Is it really hard for an average person to make 1 million in the crypto world?
Before raising this question, let me first share some personal data. Around the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, influenced by Teacher Li Xiaolai's book 'Let Time Accompany You to Become Rich Slowly', by now, mid-2025, my total assets have tripled. Compared to the assets A8A9 on X Square, I can only feel uneasy, like a daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws, gathering the courage to write down my five-year insights.
At that time, due to the pandemic, I had some free time, listened to books to relieve the stress of being confined, and bought the book mentioned above, which frequently talked about a combination fund. Out of curiosity and questions, I searched for it, which opened the door to this field. The XIN promoted by Teacher Li Xiaolai, the simplified interface on the app, the fluctuating lines, I cautiously added a stranger on WeChat, transferred money, confirmed, bought USDT, and bought some ETH, watching it rise and sell off, making my first profit of about 20 bucks, which I transferred to my wife.
So, this is blockchain? This is Ethereum? This can make money? This is investment? Back then, on my way home from work, I had to cross a bridge, watching the bustling traffic and runners below, a thought flashed through my mind: Teacher Li Xiaolai introduced me to this world, and the products he recommended should be viewed with a changing perspective. Holding and buying XIN is not the optimal choice.
It was also during that time that I bought Teacher Li Xiaolai's second book, 'Treat Time as a Friend', which contained many calming insights and shared some investment philosophies. Officially because of his book, along with the 'Get' audio I was listening to at that time and the Xiaoshutong channel, I started the habit of recording my daily personal time expenditures. Among them,
'2020 Personal Time Expenditure' A book
'2021 Personal Time Expenditure' A book
'2022 Personal Time Expenditure' A book
'2023/2024 Personal Time Expenditure' A book
Through these records of time expenditures, I gradually invested **W RMB. During 2022, I experienced a wallet theft; I won't talk about it, as it brings back sad memories. Here, I just want to say, strengthen personal safety awareness, do not download any wallets of unknown origin, or any wallet that behaves unusually during use. After that night of being hacked, a long period followed where I basically did not trade, ultimately choosing to hold Dogecoin. Before holding DOGE, I bought ADA, bought Sun Yuchen's Pearl, bought Cao Yin and Wan Hui's second uncle YFII, bought ETH/BTC/XIN, bought fake IMX.
I remember clearly, during the period of spot trading, experiencing the time when Elon Musk promoted Dogecoin, reaching a short-term high of $0.7. Back then, until 2023, it was $0.06, nearly 2 years of silence, gradually increasing my position until recently around $0.45. This is where the little achievements mentioned at the beginning came from. Writing down the two-year process, it’s the number '2' years, but experiencing it is over 730 sunrises and sunsets, more than 2100 meals and accommodations. So, was I anxious? Don't be anxious, everything will have its rhythm, find the voice within, and just start.
During this time, I kept observing and experiencing. It all started with the Bitget exchange, probably in 2024? Or was it 2023? The intersection was when Bitget acquired the wallet application; I was deeply impressed, as in 2024, when I first used it, I was gifted BGB, and I must say, this move is indeed great 👍.
Later, I saved for Bitget's financial management, and subsequently, gradually transferred from other exchanges to #bitget. Choosing to walk alongside Bitget.
So, you ask, is it hard to earn 1 million? Is it easy? Actually, the answer lies in our hearts, in the process we continuously practice, in every day we dedicate ourselves to, and in every decision we make.
To summarize the above trivial chatter, here are my key insights:
1. Strengthen personal safety awareness, carefully read the dark jungle handbook by Teacher Yu Xian, as one mistake can lead to significant losses. Many professionals on X, as well as amateurs like me, have been hacked. When using the Bitget wallet, always remember, safety first.
2. Maintain a reasonable and calm mindset, be a friend of time. Do not lose your personal rhythm due to the sudden wealth on X and the walking five million; we live in this real physical world, dealing with three meals a day, the daily rising sun, and seeing ordinary pedestrians around us.
3. Investment is not gambling. Control risks reasonably. It should not affect life. The ability to earn outside the market is important, and an anxious mindset can easily lead to missteps. It can cause decisions to deviate from normal values. The huge volatility in the crypto space, while hiding huge opportunities, why not hold BGB?
4. Set goals for yourself and continuously implement them. I once bought 'Dog Money', which mentioned visualizing your goals, posting them, and placing them where you can see them, so that you can remind yourself.
5. Continuously empower yourself. Keep positively incentivizing yourself. The biggest gain from my previous daily time records was the sense of accomplishment it brought. Back then, every morning before leaving, I would do 30 push-ups, record what I needed to do that day, draft a rough schedule, and then review it at night. In this way, many thoughts in my heart were organized. The daily 30 became no longer a challenge, so when doing push-ups, I would elevate my center of gravity using a box. I would complete 50 waist twists every day. Looking back, it turns out that I, a little dumpling, can still keep doing these things.
6. Stay foolish, stay hungry. Keep growing, stay on the right path. Keep reviewing, keep looking ahead. The process of reviewing allows us to know how to better cope with the future and reward past excellent decisions with candy. I remember encountering an extreme market situation before Bitget, when the company announced full compensation for affected users. Although I don’t remember the exact timing clearly, following along, walking on the right path.
I need fans, and you need references. Guessing is not as good as following.
Currently, in a bull market, opportunities arise every day, and we share passwords.
