The Synergy of Fitness, Nutrition, Wellness, and Trading Mastery, with Louisa Nicola
A reminder that Trading is so much more than an Intellectual Game
Our final newsletter of the year paradoxically could and maybe should be the first newsletter of 2024. However, I guess we are serving notice, preparing you, challenging you, and getting you ready for what’s to come.
As we know by now, the 1st of January each year is a time when everyone makes promises to themselves about their health, well-being, fitness, weight, nutrition, toxin intake, and lifestyle. Low-fat, low-carb, low-caffeine, low-alcohol, better sleep, more gym time, and more headspace—all things they promise themselves. A long list of good intentions is stated, understanding that these changes won’t just make them look and feel better but also think, act, decide, and cope better.
However, there's a significant BUT! Usually, between week 2 and week 5, 90% of these intentions are abandoned. Extending this further, between week 5 and week 8, most of the remaining 10% are in the process of being abandoned. Only a tiny percentage, perhaps 1 or 2% of the original 100%, persevere, effecting beneficial and genuine behavioural changes.
That's why our most recent podcast is one you should and need to listen to. It featured Louisa Nicola, a renowned neurophysiologist and human performance coach, a visionary in optimising high performance in trading, investing, and business.
Nicola is the founder and head performance advisor of Neuro Athletics—a human performance coaching firm boasting the world's highest-performing athletes and executives. Neuro Athletics brings science-based solutions to elite performers striving to reach their peak performance.
AlphaMind’s Steven Goldstein has a new book due for release on the 16th January 2024 called “Mastering The Mental Game of Trading”. The book delves inside the performance challenge of trading aiming to help the reader ‘harness the power of the inner self to fuel trading outperformance’.
Brent Donnelly, author of one of the most widely read market newsletters and the brilliant book ‘Alpha Trader: The Mindset, Methodology and Mathematics of Professional Trading’, calls it;
‘One of the most important trading books in years, an instant must read’
‘Mastering the Mental Game of Trading’ will be available n Paperback, on Kindle, and Audible and can be preordered at this link.
We felt that Nicola’s message was the right message for people as they get ready for the new year, because success in markets isn't just about high-level analysis, research, and intricate trading strategies. Success in the markets is also about being able to integrate these into your actions and activities while maintaining an optimal mental, psychological, and personal state that fosters resilience amidst market uncertainties and complexities. This resilience, in turn, enriches the quality of your decisions and actions.
We've received amazing feedback on this podcast, which, based on these responses, we sensed was a wake-up call for many. We hope Louisa's insights inspire and empower you to adopt a comprehensive approach to your own lives, recognizing the profound impact of wellness on your success as a trader and beyond.
You can discover more about Louisa, her business, her podcast, and social media links at this link
Final Podcast of 2023 still to come:
We have one more podcast due out before the year end. Its with the brilliant trader Jason Shapiro, who featured in the most recent Market Wizard’s book ‘Unknown Market Wizards’. Jason will be guesting for the 3rd time, and if this episode is anything like his previous two, this is one you will not want to miss.
In the meantime, we wish all our followers, readers and listeners, Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, and all the best of success for 2024.
Steve, Mark and The AlphaMind Team
The AlphaMind Newsletter
Subscribe here if you are not already following the AlphaMind newsletter:
Checkout our 3 previous AlphaMind Newsletter articles 📰
Why Great Trading Requires Developing a Love of Doing the Boring Stuff. Read here.
Great Books to Boost Your Trading Mindset and Performance (Part 1). Read here.
Unlocking Inner Success: Exploring the Power of Presence in Trading and Life. Read here.
Checkout our 3 previous AlphaMind Podcasts🎙️
#119 JTrader: What It Takes to Succeed in Trading here.
#118 Adam Birkett: Global Trading Lead Cargill OT - The Power of Non-Attachment. here
#117: Susquehanna's Todd Simkin: Great Traders Are Made, Not Born. here.
Checkout our top 3 AlphaMind Podcasts by downloads🎙️
#96: Tom Hougaard: Best Loser Wins - With close to 50,000 downloads and views this episode went viral through the markets. Listen here.
#90 Linda Raschke: Trading and ‘The Power of The Mind’ - Another hugely popular episode sharing the wit and wisdom of legendary Market Wizard Linda. Listen here.
#77 Brent Donnelly - Alpha Trader. Brent's exceptional writing has made him essential reading for serious traders, and his insights are widely shared in major trading rooms around the world. Listen here.
AlphaMind: Optimising “Trader Performance”
AlphaMind is a dynamic Performance Development business dedicated to nurturing growth and fostering peak performance among individuals, teams, and businesses within the Trading and Investing sphere. Our primary focus is on empowering those at the risk-taking forefront of front office businesses.
Established in 2019 by Mark Randall and Steven Goldstein, two seasoned Executive and Performance Coaches, with collectively over six decades in trading and broking roles at leading market players. As coaches, they have worked extensively with risk-takers, leaders, managers, sales and business development people, quants, and analysts at the individual level and as part of teams and trading businesses.
To delve deeper into the world of AlphaMind, or to inquire about how we can help and support you or your business to elevate levels of trading and market performance, whether at the individual, team, or business level, we invite you to visit our website. AlphaMind Website or email us at info@alpha-mind.net.
AlphaMind Podcast Sponsor
The Society of Technical Analysts (The STA):
The Society of Technical Analysts provide world beating technical analysis education programmes and offer outstanding membership services with regular talks and meetings. Their Home Study Course is based on the Diploma Programme they deliver to students at the London School of Economics and has been created by many of the leading minds in the field of technical analysis.
Special Offer: AlphaMind Podcast listeners can obtain a £100 discount on the Society of Technical Analysts world-beating Home Study Course at this link: bit.ly/3r3TawO