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Identify Priorities and Stay Focused

February 5, 2019 By Tim Justice

One challenge in all our lives is to find the time, energy and attitude to do what’s important, at the right time, and make an impact.

Why?

Because we’re all busy. Extremely busy. If you have kids, work responsibility, participate in community or church organizations you know what I’m talking about. And, that doesn’t include hobbies, personal development and the things that really matter.

Learning anything new, like how to trade the stock and options market, is like taking night-school for many working professionals. You’re adding one new thing into an already busy life.

So, take it one step at a time.

Start by building a routine. A daily routine. A weekly routine. A routine for how you trade.

Routines for everything. Believe me, it works.

And, don’t try to do too much.

How many strategies are you trying to execute?

10?

12?

15?

And how many are you proficient at?

Until you know how to execute 2–5 basic strategies like buying stock, shorting stock a covered call and a long call or long put, maybe you should stick to those.

I love advanced strategies, and for many traders, that’s what is needed.

But, you need to take your development 1 step at a time.

Here are 3 areas to perfect before anything else:

  1. Build a Daily Routine
  2. Learn to Journal
  3. Learn your Trading Tools

If you need training on how to do so, you can always start with the self-paced course the 7-STEP GUIDE TO TRADING

It’s a free course, designed for new traders.

Make it a successful day!

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About Tim Justice

Tim Justice is a trader, educator, Master Trainer, keynote speaker, and partner at Tackle Trading. He co-owns and co-hosts Trading Justice with Matt Justice, a financial markets podcast they have built together for more than a decade.

Tim writes and teaches about market structure, trading psychology, risk management, and the practical work of building a repeatable trading process. His approach connects clear thinking with preparation, disciplined execution, and honest review of both decisions and results.

His work also draws on sports officiating and philosophy to explore how people make decisions under pressure. Through Trading Justice, he helps listeners and readers develop their understanding of markets and become more thoughtful, systematic participants.

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