Keep it slow and steady. It's not a fucking race.
Whilst I know (as I’m sure you do too) that change doesn’t need to be implemented on the first day of a New Year, or your birthday, or the beginning of the week (ad infinitum), there is still something satisfying about beginning during what feels like a logical transition point.
The New Year is perfect for this, but so many people make resolutions and don’t keep to them.
One of the things I’ve found most useful over the years is learning to push myself while also being forgiving. This has been especially important for me as someone who deals with a cocktail of difficulties, including ADHD (where focus can come and then completely go), perfectionist tendencies, and an all-or-nothing mindset.
Remember, almost all of us have issues that we may see as an impediment to our progress. Some of us feel that not having enough capital holds us back. Some of us might have enough capital but have health-related issues that hold us back and make it harder to cope with day-to-day life as easily as others. Still others have none of these issues but perhaps have time constraints due to personal commitments (family and a 9–5 can be a big one). The issues we can face are endless.
But it’s also important to remember that whilst you may feel you have disadvantages compared to the next person, you almost always have advantages over them too, even if you’re not sure exactly what they are.
Maybe you have discipline where they lack it. Maybe you have a support network where they are isolated. Maybe you simply have more drive.
You won’t always know what your edge is over the next person because most people aren’t transparent about themselves and their lives, but I promise you this is true.
You’re never as behind as you think, and you’re never as alone as it feels.
So, to perform better in 2026, you need to think about working to your strengths and coming up with solutions to combat perceived weaknesses.
Brainstorm problems, decide on simple solutions, and go slowly. The adage of becoming 1% better every day is powerful.
You don’t need to do everything perfectly. You just need to do some things a little better than you are doing them already. But be forgiving with yourself. And remember that even when things are going well, refinement still matters.
I’ve often used blunt language as a form of tough love to try and motivate people. But the downside of that is that if you take this name-calling too seriously, you can end up being too judgmental of yourself and possibly hindering your progress.
Allow yourself to be human. We make emotional decisions. We make mistakes. This is fine. The aim is not to never make a mistake, the aim is to make mistakes and learn from them so you don’t end up repeating them over and over again.
So go into this year with intention, patience, and self-respect. Do a few things slightly better than last year, consistently.
I wish you all a healthy, happy, focused, and profitable 2026.
Curiosity is the foundation for improvement.
Ask yourself questions and then collect the data you need or organise what you have, to answer them.
You’re only limited by the quality of questions you can ask yourself and your tenacity to find the answers.
When I stopped trying to sprint to billionaire trader fantasy land and finally slowed down.
The key shift happened when I admitted the market wasn’t the problem.
I was.
My expectations. My impatience. My need to force greatness overnight.
The day I let go of that ego and focused on consistency, risk, and showing up every morning with a clear head is the day everything changed.
Trading got easier when I stopped chasing outcomes and started respecting the process and PATIENCE.
@SellingRips So all them big Twitter furus aren’t advertising income with their pictures of super cars, watches, stacks of money on the table and that? Gtfo.
Solid trade on Nasdaq executed with surgical precision.
- Know what you want to see
- Where you want to see it
- When you want to see it
cc: @Trader_Dante