to say I made can be tricky I think.

I thought I made it a few years ago, It was my 2nd year out of college and I was making real money for the first time in my life.

Instead of being smart with my newfound success, my ego got the better of me and I chose to live like an Instagram influencer. I spent that money on nights out, designer clothes, and vacations with my girlfriend. I expected deal flow to continue (along with more profits). But that's not how business works. The hurricane inevitably comes, and that right soon.

Long story short, I went broke, and it sucked.

Success is funny. We become convinced of our own intelligence and immediately crawl back into the comfort zone. "I don't want to be challenged or made to feel stupid again," we tell ourselves. Meanwhile, the game continues. Malcolm Gladwell says 10,000 hours, Anders Ericsson says 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. Why not 20,000 hours? The number doesn't matter, I've learned. We are a lifelong project.