I'm talking about winning again today and the context is football related, but there are a host of similarities with the business world.
#winning #teamwork #nevertooold #football
In todays video I discuss a Japanese concept called Ikigai. Its a wonderful yet simple tool that can help us to establish what job might make us genuinely happy! #ikigai #purpose #happiness #job #tradin
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Are there any valid excuses for trading losses?
We have all lost money as traders, but how come some people deal with it better than others and what caused people like The London Whale, Nick Leeson and Kweku Adoboli to continue digging themselves and their companies into asteroid sized craters?!?!
Part of the answer has to lie with cognitive dissonance, which essentially occurs when something or someone upsets our values and beliefs and we can't deal with it. As traders we have great belief in ourselves and our trades, so when a trade goes against us cognitive dissonance can easily kick in. Faced with a choice of upsetting the ego and admitting a mistake or reframing the circumstances and burying the head, many a trader has chosen the latter and racked up losses both great and small.
Todays video discusses the above in more detail and evaluates whether there is ever a valid excuse for not taking responsibility for a trading loss.
Enjoy!
#trading #loss #cognitivedissonance #respnsibility
Choosing the right coach is the first step of a process that could make a huge difference to you and your organisation. It is therefore essential you get the right one and don't end up with someone that downloaded their credentials from the internet! I have invested 4 years in my coaching development through The Coaching Academy and coupled with the delivery of over 300 (mostly) successful coaching sessions and my corporate and trading experience, I am the perfect benchmark when it comes to choosing the right coach for you. #coaching #trading #experience #results #lustforlifecoaching #thecoachingacademy
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According to @ Forbes, “Cognitive diversity” in the workplace refers to the wide variety of ways your employees think and solve problems. The term may also be used to refer to different work styles, learning styles, personality styles, perspectives, backgrounds, or even cognitive levels within the workforce. A team with extensive cognitive diversity is highly likely to perform better than a team full of similar personalities and backgrounds, that view things from the same perspective. Commodity Trading has always been and remains a heavily male dominated sector and is surely missing a trick. ?!?By getting more women and more diversity involved, innovation, problem solving, culture and P and L are all going to improve. #trading #team #cognitivediversity #womenintrading #lustforlifecoaching
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During my career I saw many people move companies and make the ultimate in bad trades. They sacrificed work-life balance and happiness for ego and the promise of Monopoly money that never came!
Hopefully this video sheds some light on the reasons why these decisions are taken and how to make sure you make a good one, when your time comes (if you are a good trader, it will!).
#trading #careerdevelopment #bonus #lustforlifecoaching
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Having just finished David Robsons excellent book called "The Expectation Effect", I am now more convinced than ever that our mindset can play a very important part in our progression and our overall happiness! I'm not suggesting that you can just expect to win the lottery or become am astronaut and it will happen, but coupled with a well thought out plan and some hard work, I believe it can make a big difference to the direction you are heading. Enjoy!!
#selfimprovement #coaching #owndestiny #lustforlifecoaching
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#teambuilding #offsite #energy #trading #coach #lustforlifecoaching
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