The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Amateurs look for challenges; professionals look for easy trades. Losers get high from the action; the pros look for the best odds.

Losers bring money into the market which is necessary for the prosperity of the trading industry.

Beginners focus on analysis, but professionals operate in a three dimensional space. They are aware of trading psychology their own feelings and the mass psychology of the markets.

The market does not know you exist. You can do nothing to influence it. You can only control your behavior.

The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Traders lose because the game is hard, or out of ignorance, or lack of discipline or because of both.