A TRADER'S LIFE

Mark Randall - Upgrade your trading with a high performance coach

Jan 4, 2025
Mark Randall, a high-performance coach and former trader, dives into the intense world of trading under pressure. He shares how he transformed his mindset after being diagnosed with arthritis, highlighting the importance of emotional regulation. Mark discusses his innovative one-hour mindfulness pilot, offering practical techniques like breath meditation and visualization. He emphasizes a person-first coaching approach to enhance traders' wellbeing and realistic expectations surrounding returns and risk management.
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ADVICE

Start With A Defensive Trading Framework

  • Prepare a holistic trading plan that covers product choice, timing, risk and your personal defence against stress.
  • Assess expectations, capital you can afford to lose, and build risk that lets you sleep at night.
ANECDOTE

How Personal Health Led To Mind Fitness

  • Mark discovered visualization and meditation after panic attacks and heavy ibuprofen use for ankylosing spondylitis in the late 1980s.
  • That practice reduced his pain and anxiety and later became the foundation for corporate mindfulness programs.
ADVICE

Use Sensory Awareness To Regain Presence

  • Notice when your mind drifts into thoughts and deliberately switch to sensory awareness to regain presence.
  • Change your state with movement or breathwork to interrupt negative loops before trading.
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