C.L.E.A.R. Mindset Magazine
Your guide for building resilience and making confident decisions. Align your actions with your values, enhancing mental clarity and self-awareness. We transform challenges into growth through informed, decisive action, helping you live a mindful, values-driven life.
The Stoic Paradox: Emotion as Strength
Key Points: Misinterpretation of Stoicism: Modern society often equates Stoicism with emotional suppression, especially in men, a misunderstanding that can lead to internal conflict and emotional vulnerability. Masculinity and Beyond: True Stoicism involves...
Theory of Mind (ToM) Part 1: Identifying the Herd
Key Points: Theory of Mind (ToM) is essential for understanding and predicting others' mental states, crucial in various social and professional contexts. ToM helps traders anticipate market movements by understanding others' emotions and intentions. Practical...
Locus of Control: The Roots of the Blame Game
Key Points: Locus of control is a psychological concept that affects traders' perception of control over their trading outcomes. Traders with an internal locus of control tend to be more proactive, resilient, and confident. Shifting towards an internal locus of...
Emotional Intelligence Part 3: Leveraging Anger
Key Points: Understanding the evolutionary origins and utility of anger. Exploring anger's role in modern settings, particularly in trading. Strategies to manage and harness anger constructively. Anger, a complex emotion deeply rooted in our evolutionary history, can...
Emotional Intelligence Part 2: Leveraging Greed
Key Points: Greed drives resource acquisition and innovation but can lead to social conflict and psychological stress. The neurobiology of greed reveals its impact on decision-making and behavior in trading. Balancing ambition with ethical practices and long-term...
Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Leveraging Fear
Why Fear is Necessary in High-Performance Activities Key Points: Fear Drives Mastery: Fear constantly pushes you to improve your knowledge and skills. Fear Enforces Discipline: A quality relationship with fear increases the probability of best practices. Fear Demands...
Motivation: Ask Yourself, Don’t Tell Yourself
The Science of Asking Yourself vs. Telling Yourself Key Points: Self-questioning promotes curiosity, engagement, and self-awareness, leading to more profound personal growth. Research supports the benefits of self-questioning in enhancing motivation, cognitive...
Leveraging Contextual Trading Psychology
Context is King Key Points: Context significantly influences trading performance. Institutional and retail trading each present unique contextual challenges and opportunities. Values-based risk management and contextual awareness enhance focus and decision-making....
Mindset is a Verb: Setting Your Mind
A Practical Approach to Premarket Trading Psychology Key Points: Tools like the Perspective Map, Emotion Wheel, and FEELZ Scale help maintain emotional clarity and balance. Self-awareness and acceptance are vital for traders to...
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Sean Sawyer, MS
Author | Performance Coach
Sean Sawyer, a licensed psychotherapist since 2003 and full-time trader since 2017. Sean uniquely blends psychology and trading, offering insights from both worlds. His experience in psychological trauma and performance psychology helps individuals master decision-making and resilience in high-pressure situations.