Last month, my friend Lao Chen invited me to drink, and I almost didn't recognize him when we met—he had lost a lot of weight, and his dark circles were frighteningly deep.

"Tian Ge, I can barely hold on anymore." He took a sip of beer, his voice hoarse, "The store hasn't been profitable for three months; I've delayed employee wages for half a month. If this continues, I will have to close the doors."

Lao Chen runs a hot pot restaurant, and business was originally good, but this year the competition has been too fierce. Plus, he blindly expanded, spending hundreds of thousands on new store renovations, but the customer flow didn't keep up, and his cash flow collapsed.

I asked him, "How much do you have left in your account?"

He smiled bitterly, "Less than fifty thousand. Once I pay the rent next month, it will be completely gone."

I didn't rush to give him advice; I simply said, "Stop thinking about the hot pot restaurant for now. Let’s do something else together to make some quick money and stabilize your mindset."

At first, he was half-convinced, but he still followed my lead for two weeks.

The method is actually very simple:

Divide the funds into three parts—30% for short-term quick trades, 40% for steady swings, and 30% kept for emergencies; never go ALL IN. The stop-loss rule is ironclad—cut losses at 5% immediately, don't fantasize about "waiting a bit longer." Take profits in batches—sell half at a 10% gain, let the remaining profit run, and don’t be greedy for the last cent.

As a result, after half a month, he not only paid off the overdue wages but also earned an extra sixty thousand.

Even more surprisingly, because his mindset stabilized, he calmed down and readjusted the business strategy of the hot pot restaurant—cutting unprofitable dishes, focusing on the signature broth, and even launching a member prepayment activity, which revitalized the cash flow.

Last week, he sent me a message: "Tian Ge, I really didn’t expect this. I was about to give up, but now I’ve actually managed to recover."

This is not a myth of getting rich overnight, but for someone pushed to the brink, being able to stop the bleeding, regain health, and regain control of the pace is the greatest victory.

You see, sometimes it's not that you don't work hard, but that you're too anxious, which makes you sink deeper.

A true expert doesn't rely on brute force to endure; they understand:

First, survive, then seek development—don't let anxiety ruin your judgment.

Take small steps to try and adjust quickly—earning small amounts of money to build confidence is more reliable than fantasizing about getting rich overnight.

Stability is speed; not being greedy for the last cent of profit allows for long-term earnings.

Before, I was stumbling around in the dark; now the light is in my hands.

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