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Originally Posted by Persiankiwi
courses are great, but nothing beats experience and 'gut feeling'. as a lawyer, i spent 12 years in education and taking courses, but nothing preparred me for the first day i had to stand up in front of a judge!
pk 
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That's a good analogy, so would your first appearance have been any easier with a more experienced colleague beside you, holding your hand? After, he may have been able to give you some constructive criticism and tips on ways to improve future appearances, things you may not have noticed yourself or know how to improve.
To help overcome some of the psychological and emotional hurdles of trading, like any business there are 'tricks of the trade', a good mentor can be worth their weight in gold, I think the secret is finding a good one.
Not everyone is cut out for this game and an honest mentor will give his candid opinion of your potential, they don't want to waste their time or your money, the kudos for a mentor is the success of a student and not the few hundred bucks you pay him.
A genuine mentor won't mind you being suspicious and asking for real-time proof of his ability, in fact he expects it. He needs you to have total faith in what he tells you to do and the only way to achieve that is by him gaining your trust.
Of course there are rogues in this business, it's up to you to satisfy yourself that the service you're buying is the real deal and not just take it on face value.
Mick