In the trading room today I spoke about some questions that we all need to ask ourselves as traders, as taken from the book “The Intuitive Trader – By Rober Koppel”.
In his ground breaking work FLOW (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi), a psychology professor at the University of Chicago, interviewed thousands of people to discover the characteristics and qualities of the ideal performance
state. He termed this state “FLOW”. It is a unified experience of heightened focus and “flowering” (his term) in the moment where we feel total confidence and control.
Characteristics of Flow:
- Physical Relaxation
- Psychological Calm
- Optimism
- Energised Demeanour
- Active Engagement
- Loving Fun
- Managed Anxiety
- Effortlessness
- Automatic Responses
- Alertness
- Confidence
- In Control
- Focus
As you think about the ideal performance state, see how it relates to your own trading. Ask yourself the following questions:
1. When you trade, do you feel relaxed and loose?
2. Do you feel a sense of inner quiet and calmness?
3. Do you trade anxiety-free?
4. Do you have a high level of energy and feel vibrant?
5. Are you trading in the moment?
6. Are you optimistic?
7. Are you having fun?
8. Is your performance effortless?
9. Is your trading automatic?
10. Are you totally focused?
11. Do you trade with a string feeling of confidence?
And I feel most importantly..... 12. Are you in control.. of yourself?
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