![lamp-2247538_640.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcKK51YRTBkUngseRW1q21tzy12j1xekg1yxNytUyk58m/lamp-2247538_640.jpg) You've done the research. You've implemented a good strategy. But your portfolio ain't doing good. Are you doing it right? Or is it just a matter of new perspective? If you have come to this point and you start doubting your trading career, it is time to step out of that box and look at things differently. > There's no other way but UP. The question is, when will it go up? ## 1. Keep your head up high! > When things go wrong as they sometimes will ... It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. ^{--- From the poem Don't Quit} You can't control the prices to go down BUT certainly, you can control to keep your head up high! In times of losing trades, once you quit, it's done, you're done and you can't take it back. It's over when you say it's over. Control your faith by moving forward... keep moving forward! ## 2. Re-evaluate your goals >If you are not hitting your 10% target gain, then lower it to 5% if still doesn't hit then 3% is good enough. Is your goal **S**pecific? Is it **M**easurable? Can you still **A**ttain that goal? Do you find it **R**elevant to the current state of the crypto market? Did you set a **T**imeframe for this goal? ## 3. Hope is just around the corner > you've *gotta* find it, but you can't find it if you are so stiff and close-minded! Listen to your peers. Seek for advice. Talking to a focus-group about new ideas helps you gain more perspective on what others are doing, what is working for them and what might work for you. Don't get stuck on that cubicle forcing your way into success. ## 4. It's not too late to change strategies! People who adapt quickly, learn quickly and succeed quickly. If your strategy is not working, change it and move on to the next. Thomas Edison failed on too many iterations of his experiment before he finally discovered a working light bulb! That's a lot of experiments telling him he is doing it wrong. Had he not recognized the mistakes, had he not adapted new ways, he would have not given us the light bulb. >Don't be too vain to not recognize your mistakes. ## 5. Take a breather! Staring at charts, watching candlesticks go up and down is too straining for the eyes. Sleepless nights, missed meals doesn't help the body either. The physical fatigue of trading is real, if not managed well, poses danger to your overall health. When you don't expect your portfolio will change anytime soon and that green candle is still not showing, it's the right time to think about the state of your body (physically). Instead of staring red candlesticks on the chart, take a good rest, get a massage or go for a run. >Don't punish your body just because you're not earning. All the more that you have to reward yourself! **Trading with a new perspective is like taking a shower after a mud fight! After all those dirt and negativities removed, you come out fresh and smelling heavenly! It feels so GOOOODD!**

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