Experienced traders know that you simply cannot have monetary goals, and then tailor your strategy and sizing / risk accordingly. Sounds reasonable to many in theory, but in practice it leads to forcing trades which is never a good thing. The correct "mindset" is to look for consistency with small size, and then to quantify / define that consistency into a long term reproducible business plan. At that point, you lever the piss out of it and any thoughts about "achieving certain income levels" becomes a non-issue. My 2 cents born of experience.