The Corner of 8th & Insanity
Today’s Mantra
My words are powerful.
I AM speaking intentionally.
I anchor my mind in purposeful intention.
My thoughts create a life of clarity and impact.
God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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The Corner of 8th & Insanity
Today, you don’t need to be anywhere other than where you are. Not further along. Not more perfect. Not more ready. Right here, in this exact breath, in this exact moment, the door is wide open. An epiphany isn’t waiting somewhere else. It’s not hiding at the top of a mountain or in the version of you you’re still trying to become. It’s here—in the dirt under your feet, in the rhythm of your lungs, in the silence behind your thoughts.
Stop bargaining with tomorrow. Stop measuring yourself against some horizon that never arrives. That’s the trap. That’s the delay. Power doesn’t live in the future. Power is presence. If you choose it, this moment can split you open. If you allow it, clarity can hit you like lightning right where you stand.
This is the threshold. This is the holy ground. You don’t need to chase it. You don’t need to earn it. You only need to stop running, stand still, breathe deep—and face yourself.
And when you do, you’ll realize: The breakthrough you’ve been chasing was circling you the whole time. Everything you’ve been reaching for is already in your hands. I love you dude. Keep going, keep pushing, keep striving. The best is yet to come.
Energy Is Currency: Why Traders Must Focus on Leaders and Relative Strength
There’s a universal law that most people nod at but few actually live by: everything is energy. Energy is currency. And just like dollars in a trading account, where you allocate that energy determines your outcomes.
In life and in markets, attention is the channel through which energy flows. Put your attention on distractions, and your energy is siphoned away into noise. Put your attention on leaders, strength, and momentum—and your energy compounds. For traders, this isn’t philosophy. It’s survival.
Attention Is Allocation
A trader’s capital isn’t just measured in dollars. It’s measured in focus. Each chart you watch, each news headline you consume, each narrative you entertain—it all costs energy. And energy is finite.
The mistake most traders make? They spread that focus too thin. They watch fifty tickers, chase every headline, trade every setup. The result is scattered energy and mediocre returns.
The best traders treat attention like capital: they allocate it strategically, toward the assets that are already proving themselves.
Why Leaders Matter
In every bull cycle, a handful of stocks step out ahead of the pack. They lead with explosive earnings growth, disruptive products, or undeniable momentum. These leaders are where institutional money flows.
And here’s the kicker: when you focus your energy on the true leaders, you sync your personal energy with the dominant market force. You stop fighting for scraps in laggard names and instead ride the wave of strength.
Leaders create clarity. They show you where the current is strongest. Put your attention there, and your energy compounds with theirs.
Relative Strength Is the Compass
Relative strength is the purest indicator of where energy is flowing in the market. It tells you what stocks are holding up while the indexes wobble. It tells you which names institutions can’t stop buying, even on red days.
As a trader, your job is to direct your energy into these pockets of strength. It’s not about predicting. It’s about aligning. Energy flows toward the strongest magnets in the market—and relative strength is the compass that shows you where that magnet is.
The Currency of Focus
Think of it like this:
Scattered attention → weak energy → mediocre trades.
Focused attention → concentrated energy → asymmetric returns.
When you stop chasing everything and start focusing on the select few leaders showing real strength, you’ve upgraded your energy allocation. You’ve shifted from trading like a gambler to trading like a fund manager of your own internal currency.
Practical Application for Traders
So how do you embody this?
Build a tight watchlist. Twenty stocks max. Ten is better. These should be leaders in their sector, names breaking out on volume, stocks showing superior relative strength.
Filter by strength. Ignore the laggards. If a stock can’t beat the index, it doesn’t deserve your energy.
Re-allocate daily. Just like capital, your focus must adapt. If a leader breaks down, cut it from your mental portfolio. Redirect attention toward the new leaders emerging.
Protect your mental capital. Doomscrolling, over-analyzing, chasing chatroom picks—it all drains the same energy you need to execute clean trades.
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
The deeper truth is this: trading isn’t just about markets. It’s about resonance. When you align your attention with strength, you align your energy with growth. And when you align your energy with growth, your account becomes a mirror of that flow.
Everything is energy. Energy is currency. Where attention goes, energy flows.
In markets, in life, in trading—focus on strength, and strength becomes your return.
LIVE FEARLESS, NOT RECKLESS.
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