mrtrader,
you've got a long way to go, some of us on these boards have lost tens of thousands and managed to come back
read as much as you can and trade only when a trade is screaming at you, avoid overtrading, tight stop losses and keep the size of your bets as small as possible. Work out the risk and have a target of, say, 5% profit per month (calculated as a % of your trading pot). Don't be too greedy or you will lose everything.