Do You Love Trading…
or Do You Love Trading Well?
The Key to Trading Longevity: Process Over Thrill
Do you like trading?
Of course you do!
You wouldn’t be here, pushing through challenge after challenge, getting knocked down and back up again, if you didn’t totally love the game, right?!
But…
What if your love of trading is actually holding you back?
LOVE TRADING
“Alright, genius Mark, how does loving what I do hold me back?”
Well, a lot of traders love trading, and by that, I mean clicking the button, being in a trade, feeling alive from the P&L swings.
And those traders?
They typically overtrade, overleverage, and fall into bad habits.
(This is how we all start, by the way…so don’t sweat it if this sounds like you.)
But if you can learn to love other aspects of trading, you can channel that energy into the right places…
Instead of loving the thrill of the trade, love the thrill of:
Preparation—building a rock-solid trading plan. Research & backtesting—uncovering edges that actually work. Journaling & reviewing—learning from every trade, refining execution.
I know, I know… You might be thinking, “Booooooring!”
But, if you can find joy in the process and detach from the excitement of being in a trade, you’ll be less impulsive, calmer, more in control… and a way better trader for it.
There’s nothing wrong with loving trading, you need to!
But if you channel that ‘love’ into the right areas, it will serve you, not sabotage you.
So, instead of chasing the rush of a trade…
Love the craft: Honing your execution, refining your edge. Love the discipline: Sticking to your rules, managing risk like a trading samurai. Love the process: Journaling, reviewing and continuously improving.
Because the traders who fall in love with process over thrill?
They’re the ones who last.
So ask yourself:
Do I love trading… or do I love trading well?