There is a professional forex convention in Geneva where I have met many 
I didnāt know that existed lol? Is it invite only?
Largelyā¦ With a small number of open seats for non invites.
Fun to go to once or twiceā¦ A little too formal for me.
Iād like to go just once for the experience. How do u get an invite? Iām guessing be a pro trader but how do u uhm prove it I guess or go about registering?
EDIT: Iām googling it now lol
Many of the invites were given by banks and brokersā¦ They know who their pro clients are 
haha i like the word you used - stubbornness.
i think you meant fortitude, but i guess they mean the same thing
all else being equal, i believe it takes above average intellect to operate and navigate through trading platforms, among other trading stuff.
assuming a trader starts trading with average or below average intellect, and eventually succeeds, then his intellect (among many other attributes) most likely would have improved.
Iām talking about an ability to learn. How fast you store information and retrieve it. Iām not meaning how much you know. And Fring i dont think you can increase your intellect i think everyone is born with a certain capacity. but we should probably stop talking philosophy lol. Although i do enjoy it.
Iām from southern Missouri 
the human brain is malleable. itās a large muscle, so to speak - if you use it productively, it āgrowsā.
I remember reading a news or journal article that says most humans utilize only a small percentage of the brainās capacity.
donāt worry, intellectual discussion is inevitable from time to time in between trading.
Iām from southern Missouri
is that a good thing or a [I]stubborn[/I] thing?
just to addā¦
human brains are like computers. you can upgrade or downgrade by adding or subtracting a number of hard drives, if you really want to.
In the end, its about repetitionsā¦ Keep the garbage out of your mind, keep positive, keep motivated, and keep practicingā¦
Kobe Bryant practiced his free throw, as often as he could, every second he had available. He is one of the best at it now, and when that time comes, his confidence is so high, so he can count on his ability to make the shotā¦ But really, its not the distance, its just the action of going thru the motions to make ANY shot. The feet set, the wrist firm, the ball rolling off the fingers.
I was a very good softball player, and I was the pitcher, and the ONLY pitcherā¦ I was the Best pitcher in the league. But I practiced endlesslyā¦ My mission was to be the best, most feared pitcher, and I was the best, and most feared pitcher when the dust settledā¦ But I put the time in. When none of the other pitchers were practicing, I was working my but off to be better then them, and this was a Rec league,lolā¦ But I still took it seriouslyā¦ If I was going to invest my time into it, I wanted to be the best at itā¦
I stress this to my kids, do the project better this time, then last time. When you do the project, keep clear mind, and follow your guildlines to completionā¦
Even tying your shoes, i try to do it better each timeā¦ It might sound funny, but you train the brain to follow sequences and understand the method of PROPER Operationsā¦
Nothing is done in 1 step. Well, not many that I can think of, anywaysā¦
Always-Try-To-Get-Better
Make a mental blueprint of your actions,ā¦
I count to myself alot, so everything I do, I know how long it will take me. But I dont even need to wear a watch, because I already knew the time, because I think in seconds all dayā¦ Once i see the clock in the morning, it sets my mental clock. tick tick tick.
My buddy told me the other day, He knows noone, that is as percise with time then meā¦ You say Ill be there in 10 minutes, i say, Iāll be there in 8 minutes and 45 ticksā¦
Anyways, what Im trying to say is, you have to train your brain to thinkā¦ Train it to follow mental sequencesā¦ Because in trading, YOU MUST FOLLOW SEQUENTIAL OPERATIONS, EVERY SINGLE TRADEā¦
Something that bothers me, is when people do things āhalf-a$$edāā¦ Now, you either get repremended for it, you lose integrity within the project, or in this case, you lose money. So, you skipped parts 4-5-6, which each holds a value of time, but also causes a weak linkā¦ If you would have taken that MANDATORY 5 seconds per step, you better your chances of success in the project.
Sequential thinking, Master itā¦
OK, sorry for the ramblin, Im very upbeat this morning, and in the zoneā¦
I believe it will put in a better position to be successful in the long run, but It wont necessarily get you over that " Hump"ā¦
Take for instance this exampleā¦ Im a huge NFL fan, Browns for that matterā¦ Last night was final cuts before the season startsā¦ Well, there was alot of Talent, and alot of talent got cut, simply because of work ethic patternsā¦ Late for meetings, got stuck in traffic, not paying 100% attention to film room meetings, not giving it your all when your time came to shineā¦
You cant be laxidasical when money is on the line, or your career for that matterā¦
But I also believe, intellect will get you from point B to C, where just work ethic will get you from A to B but not necessarily to Cā¦
you always seem to be in the zone