Articles – David Hobart

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We all have an inner critic. Its impact varies for each of us, depending on its volume and assertiveness. Having…

In my self-CARE program, one of the exercises embedded in the self-awareness module relates to feedback. Feedback provides a mechanism…

Recently I sat with a client during one of his live trading sessions and invited him to think out loud…

I have a noisy internal critic. When I make a mistake, it blurts all sorts of expletives at me. When…

Some years ago while running my hedge fund, I went through a period of indecision. I would line up my…

Looking out the window toward the almost silent port of Hong Kong, I was waiting for my appointment to pitch…

As a trader, fund manager and investor over the past 25 years, I’ve made more mistakes than I could care…

Mood is contagious. Measuring collective mood is difficult. As an old trader, my proxy for collective mood has been the…

Many of us have self-critical voices in our heads that keep us focused on what we perceive is wrong with…

I’ve had my share of mid-life crises. As far as I can tell, the only real benefit of having multiple…