Personal Development

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As you would expect from the title it advocates taking the emotions out of trading (providing advice on the psychology required to be a successful trader).

We begin with a cautionary tale of two traders (One who can control his emotions and one who can’t).

The book is then broken down into three main sections.

1. The skills you need to foster in order to become successful (including having a set of TRADING RULES).
2. The skills (habits and attitudes) you should avoid and neglect.
3. Self Development. The book recognises that self improvement is a big part of being a successful trader and hence provides this section on visualization and Psycho Cybernetics.

Although we may all trade different strategies and timeframes I believe that anyone considering trading should read this book first.

There are different guides and reference books out there for Forex, Options CFD’s etc but whichever vehicle you decide to trade there are useful nuggets of golden information in here.

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Larry Levin has his own online courses and even if the links below become redundant at some time I would hope that this book will be available via one of his courses.

DISCLAIMER: the links below are readily available on the net but are nothing to do with me or my company so I accept no responsibility for an quality or access issues with these sites, now or in the future.

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The habits are to be addressed in their specific order. The first three habits are character habits and the next three are personality habits. It is important to build a strong foundation in our character before we progress to our personality.

The method to the seventh habit is Learn it, Do it and then Teach it.

Instead of continuing to cut a tree down with a blunt saw it would make sense to stop cutting and take the time sharpen the saw before continuing. In the same vein, habit seven is about taking the time to preserve and enhance our assets of physical, spiritual, mental and emotional well being instead of continuing blindly on our current paths.

He compares the principles in the book to a lighthouse in that they don’t move either. There is a part in the book where the captain of a large ship is signalling an approaching boat to move (It turns out the approaching boat is actually a lighthouse),

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The book is split into eight sections:

The Challenge of ideas, Understanding our creativity, Engaging with reality, Blind, Opening our eyes, Frozen, Interested and Integrated.

There is a section on the Myers Briggs personality test (That allows us to roughly gauge our personality) which gives some insight into our potential biases in relation to our profiles. The development of different areas of our personality can also influence our levels of acceptance.

At the back of the book Miller provides a table that allows us to compare the ideas we liked best (within each section) against her favourites. Our personal favourites will depend on our different personalities, experience and ideas.

One of my favourites was the fact that even the likes of Edison and Archimedes didn’t have plain sailing in their creative paths. The fact the Archimedes was in the bath before is well known inspiration surfaced gives some insight into this.

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As we work through the book we find that the primary requirement is to adopt the following five skill sets:   

1.     A solution centred mindset, consisting of Aligning goals to passions, Cultivating optimism, Seeking knowledge relentlessly, Experimenting persistently and Pursuing objectivity.

2.     Kaleidoscopic thinking, consisting of Maintaining a Notebook, Practicing Ideaphoria, Discerning patterns, Expressing ideas visually and Exploring the roads not taken.

3.     Full spectrum engagement, consisting of Intensity and relaxation, Seriousness and playfulness, Sharing and protecting, Complexity and simplicity, Solitude and Team.

4.     Master mind collaboration, consisting of Recruiting, Designing, Inspiring, Rewarding and Networking.

5.     Super value creation, consisting of Linking to market trends, Tuning in to the target audience, Applying the right business model, Understanding scale of effects and Creating an unforgettable brand.

Each of the skill sets is explained in detail and we are even encouraged to learn to juggle to increase our grey matter.

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There are seven rules to the acquisition of money (I have changed some of the words):

1. Start by filling your wallet, 2. Control your expenditure, 3. Use your cash to earn more cash, 4. Protect your assets, 5. Choose the house you purchase wisely, 6. Ensure your future income, 7 increase your ability to earn.

Within the chapters the seven rules are further broken down with guides for us to achieve the required results. We are given Seven Cures for a lean purse (To help with rule 1) and the five laws of gold (to help us with rule 3).

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Kiyosaki talks about the fact that it wasn’t until he and his wife set the plan to retire young and rich. If we intend to retire young and rich we need to plan.

Anyone can reach these goals if they adopt the following six habits: Hire A book keeper, Build a winning team, Constantly expand your content & context, Keep growing up, Be willing to fail more and Listen to yourself.

In order to achieve great wealth, either in real estate, paper assets or some other area, we need to build an asset base.

Although the tax breaks info is specific to the US market he does advise readers to consult a professional financial adviser and the ratios discussed are generic worldwide.

The invention of government pensions and other safety nets was to supply the very needy in the industrial age, in today’s current information age we need to be more self reliant.

The focus like some of the other Rich Dad books is leverage.

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We are told that “our current money blueprints will determine our financial success”; the good thing is that we can reprogram our money blueprints.

Our financial blueprints are set by the information we have been exposed to along the way. Invariably our parent’s and other influential people in our lives have ingrained their own views of money in us.

Our subconscious mind determines our blueprints and as these strongly ingrained beliefs can override logic, actions are required to train the subconscious.The book has a four step process to this training: Awareness, Understanding, Disassociation and Declaration.

We are provided affirmations (Called declarations in the book) and they are accompanied by the actions of touching your head and your heart whilst speaking them. By physical activity as well as saying the words it provides more emphasis.

He talks about the fact that certain people may not believe in these theories, because they can’t physically see the millionaire mindset. People pay their electricity bills even though they can only see the results of the electricity and not the electricity itself.

We are advised to have five accounts for our finances, 10% Long Term Savings, 10% Investing, 10% Education, 10% Play & 50% Necessities. The mathematicians amongst us will have noticed we have only accounted for 90%, the last 10% is to be given away to a good cause.

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Eker’s definition of an entrepreneur being: “someone who solves problems for people for a profit”

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To quote from the book “Anyone reading the book has made the decision that they aren’t currently where they want to be”. If there is anyone reading this review that isn’t currently where they want to be then maybe this is the book for them.

The problem isn’t the fear but how we hold that fear. If we hold the fear from a position of choice and power then the fear doesn’t win. If we hold it from a position of pain and hopelessness the fear wins.

It’s about responsibility, we have to make the decision as to how we are going to experience situations and not be a victim.

As well as examples the book provides exercises to expand our comfort zones.

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By providing a month by month plan throughout the year this book maintains a steady flow of energy to negate unnecessary highs and lows.

The exercises and reviews allow us to test and measure different methods of networking and to set expectations in order to refine our networking skills.

The monthly plan including thoughts about Christmas cards and the celebration of other diverse cultural events throughout the year is a great idea.

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This is a book that provides a group of resources to help you assess and adjust your attitude to a positive setting.

These resources include (but are not limited to) a test to see what your positive attitude is and a collection of Gitomer’s affirmations.

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I wasn’t over fussed at his habit of numbering using decimal points, numbering from 1 to 5 then having 5.5 as the next step instead of 6 did nothing for me.

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