
Balance
Finding balance is important in every part of life, but in trading, it’s essential. It’s what allows you to protect your mental health, sustain your relationships, and stay consistent in your performance.
Like everything in life, you need to know when it’s too much.
Lately, it’s been hard for me not to trade, to just log off and enjoy time with family or friends.
Sometimes the market pulls me in so deeply that it’s hard to stay present… even in simple conversations.
This whole monetary game has brought out a completely different side of me. A version that’s cut off from emotion and honestly, that’s exactly what I need to succeed in this field.
But I’m learning that I have to be able to switch back — to reconnect with my emotional, playful self when it matters.
Because if I don’t, this mindset might start killing the joy… and take away from the parts of my life that have nothing to do with business.
Lately, it’s been getting harder for me to accept people as they are. Yes, a lot of people are lazy, uncertain, or unwilling to act even when they do know what they want. But I also remind myself… there’s more to life than just material success.
Love, real friendships, and the joy of simple moments, that’s where true happiness lives.
The rest? It’s a bonus. It can give you freedom and safety, but it shouldn’t be the centre of your life.
Too many materially successful people seem to have cut out their heart just to reach their goals.
And I refuse to become one of them.
Many of these magnates seem to have cut out their heart in pursuit of some so-called “higher” goal for everyone. But the truth is — it’s never really about the greater good. It’s about them, their illusions and their unmet needs. That’s why so many of them seem miserable, sick, and hollow.
They partnered with the devil to feed the void inside — a void that only grows when you see everything through the cold, rational lens of business. And in chasing success, they lost the very part of themselves that could’ve actually felt it.
Trading can be incredibly addictive.
Every day I don’t trade or study the market feels like I might miss something — or leave money on the table.
The mind is constantly chasing the next piece of the puzzle, always trying to earn more. But the heart? It just wants to be present. Playful. Connected.
So it becomes a constant balancing act — between chasing material goals and being fully there for the moments that actually matter.
Finding the balance between material success and sustainable, present-moment happiness is what I’ll be focusing on moving forward.
Lately, I’ve noticed my balance has shifted more toward chasing material success. It became clear when I tried to take a little time out with my family and friends, but my mind was still completely absorbed by the market.
I was physically present, but mentally elsewhere.
That was a wake-up call. Success means nothing if I can’t fully enjoy the moments that truly matter.
I’m committed to increasing the quality time I spend with my family and the things I truly love, while still keeping up the grind.
To do that, I’ll set clear boundaries between these two very different, but equally important, parts of my life.
Because being the best version of myself means honouring both: The material and the spiritual.

Tokenization platform Progmat completes Pre-A round of financing, and the holdings of 4 institutions including Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Bank are diluted
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has reduced its stake in tokenization platform Progmat from 49% to 42%. It is reported that the reason for the reduction is that Progmat has completed its Pre-A round of financing at the beginning of this week and introduced three new investors, including Nochun Trust and Banking, Aozora Bank and real estate company Kenedix. The specific amount of this round of financing has not been disclosed. It is reported that the completion of the new round of financing has also led to the dilution of the equity of other shareholders of Progmat, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. They previously held 7.5% of the shares respectively, and now their shareholding ratio is slightly less than 6.5%. Earlier news, Progmat is currently one of the two major licensed blockchain networks used in Japan to issue digital securities. Its platform will issue yen stablecoins on public blockchains such as Ethereum, and Mitsubishi UFJ has also discussed the issuance of global stablecoins with many institutions. Its Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank plans to cooperate with Binance Japan to launch a new stablecoin. (LedgerInsights)