The Mental Game of Trading

The Mental Game of Trading

I wrote a blog recently debunking the idea that golf is 90% mental, and I want to expand that to where I believe the mental game fits in to your performance as a trader. Whether you are a golfer or a trader, your job is to execute. Whether that’s hitting the...
In Defense of Results-Oriented Goals

In Defense of Results-Oriented Goals

Results-oriented goals have gotten a bad rap lately. Conventional poker wisdom shifted and now suggests that setting goals based on results, such as money or titles, are a big mistake because of how much variance there is in the short term. If you can play amazingly...
Chess Lessons From the Mental Game of Poker 2

Chess Lessons From the Mental Game of Poker 2

Jennifer Shahade, for the US Chess Federation, wrote a review of The Mental Game of Poker 2 and discussed the application of it for chess players. Here’s the beginning of her article: “I was first introduced to Jared Tendler’s Mental Game of Poker by...
My First Tourney Back

My First Tourney Back

I decided a few months ago to get back into tournament golf. It had been 3 years since my last tournament and 5 years since I took them seriously. I needed the break. I was burned out of golf having played for over 20 years, and wanted to do other things in my life. I...