Summary
Highlights
On his birthday, the speaker reflects on his journey in trading, acknowledging his absence from timely updates. He aims to use his YouTube channel to document his life, trading experiences, and business ventures, sharing value with his nearly 30,000 subscribers and 100,000 followers across all platforms. He highlights how trading has fundamentally changed his life since he was 19.
The speaker advises that success in trading and business is often slow, requiring patience. He shares his personal struggle during his early trading years, working odd jobs while others doubted him. He emphasizes the importance of not giving up, as many traders abandon their efforts before seeing results, missing out on the potential for freedom and transformation that trading can offer.
Trading has enabled the speaker to co-found a new content-specific company, "Feather," with a friend, investing significantly in equipment and allowing him to create this YouTube channel. He explains that his love for trading isn't just about financial gain, but about the profound self-improvement and life lessons it offers, such as understanding one's identity and reaction to challenges. These lessons are applicable to all aspects of life, including relationships and sports.
He provides updates on his companies: Feather, which has moved into an office and has five employees, and Woke, his educational trading company, which boasts 600 members and 300 six-figure funded traders. He discusses the double-edged sword of funded trading, where while reaching six figures can be life-changing, ego and prop firm issues can lead to quick losses. He shares his own experience with rejected payouts, advising traders to be wary and vocal about such issues.
The speaker explains that his early success in funded trading led to further opportunities, though he sees himself as only 1% of where he wants to be. He usually stops trading by 10 or 11 AM to focus on his businesses. He describes March as a challenging month for his trading but April has been successful. He stresses the importance of emotional balance in trading, avoiding extreme highs or lows. His goals for the coming year include a move, continued growth for his companies, and exploring AI trading.