Attempt to run your own race by setting your own pace. Although it is sometimes healthy to be competitive in terms of achieving goals, there would always be times if you will get tired of running after so many things because you don’t want other people to complete before you. More than not, who compare on their own with others are the ones who compare on their own with others are the ones who are left behind without anything because they spend too much time thinking how they can outlast the other person, thus, neglecting his or her own priorities.
To maximize self-motivation to its fullest, it is best if you run a race at your own pace so you won’t get tired. This will in addition be beneficial for you because you are able to rest when you like to since nobody is breathing down your neck to complete something.
Like the sport of golf, you alone are the one who needs to hone your skills. You are the one who must find a method that matches your skill level and personality. Comparisons to other traders just make you feel frustrated.
Don’t constantly think you are trying to beat others to an imaginary finish line. People who achieve great things work independently and on their own terms.
They don’t care how others are doing. They follow their own timeline, follow their own passion, and look inward for where to go next.
How you perform has nothing to do with how others perform. All comparisons will do is torture you. You will feel jealousy or envy.
When you see that you are doing relatively poorly compared to fellow trader, you are likely to think distracting thoughts such as, “Why can’t I do as well?” or “I must be as good of a trader as I had thought.”
To maintain motivation, focus on improving your past performance records, so comparisons can only mislead and hinder you. They could just be on a lucky streak or have a market wizard standing right behind them on every trade providing advice.
Put your “blinders” on. Don’t look at anyone else’s record but your own. Everyone has a different learning curve.
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