@King_Blacq Bro, this was me in March. Did 3 months intense running on treadmill and every other program in the gym. In March, I decided to go to play football. Omo, I no fit lift my lap. Mind you, I lost so much weight while using the treadmill o. Same goes to roadwork.
You just made your first $1M. Your brain immediately jumps to the bigger house, the nicer car, that business idea you’ve been itching to execute.
Resist all of it, that instinct is exactly why most people who come into money are broke again within a few years.
The move nobody teaches you: do nothing.
Let it sit. Don’t deploy it, don’t try to flip it, don’t show it off. Park it somewhere safe that pays you while you think. Lock it into a 2–3 month yield-bearing instrument e.g T-bills, low-risk positions, safe and battle-tested protocols.
You’re not trying to get rich off it; you’re already there. You’re buying yourself time to think clearly and getting paid to do it.
Run the numbers. $1M at just 5% APR:
→ $50,000 a year → $4,167 a month → $137 a day
Every day you wake up, $137 landed in your account. You didn’t touch your principal. You didn’t lift a finger, and if that 5% compounds daily, you’re closer to $51,200 a year, the money starts making money on the money.
So before you spend a single dollar or naira, ask yourself one question: can this purchase pay for itself from the interest alone? If yes, you’ve earned it. If no, you’re eating your seed.
Anyone can GET money. Keeping it is a different skill entirely and it starts with the discipline to sit still while everyone expects you to splurge.
Sometimes parking it and letting it pay you is the best play ever. This is from experience, don’t joke with your once-in-a-lifetime SEED when it comes your way.
1. Never ever disrespect ladies (even your ex)
2. Speak at event even for 5 mins
3. Buy a watch in your early 20s
4. Never buy distressed and ripped jeans
5. Read about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at any cost
6. Do not comment on other's religious practices
7. Buy a gold for your mum
8. Love and care street animals
9. Post about whatever you know in a public
10. Never share exact income number
11. Lift weights, eat eggs, sunlights, and cold water baths
12. Visit beaches and mountains most
13. Educate people around you about recent tech
14. Find a lady with character, looks can be manipulate but not a behaviour
15. Start grooming beard and body hairs
16. Invest 50% in Index or large cap, 30% in new age companies, 20% into small cap risky sectors
17. Pick one freelance client and learn negotiation
18. Control sexual urges by going to a run
19. Keep a smile in every situation
20. Do not share personal things to anyone, no one cares
21. Do not please girls, recruiters, and clients. If you are worth of getting something then universe will take care of you
22. Feed your family first before taking life risks
23. Listen more in life
24. Play with children
25. Show infinite love to your nation
26. Read history, philosophy, SF stories, and finance
27. No drugs, alcohol, and casual sex
28. Start connecting on personal level with your social media friends
29. Spend time alone every week
30. Ask your gf/wife what are their fantasies and explore them
When you’re interacting with a woman, stop asking her “what’s your favorite color” “what have you been up to?” “What’s your favorite food?” Like what most men do.
Ask these 17 opened ended questions instead to spark a conversation;
Save for your next date.