“Sleep is for the weak.”
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead!”
“The grind never stops…”
You see these and other similar phrases all over the Internet. You hear them in the real world, too.
Most people say these to express their commitment to hard work and drive to succeed.
Listen, I totally get it.
When I was younger, my family was under crushing debt.
My mother (a nurse practitioner) and my father (an auto mechanic) worked their hands to the bone trying to stay afloat to provide a better future for my siblings and me.
After losing my mother to cancer, I decided I had to take financial matters into my own hands.
I never was good at academics, so college wasn’t for me.
My back was against the wall.
I had to figure something out.
And so once I started pursuing a trading career, I was on the grind at all times, desperately trying to make it in the markets.
Life was one big mass of stress. I couldn’t sleep many nights — I was either worrying about finances or trying to grow them through trading.
You know how the rest of the story goes.
I eventually pulled through by the skin of my teeth.
I developed a way that I could make an amazing income trading without working a whole lot.
Now with all that said…
I don’t think that we should normalize that lifestyle. It’s terrible for your physical and mental health.
Specifically, the lack of sleep part.
I mean, consider this: studies have shown that sleeping 5 or fewer hours a night increases mortality risk (likelihood of dying early, basically) by 15%.
Other studies have shown people who sleep that little double their risk of heart attacks.
And there is plenty more research that shows just how bad a lack of sleep is.
So, perhaps ironically, the “I’ll sleep when I die” mentality does bring you closer to that sleep.
Then, combine that with all the other crap that comes with working all the time: sitting down, eating unhealthy foods, staring at a screen, and so on — and you’re doing a lot of harm to your body.
It’s just not worth it.
I mean, it’s simple math.
If I had to do it all again: I’d rather get rich by 35 and enjoy a nice, long 85-year life of wealth and freedom… than achieve my wealth at 30 and die at 50.
Not to mention that in the first scenario, I’d have more time pre-riches to hang out with family and friends, too.
Now, if your back is truly against the wall, then you gotta do what you gotta do. I can’t fault you for choosing rent and food over an extra couple hours of sleep.
But if you’ve got steady finances and you aren’t running up lots of debt, that kind of “I’ll sleep when I die” lifestyle just isn’t worth it.
Because you just might get what you wish for.
So stay healthy. Spend time with friends and family. Work on your hustle a little bit at a time.
Hitting success a bit later while keeping good physical and mental health sounds far better than being sick and stressed all the time from around-the-clock grinding.
Speaking of that, the system I mentioned earlier — the one I developed and still use to this day — is available for you to implement right now.
Learn more about it right here.
I designed it so you can spend less than an hour a week trading.
Although, you can take advantage of my trade ideas if you’re willing to do a few more trades and score some quick wins.
Either way, you won’t have to sacrifice your health and personal life to start making money.
After all, what’s all the money worth if you’re not able to enjoy it?