As a trader, you really only have 2 jobs:
1. Find a mechanical strategy and backtest so you know it has a repeatable, consistent edge
2. Build enough discipline to stop yourself from ruining that edge with emotions, overtrading, and bad decisions.
Most people make trading harder than it needs to be.
Do not overcomplicate it.
Underrated life advice: Nobody cares. When you’re winning, nobody cares. When you’re losing, nobody cares. It doesn’t mean nobody loves you, it just means nobody cares about your life as much as you do. It just means that you are in control. It’s on you. Nobody cares. Go do it.
The older I get, the more I realize most fears are just stories. Stories of past failure, past embarrassment, past rejection. Stories that disappear the moment you take action. Fear thrives in the dark. Action is your light.