focus my total attention on trading well, and let the results take care of themselves. It sounds almost as if you’re viewing yourself from the outside, completely detached. When I was in high school I had an extreme fear of getting up in front of the class and talking. My knees would literally tremble. I eventually learned to deal with the situation by disassociating and observing myself. I was able to have this observer show up in times of stress. When I found myself shaking, my observer would say, “Why are you shaking, Tom? Just relax. You’re talking too fast. Slow down a little bit.”
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