The Corner of 8th & Insanity

Written By Nick Alexander

Today’s Mantra:
I AM strong and resilient.

345a - Yin Yoga & Breath work
430a - Yoga Nidra / Prayer
5a - 730a Weight room: Heavy Legs

  • Warm up

    • 3mi Walk @ 10%

      • Dead hangs 3x 60s

      • Air Planes 4x10/s

  • Barbell Deads (5x8)

  • Barbell Squat (5x6)

  • Lying Leg Press (3x8)

  • Ham Curls (4x8)

  • Leg Extensions (4x8)

  • Split Squats (4x8/s)

  • Calf Raise (5x12)

  • Burnout Split Squats

8a Breakfast
830a - 1130a Trade/Write @ Desk
1130a - 1p Read, Breathe & Lunch
1p - 2p Stocktwits Community Rip Pod w/ The BOYS
2p - 3p Trade & Write
330p - 9p - Skate Night
530-730p Weightroom Round 2

Warm up

  • 3mi Walk @ 7%

  • Ab Wheel 4x10

Arms & Abs

  • Wide Grip Push Downs 3x12

  • Narrow Grip Push Downs (4x6)

  • Russian Twists (3x20)

  • Straight Bar Curls (4x8)

  • Easy Grip Preacher Curl (4x6)

  • Planks 3 TF

“Demons will manipulate people to trigger your flesh. Don’t take the bait. Your reaction is their fuel. Starve the warfare by staying anchored in the Spirit. Because the Spirit doesn’t react, it discerns. The Spirit doesn’t take offense, it sees through the offense.”

“Once you realize people do evil and weird things just to pull a reaction out of you, you stop handing them your energy, and the show they’re hoping for. You understand that silence is not weakness, it’s strategy. And in silence, you teach them that you are beyond their reach.”

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The Corner of 8th & Insanity

Welcome October: A Call to Men Who Trade, Build, and Lead

October isn’t just another page on the calendar—it’s a reset button. For the masculine, for the warrior, for the trader staring down charts at dawn and wrestling with uncertainty by noon, this month carries a challenge: let go of the weight of having it all figured out and allow yourself to expand into something greater.

Too often, men feel they must be ten steps ahead. You’re expected to know the plan, carry the burden, and hold the line for your family, your business, your trades. But October whispers something different: stop gripping so tightly. What’s meant for you will reveal itself with clarity, if you can learn to trust the process instead of forcing it.

The Trader’s Parallel

Look at the market. You don’t control it. You don’t dictate the next candle or the next wave of momentum. You align yourself with probabilities, manage risk, and act with conviction when the setup is right. Life is no different. October reminds you: the past shaped your edge, but it doesn’t define your future. A blown-up account, a bad trade, a season of losses—those aren’t your identity. They’re tuition. They were the cost of learning.

Now, the chart in front of you is clean again. The only thing that matters is how you play this next leg of the trend.

Permission to Dream Bigger

Men are often told to temper expectations. To play it safe. To avoid disappointment. But the Universe calls bullshit on that this month. You are allowed to dream bigger now. To size up when the odds are in your favor. To pursue the trade, the business, the mission that scares you because it’s bigger than what you’ve carried before. October asks you to step into courage, not comfort.

And here’s the truth: dreaming bigger is not reckless—it’s masculine. It’s directional energy. It’s pointing your life north and refusing to be distracted by noise.

Hope as a Strategy

Hope gets a bad reputation among men, especially traders. We’re told: “Hope is not a strategy.” True—when you’re stuck in a losing position, hoping it comes back is death. But there’s a different kind of hope. Hope in yourself. Hope in the process. Hope that there are better setups ahead. That kind of hope is fuel, not a weakness.

October gives you permission to feel hopeful again—not blindly, but with the clarity that comes from scars and lessons earned. You’ve been tested. You’ve been humbled. Now you’re sharper. Stronger. Ready.

Gentle Surprises & Masculine Grounding

October will not just be about big swings. It’s about subtle wins, quiet progress, and foundations you didn’t realize you were laying. Gentle surprises await the man who is awake and paying attention. That phone call that changes everything. That chart pattern that confirms your bias. That conversation with your wife or brother that opens a new path.

The masculine thrives when it honors both strength and stillness. To fight when necessary, but to also build, protect, and notice. This month asks you to embody both.

You Are Not Alone in the Journey

Traders often feel isolated—it’s just you, the screens, and the silence between trades. Men often feel the same—it’s just you against the world, carrying the invisible weight no one else sees. But October reminds you: you are not alone. Others are fighting battles you can’t see. Other men are rising quietly beside you. Other traders are staring at the same charts, wrestling with the same demons.

Your strength doesn’t come from isolation. It comes from being part of something larger: the invisible army of men and traders who refuse to fold, who refuse to let fear dictate their next move.

October is your month to realign.

  • Let go of the need to control every detail.

  • Step into bigger dreams with discipline.

  • Trade with hope, not desperation.

  • Embrace the surprises that come when you stay alert.

  • Remember: you never walk alone.

This month, be the man who moves with conviction, the trader who sharpens his edge, and the builder who lays the foundation for the future. October is here—and it’s time to act.

LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.

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Nick Alexander
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