Count Your Blessings
"Don't set your mind on things you don't possess as if they were yours, but count the blessings you actually possess and think how much you would desire them if they weren't already yours. But watch yourself, that you don't value these things to the point of being troubled if you should lose them."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Today's meditation is all about appreciating what we have and not to covet what other people have.
The same can be said for trading. Appreciate the strategies that you use and how it helps in your trading journey. The more you practice, the more you will be comfortable with your strategies and become more confident and profitable long term.
Don't be impatient and covet the huge profits that some people out there appear to be making! Slow and steady wins the race and you have to be patient and disciplined and build slowly. Boom and bust is not what you are trying to achieve and there are no shortcuts to profitability.
If you can consistently stick to the rules/criteria for your strategies, making the right choices as per your rules, you can "count your blessings" that you are on the right path to trading successfully for the long term.