Each of these essays was a biweekly column submitted and published at traderspress.com. As I considered and wrote each of these columns, I applied the concepts to my own trading and living. I found the results to be cumulative and powerful.Since I had experienced success utilizing the ideas, I offered them to my trading clients to expand their professionalism as winning traders. I was gratified to observe their empowering results.The human mind is a powerful engine for success—or failure. How you run your mental machinery is crucial to trading and investing profitability. Take each of these steps and explorations one at a time. Take them seriously, and see what you can do with them.Remember, however, that strong ideas only deliver when fully absorbed and turned into action.-Ruth Barrons Roosevelt