One of the hardest lessons I've learned is that rules are not just guidelines; they are a lifeline.
In the beginning, I felt smarter than my trading plan. "Just this once," I would comfort myself, moving the stop-loss point or increasing my position size.
Sound familiar? It should, because every trader has experienced such moments.
But the truth is: the reason your rules exist is for a purpose. They are distilled from painful lessons.
Breaking the rules is like having no strategy in a bear market—it's just a matter of time before you're destroyed by the market.
Discipline is not about pursuing perfection but about doing the right thing even when it’s uncomfortable.
I gradually realized that the best traders are not those who never make mistakes, but those who can stick to the rules even when they do make mistakes.