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Once you become a live trader, our main method of communication is Slack. As you go through the training process, you will use the forums and groups, as well as the General Chat Room in Slack, for questions and discussions in preparation for trading on one of the Crush Pro Teams. Once you go live, all discussions and trading opportunities will be shared through the different channels in Slack.
If you are unaware of Slack, it has been called Skype on steroids, their words not mine. It does everything to allow teams to work together, and no wonder it is being used by some of the best companies in the world.
You will receive an email with an invite to join us in Slack. Set up Slack on any device you wish. Click the invite link and set up your profile in Slack.
There is a lot more functionality with Slack and here are just a few:
Channels: Slack’s channels help us focus by enabling you to separate messages, discussions and notifications by purpose, strategy or topic. #Channels are open to everyone to join in the discussions, and locked channels are private and accessible by invite only.
Direct Messages: When you need to send a message to one person instead of a group, Slack provides traditional instant messaging functionality for you to do so.
Share Your Files: Sharing documents is one of the basics of collaboration. Slack enables you to share all types of files. Add comments, star for later reference, and it’s all completely searchable. You can also link to files you have stored outside of Slack as well. Just paste the link and that document is immediately in sync and searchable too.
Search: Slack’s search functionality enables you to find key information quickly, even if it’s inside of a document you’ve shared.
Notifications can be a tricky feature: too many and you start ignoring them; too few and something might slip through the cracks. Slack enables you to fine-tune your notifications (by channel, keywords and more) so you can focus on your highest priorities.
Platforms: No matter where you go, Slack can come with you with their mobile apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone (beta). At your desk, Slack offers apps for Mac, Windows and Linux (beta).
To get started you can download the app here.
Psychology & Trading
The most difficult aspect of trading is the psychological aspect, and you will hear this over and over again from us. Execution can be learnt and is easy to determine good from bad. If you don’t have discipline and are unable to develop it, you won’t make it in this business period.
It’s the little voice in your head that will begin to sabotage your decisions, and before you know it, you will be justifying why not following the plan was the right thing to do.
You are not alone!
We have proof that communicating with others will help you take control of that voice and lock it away for good. We have had so many members get into trouble because of their lack of communication.
I was on the phone with one guy who was asking me for help. Mind you this was after at least 6 months of not hearing one word from him, even after several attempts to contact him. While I was listening to every excuse in the book, the phone went silent. After a few minutes, he comes back on and says that his account just blew out. You know the expression better late than never? Well, it doesn’t apply here.
Silence and those little voices will cost you the most to your bottom line. Get my point?
One member went as far as sending $25 to his favorite charity every time he made a mistake. He still sends the $25 donations, but they are far fewer than when he first started, and most of them now are because he wants to. We all make mistakes and that isn’t what will destroy your account. It is not learning from them, or ignoring them, and allowing them to grow.
It is easy to say I will or why the other guy couldn’t do it, but while trading we are always put to the mental test, only experience and good communication will help you acknowledge your strengths and weakness and be able to deal with them better. Throughout your training we will be working with you to develop a trader’s mindset.
This is the end of the lesson. At the end of each lesson you will see Mark Complete. Only mark a lesson complete when you have done all the tasks requested and you feel you understand the material well enough to move on.
Once you have installed Slack on your devices, accessed the Crush Pro Teams workspace, and learned how to use the app, go ahead and mark this lesson complete and move on to the next lesson.