After spending a long time in this field, one truth has become increasingly clear:

Going from 10,000 to 1,000,000 isn’t actually that technically challenging. The real barrier is whether you can control yourself.

Six years ago, when I first entered the space, I had just over 10,000 in my account. My trading logic was simple—watching the charts, chasing pumps, buying dips, then getting repeatedly schooled by the market. I used to think trading was all about being fast, accurate, and ruthless, but later realized I had it all wrong:

Money is made by holding, big money is made by enduring, and turning your life around comes from patiently waiting.

The chances that change your fate are never those tiny daily fluctuations, but the handful of big moves that really take you to the next level. Catch two or three of those and that’s enough.

I remember once I caught a major positive event, and my position soared overnight. I didn’t sell that evening, and the next day it gapped up and kept climbing. Staring at the flashing numbers, my first thought wasn’t “How much higher can it go?” but “It’s time to get out.”

Why?

Because the moment good news is realized is often the emotional peak. The few seconds you hesitate could be the very top. As soon as you start thinking you might get lucky, you’re putting the knife to your own throat.

The top never announces itself; it hides in the moment you hesitate.

Gradually, I developed my own rhythm:

I don’t bet on direction during holidays, clear my positions and wait before big events, stay out of markets I don’t understand, and only pull the trigger when I see things clearly. Some say this is too conservative, but it’s exactly this “conservatism” that’s allowed me to be ready at the start of each new wave.

Now, about mindset.

The wildest thing about crypto is that emotions swing even more than prices. Three days of winning in a row and you feel like you’re chosen by fate; two days of losses and you start doubting your whole life.

But those who really make it long-term aren’t focused on “does it feel good,” but “is it right.”

Price swings are just data feedback; your mindset is the foundation. When your foundation is steady, your account can be too.

You ask me if there’s a shortcut from 10,000 to 1,000,000?

There is, but it’s not some magic indicator, not a secret formula, and definitely not superstition.

It’s about whether you can do this: go all cash when you need to, wait when you should, execute when it’s time, and not let your emotions get pulled around by price swings.

If you can do this, it’s hard not to get rich.