Over the last two years, since receiving a criminal record, I have been doing the right things. I am happy and proud of myself for doing this.
It’s been hard, and it will continue to be hard, but throughout the last two years, I’ve been doing right things and I am beginning to realize the benefit fo going out on a limb, to build skills and experience, even if someone else thinks otherwise.
Give People the Dignity of Their Own Experience
If I had ever asked my parents for permission, or my friends for their approval in doing what I’ve done in the last two years, undoubtedly, I would have been stopped. Generally speaking, no one would have the experience, or the knowledge, but for fear of the unknown, they’d recommend that I don’t.
However, this also blocks you from ever having true understanding… Maybe that’s just the way MY brain is wired, and isn’t the case for everyone else.
What I do mean, is that I am proud of myself, for continuing to push, when there is no one telling me to, and no one to impress – and I have gained confidence, and PROVEN my self worth.
Ultimately, you can only do this when you stand your ground on something you believe in, and physically see, that there was nothing to be afraid of.
Financial Education
The last year, I’ve read a number of textbooks and explored:
- Swing Trading
- Options
- Cryptos
And in each of these, when I mean explored, I mean watched hours of YouTube Videos, read multiple textbooks after work, payed $1000+ for premium investment content, and mirrored trades through paper transactions.
Following this, I’ve also been “investing” heavily in cryptos.
Problem: I physically know only a select few individuals (~15) who are interested in cryptos and actively investing. The remainder of the information comes from the web and active communities online.
Through this experience, I have gained confidence in myself, by evaluating my judgement against the group think mentality – especially in one group chat where my contributions are consistently ignroed.
The main challenge is that this group (and the market as a whole) is very emotional.
The Real Problem: As far as I knew, no one around me wanted to discuss the difficult topic of what if we’re wrong? I brought it up multiple times that we are currently purchasing at a premium. We are going to get burned.
I spoke about exiting strategies, only to be ignored, and to have one idiot say, “I’m making so much profit, why would you be selling”. Ultimately, this doesn’t make any sense.
I made all my fortunes by selling to early
-Bernard Baruch
Satisfaction: I’ve spoke to many people about this. And finally, I, by chance, was introduced to someone who knows a girl in a relationship with a developer with Ethereum. Not only that, she also knows whales who ultimately determine market price.
I was invited into a private channel, where she alone is the expert, and she has advised everyone to divest themselves from cryptos in the near term.
What’s the big deal? Well, the big deal, is it’s hard to believe in yourself when everyone else is telling you something else. But, it happens, infinitely more than you think. Everyone is going to tell you they know better. But there is a 95% chance that these people are sheeple.
You have the responsibility of giving people the dignity of their own experience.
You also have the responsibility of believing in yourself and following through. For that you will be rewarded.
Fuck plebs.
Thought of a Ho… Now you know…
