Today is International Kite Flying day.   I decided to learn something about flying a kite today.  The first thing I learned was there are 6 steps to learning to fly a kite.

Step 1: Choose the Perfect Kite. ...

Step 2: Check Your Flying Space. ...

Step 3: Check the Wind and Weather Conditions. ...

Step 4: Learn How to Launch a Kite. ...

Step 5: Learn How to Control Your Kite. ...

Step 6: Make Adjustments.

Then it struck me. 

How similar is learning to fly a kite to learning to trade trading properly?

Here are six essential steps on how to learn to trade.

1. Step 1: Choose the Perfect High Probability Trading System ...
2. Step 2: Check your Trading Environment (PC, data feed, comfort, internet etc) ....
3. Step 3: Check the Market Conditions. ... (major news, daily charts etc - your trading pre-flight checklist)
4. Step 4: Learn How to Launch a Trade. ...
5. Step 5: Learn How to Control Your Trade. ...
6. Step 6: Make Adjustments.

And even better the picture for International Kite Flying Day said it all for me today.   It was an incredibly quiet day on the markets in the trading room, so we spent our time teaching people to trade.  We made only $150 today in the first hour.  But we did a lot of teaching, and as you will see in the video below, we had at least one member in the room who made a wonderful $1000.