14 Tweets 14 reads Jun 12, 2023
A year and a half ago, I was broke.
Any purpose I had faded into the dull void of my passionless 9-5.
Days bled into weeks.
Eventually, it was all the same.
It wasn't a bad life. At least I had a job.
But damn; I was bored.
I tried many things to cure the boredom.
From mindless video games, to buying dumb shit, to sleeping way too much.
One day I found a book called 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' in a move box I hadn't unpacked.
I didn't remember buying it.
Wherever it came from, I'm glad I found it.
I couldn't tell you the last time I read a book. But I finished it so fast that I shocked myself.
No one ever taught me anything about money... Schools, friends, parents. Nothing.
The book shifted my world view and led me down a mysterious rabbit hole.
Fast forward: I'm a crypto "gem-hunter"; always looking for the next 10x. I made money. I lost money.
Then I lost too much.
I bought $DOGE under a penny and made it all back.
Which led me to look for other dog coins... Eventually, I found some on some chain called Solana.
I fell in love.
I loved the tech, vibes and grind of flipping NFTs.
But I noticed the dangers (and lack of education) of the space immediately.
So, I tried to fill the gap.
I didn't know what a thread was, or how I even started writing them. I just kept with it.
I slowly started to climb the "corporate ladder" within the space, while simultaneously juggling content.
At first, no one gave me a chance. So, I took what I could get.
I would work multiple gigs at once, not including my 9-5 or grad school curriculum.
It got tricky.
Then... I blinked.
Suddenly, I was doing work for @UGS_Labs, @orca_so and @MagicEden.
I quit my awful 9-5.
And I somehow had a following on social media.
While I was grinding, I barely slept. So, most of the process is one big euphoric blur.
It's still barely hitting me.
I'm not here to brag.
I'm here to thank you for changing my life.
I was given a rare opportunity to pursue my dreams within an ecosystem of friends that supported me every step of the way.
This space is the reason I wake up in the morning.
So... without further ado:

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