the next thing you know you're rum nating and filled with self-doubt. that's nonsense.et it together. the market requires you to have the right head on at all times. you have to be ready to see the ball right for the next pitch, okay? there's no time to get down on yourself. do that for fantasy if you cut brady or something. you want to be introspective, bracket the end of the quarter to strategize. mind you, i want the pain felt. when i felt one of the younger people in my office made a mistake that was costly to me, i made them wear the symbol of the stock that they screwed up on as a post it on their forehead for the day. i even sent him outside. but karen cramer, by the way, always believed women were much better traders because of men because they lacked the second-guessing instinct she thinks men have far more than women. here's the bottom line. this business is not about hope. it is about the fundamentals. i don't root for your stocks to go higher. just pick shares in good companies and they will, unless circumstances change dramatically. that cause you to sell.