My weekdays in Miami are very simple.

I wake up at 6:30, go through a few morning routines until 9. From 9 to 6, I pour my body and soul into my business. In between, I have a similar lunch every day and do one workout. Around 7, I have dinner with my family. From 9:30, I start my evening routine and go to bed before 11.

Inside my routine, it may seem like I do many things, but in the end, it all goes toward investing, body, and mind. These three things are all connected, And now I believe these are the most important pillars of my happiness.

Lately, I was reading The Uncomfortable Truth About Money by Paul Podolsky. There was one sentence that said, “An investor is similar to an athlete.” That one sentence kept lingering in my mind for days, and the thoughts kept spreading, so I couldn’t help but jot things down in my notebook.

1. Basics are important. In both investing and sports, you first need to know “why”and your specific goal. Then you need to understand how things work (like how a financial product is structured or which muscles you’re using). Finally, you need to understand the basic tools (how to manage investments or how to use gym equipment). Without this basic foundation, you’ll never build your own style. You’ll only copy what others are doing and keep repeating the same beginner level.

2. Rest is important. In investing, doing more trades or staring at a screen doesn’t make you better. In exercise too, lifting weights all the time without resting can hurt muscle growth. Just like sleep is important, taking breaks gives you time to reflect, adjust your direction, and think deeply. That rest is what helps you build your own way and come up with new ideas. Rest is just as important as doing.

3. Fighting with myself. Even though it may look like I’m competing with others, the real fight is inside me. What others do doesn’t help me invest better or build physical strength. The key is to keep pushing myself. I have to challenge my lazy nature, fail, try again, fix things, handle risk, and not give up when growth is slow. This is a lonely journey.

4. There is no end. There’s no final “well done” in investing or exercise. There are results sometimes, but we can always aim higher. So we keep running toward the goal, but in the bigger picture, we are always inside the process. And if we can’t enjoy the process, that's the end. This is why I never get bored of investing or exercising.

5. It’s not linear, it’s like steps. You work like crazy with no progress, then one day, your skills or results suddenly jump. In investing, 10 hours of thinking doesn’t mean 10 hours of output. In exercise, 3 years of work doesn’t show all at once. But I believe things go upward over time. That’s why we have to keep doing the boring, hard things, fix what’s not working, and keep thinking for the growth that can come any time

And lastly, there is one drop called ‘luck’ that we need.