| trading has numerous benefits as a viable part time | | | | Your first task. |
| occupation. | | | | Your first task is to put one primary goal for your |
| In contrast to a second job, there are no special | | | | trading plan in writing. Additional goals you set can |
| qualifications to begin. The stock market | | | | then support your primary plan. |
| doesn’t care about your level of success, | | | | Know Yourself |
| education, ethnic origin or any personal characteristics. | | | | As well as learning to trade stocks it is essential that |
| Complex employers, office politics or difficult | | | | you understand how you react under stress. Being |
| employees do not play a part in trading. Additionally | | | | aware of your own behaviour patterns and the |
| you have the freedom to trade from any location. If | | | | common causes of and reactions to stress when |
| you follow a few simple rules you can run your | | | | trading will help you to master stock trading. |
| business on your own terms. | | | | The reason that many people lose money in the |
| The most important factor is to be clear about why | | | | stock market is because they lack the proper |
| you want to trade stocks. What do you hope to gain | | | | knowledge base. Independent of trading styles there |
| financially from learning to trade? | | | | is one thing common to all successful traders; the use |
| Are you looking to: | | | | of a tested and proven system. |
| 1. Create an enhanced lifestyle with supplemental | | | | In learing to trade you must be willing to let go of |
| income? | | | | pre-formulated ideas and start fresh, develop new |
| 2. Replace a full time income with a passive income | | | | successful habits, and the discipline necessary to |
| stream? | | | | trade successfully over time. |
| 3. Become independently wealthy by creating a | | | | Are you willing to do this? |
| financial base independent of other income sources? | | | | Successful stock market trading eludes many people |
| What would being a successful trader mean you? | | | | because they don’t have contact with an |
| Imagine yourself making successful trades and gaining | | | | experienced, successful trader or trading system that |
| financially. Think about what it would feel like to have | | | | actually works. Going it alone can be potentially |
| extra money in your bank account and to achieve | | | | expensive when learning by trial and error. Investing |
| your targets. With a clear picture of what you want | | | | in a solid education and taking advantage of the |
| and how that would feel you will be able to remain | | | | insights and experience of a successful trader makes |
| focused and motivated. | | | | a lot of sense when learning to trade successfully. |