They Laughed at My Private Jet Goal
54sThis rags-to-riches story is highly emotionally engaging and relatable to anyone chasing big goals.
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A trader recounts a five-year journey from being ridiculed for dreaming of flying private to actually achieving that goal. The core message is about the power of belief and ambition in overcoming doubt and achieving success in trading and life.
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[00:01]
The Private Jet Dream
Five years ago, a group project led to searching the cost of private jet flights ($25,000/hour). The speaker declared they would fly private one day, but was laughed out of the room by classmates.
[00:42]
Why They Laughed
The speaker reflects that the ridicule was justified because at that time they had no results, no proof, and were blowing accounts and failing funding challenges. They had nothing to back up their ambition.
[01:08]
Doubt the Limitations, Not Yourself
The lesson is about belief: doubt limiting beliefs, not your own potential. Doubt the idea that you aren't smart enough or that only certain people can get rich.
[01:20]
Success Realized
Five years later, the speaker is flying the team to Santorini in a private jet. Hard work and screen time have paid off.
[01:34]
Alexander the Great's Lesson
A quote from Alexander the Great — 'There is nothing impossible to him who will try' — taught the speaker about ambition and courage. Set big goals that people might laugh at.
[02:16]
Let Success Make the Noise
You don't need to convince doubters. Work until you no longer need to introduce yourself. Let success speak for itself.
[02:42]
Overcoming Self-Doubt
Doubt still exists daily, but the 'voice of impact' — the desire to change lives, provide for family, and leave a legacy — is louder than the voice of doubt.
[03:10]
The Danger of Self-Doubt
Self-doubt is infectious and affects every aspect of life. Before placing a trade, you must believe with every fiber of your being that you will succeed.
[03:38]
Belief as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Belief changes actions: it makes you study when others party, journal after losses, and keep going when others give up. Over time, belief becomes reality.
[04:04]
One Trade Away
The speaker ends all videos with 'remember you're just one trade away' — from success, profitability, retiring parents, and building generational wealth.
The speaker's journey from ridicule to private jet ownership underscores that unwavering belief and relentless action can turn seemingly impossible dreams into reality. The final takeaway is that success is always just one trade away.
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How much did the speaker say it costs to fly a private jet per hour?
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How much did the speaker say it costs to fly a private jet per hour?
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$25,000 an hour.
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What quote from Alexander the Great does the speaker reference?
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What quote from Alexander the Great does the speaker reference?
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There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
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What does the speaker say is 'infectious' and 'contagious'?
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What does the speaker say is 'infectious' and 'contagious'?
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Self-doubt.
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What does the speaker claim is louder than the voice of doubt?
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What does the speaker claim is louder than the voice of doubt?
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The voice of impact.
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What phrase does the speaker always end their videos with?
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What phrase does the speaker always end their videos with?
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Remember you're just one trade away.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Doubt the Limitations
Core philosophical principle: shift doubt from self to limiting beliefs.
01:08
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Let Success Make the Noise
Actionable mindset: work in silence and let results speak.
02:16
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Self-Doubt is Contagious
Warns that doubt spreads beyond trading to all life areas.
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Belief as Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Explains mechanism: belief drives actions that create success.
03:38Full Transcript
[00:01] trader out there. 5 years ago I was doing a group project with my classmates and for some reason the topic translated to like private jets. So we actually went to Google and search how much does it cost to like fly for an hour and it
[00:15] was like $25,000 an hour. And they look at me and like how the You know, like we have to work our entire life and still can't afford like And I pretty much looked at them and I told them that one day when I succeed at
[00:30] trading, I'm going to fly private. One day I will do it. All of them just ridiculed me out the room. And now looking back in retrospect I realized that no they laughed,
[00:42] right? Because the reason why is because I had nothing to prove back then, you know, I had no results, I had no proof, I had no evidence. I was blowing accounts, I was failing funding challenges, I wasn't even consistently
[00:54] profitable yet. So obviously they laughed me out the room. So the lesson isn't about private jets. The lesson is about belief. If you must doubt something, doubt the limitations. Doubt the limiting belief. Doubt the
[01:08] belief that you are not smart enough. Doubt the belief that someone else is the only people that can get rich, right? So doubt the limitations. Fast forward to 5 years later, right now we're sitting in a private jet, you
[01:20] know, flying the team out to Santorini and life generally can't get any better and life generally can't get any better than that. Alexander the Great because he has conquered the most of the known world
[01:34] before the age of 30 years old. And there's this quote that he had said that have always stuck with me. And that is there is nothing impossible to him who will try. Like one thing that he taught me was ambition. He taught me
[01:48] about courage. He told me that you just got to set big goals, right? It's like if people are not laughing at their goals, chances are me that if you want to achieve extraordinary results, you cannot afford
[02:02] to think like an average person. So, let them doubt your trading. Let them doubt your goals. Let them doubt our ambitions. I mean, like people laughed private jet, and then now I'm actually flying on one. It still feels surreal to
[02:16] see like all the hard work has finally paid off, you know, all the screen time with people. You don't even need to convince the doubters. Let the naysayers. All you're going to do is to work until you no longer need to
[02:29] introduce yourself. Let success make the noise. Now, it's not that I no longer experience doubt. There is so much doubt that is still going in my mind every single day when I show up to the market, when I go onto the charts.
[02:42] It's just that there is something else within me that pretty much overwhelm the voice of doubt. And that is the voice of impact. Right now, the voice of impact is way louder than the voice of doubt. I think
[02:57] the traders' life that I want to change, the family that I want to provide for, the legacy I want to leave behind. And that purpose is louder than every fear in my mind. Because self-doubt is
[03:10] dangerous. It's infectious. It's contagious. Once you let a little bit of self-doubt drip into your mind, it doesn't just affect your trading. It affects every aspect of your life. It makes you feel like you're incapable of
[03:24] doing anything. So, before you even place a first trade, before you even make your first $10,000 from trading, you have to believe with every fiber of your being. You have to believe with all your heart and soul that you will
[03:38] eventually succeed in trading. Even though you're not seeing any results right now. Because that belief changes how you act. It makes you study when other people are partying out there on a Friday night. It makes you continue
[03:51] journaling even though it's boring or you feel emotional after a losing streak. It makes you keep showing up when everyone else give up. And over time, that belief becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Like 5 years
[04:04] ago, this was impossible in everyone else's mind. But today is just another chapter. And now I'm thinking about what's impossible 5 years from now what's impossible 5 years from now because that will 100% come into
[04:16] fruition, come into reality. That is why I always end all my videos with remember you're just one trade away because that's really all it is. You are just one trade away from success. You're just one trade away from becoming
[04:29] consistently profitable. You're just one trade away from retiring your parents and you're just one trade away from building generational wealth. So, believe you can and you will. And remember you're just one trade away.
