Has Your Trading Account Stalled? What Are You Resisting?

Where do you resist growth?

Where does change scare you?

Why?

If all we lived were consistently comfortable lives, we wouldn’t grow. It’s the challenges—the obstacles, the pain, the failures—that mold us. It’s the resistance itself that shapes the muscle.

So if you’re struggling to grow your trading account, ask yourself: where else are you struggling to grow?

Because chances are, the portfolio is just one of many things that aren’t expanding. And if that’s true, then maybe it’s not just a trading problem. Maybe it’s a resistance problem.

Can you identify the thing that’s in the way? I’ll bet it’s not just one thing. More likely it’s a tangle—a web of stories, habits, fears, doubts, distractions, blind spots.

If it isn’t immediately obvious what those things are, how can you dig deeper to find them?

For some, the path is journaling. For others, meditation. Or therapy. Or tarot cards. Or conversations with people who love you. Or a long walk. Or a long run. Or time in the woods. Or failure. Or all of the above.

There is no one path. There is no “right” path.

There’s no one right way to trade.

No one right way to communicate.

No one right way to negotiate, to love, to heal, to grow.

There are many ways. And all of them are valid. But if you’re like me, you’ll probably have to fumble through a few wrong ways before finding what works for you.

I’m not a religious man, but God knows I’ve explored nearly every route that failure has to offer.

I’ve failed at school. I’ve failed in friendships. I’ve failed in close relationships. I’ve failed at parenting. I’ve failed at health. At investing. At owning a home. At being an employee. At setting boundaries. At speaking up. At staying silent. At making smart choices. At vacations. At presence.

But I wouldn’t consider myself a failure. Because I’m still trying. Still paying attention. Still adjusting. Still showing up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out to move forward. You just need to find the resistance.

Name it. Acknowledge it. You don’t need to conquer it today. Just notice it.

Say: “Hello, resistance. I see you. You can sit in the corner for now. I’ve got some work to do.”

Sometimes, that’s all it takes to start making progress again.

And funny thing—once you break through in one area, success tends to spill into others too. Because growth rarely stays in one lane.

So… where are you resisting?

Start there.

Sean McLaughlin | Chief Options Strategist, All Star Charts