[Follow your trading plan regardless of each trade’s outcome]

When I was a 7-year-old, my teacher would give me a “star sticker” whenever I put in the effort to do my homework, regardless of whether the answer is right or wrong.

In other words, she rewards effort, not the outcome.

If you think about it, this approach is highly suitable for trading.

You should reward yourself whenever you follow your trading plan regardless of whether the trade is a winning or a loser.

So here’s how the star system works…

- Every time you follow your plan, you get 1 star

- Every time you didn’t follow your plan, you get -2 stars

- The goal of the star system is to accumulate 100 stars

As you can see, the focus isn’t to make profits.

Rather, it’s to accumulate as many stars as possible by being consistent with your actions.

Remember, a consistent set of actions lead to a consistent set of results.