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With a few notable exceptions, if we want something badly enough, we can normally have it. Desire, hard work and dedication can normally plug most of the gaps exposed by a lack of natural talent and then our dreams can become a reality.

#dreamjob #trading #desire #lustforlifecoaching

Jealousy is everywhere in life and very rarely leads to anything that can be classed as positive. Its destructive and helps to bring negative emotions to the surface in even the nicest of people. 😖 😡

In trading its more accute than most industries, with competition, power, status and wealth ensuring that comparisons, gossip and envious glances are common place (I am putting that very midly!!!).

By concentrating on our own performance we can avoid all the negativity and fully focus on making the most of the amazing opportunities that trading offers us!

Enjoy the video.

#trading #jealousy #opportunity #lustforlifecoaching

Trading is a difficult game and by having a consistent strategy in a product that we know, we give ourselves the best chance of winning.

Enjoy the video folks!

#trading #strategy #winning #lustforlifecoaching

In todays video I discuss how authenticity bought me success in trading and has now done the same in coaching.

By trying to be something we are not, we cause internal conflict and limit our own potential. I also discuss my new partnership with @ New Level Results, which promises to offer my clients even greater opportunities.

#authenticity #trading #lustforlifecoaching #newlevelresults

With commodity markets back in turmoil, I thought it was probably a good time to do a video on dealing with stress!

During my time with RWE, BTG Pactual and Mercuria I had moments of total unadulterated pleasure and also moments when I contemplated life itself.

Today’s video adds together the things I did well, the things I did not so well and also all the stuff I have gleaned from my time out of the market doing my coaching.

I can’t name you all personally but thanks to all those who supported me throughout my career, at the office, in the pub, down the gym and on the football pitch. They were amazing times and I will always remember them fondly!

Hope it helps a little. Rob

#trading #stress #lustforlifecoaching

In todays video I talk about how bad customer service has got, my first brush with AI and how I really miss the telephone. #ai #customerservice #phone #lustforlifecoaching

I strongly believe that everyone can be successful, but only one person can be the outright No 1.

Why waste your time, energy and emotions aiming for something that probably isn't achievable when winning feels pretty damn good!

Enjoy the video!

#winning #trading #happiness #lustforlifecoaching #ronaldo

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

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

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

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

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!!

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