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Stay enthralled with this week’s episode of Talking Trading as mountaineer Patrick Hollingworth takes us back to the top of Mt Everest. Hear the joy Patrick finds in the mountains and why he says to abandon your clutch for comfort and go seeking adventures into the unknown. Louise Bedford urges you to stop ruminating and break your problems down in Mindpower as she reveals a key habit for success in her life. Plus get the low down on how the markets reacted to the federal budget with economist Jonathan Barratt.Market Wrap – Jono BarrettBig banks bear the lion’s share of the budget with a tax to raise $6.2 million over 4 years.Hear Jono’s thoughts on the Australian budget and its potential on commodity markets.Also find out what Jono has his eye on this week in the market.Mindpower – How to Stop RuminatingThat which you nurse grows.If you have a problem or an issue that you are dealing with it can take over your thoughts and your life.Break your problem down and de-tooth it.Plot a solution into tiny building b

In 2010 Patrick Hollingworth stood on the rooftop of the world. Hear his journey of crevasses, melting glaciers, falling ice cliffs, oxygen deprivation, and drops of 3km either side on a knife ridge summit to finally see the sun rise from the highest place on earth. Hear Louise Bedford’s mountain to climb in mindpower and how just like Patrick, tiny steps get you to your trading summit.Patrick HollingworthMount Everest.At nearly 9 vertical kilometres into the earth’s atmosphere Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.In 2010 Patrick watched the sun rise on The Rooftop of the World.Imagine crevasses so black they appear bottomless…. then tying 3 ladders together with rope and crossing them.Imagine weaving under ice cliffs, which are constantly moving and collapsing around you.Picture standing a knife’s ridge with 3 km drops either side of you.Then imagine watching the sunrise from the highest place on earth.On the summit of Everest.Come and be spellbound by our climb to the tallest peak on earth.Louise Be

The Donald Trumpets War with North Korea but the markets remain unflustered. Hear how countries around the world are performing as Britain stands for a shellacking in its Brexit divorce and domestic markets knock on the 6000 door. Learn the habits of the wealthy in Mindpower as Louise Bedford shares her roadmap to success in 3 strategies to overcome the Kafka Effect.Mindpower- Louise BedfordFeeling tired and overwhelmed and not sure you can do this?Wondering if you will ever make a buck?Learn the habits of the wealthy as Louise Bedford shares 3 strategies she personally uses to overcome the Kafka Effect, that infamous fog that sets in just before a major break through.The 3 strategies Louise uses to walk into clarity:1) Tiny steps.Work out all the tiny steps you need to do in order to accomplish your goals. The smaller the better.2) SchedulingPut all those micro steps into a calendar and make each manageable so you can complete it.3) AccountabilityWork out your accountability tendency. Are you an upholder, an

When it comes to investing, Mars needs a little more help from Venus. Gary Stone from Share Wealth Systems discusses the different ways men and women invest and why women need to take a more active role. Men tend to suffer the effects of Marlboro Man bravado and its accompanying brothers of anger and frustration. Gary shares tactics he used as a young trader to overcome negative emotions and trade effectively. Louise Bedford also urges you TAKE ACTION. Stop ruminating and expand.Louise Bedford - MindpowerGet UnstuckDo you feel like the drowning man holding onto your anchor?Take action. Stop ruminating. Feel your expansion rather than contract.Get unstuck.And develop good habits to take conscious control and free your willpower. Think of the habits you want to live and visualise what your perfect day would look like. Gary StoneWhen it comes to investing, Mars needs a little more from Venus.The role women traditionally play is the no-nonsense executive of the board where they hold their partner accountable for

It is all a matter of perspective in this week’s episode of Talking Trading as we talk to Paralympian John Maclean. After being hit by 8-ton truck whilst cycling on a motorway, John Maclean became an incomplete paraplegic. John’s mental fortitude kept pushing him towards his dreams of being a professional athlete and now, after 25 years in a wheelchair, he is walking again.For all the traders who are pursuing their dreams and working towards their goals, this interview will make you feel like it is all possible. Louise Bedford also looks at a perspective on life and urges you to take her challenge to try one trading tip at home. Louise Bedford - MindpowerTry this at homeHere is a challenge for you.Choose from this list and create an action step for you and your trading.Read through your trading plan to see if it still sits with your objectives.Show appreciation to your spouse.Be grateful for your trades and your trader’s life so make sure you make it all that it can be.Give yourself a treat next time you foll

Business owners - this one's for you! (But also, if you're a trader who hasn't taken a break in a while - this is just so damned important as well.)Listen to Tax Accountant, Business Leader and TV personality Jason Cunningham as he discusses the importance of getting away from it all and 'sharpening your saw'. Jason will be leading a 3-day event for business owners in the paradise of Fiji.  Join Jason, Louise Bedford and Chris Tate on 22 – 24 June 2017 to develop an action plan across 7 key ingredients of business success to strategise your future and liberate your lifestyle. Come and get a suntan while building your business network. Jason CunninghamFeel like you are running around in circles?Tired of not moving ahead with the bottom line?Forgotten why you went into your business in the first place?Tax Accountant, business owner and T.V personality, Jason Cunningham is sharing his accounting knowledge, horsepower and business hutzpah in a three day event in Fiji to change people’s li

Hear new options to make money in this episode of Talking Trading with Options Expert Larry MacMillan as he discusses his unique volatility capture strategy - an option hedging strategy designed to protect downside risk. Hear how it works and some of the highlights of his 30-year trading journey. Louise Bedford also warns against negativity bias and how to avoid it in the markets. Larry MacMillanOptions can be very profitable... but they can be risky.Larry McMillan uses a unique Volatility Capture Strategy, an all weather investment approach that combines the benefits of option writing with strategies designed to protect downside risk.  Hear how it works and why he uses this hedging strategy to make money.Hear his most outstanding trade in 2008 at the time of Lehman Brothers collapse and the market downfall when the VIX went to the moon and people in his volatility capture strategy walked away with fist full’s of cash.Also hear his worst trade and the lowest point in the markets for him with Gulf Oil and a ta

For anyone who needs to speak, influence, pitch, or just tell a cracking good yarn this interview is for you. Motivational speaker Paul McGee gives the inside tips to what works when communicating with people to have them salivating for more. Hear what a make s story compelling and how to inspire people with your message. Make yourself the most valuable person around a campfire this winter. Relate more with your fellow traders, and keep them enthralled with your market stories. Paul McGee  - How to Speak so People Really ListenWant to tell a cracking good yarn?Want to see people on the edge of their seats waiting to hear what you say?This interview is for you.Motivational Speaker Paul McGee lives and dies by his ability to tell stories and speak well in public.  In this interview he gives the inside secrets to what really works communicating with people to have them drooling for more.He points out people’s biggest mistakes while presenting and gives three key principles to follow when wanting to engage, inspi

Getting inside Chris Tate’s head could be empowering, reassuring and profitable. Hear some personal moments of his trading journey and what has pushed his buttons over the years. Louise Bedford says to get out of your own way to excel and Baby Boomer Life Coach Lorraine Pirihi gives some time managements tips to renew your business hutzpah. Mindpower – Louise BedfordGet out of your own way to excel.There is no need to reinvent the wheel trading.The meaning of skilled development is to listen and then implement. When you apply the methods of people who are making it in the markets the results will follow.Follow in the footsteps of those who have been doing it for a lot longer than you and the profits will flow. Chris Tate QuizWe all know it….but it can be hard to remember.Trading goes on between your ears… not at the exchange or on the computer.Good traders play a powerful defense game.Hear the history of when and why Chris really mastered the market, how long it took him to make money in the markets and what

In this week’s episode we have a variety of guests starting with NLP Life Coach Rik Schnabel. Rik gives his definition of true wealth and shares the mindset of the wealthy. Hear his tips on manifesting money and building your wealth muscle so you can recreate wealth again and again… and again. Louise Bedford discusses Alcatraz Inmate # 1259 William Baker and how traders can find inspiration from a hardened criminal’s life and the attitudes not to adopt. And finally the markets around the world are bullish as they play the Trump Card. Chris Tate walks us through them and how interest rates could be akin to boiling a frog. Market WrapIt’s all about the Trump Card!Post the US election markets are bullish as indices around the world are hitting highs.The Australian market continues to be stuck in a range with steady moves from gold and silver reversing last week. Will the meeting with the fed and an increase in interest rates be akin to how you boil a frog? Louise Bedford  - MindpowerEver feel trapped in your own

Join The Winner’s Circle in this week’s episode of Talking Trading with Australian stock market and futures trader - Brent Penfold.  In this interview hear Brent’s 10 insights into trading accumulated through his 30 years of experience. And Louise Bedford tells traders to embed trading principles deep into your psyche so you develop unconscious competence.Develop Unconscious Competence with Louise BedfordTrading is a labor of love, habit and focus.So many people want to get to the point where trading is natural, effortless and so damn easy.You need bed down trading principles deep into your psyche and to develop unconscious competence.Brent Penfold - Insights into Trading The MarketThe markets have fascinated Brent for over 30 years.A full time futures trader from home he shares his top ten insights from decades of experience in the market. Here are some of things we discuss with Brent.The more grandiose your ambitions the quicker your trading demise. Avoid Risk of Ruin and get your head around Money Manageme

Stock Whisperer Stephanie Kammerman on dark pool execution. There are many ways to make money in the markets. Listen to this episode with Stephanie Kammerman on Dark Pool execution - an aspect of the markets you may never have considered. Hear how the big money moves their orders and how you can benefit. Plus hear Louise Bedford on the importance of scheduling.THE POWER OF SCHEDULING – Louise BedfordYour calendar shows what you value in life.If you are not scheduling your priorities into your calendar you are limiting yourself and stopping yourself from moving into the next level.Start with a huge dream, find something that you value, then break it down into tiny steps and put those into your calendar. Your calendar is your accountability buddy.Without an effective calendar routine you will never live the life you deserve.Stephanie KammermanStephanie learned from the best traders on Wall Street.Fresh out from college she sat in the million-dollar room and learnt Dark Pool execution on the glowing green Intern

Wow! Here is a box full of psychological tips to take control of your mindset, get beyond your inner saboteur and play your inner A game.Are you sick and tired of feeling plagued by self doubt and controlled by your inner saboteur telling you that you can’t do things well enough, can't make enough money, and that you will never have the life you desire?Absorb the wisdom of Dr Harry StantonTime to ditch it with this interview with Dr Harry Stanton Trading Psychologist and Peak Performance Coach.This interview left me gobsmacked. It had me highlighting my notes, scribbling down ideas, and enacting strategies Dr Harry recommended.Trading is a voyage of self- discovery. Once you have mastered the mechanics of trading the whole battle becomes internal not external.Here is the secret.The real enemy in life isn’t the markets or the outside it is within you.The real enemy is your inner saboteur.The real enemy is your fear, doubt and indecision and the way you undermine yourselves.Here are some of the topics we d

Come and explore which markets are moving in this week’s episode of Talking Trading. With Donald and Mickey in the White House, Chris Tate urges everyone to get over their personal revulsion of world leaders and still make money.Louise Bedford asks you if you had a tough childhood and what unresolved pain still seeps into your adult life. Hear about the tools she offers to heal emotional wounds. Also hear how to keep your children from suffering their own trauma and develop resilience from resilience expert, Ben Reghetti, of the WELS School - ‘Wellbeing, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Sustainability’. Market WrapWith Donald and Mickey (aka Mike Pence) in the White House the US markets are still strong. The long - mid - short term trends are all UP and more stocks trending above their long-term moving averages and making new 52 week highs.Chris Tate warns you to separate your personal revulsion for Trump and still make money in the US trend.Surprisingly European markets are also robust since the US election wit

Want to be a champion? Get inside the head of a champion with 7-time world champion surfer Layne Beachley. Hear about Layne’s journey to the top, how she stayed there, and what she did when she decided to stop riding the wave.Responsible for putting women’s surfing on the map, Layne overcame enormous obstacles to become an icon in the male-dominated world of competitive surfing and become the first woman in history to win 7 World Championships. Hear how she created a life of her dreams and succeeded against the odds and taunts of others. Layne BeachleyLayne Beachley grew up on some of the best surf breaks in the world.And at the age of 15 she decided she wanted to be a world champion surfer.But when Layne grew up girls were supposed to be on the beach admiring what the boys were doing in the water.  Every day in the waves she was harassed by boys who pulled on her leg rope, splashed water in her face, pushed her off her board and told her to get out of the water.She didn’t quit.Growing up in the water taught

Well... it's the finale for the year. Come and take a walk down memory lane for a hit of inspiration from each of our special guests during 2016. Hear the pearls of wisdom from Market Wizards Mark D Cook, Tom Basso and Jack Schwager. Remember the insights from charting legend Peter L Brandt and the wisdom from our many life coaches, authors, speakers and financial experts.What was that options story with Market Wizard Mark D Cook?What is Market Wizard Tom Basso’s sweet spot of investment psychology?How does a billionaire run their day?And what did many guests like Allan Pease, The Hon. Sandra Nori, Tom Corley and Barbara Stanny say about pursuing your dreams?Come and be ready to feel inspired.From all the gang at Talking Trading, including Caroline Stephen, Chris Tate and Louise Bedford - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.We'll be back next year on February 1st - ready to bring you the latest about the markets, and more interviews with top traders from around the world.X0X.Know someone who would lo

How many times do you get the opportunity to listen to one of the world’s best-selling authors and speakers and hear their secrets of success, how they pulled themselves up from the toughest time in their life to recreate themselves bigger and better?In this episode Allan Pease continues his personal story on how he lost everything only to recreate it on a larger scale and survive not one but two diagnoses of cancer. He gives more detail on how to create your dreams and find your greatness. Louise Bedford shares the same Intense Enthusiasm in Mindpower and the power of deliberate cultivation of your craft. Allan PeaseAllan lives a life of passion everyday.In school Allan’s teacher said to him ‘Your career is going to be as a professional smart arse’.And that is exactly what he is…. but he uses it to benefit other people’s lives.He learned positivity and communication skills to work his way out of housing commission as a child to be a millionaire by the age of 30.By the age of 40 he built an international empi

Find out what drives success in today’s episode of Talking Trading.  Allan Pease speaks about his new best-selling book The Answer and scientific research into the brain’s ability to create success. We also hear Allan’s personal story when disaster struck and he turned failure into the ultimate success rebuilding his life bigger and better. Author Gary Stone also speaks to Louise Bedford about his life-changing book Blueprint to Wealth and how to invest for the long term. Allan PeaseInspirational gurus and internationally acclaimed authors and Allan and Barbara Pease have written a new best-seller The Answer - a combination of humour, personal stories and hard science on the Reticular Activating System (RAS).Understanding how the RAS works can enable you to get virtually anything you want in life.  According to Allan the most important thing to drive success is:Use pictures in your mind for things you DO want to happen. But the very simple trick is to:Think only about WHAT you are going to do, not HOW.In Alla

On the back of the recent US election, this week’s episode features Hon. Sandra Nori, the former NSW Minister of Sport/Recreation and Women. We hear a few of the things Sandra learnt in the bear pit of the parliamentary floor, how she harnessed her ambition and what advice she would give to younger people. Hon. Sandra NoriPolitics was in Sandra’s blood.She wanted to be an MP from primary school.So she followed her heart and after years of grinding work and door knocking she was elected as the Minister for Sport and Recreation and Women for 17 years in the NSW Parliament.The hardest thing was getting the confidence in the first place to say you are good enough. But once she started…. she didn’t stop.In the bear pit of Australian politics Sandra learnt how to communicate. She learnt how to be heard by the male parliamentarians - to be taken seriously to get her reforms pushed through the parliamentary floor she learnt to give no extraneous information and keep very focused on each point.  She found she had to s

Fast track your learning and prevent trading errors by getting inside the head of a trading elder. This week’s episode features Stephen Warden and how the markets have been for him in 2016. Hear how he works to the definition of a pro, how he follows his archetypal trades with no wiggle room to move and how he doesn’t take losses personally. Louise Bedford also urges to PLAY BIG. To listen to the voice inside you that says you can do more be more and want more and to always take life’s bigger option. Mindpower – Louise BedfordPlay BIG.Take life’s BIGGER option.If you are happy secure and safe there is a part of you that is striving for growth Listen to that voice that says you can DO MORE. BE MORE. WANT MORE.Don’t take the lives of those around you to be the best you can achieve.When you are at the end of your lives you will wish you had taken more risks been confident and expansive and not timid and passive.Play big and you will live the trader’s life. Stephen WardenStephen trades like a machine.He is intere