Some thoughts about trading.

If you ever feel a bit lost, or you’re still young, remember this: just being here on CT, engaging with markets at all, already sets you apart from most of your generation and society.

Stay focused, and in 5–10 years you’ll build wealth that separates you even further. Your real leverage is building your own skills, sharpening your market read, expanding your knowledge, and step by step developing your own brand. Start each day with focus, and you’ll get there.

What most people underestimate is the power of compounding, both in knowledge and in profits.

Think of it like the goal to run a marathon: you wouldn’t expect to crush your goal time after two runs. You know it takes months of training, discipline, and routine to build the capacity. Trading is no different.

The frustrating part is the same too. Just like realizing you can barely run 5km, in trading you quickly realize profits are small, inconsistent, and nowhere near making you a millionaire overnight.

That’s the trap, expecting instant wealth.

The truth is: compounding is the game. It takes years of work, mistakes, sweat, and persistence. I’m 31, financially free, with decades still ahead to build more. I got there faster than I needed to. Small, consistent profits compound. Crypto gave me a boost, but wealth-building is always a long game.

On CT there’s a misconception: quick flips, overnight millions.

The reality? If you can make $30–50k a year trading, you’ve already built a base most people never touch.

That’s your foundation. From there, you can think about full-time trading, but only if you have proven strategies, risk management, and at least 3–5 years of financial cushion.

Full-time trading should never be rushed. With structure, discipline, and capital, you’ve got decades to compound, through trading, passive income, or building a business. Don’t obsess over the first million. Focus on refining your mindset, strategies, and routine day by day.

If your only motivation is to “get rich quick,” trading will crush you. No patience, no growth, just frustration. But if you genuinely love the markets, enjoy trading, and let the process shape you over years, you’ll make it.

Take trading seriously.

Build steadily.

Give yourself time.

Success will follow.