Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Believing in Ourselves 2
Part I All of the Answers Are Already Within 7
Chapter 1 Finding Your Purpose-Center 9
The Groundwork 9
Clarifying Your Purpose-Center through the Mission Statement 10
Morita Therapy and Dogma 13
Purpose-Center as Self-Awareness in Style 17
The Dogma of Style 19
Summary 22
Chapter 2 The Time Is Now 23
In the Moment 24
Through Ryan Dempster’s Eyes 29
Summary 33
Chapter 3 Self-Honesty and Self-Esteem 35
The Foundation of Self 36
Honesty 38
Ego Versus Esteem 43
Esteem 44
Pride 45
Summary 46
Chapter 4 The Balance of Humbleness 49
The Importance of Humbleness 49
Mike Palumbo—Words of Wisdom from a Supertrader 50
Balance of Self: An Interview with Kevin Cuddie 54
Summary 58
Chapter 5 Be Courageous, Be Forgiving 61
The Vacuum Law of Prosperity 62
Interview with Dr. Michael A. L. Eckelkamp 65
The Need for Courage: Vic Frierson 67
Summary 70
Addendum 71
Chapter 6 An Investigation of Fear 73
Fear Defined 74
Acknowledging the Predator 74
Good Cop 77
Bad Cop 78
Deciphering the Difference between Good and Bad Fear 79
Event Timing and the Conditioned Reflex 81
Overcoming Good Fear 81
Defeating Bad Fear 82
Fear and Morita Therapy 84
Fear Is the Only Paradigm of the Market 85
Personal Unconsciousness 90
Summary 90
Chapter 7 Overcoming Adversity and Anxiety 93
Turning the Tide on Death—Bob Williams 93
The Basics of Anxiety 99
The Bulkhead of Anxiety 108
Summary 108
Chapter 8 Cause and Effect 111
The Foundation of Cause and Effect 112
Cause and Effect in Trading Decisions 113
Altering the Cause Variables 115
Interview with Joe Ritchie 117
Adding on to Joe’s Words 119
Experience as the Most Important Cause Variable 121
Summary 121
Chapter 9 Emotional Intelligence: The Intuition Wild Card 123
The Roots 124
Emotional Intelligence with Emotional Identification and Acceptance 126
Application to Trading 129
Emotion Versus Intuition 131
Summary 132
Chapter 10 Developing Intuition 133
Levels of Intuition 133
Planning for Intuition 137
Developing Intuition 138
Incredible Intuition through the Eyes of a Publisher 139
Top-Down Processing 142
Intuition in Trading 143
Summary 144
Chapter 11 Expressing Gratitude 147
Gratitude as a Psychological Study 149
Gratitude and Trading 151
Summary 154
Part II Beyond Emotions 157
Chapter 12 Confronting and Defeating Stress 159
A Little Stress Is Good 160
Recognizing Stress 161
Matt McCall on Stress and Investing 164
Summary 169
Chapter 13 A Medical Evaluation of Stress 171
The Facts behind Stress, from Dr. Royce Peterman, md 173
Summary 178
Chapter 14 The Necessity of Relaxation 179
Sivananda Principles 179
Breathing to Deal with Three Stressful Moments 180
Summary 185
Chapter 15 Affirmation and Visualization 187
Affirming Ourselves 187
Visualizing Success 190
Summary 191
Chapter 16 Avoiding Self-Destructive Behavior 193
Understanding Why We Blow Up Leads to Recognition 193
Thwarting Self-Destruction and Cleaning Up the Mess 195
Summary 197
Part III Developing Your Game Plan 199
Chapter 17 Creating a Trading Plan 201
The Plan 202
Trading Plan Integrity through Philosphy 204
Summary 206
Chapter 18 Understanding Risk 209
Managing the Big Picture 209
In Closing 212
Summary 213
Chapter 19 Change Is Constant 215
Change Is the Only Constant We Can Count On 216
When Life Blows Up, Make a Change 218
The Law of Flotation Wasn’t Based on the Contemplation of Sinking Things 220
Summary 221
Last Words 223
About the Interviewees 227
Notes 233
Bibliography 241
About the Author 245
Index 247
