Today, I want to go over a feeling that many of us have gone through. 

You had a plan for a spec, you bought in at the right time, and then just as predicted, it went up. You posted at the perfect price at the most opportune moment, and locked in a significant profit, and did that process over and over, netting yourself the funds needed to move on to the next target.

And the card kept going up.

How do you deal with that? Why did it happen? Are there ways to mitigate it? Should we mitigate it? Today is less about the picks and more about the mentality, so come with me and let’s review what success means. 

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Cliff (@WordOfCommander at Twitter and BlueSky) has been writing for MTGPrice since 2013, and is an eager Commander player, Draft enthusiast, and Cube fanatic. A high school science teacher by day, he’s also the co-host of the MTG Fast Finance podcast. If you’re ever at an event and you see a giant flashing ‘CUBE DRAFT’ sign, go over, say hi, and be ready to draft.