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Credentials (Why Trust This)

• builder: 10+ years running a Texas law practice. Licensed by the .
• Options trader: Seven-figure account, active across 0DTE, swings, LEAPS, and long-term holds. ThinkOrSwim daily.
• Real estate: Eight properties owned, six active rentals.
• Reader: 200+ trading books. Foundational reads: The Motley Fool Investment Guide (long-term baseline), Anna Coulling's A Complete Guide to Volume Price Analysis (tape reading), Naked Forex (price-action foundation).
• Discipline in public: a public fitness arc cut documented weekly. Currently 255 lbs.

The Finance Journey

Origin — 2017 BTC pump

$200 to $100,000 in roughly 36 hours on a janky crypto broker during the BTC run. Pulled the cash out before it crashed. Thought I'd cracked something. Three years later the IRS sent a letter — didn't know how crypto taxes worked. Took half. First real lesson: the trade is never just the trade. Built the compliance discipline from there.

The three-bucket strategy

1. Day trade — active income engine (0DTE SPX/SPY, first 15 min after open).
2. Swing trade — multi-day to multi-week setups, catalyst-driven.
3. Long-term invest — buy-and-hold with DRIP.

Capital flow rule: active-trading profits pour into the long-term bucket. Active feeds passive.

LEAPS playbook: when a major stock drops 20–30% on a negative catalyst, I buy (a) shares AND (b) at-the-money LEAPS with 9–12 month expiration. Asymmetric upside, defined risk.

The worst trade — $100K on Tesla

$100,000 on Tesla weekly call options into earnings. Played it as a "sure thing." Sized it like a sure thing. Following Friday, the $100K was zero. Lesson: sure things aren't. Never bet the house on a single weekly into a binary catalyst again.

The Fitness Journey

Cut in public. Weigh daily. Post weekly. No filters, no bullshit. Show up when nobody's watching — that's the only rep that counts.

• Diet: strict keto. 210g protein, under 20g net carbs, fat fills the rest.
• Calories: ~2,300 training days, ~2,000 rest days.
• Training: 3x/week, 45 min, full body. Mon/Wed/Fri at Lifetime Fitness.
• Cardio: 10,000 steps/day walks. No running, no HIIT.
• Recovery: 7+ hrs sleep, 1 gallon water, 3g sodium + 1g potassium + 400mg magnesium.
• Alcohol: none. One cheat meal per week.

Full protocol in the .

The Receipts

Daily Routine

• 4–5 AM wake
• Gym (Lifetime Fitness), Mon–Fri, 2 hours
• Shower, pre-market news + futures + implied open
• Check long-term holdings
• ThinkOrSwim, build SPX watchlist
• Scan for major stocks down 20–30% on negative news → shares + ATM LEAPS 9–12mo
• Done by noon
• Afternoon: family, content, reading
• 9 PM: prayer with daughter, then early to bed

The Backstory

I had a major depressive episode that knocked me out of focus for a stretch. Gained weight. Lost market discipline. Wasn't trading much because I wasn't doing anything much. Now I'm coming out the other side. Locked TF in. This is the journey people will follow — not the polished-from-day-one story, the came-back-from-it story.

Inspirations

• Nipsey Hussle — methodical, neighborhood-first, generational vision.
• Jay-Z — business mind, longevity, artist-to-mogul evolution.
• Larry June — calm, consistent, lifestyle-first finance vibes.

Not the loud guru lane. The disciplined-builder lane.

5-Year Vision

• $20–30M trading portfolio
• More houses
• Best shape of my life
• Eat clean except cheat days

Locked Phrases (Brand Canon)

• "Don't prove. Improve."
• "Trade by trade. Meal by meal. Rep by rep."
• "It's not a sprint."
• "Locked TF in."
• "One at a time."
• "One discipline. Two scoreboards."