t...

THE IN-BETWEEN

What really is this race called success? Is it about the finish line—a destination you must reach? Is it a place? A level? Or just an endless path you’re meant to run until your legs give way? They often say the hardest part is starting—mustering the courage to begin.  But what comes next? What happens after you start? No one talks about the In-between. That vast, gritty middle ground between “I’m in” and “I made it.” The in-between is where dreams go to be tested. Where silence greets your effort. Where the spotlight is off, and no one’s clapping. But this is where character is forged. Where discipline is refined. Where your commitment is stretched beyond comfort. See, starting challenges your desire. But the in-between? It challenges your commitment. How far are you willing to go for what you claim you want? Because let’s face it: there’s no such thing as “nothing for something.” Big dreams demand even bigger sacrifices. And what makes the in-between so cruel is that sometimes, e...