Hedge Fund Masters: How Top Hedge Fund Traders Set Goals, Overcome Barriers, and Achieve Peak Performance

Hedge Fund Masters......Page 5
 Contents......Page 9
 Preface......Page 15
 Introduction......Page 19
 Part I: What Is Mastery?......Page 23
   THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MASTERY......Page 25
   FORMULATING A VISION......Page 30
   ENHANCING THE PROCESS......Page 36
   STAYING TOTALLY PRESENT......Page 41
   BEING AN INDIVIDUAL......Page 43
  Chapter 2: Developing the Vision......Page 47
   WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PRINCIPLE?......Page 48
   HOW LIFE PRINCIPLES WORK......Page 49
   VISION: THE FIRST STEP......Page 52
   CREATING A NEW PERSPECTIVE......Page 53
   USING THE VISION AS A POSITIVE TOOL......Page 57
   ESTABLISHING A VISION......Page 63
   HOW OLD LIFE PRINCIPLES SHOW UP IN TRADING......Page 66
   CONQUERING CREATIVE FRUSTRATION......Page 67
   JUMP OUT OF THAT PLANE......Page 69
   THINKING OUTSIDE THE “NINE DOTS”......Page 72
   LETTING GO OF RESULTS......Page 78
   HOW TO THINK ABOUT THIS NEW APPROACH......Page 84
 Part II: How Do You Get There?......Page 87
  Chapter 3: Planning a Strategy......Page 89
   LAYING THE FOUNDATION......Page 90
   DIGGING DEEPER......Page 98
   HANDLING COGNITIVE DISSONANCE......Page 102
   DEVELOPING A VARIANT PERCEPTION......Page 108
   MEASURING YOUR RESULTS......Page 117
   CULTIVATING CONCENTRATION......Page 121
  Chapter 4: Learning to Center......Page 125
   LEARNING TO RELAX......Page 127
   BECOMING NONATTACHED, OR LEARNING TO LET GO......Page 130
   PUTTING CENTERING INTO PRACTICE......Page 135
  Chapter 5: Visualizing Success......Page 145
   USING VISUALIZATION......Page 146
   RELAXING TO GAIN FOCUS......Page 149
   STAYING POSITIVE......Page 152
   USING VISUALIZATION TO YOUR BEST ADVANTAGE......Page 153
   MASTERING NEGATIVITY THROUGH DESENSITIZATION......Page 154
   DEFINING THE CONTEXT......Page 155
 Part III: What’s in the Way?......Page 165
   AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS......Page 167
   YOUR INTERNAL MAP......Page 169
   THINKING MAKES IT SO......Page 170
   ADRENALINE, FEAR, AND THE STRESS RESPONSE......Page 171
   A SENSE OF INADEQUACY......Page 173
   “I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG”......Page 175
   FEAR LIVES IN THE PAST......Page 176
   STUCK IN THE PAST, PARALYZED IN THE PRESENT......Page 177
   DEFEATED BY DENIAL......Page 178
   REDUCED EFFORT OR AVOIDANCE......Page 179
   THE PERNICIOUS STATUS QUO......Page 180
   RATIONALIZATION: A RECIPE FOR FAILURE......Page 181
   THE “WINNING” DILEMMA......Page 182
   SUMMARY: THE SOURCE OF ALL YOUR FEARS......Page 183
  Chapter 7: Coping with Emotions......Page 185
   FINDING AN ALLY IN ANXIETY......Page 186
   EXPERIENCING EUPHORIA......Page 191
   DISCERNING DEPRESSION......Page 194
   CONCERNING CONFUSION, FRUSTRATION, AND UNCERTAINTY......Page 199
   MASTERING YOUR EMOTIONS......Page 201
   THE STOPPING POINT......Page 205
   PERFECTIONISM, OR THE EXCESSIVE NEED TO WIN......Page 211
   AVOIDANCE AND DENIAL......Page 214
   ACCEPTING THE ODDS......Page 218
   RATIONALIZATION......Page 220
   COMPULSIVITY......Page 223
   MAGICAL THINKING......Page 227
   REACTING TO STRESS......Page 230
 Part IV: What Comes Next?......Page 233
   COMMITMENT—THE KEY ATTITUDE......Page 235
   WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE COMMITTED?......Page 238
   SAYING GOODBYE TO THE FAMILIAR......Page 240
   HOW TO MONITOR YOURSELF......Page 241
   APPROACHING THE GOAL......Page 242
   PATIENCE AND PACING......Page 243
   CREATIVE THINKING AND RISK......Page 246
   THE REWARDS OF RISK......Page 252
   COMMITMENT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS......Page 255
   TAKING ADVICE FROM OTHERS......Page 256
   BECOMING A COACH......Page 257
  Chapter 10: Becoming a Master......Page 261
   FINDING DIRECTION......Page 263
   LEARNING TO BE FLEXIBLE......Page 269
   BUILDING FORCE AND MOMENTUM......Page 273
   A SENSE OF COMPETENCE......Page 280
 Index......Page 285