Hedge fund masters how top hedge fund traders set goals overcome barriers and achieve peak performance

Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE - What Is Mastery? CHAPTER ONE - Defining Mastery THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MASTERY FORMULATING A VISION ENHANCING THE PROCESS STAYING TOTALLY PRESENT BEING AN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER TWO - Developing the Vision WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PRINCIPLE? HOW LIFE PRINCIPLES WORK VISION: THE FIRST STEP CREATING A NEW PERSPECTIVE USING THE VISION AS A POSITIVE TOOL ESTABLISHING A VISION HOW OLD LIFE PRINCIPLES SHOW UP IN TRADING CONQUERING CREATIVE FRUSTRATION JUMP OUT OF THAT PLANE THINKING OUTSIDE THE “NINE DOTS” LETTING GO OF RESULTS HOW TO THINK ABOUT THIS NEW APPROACH PART TWO - How Do You Get There? CHAPTER THREE - Planning a Strategy LAYING THE FOUNDATION DIGGING DEEPER HANDLING COGNITIVE DISSONANCE DEVELOPING A VARIANT PERCEPTION MEASURING YOUR RESULTS CONCENTRATING ON YOUR STRATEGY CULTIVATING CONCENTRATION CHAPTER FOUR - Learning to Center UNDERSTANDING THE RELAXATION RESPONSE LEARNING TO RELAX BECOMING NONATTACHED, OR LEARNING TO LET GO PUTTING CENTERING INTO PRACTICE CHAPTER FIVE - Visualizing Success USING VISUALIZATION GAINING FOCUS RELAXING TO GAIN FOCUS STAYING POSITIVE USING VISUALIZATION TO YOUR BEST ADVANTAGE MASTERING NEGATIVITY THROUGH DESENSITIZATION DEFINING THE CONTEXT PART THREE - What’s in the Way? CHAPTER SIX - The Source of All Fears AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS YOUR INTERNAL MAP THINKING MAKES IT SO ADRENALINE, FEAR, AND THE STRESS RESPONSE A SENSE OF INADEQUACY “I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG” FEAR LIVES IN THE PAST STUCK IN THE PAST, PARALYZED IN THE PRESENT DEFEATED BY DENIAL REDUCED EFFORT OR AVOIDANCE THE PERNICIOUS STATUS QUO RATIONALIZATION: A RECIPE FOR FAILURE THE “WINNING” DILEMMA SUMMARY: THE SOURCE OF ALL YOUR FEARS CHAPTER SEVEN - Coping with Emotions FINDING AN ALLY IN ANXIETY EXPERIENCING EUPHORIA DISCERNING DEPRESSION CONCERNING CONFUSION, FRUSTRATION, AND UNCERTAINTY MASTERING YOUR EMOTIONS CHAPTER EIGHT - Overcoming Obstacles THE STOPPING POINT PERFECTIONISM, OR THE EXCESSIVE NEED TO WIN AVOIDANCE AND DENIAL ACCEPTING THE ODDS RATIONALIZATION COMPULSIVITY MAGICAL THINKING REACTING TO STRESS PART FOUR - What Comes Next? CHAPTER NINE - Making the Commitment, Taking the Risks COMMITMENT—THE KEY ATTITUDE WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE COMMITTED? SAYING GOODBYE TO THE FAMILIAR HOW TO MONITOR YOURSELF APPROACHING THE GOAL PATIENCE AND PACING CREATIVE THINKING AND RISK THE REWARDS OF RISK COMMITMENT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS TAKING ADVICE FROM OTHERS BECOMING A COACH CHAPTER TEN - Becoming a Master FINDING DIRECTION LEARNING TO BE FLEXIBLE BUILDING FORCE AND MOMENTUM A SENSE OF COMPETENCE Index Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons is the oldest independent publishing company in the United States With offices in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and personal knowledge and understanding The Wiley Trading series features books by traders who have survived the market’s ever-changing temperament and have prospered—some by reinventing systems, others by getting back to basics Whether a novice trader, professional, or somewhere in-between, these books will provide the advice and strategies needed to prosper today and well into the future For a list of available titles, visit our Web site at www.WileyFinance.com ... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Kiev, Ari Hedge fund masters : how top hedge fund traders set goals, overcome barriers, and achieve peak performance / Ari Kiev p cm.—(Wiley trading series)... Australia, and Asia, Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and personal knowledge and understanding The... merely good traders don’t have concrete goals Or, if they have goals, they become anxious and stressed as they approach their goals, and thus function less efficiently Moreover, few traders seem