**My Journey and Why It’s Important for You to Read It to Gain Perspective on Yours**
I have always been a competitive person. Since elementary school, I consistently won school races, table tennis tournaments, and ranked in the top 5 in nearly every activity (out of over 1,000 students). This was largely due to the upbringing I had and, on some subconscious level, the complexes I likely began developing during that time. Everything felt natural and easy—until it didn’t. I discovered gaming, and to be honest, gaming defined my teenage years. I aspired to break into the European and World leagues, but I couldn’t make it. Not because of a lack of skill, but because I lacked the mental framework to perform at my best and carried a deep disbelief in myself. I always felt like I wasn’t enough. Eventually, I went to university, but I still felt out of touch with the world, like something wasn’t in sync. Despite this, I achieved a national title in gaming and wanted to pursue it further. However, impostor syndrome and mental blocks held me back, preventing me from realizing my true potential. It was around this time that I discovered crypto and trading. I even built a mining rig for Ethereum! Not only was it fun, but it was also challenging, and I managed to make some money (around 10k, which for a 18 years old, was feeling on top of the world!). This was during the early days of COVID when everything in crypto and stocks was heavily discounted. However, I eventually lost all my gains by returning them to the market, thinking I knew how to trade and could consistently make money. That was four years ago. Since then, my interest in the market has only grown. Over the past three years, I’ve truly focused and dialed in on trading, determined to improve and understand the process deeply.