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Trading fam,

We’re entering the final week of January.
That’s right. One month down. Just like that. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Where did the time go…?

Father Time is inevitable, and is always gaining ground.

With one month behind us, my hope is that you’ve stayed committed to at least some of the goals you set. By this time, the guise of motivation begins to shed people have already reverted back to the version of themselves they were trying to outgrow. The same version from one or two years ago. Same personal mistakes. Same trading errors. Same lapses in judgment.

Call it laziness. Call it too busy. Call it whatever you want. But you’re here to grow. So, you shouldn’t award yourself the luxury of being “lazy”, or being too busy to examine and dissect your life.

The world doesn’t pause for anyone. Ever. And the only way to ensure progress is being made is to measure. Measure how you’ve shown up in the first few weeks of the year.

Have you eaten well?
Found balance with family and health?
Followed your rules?
Honoured your process?

This doesn’t require anything complicated. One hour a month. Sit down and reflect on the do’s and the do nots. Identify which behaviours move you closer to your best version. and which ones keep dragging you back toward the version you’re trying to leave behind. You may even choose to be so sophisticated that you measure weekly, instead of monthly. But…. Thats for you to decide.

Nonetheless this week, amid the chaos of the markets and day-to-day life, your challenge is simple: grab a notebook or open a document and reflect. Start measuring. Start noticing.

What goals did you actively work toward?
What did you avoid or miss?
Where did you lack effort?
Where could you have added more value?

ACT NOW

I strongly encourage you not to wait until the final day of the month. By then, February has already begun, and you’re playing catch-up. Do this now, before January expires. Some of you may remember my saying from last year, where we began to think of life as “time left”. Ie… you only have 25-30 more Februaries left. Only 35 more “starts to a year.” Woah. What are you doing with them…?

Notably….

We just passed Blue Monday (last week) which is the point in the year when most people have already abandoned their goals for the year. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, read about it. A few weeks into a year, and people no longer want to be better versions of themselves bad enough to work, to measure, to reflect. This is important, because it’s a clear look at what the masses do and therefore, what you must not do.

So, Don’t waste time.
Examine how February will be better than January.
Set March up so it can dominate February’s outputs. Start. Now.

Life doesn’t ask for perfection. It asks for measurable progress over reasonable time.

So measure.
Make progress.
And don’t waste time.

Get to it, trading fam.