Control What Can Be Controlled

When it comes to executing a trade I hold two beliefs, control what you can control, and the only thing you can control is entering the trade.  Once the trade is entered the shift is to self-control and therein lies the crux of trading.  Self-control is setting the stop or alert.  Self-control is setting targets.  Self control is exiting when stopped or target hit.  Self-control is following what was planned.  Between these lines many things blur when capital is on the line.