Good morning, traders…
I hate to break it to you, but…
Your Day Job Might Be Conditioning You To Think About Risk, Failure, And Decision-Making In Ways That Destroy Your Trading.
Teachers consistently outperform other professions at options trading, while lawyers tend to struggle the most.
I used to think this was a coincidence. Then I realized something that changed how I approach teaching entirely:
Your career programs your trading psychology, whether you realize it or not.
The skills that make teachers excellent in classrooms create the exact mindset needed for options trading success.
Meanwhile, the overconfidence that makes lawyers dominate the courtroom systematically destroys their trading accounts.
This doesn’t come down to intelligence or education level. Both groups are brilliant. Both work incredibly hard. Both grasp complex concepts.
But their professional training nurtures opposite approaches to uncertainty, failure, and decision-making.
The profession that taught you to succeed in life might be the exact reason you’re failing in the markets…
Let Me Show You Exactly How Your Professional Training Is Sabotaging Your Best Setups (And What To Do About It)…
Why Teachers Make Excellent Traders
Teachers enter the market with three huge advantages they don’t even realize:
They’re Used To Being Wrong Daily
Every day, teachers face 30 students who don’t understand the material. They adjust their approach mid-lesson, try different explanations, and pivot when something isn’t working.
They’re comfortable with failure as part of the learning process.
They Practice Patience Professionally
Teaching requires waiting for concepts to click. You can’t force a 4th grader to understand fractions faster than their brain develops.
This translates perfectly to options trading. Teachers wait for proper setups. They don’t force trades when conditions aren’t right.
They’re Master Simplifiers
Teachers take complex topics and break them down for children. They eliminate jargon, focus on core concepts, and make things understandable.
This skill transfers beautifully to trading. Teachers stick to simple setups that they can explain easily.
If they can’t explain why they’re entering a trade to a 5th grader, they don’t take it.
Why Lawyers Struggle in the Markets
Law school trains habits that destroy trading accounts:
They Argue Their Positions
Lawyers are paid to defend their client’s theory of the case, regardless of evidence. Once they take a side, they find ways to justify it.
This creates an attachment to losing trades. Instead of cutting losses when setups break, they build cases for why the position will eventually work.
They Overthink Everything
Legal training emphasizes finding every possible angle, considering all contingencies, building bulletproof arguments.
Trading rewards fast decisions based on incomplete information.
While lawyers are still analyzing the 47th variable, the chart has already moved without them.
They’re Afraid Of Being Publicly Wrong
Courtroom defeats damage professional reputations. Lawyers learn to avoid positions where they might lose publicly.
But trading requires taking positions where you’ll be wrong more than 50% of the time. Most lawyers can’t handle this success rate.
The Background That Paved My Path to Success
My path explains why I can teach both groups effectively:
History major → Taught me that patterns repeat, but context matters
Master’s in teaching → Learned how to simplify complex concepts
Seminary school → Developed humility about being wrong often
22 years trading → Discovered what worked, built a unique edge
The teaching background gave me patience. Seminary taught me humility. Trading showed me that simple beats complex … every time.
What This Means For Your Trading
Your professional training either helps or hurts your trading psychology:
Helpful backgrounds: Teachers, nurses, coaches, small business owners — anyone comfortable with uncertainty and quick adjustments.
Harmful backgrounds: Lawyers, consultants, surgeons — anyone trained to be “right” all the time or build complex justifications for decisions.
This doesn’t mean lawyers can’t succeed. But they need to unlearn their professional habits first.
How to Trade Like a Teacher
Start simple: Master basic setups before adding complexity.
Accept failure: Every loss teaches something if you pay attention.
Stay patient: Wait for Smart Money setups that check all of your boxes.
Keep learning: Market conditions change. Adapt or get wrecked.
Your Deprogramming Assignment
Identify which professional habits hurt your trading:
Do you argue with the market? (lawyer tendency)
Do you overcomplicate simple setups? (analyst tendency)
Do you care more about being profitable or “being right?” (consultant tendency)
Do you take criticism personally? (executive tendency)
Write down your professional biases. Then consciously practice the opposite behaviors while trading.
If your day job trains perfection, practice cutting losses at 20%.
If your work rewards complexity, only take setups you can explain in one sentence.
If your career punishes public mistakes, start cutting your losses quickly.
Your profession has been programming your brain for years. That programming either aligns with trading success or fights against it.
Teachers succeed at trading the same reason they succeed in classrooms: they’re comfortable with uncertainty, patient with development, and focused on simple, repeatable processes.
Learn to trade like a teacher. Your account will thank you.
Happy trading,
Ben Sturgill
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