How badly do you really want it?
Not the highlight reel version.
Not the “I’m motivated today” version.
Because mastery isn’t motivation.
It’s showing up when you don’t feel like it.
It’s devotion with no guarantee.
Purpose with no finish line.
Most people want results.
Few live the the life of sacrifice required to earn them.
the allegory of the cave - plato
reality is how you perceive it, not how it actually is
your thoughts manifest your reality
what you think is true may not necessarily be true, but becomes true through your belief in it
take from that what you will for your trading
Who you surround yourself with is who you become.
If you’re around negativity, you’ll become more negative.
If you’re around positivity, you’ll become more positive.
~ The Law of Association
If you identify as a “survivor”… you’ll keep finding things to survive.
Read that again.
Some people don’t want peace.
They want a battle — because battle is familiar.
If your identity is:
• The grinder
• The hard worker
• The one who fights through adversity
You will subconsciously create situations that require struggle.
Chaos feels normal.
Ease feels suspicious.
I’ve caught myself doing this.
I pride myself on being a hard worker.
So I put myself in situations that demand hard work.
But here’s the uncomfortable realization:
If trading comes easy…
If execution is clean…
If the model works…
Part of you almost rejects it.
Why?
Because you’re not surviving.
You’re just operating.
And if your identity is built on struggle,
calm feels like weakness.
But mastery isn’t loud.
It isn’t chaotic.
It isn’t emotional.
It’s quiet.
It’s boring.
It’s surgical.
Maybe the next evolution isn’t becoming a better survivor.
Maybe it’s becoming a calm executor.
Struggle builds you.
Ease scales you.
The question is —
are you addicted to the grind…
or committed to the outcome?
in trading, you choose your own struggles
being patient for opportunity is difficult,
but so is blowing accounts on forced setups
ending the day after a loss is difficult,
but so is adding to an unnecessary drawdown
managing a trade properly is difficult,
but so is prematurely closing on winning setups
spending time refining one system is difficult,
but so is remaining confused with random concepts
all these things are difficult
but you decide which one to accept
the one that creates results,
or the other that keeps you down
there is no excuse because you already understand the choice
the discomfort must be faced and action must be taken
it may be difficult in the days,
but it brings consistency in the months and years
Going to be doing a little holiday giveaway.
I will personally be gifting 3 people a
150k lightening funded account with @Tradeify (who we recently partnered with and I really like their team / product / ethos)
All you gotta do is
1. Follow @LathyrusHQ
2. Follow my team (@Jay_ssmt@yusufali_khan@FerociousTrader@SplashTradez@traderiku)
3. Reshare this post
4. Comment why you need this account
I’ll announce the winners in a few days and we can do the giveaway via PayPal / zelle whatever works ($510 for the account)
TradingView Black Friday Giveaway!
4 Subscriptions : Ultimate, Premium, Plus, and Essential
To Enter :
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Follow @tradingview and @TTrades_edu
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Winners chosen tonight!
I am giving out two @tradingview memberships for Black Friday! 🎁
• 1x Ultimate Yearly
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To enter:
💬 Comment the asset you trade the most & why
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Winners will be chosen next week, good luck everyone 🍀
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