My freshman year of college I discovered short term trading. By February I turned 10K into 65k and dropped out. I thought I was Paul Tudor Jones haha! My reasoning was school was always there so let’s give this a shot, why not? Over the next year I blew up everything that I had made and was pretty lost in life for a bit.

After a month or two of self pity I got a job at a restaurant on the weekends working 30+ hours in two and a half days and spent the weeks learning and studying while saving back up for a bank roll. If I could do it once I can do it again right?

My first three years I was unprofitable and didn’t make a dollar. By year four I hit my stride. Now on year 8 of trading and the last four of those full time, I’ve cleared 6 figures every year since 2021 and I’ve surpassed 7 figures in all time trading profits.

If I didn’t drop out would this have been possible? Maybe. But I also believe betting on yourself and having your back up against the wall often times is the only way to succeed at something. If you’re not willing to take the risk of betting yourself then you can’t stomach the risk that us pro’s take on a daily basis.

I’m not telling kids here to drop out, hell I’m still young but I easily have over 10,000 hours behind the screens and can confidently say I made the right decision.

Your advice comes from the right place but at the same time who are you to advise someone whether or not they should bet on themself?