People will go to college for 4-6 years to work a job they hate for 40 years and those same people will quit trading if they don’t get rich inside of year 1. If you truly want it then just show up everyday and it will happen for you when it is meant to happen. Never quit!

Don’t chase money, chase precision, chase consistency within your process. Use edge-based systems for both your directional bias and your entries. The goal isn’t massive daily profits, it’s being positioned correctly when the market decides to pay. Most traders make the majority of their year in just a few explosive weeks. The market pays when it wants. Master the process. The money follows.

The greatest edge in trading might be peace of mind. Too much size? Too much leverage? Your emotions will sabotage you. A smaller position with a wider stop won’t just survive volatility, it will help you survive it. Calm is a strategy.