Most successful traders (and gamblers) tend to focus on the process and not the results.  Translation?  Define the rules that give you an edge and stick to the rules. 

  Forex trading is stressful enough without the additional pressure of time sensitive, results-based goals.  The more that we attempt to force order upon the market by demanding consistent weekly or monthly profits (paychecks?), the more pressure we put on ourselves to “make it happen” even when it might be obvious that the market action won’t support our lofty, and very specific goals.  Expecting the market to conform to our goals is similar to a surfer expecting big waves on Saturday morning just because HE has that day off…

Cut yourself some slack, and define some goals that do not add undue pressure to an already stressful process.  This might be as simple as setting a goal to design a system that has worked in the past, to follow the rules at all times,  and to have a profitable year.  If the majority of small traders lose all their money in their first year and never return, then I guess we win simply by not losing.

Remember, whatever your account balance is right now, you are at even money.  There is no such thing as “the house’s money” or “winning it all back”.  Your next trade is independent of your last one, so treat it that way.  Learn what you can from your past mistakes, protect your precious capital, and give yourself a chance to gain enough experience to learn how to ride the waves, and perhaps more importantly, to learn what days to stay out of the water!