Plan It
First, you must have a business (trading) plan. Create your plan, then perfect it over time... live by it and embrace it! If you need help developing a trading plan, you may want to visit the following links,
Trading-Plan.com,
Trading Plan Article.
Trade It
Experience is needed to perfect your plan and there is no better experience than having live money at risk. If you're a beginning trader, that risk should be small and manageable allowing you plenty of time (and needed capital) to achieve the proper mind and skill-sets needed to be a successful trader.
Track It
The Forex Trading Journal Spreadsheet will track each and every trade, then categorize all of the information and put it into an easy to read format.
Analyze Results
After a string of trades has been accomplished, you're ready to start analyzing your progress by viewing the various "Performance-tracking" categories.
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
The Forex Trading Journal Spreadsheet makes it easy identify which Pairs, Strategies, Timeframes, Longs/Shorts, etc. are performing positively or negatively.
Improve
The knowledge attained with this 6-step process will give you the information needed to trade confidently and consistently. You'll be on your way to perfecting your trading plan while knowing when it's justifiable to increase (or decrease) your risk amounts.