10 Habits of Highly Resilient People
“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.”—Paul Brandt More here – Psychology Today
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Make Peace with Your Unlived Life
….The idea of a “true self” and a “false” or “shadow” self has long preoccupied psychologists. For example, Carl Jung introduced the notion of the shadow side of our personality. He viewed “the shadow” as our unknown, dark side—made up of the primitive, negative, socially depreciated human emotions such as sexuality, striving for power, selfishness,…
Probability Is Hard….Maybe….
If you have ever wondered why most people are perplexed by the modern world look no further than the following headline. You can find the full article here – BBC News
Money Tree Investing Podcast
Some time ago I had the chance to sit down and chat with Kirk Chisholm at Money Tree Investing. I am not able to embed their player but you can click here to be taken to the episode.
Vaccines, Emotions and Investment Decisions
Vaccines have a behavioural problem. If they are effective then they can eradicate a risk from our lives. The successful development of vaccines means that we are no longer exposed to a variety of illnesses that were debilitating and devastating. Yet because we don’t experience these traumas, it is easy to overlook the incredible benefits…
If You Ever Wondered Why?
Most people in life go nowhere that is a given and they go nowhere because even when given an opportunity to make a small difference to their lives they do something stupid. I have had the graphic below sitting on my junk file for awhile cluttered in with all the rest of the detritus I…
How Much Conviction Do You Hold in Your Investment Views?
I recently read War and Chance by Jeffrey A. Friedman, which considers how foreign policy specialists deal with the uncertainty that surrounds their high stakes decisions. Friedman focuses on an historic reticence to explicitly discuss either probabilities or confidence levels when making subjective judgements. Whilst the impact of decisions made around the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden…
Its Hard Because…….Its Hard…..
As anyone who has had the patience or misfortune to listen to me speak on trading for more than five minutes will well be aware, I am fond of saying that trading is simple but not easy and it is. It only consists of three rules, if it is trending up buy it, if it…
The Mentor Program – Only a Few Places Left
The Mentor Program is a 6-month, repeat-for-free, comprehensive training course for traders of all levels – and our results speak for themselves. When we opened up for booking for the 2021 Mentor Program, there was a scramble. A flurry. A crazed run at the gate as people came on board. You are going to want…
Meet the Woman Teaching the Psychology of Survival
Kate Baecher and her mountaineering group were being guided over a dangerous traverse in Europe a few years ago when a climber in the party ahead of them fell hundreds of feet to her death. Baecher, a Sydney-based psychologist, military veteran, and avid mountaineer with a background helping people perform in high-stress situations, kept her cool…
The Mentor Program is Officially Open
When we opened up for booking for the 2021 Mentor Program, there was a scramble. A flurry. A crazed run at the gate as people came on board. The Mentor Program is a 6-month, repeat-for-free, comprehensive training course for traders of all levels – and our results speak for themselves. You are going to…
Your 2020 Burnout Recovery Plan
It was getting dark when I hit the first riffle of my trip down Utah’s Green River in a canoe. My plan was to set out while it was cool and log some mileage before nightfall, but dusk came on quicker than I thought. Because I’d been in a rush to launch, my gear wasn’t…
Psychology, Behavior & Markets
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone”. More here – Investor Amnesia
The Mentor Program is Opening for Bookings Next Week
THERE IS ONLY A week to go before we open up for booking for the 2021 Mentor Program. The Mentor Program is a 6-month, repeat-for-free, comprehensive training course for traders of all levels. The Mentor Program kicks off in February 2021, but we open for bookings on Thursday 5th November. To get access, you…
