I failed more times than I can count / made less than $1000 online for years until crypto: - Graduated highschool late (Went to night school to do grade 10 math LOL) - Got into university and graduated with a communications degree and like a 2.5 GPA or less after like 6 years - Wrote Amazon affiliate blogs, got paid like $30 a month, best ever month was like $120? - Started a YouTube channel for sharing music (made no money) - Worked retail for over a decade - Never saw more than $5000 in my bank account at any time until I was like 27 - Got into crypto in 2017, didn't cash out a dollar until 2021 (While losing all my money multiple times) Despite all of this, I never lost hope and felt like I was going to make it someday. Told my gf (now wife) that I was gonna become a millionaire while working at Radio Shack making $10/hr when I was 23.

I've won also won in life more times than I can count: - Grew up with the same homies since I was 10 years old. 20+ year bonds have been tested through tragedy, lost friends together, supported each other at rock bottom and more. (I remember the days of splitting $20 to drink cheap vodka at the local park) We all grew up broke, from broken families and made something of ourselves. Seeing the homie open a tattoo shop and being one of the best artists in the city, to friends moving abroad to work dream jobs. Priceless - Met my wife over a decade ago, built a family with her, she stuck with me when I had nothing and now I can bless her with whatever she wants (Although building purchase history for their bags is getting kind of out of hand!) - Travelled around the world young while broke on a budget and attended music festivals (Had notifs for all the flight deals, get a flight to Europe for $500 and then $50 a night budget hotels) - Was a local DJ, played packed clubs and friends could drink for free. Spent most of my youth getting fucked up and building memories with the boys Every set back ended up being a blessing in disguise. Would I have the drive to succeed if I didn't experience those rock bottoms? All this to say you control the internal story you tell yourself about who you are. It's easy to focus on all your failures and forget your blessings. You have the chance to change your lore. I never saw myself as a loser, but for most of my life I attached myself to the underdog story. To chaos, then bouncing back from it. This cycle became a part of my identity. It’s probably why I was so drawn to crypto and trading. I didn’t just want to win, I wanted to lose and then make it all back again. I glorified the comeback and beating impossible odds. And because of that, I ended up risking more than I was willing to lose over and over again. Real maturity came when I realized that mindset may have gotten me here but if I kept living with that level of volatility it would eventually bring me back to rock bottom. Life is all about writing your own story. You have the pen in hand. It's never over if you believe in #yourself