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Have you ever sat at your desk after a bad run and wondered if the exit is the right door?

In this episode I walk through three of the greatest traders who ever lived... Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Stanley Druckenmiller, and the specific moments each of them nearly walked away from trading for good.

Livermore went bankrupt and got suspended from the Chicago Board of Trade.

Tudor Jones wiped out 70% of his account and said "I don't think I can hack it much longer."

Druckenmiller lost three billion dollars to FOMO and described it as devastating.

None of them were being irrational. Quitting would have been the reasonable response.

But they didn't. And what happened next is the point.

If you're in a rough patch right now ... this one's for you.

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Trading looks obvious in hindsight. In real time, it’s chaos.

In this episode, I explore the idea of the fog of war... how decisions are made with incomplete, delayed, and sometimes wrong information, and why trading feels exactly the same.

Experience matters. Debriefing matters. And waiting for certainty is rarely the answer.

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How long does it really take to become profitable in trading?

Not the marketing answer. Not the fantasy timeline. The real one.

In this episode, I break down what the journey to consistent profitability actually looks like, why most traders underestimate the time it takes, and why staying in the game matters more than trying to be clever.

We’ll talk about:

• Why volatility seduces traders into bad decisions
• How long some of the world’s best traders took to become profitable
• The difference between gambling and building a skill for life
• Why small size and longevity beat big swings early on
• How to think about trading like a startup with a runway

If you’re frustrated, questioning yourself, or wondering whether it’s just you… this one should help recalibrate your expectations and keep you moving forward.

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If you’re stuck at break even, not losing much but not making much either, and you feel like you’re spinning your wheels, this episode is for you.

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In a perfect world, you’d be sitting in a trading office, surrounded by other traders, high standards, shared prep, honest feedback, and accountability. You’d get better faster just by being there.

But most traders don’t have that option.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why trading offices work so well
• How collaboration accelerates learning and raises standards
• Trading buddies vs trading pods and what actually helps
• How I used collaboration throughout my own trading journey
• And how to recreate the best parts of a trading office without the commute

I also reference a great clip from SMB Capital, where Jeff Holden explains why collaboration is such a powerful force in developing traders, especially when trading remotely.

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Traders Mastermind Community:

If you’re looking for structured collaboration, trading pods, and high standards, you can learn more about the Traders Mastermind community here.

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Progress in trading isn’t smooth or predictable. Here’s why effort and results don’t line up… and why that’s just part of the game.

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You didn’t exit too early.

You had the wrong mindset.

In this episode, I break down mindset matching... aligning your mindset with the market and the structure you’re trading.

Grinding trends and momentum moves look similar, but they demand very different mental calibrations.

Get this wrong, and even good trades fall apart!

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In this episode, I break down the three non-negotiable steps I’ve seen work again and again for traders who finally stop spinning their wheels and start making real progress.

We cover how to define your trading North Star, how to reverse engineer your edge into focused daily work, and how to review your performance properly... without over-analysing or burning yourself out.

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A short Christmas check-in to wrap up the year, share a few trading reflections, and say thank you before we reset for January.

No lessons, no predictions... just an honest end-of-year reflection.

Merry Christmas

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Have you ever seen the film Zulu?

It’s not really a war film.

It’s a lesson in discipline under pressure.

In this episode, I break down what the Battle of Rorke’s Drift teaches us about trading… why structure beats strength, why survival matters more than heroics, and why holding the line is often the real edge.

A calm look at discipline, risk, and behaviour when things get uncomfortable.