I've been funded before, and I've also failed Phase 2 several times. I've literally sat myself down to identify my vulnerabilities during Phase 2, and I think I finally understand why. I also believe I'm not the only trader who has experienced this. I don't think "Phase 2 mentality" gets talked about enough in prop firm trading from my experience, passing Phase 1 can literally mess with your psychology because suddenly, you're one step away from the finish line (It creates a false sense of proximity to the finish line) and also cos you think phase was an 8% target and phase 2 is a 5% target ,you could easily pass phase 2 in less time as well . You start thinking about the target instead of the next trade. You stop focusing on executing your model and start thinking about passing then even a normal loss starts feeling more painful because you think "I'm getting further away from passing". Trust me ,I've been there !! And then the next thing you know, you're forcing trades, seeking too much LTF confirmation, or trying to recover drawdown. The moment that drawdown begins, your mentality can shift from: EXECUTION ➡️ RECOVERY You start taking setups you wouldn't normally take, waiting for extra confirmations because you're afraid to lose, increasing risk amount cos you feel its an A+ setup . Eventually, you're no longer trading your model. you're trading the challenge. I've failed Phase 2 several times, and I've experienced this firsthand and i must say the irony is that Phase 2 requires you to behave like you haven't passed Phase 1 at all: 🔹️Same patience. 🔹️Same risk approach. 🔹️Same process. Because I think the hardest part isn't always finding an edge but Sometimes it's having the discipline to trade Phase 2 like you're NOT one step away from the finish line fr!!!

The day e go finally click for me I go first burst tears