Discipline in trading is formed outside of trading

It's easy to say, "Let's develop discipline."

But how do you actually develop it? I found the answer in an unexpected place.

◆ What I do every day

I'll write honestly. There are things I continue to do every day, even if they feel bothersome.

No matter how sleepy I am, I wake up at 5:00.

From 5:00, I spend 30 minutes reviewing past performance.

Every day, I clean the toilet.

Every day, I clean the water area until it shines.

I visit the guardian deity’s shrine once a day, and on the 30th and 31st I perform an end-of-month prayer.

On Sundays, I polish the bath, the entrance, and the mirror.

I continue these daily.

Some of you might think, "Is that related to trading?"

It is very related. This is the foundation that supports my trading discipline.

◆ Not relying on divine intervention, but for gratitude and steadfastness

A note about visiting the guardian deity’s shrine.

This is not about praying for miracles. I visit to stay grateful for everything.

You might think it sounds pretentious, but it’s really effective.

When you trade, you get arrogant on winning days and anxious on losing days. That volatility disturbs your judgment. By visiting the shrine, I engrave in myself gratitude for being able to face the market today. That leads to steadfastness.

◆ Continuing the "annoying" things creates discipline

What these daily routines have in common is: “Do them even when you don’t feel motivated.”

Wake up at 5:00 even on sleepy mornings. Clean the toilet even when busy. Go to the shrine even when not in the mood.

If you think, "I’ll do it when I feel motivated," it won’t become discipline. The key is to move regardless of motivation. That’s habit and discipline.

The same applies in front of charts. It’s not, "I won’t enter because I don’t feel like it today," or, "I’ll enter because it looks good for some reason." It’s whether you can execute the decided rules calmly and consistently.

Small daily disciplines cultivate that strength.

◆ When you acquire discipline, the landscape of trading changes

Before discipline, every trade is accompanied by the question, "Is this right?"

As long as you keep making baseless judgments, you won’t gain confidence whether you win or lose. That swing leads to more misjudgments in a vicious cycle.

After discipline is formed, this feeling changes.

Whether you win or lose, you can think, "My judgment was correct." You stop getting emotional about the results. This is the essence of trading stability.

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