Be a Patient Forex Trader

Patience is a common trait among successful traders. Unfortunately, patience isn't inherent in many of us. My belief though is that patience can be separated into two worlds for traders. The first world consists of the patience you exhibit in your non-trading life. I'll be the first to admit that I absolutely hate to wait in lines. I don't discriminate against particular lines like waiting in line at the supermarket or waiting in line at the DMV to renew my driver's license. I hate all lines. The second world consists of the patience you display when trading. Here is where I show very good patience with intermittent lapses. What I'm trying to stress here is that just because you don't have patience in the first world doesn't mean you won't have it in the second. I don't believe they are conditional of one another. So don't assume that your won't be a patient trader if you have no patience outside of trading.