Awareness

From -52% to +63%: avoid my investing mistakes Thumbnail: -52% → +63% “how to invest,” “how to start investing,” “investing mistakes,” 🎬 Hook In 2022, my portfolio dropped 52.6% — it hurt deeply. but every failure is a lesson in disguise. so i turned my biggest fall into my greatest teacher. after that loss, I gained 59%, 31%, and 63% in the following years. In this video, I’ll share how I turned the worst year of my investing life into my greatest life lesson. That lesson began with a question I didn’t want to face — why did I lose so much? Year My Return SPY Gap 2017 13.02% 20.89% -7.87% 2018 -10.76% -4.92% -5.84% 2019 29.62% 33.33% -3.71% 2020 25.62% 17.72% 7.90% 2021 -3.67% 28.24% -31.91% 🔴 2022 🔴 -52.60% 🔴 -18.41% 🔴 -34.19% 2023 59.75% 25.54% 34.21% 2024 31.27% 25.72% 5.55% 🟢 2025 🟢 63.52% 14.03% 🟢 49.49% Why I Lost Over 50% It wasn’t the market that defeated me — it was the noise in my own mind. There are three reasons why I lost. ...

I used to chase money. Then I tried to master time. But I only started truly thriving when I realized — neither mattered without energy. Because what’s the point of having time if you’re too tired to use it? Or money if you don’t have the energy to enjoy it? My Story First was the Money Economy I grew up poor, so money meant survival and security. I chased it, saved it, invested it. I reached $100K in my U.S. stock account, and I learned the truth: if you spend less than you earn and invest long term, wealth compounds. Money is important — but it’s not everything. Then came the Time Economy Once I felt I had enough, I started valuing my time more than money — even using money to save time. ...

5 Renewable Energies That Wake Me at 3 A.M. This morning I opened my eyes at 2:30. I tried to fall back asleep, but I couldn’t. By 2:40, I gave up and began to write. My husband hadn’t even gone to bed yet. I don’t wake from stress, anxiety, or insomnia — I wake from overflow of energy and clarity. Life force itself pulls me up. When It Began I’ve been monitoring my wake-up times since August. The first time I woke at 3 a.m. was August 19, the day I finished designing my Life Architect System. I remember lying in bed, so excited, thinking: This system will help others. That night, it wasn’t discipline or alarm clocks that pulled me awake. It was mission and vision. ...

How I Handled Pressure in Real Time Today, during my speaking class, my teacher asked me two questions: What legacy do you want to leave behind? → I said I want to write a book about my Life Architect System. What is the difference between your productivity book and other self-help books? → I said it’s about female perspective, energy, and spirit. After class, I noticed how much pressure these questions created in me. It wasn’t the questions themselves, but my own mind leaping into the future, projecting fears, and worrying about outcomes. Instead of being swallowed, I decided to observe myself handling the pressure in real time. 1. Observation The first step is simply to notice. I said to myself: “This is pressure.” Then I switched into the observer’s seat — watching how I was handling it without being consumed by it. ...