IAmHim1:


while ICT seems to be a fanboy of larry williams due to being his first mentor when he started, ICT wasnt taught institutional trading by larry williams

and yes i know it sounds weird as you read this but there is an algorithm that dictates where price will go to the next second, the next minute, the next hour the next day, the next week. its all been coded...a program that receives manual intervention by 'special people' during economic news releases or in some instance, during wars.

these special people were the ones that taught Micheal Huddleston, ICT, what he knows now.

thats why you observe the confidence he has when he teaches. the people who created the algorithm were the ones that taught him what he knows now. he left them after some years with them...6 yrs if my memory serves correctly...and he put together all what he learnt from to create the language he uses to teach now.
hes under an NDA with them, so the programming language used to code the algorithm or other juicy stuff isnt a knowledge we on the outside would be getting

epainos:

If you understand relationships in assets, you will understand there is no big secret anywhere. I think you took Michael's words too far. And if you understand why CBNs of nations want crypto to be tied to tangible assets, you will get my point.

I never said Larry taught him institutional whatever.. fact...that is a modern term. I know Larry exposed so many relationships and even dived into great tools..and how to read financial figures.

Go check Chris Lori....lol...then, you will know that not only ICT knows that thing. There are some good guys like that out there....those who know Steve Mauro very well....Michael himself came out and said he got his kill zones from Steve. Just that Michael blasted it open...and this has helped many people in developing nations. If you understand market cycle....lol...that thing steve blasted open out there...I forgot this Naija guy...he knows nothing about liquidity and institutional whatever...but he knows the cycle perfectly. He is digging it nicely. This is Steve's work.

If you understand power 3 and market structure that Larry Williams teaches....you will get my point.

Anyway bro...I want to ask you...cannyounsay you a profitable trader now? Would you like to share your experience?

epainos:

If you understand relationships in assets, you will understand there is no big secret anywhere. I think you took Michael's words too far. And if you understand why CBNs of nations want crypto to be tied to tangible assets, you will get my point.

I never said Larry taught him institutional whatever.. fact...that is a modern term. I know Larry exposed so many relationships and even dived into great tools..and how to read financial figures.

Go check Chris Lori....lol...then, you will know that not only ICT knows that thing. There are some good guys like that out there....those who know Steve Mauro very well....Michael himself came out and said he got his kill zones from Steve. Just that Michael blasted it open...and this has helped many people in developing nations. If you understand market cycle....lol...that thing steve blasted open out there...I forgot this Naija guy...he knows nothing about liquidity and institutional whatever...but he knows the cycle perfectly. He is digging it nicely. This is Steve's work.

If you understand power 3 and market structure that Larry Williams teaches....you will get my point.

Anyway bro...I want to ask you...cannyounsay you a profitable trader now? Would you like to share your experience?

IAmHim1:
ICT source is different from "others"

chris lori, BTMM, market maker cycle...all are watered down concepts.
ICT preaches the real deal i know it sounds arrogant now but hopefully youll see

im still learning under ICT bu what i can tell you about the market is this: there are big players in the market place. i mean BIG players. the market algorithm (forex, bonds, crypto, stocks future$) was created to facilitate their transactions (theres even a lunch hour encoded in the algorithm to enable interbank traders grab lunch lollzzz) on a day to day basis. they know how the algorithm works and its all about TIME AND PRICE. the Y axis is the PRICE (Price distribution PD arrays) and the X axis is the TIME (killzones, new york open time, macros etcetera)

TIME AND PRICE. X and Y axis.◇

im but a student too learning like you

ChronosMed:


Could you elaborate some more about the Naija guy pls.

Following you guys on a jeje

epainos:


Dipo Adepoju. Nigerian version of Michael in terms of generosity.....Dipo is too generous teaching people freely. And you will never see him act bling...and he doesn't show his wealth. Coded extremely rich man but very humble. He said he almost sold his kidney before he got hold of what he knows today. If market cycle using btmm only is what you can learn go ahead...Dipo has got everything out there for you to learn. Just knowing the market cycle is huge...so not let anyone talk you down. Dipo is totallly free like Michael.. If you want to take it to a higher level, follow Steve Mauro.

On higher time frame, if you study this guy's concept ..you will prosper. He uses support and resistance...I am.not too a fan of it...but with his style...you can make soke real cash....check out Dapo Willis. He trades for Dangote....and many regard him as the most successful Nigerian trader.

Again, it is not my intention to start mentioning names because people are so funny how they go about it. And from my experience, the market is dynamic and these mentors out there learn from one another. There is no one who knows it all...and certainly no one who was taught any secret. Even those who wrote the program cannot know what the CBN of nations puts inside it cos the program is made to accept inputs from time to time (we know what they annouce only). They can only know where it goes after seeing some things. Those things are what everyone is trying to see with different techniques. Some many techniques are flawed while there are few out that that are ok.

Remmeber, you must discover yourself and have a pattern and system that works for you. Trading is dymanic. Period. If you dont like ICT, pick someone else. When you understand market cycle, you will know that you can just pick a fraction of what the market does....maybe just 1% of it. Thats it....and you master it...and you wait every day, every week...or even every month for that just 1% of the market to surface...and you kill it big time. Some may knkw over 50 aspects and flip here and there....choose assests here and there...and tou see them like machines. They can be masters of trading, but that person who knows just 1% will make money too. Infact that 1% knowledge can make him richer. Meanwhile some can know up to 80% even over...but still...they trade only with the surest technique which can be 1%. Just imagine...knowing 80 things, but uses only 1 in different ways. Lol. You know 80 oooo...but it is just 1 you use...but that 1....you can flip it here and there. This is how dynamic the market is.

Study market structure too. Then, you will still need what to do.

If you no want wahala...you need something straight forward..but still technical....head over to Dipo Adepoju. People are killing it big time with his style.

epainos:

Lol... Michael took concepts from these guys. Lol. And he publicly endorsed Lori. And Lori has a far longer track record.... over 7 years ahead of Michael. What you don't know...you don't know. Poverty don show us shege in Africa...Just thank God for YouTube and other online platforms, and that God uses Michael for developing nations. Oga... there's real stuff out there....we just don't have access to it cos we are in the dark in Africa in those days. This is why you are talking like this. Lol. A beg.. don't ever say what you don't know. Lol.

Please...a beg...I don't go into arguments or discuss with people who put down others....not my style. Just imagine...You said BTMM is watered down.

If you continue making comments without checking the facts I put in my posts, I will stop interacting with you. You didn't even know about Lori...and you just washed him down. Nope.. don't do that. You don't understand btmm and you washed it down. Stop it,t bro. Check whatever I ask you to check. If you are too proud to... good luck! I leave people to believe what they want to. If you want to learn more, you don't become too sure of what you know. What you think is the best is just the start. Yes...I am telling you. Yes, Micheal put out powerful stuff...but he declared himself... "I am allowed to hold some things to myself" ... another time he said he had released all. Lol. Michael can press mumu button sha
He likes messing around with his critics. Lol. There is a reason people say he talks too much....lol. But still God bless that man. I keep praying for him daily.

Lol.hhhhmmm and you said the market cycle is washed down... bla bla bla...when your ict relies on the market cycle every time in all his trades....I see it clearly every time I stumble on his tweets....but he didn't really let you see it....but I see it in some of his posts. He has a whole series on it, but he tagged it as something else as usual. Lol. You don't know it. They are clearly there. Youdon'tt see it. Lol. That's not his concept. You clearly don't understand the market cycle..... you don't. Yet, it is the real foundation of Michael's trading...and Steve owns it. Just that Michael went deep down to a very high precision. Listen...his order blocks ...fvg... etc are all in the cycle. The market cycle is hard to explain...and you need trained eyes to see it. Funny...no one has ever called it market cycle except in tweets and comments. Lol. ..if you don't know it...you cannot get a good knowledge of how the market works. You need a trained eye to see it...but Steve explained it better than anyone...but Michael went deep into extremely high precision. All his pd arrays are grounded in it. All....yes....everything. You can't see it so you don't know. So don't ever again say the people are washed down. Never. The cycle is the reason Michael goes down to the bottom and tops to pick his trades... you don't get it...if you do... that's market cycle. Please, do not say what you don't know. Michael did not call it that and did not put so much attention to it, but it is so clear to those who know about it...yet he uses his concepts to give extremely highly valued knowledge.....yet...I bet you didn't pay attention to it...and you don't even know about it...cos if you do...I will know from your response.

The owners of TurtleSoupp are Linda Bradford and Lawrence Connors...and they officially put it out there in 1995. I have their book in my library. When did Michael first talk about it? Lol. What you don't know...you do not know sir. Linda has over 40 years of trading experience while Michael has over 30. How many of you were born in 1995? Nigeria was in the dark in 1995 na. Where do you want to get such knowledge then? But with just $40 to $100, so many people bought these kinds of materials. It was all about books then...not videos. Michael uses this concept to trade every time. Just too common. You don't know. This is where taking out buy stops and sell stops he preaches so crazi.ly comes from. Come on! Na insider taught these two people too? Dey play ooo...were you there when Michael signed an NDA with whoever you said made the program. Oh...Linda and Lawrence too signed such an NDA and yet published a book in 1995, and they aren't behind bars. Lol. The whole concept of liquidity Michael preaches today. Dey play oooo. Michael learnt so many things from others and he gives credit to them. You don't know. I can teach you. I can tell you where to look...but if you go on with this mentality of being bold with the little you know... you won't go far oooo. I wrote earlier...stay humble. Bro...I just did not start this thread...something asked me to. And I am not going into trading details. I know a lot about disruptive innovation...and I am a well-grounded plant lover who has metamorphosed into an ecology regenerative and sustainability enthusiast...but I want to get a cert to be officially known as an expert in the area. Should I start discussing the secrets of social media marketing? Bro...I go deep.... but I don't make noise. Listen to wisdom.

epainos:

Lol... Michael took concepts from these guys. Lol. And he publicly endorsed Lori. And Lori has a far longer track record.... over 7 years ahead of Michael. What you don't know...you don't know. Poverty don show us shege in Africa...Just thank God for YouTube and other online platforms, and that God uses Michael for developing nations. Oga... there's real stuff out there....we just don't have access to it cos we were in the dark in Africa in those days. This is why you are talking like this. Lol. A beg.. don't ever say what you don't know. Lol.

Please...a beg...I don't go into arguments or discuss with people who put down others....not my style. Just imagine...You said BTMM is watered down.

If you continue making comments without checking the facts I put in my posts, I will stop interacting with you. You didn't even know about Lori...and you just washed him down. Nope.. don't do that. You don't understand btmm and you washed it down. Stop it,t bro. Check whatever I ask you to check. If you are too proud to... good luck! I leave people to believe what they want to. If you want to learn more, you don't become too sure of what you know. What you think is the best is just the start. Yes...I am telling you. Yes, Micheal put out powerful stuff...but he declared himself... "I am allowed to hold some things to myself" ... another time he said he had released all. Lol. Michael can press mumu button sha
He likes messing around with his critics. Lol. There is a reason people say he talks too much....lol. But still God bless that man. I keep praying for him daily.

Lol.hhhhmmm and you said the market cycle is washed down... bla bla bla...when your ict relies on the market cycle every time in all his trades....I see it clearly every time I stumble on his tweets....but he didn't really let you see it....but I see it in some of his posts. He has a whole series on it, but he tagged it as something else as usual. Lol. You don't know it. They are clearly there. Youdon'tt see it. Lol. That's not his concept. You clearly don't understand the market cycle..... you don't. Yet, it is the real foundation of Michael's trading...and Steve owns it. Just that Michael went deep down to a very high precision. Listen...his order blocks ...fvg... etc are all in the cycle. The market cycle is hard to explain...and you need trained eyes to see it. Funny...no one has ever called it market cycle except in tweets and comments. Lol. ..if you don't know it...you cannot get a good knowledge of how the market works. You need a trained eye to see it...but Steve explained it better than anyone...but Michael went deep into extremely high precision. All his pd arrays are grounded in it. All....yes....everything. You can't see it so you don't know. So don't ever again say the people are washed down. Never. The cycle is the reason Michael goes down to the bottom and tops to pick his trades... you don't get it...if you do... that's market cycle. Please, do not say what you don't know. Michael did not call it that and did not put so much attention to it, but it is so clear to those who know about it...yet he uses his concepts to give extremely highly valued knowledge.....yet...I bet you didn't pay attention to it...and you don't even know about it...cos if you do...I will know from your response.

The owners of TurtleSoupp are Linda Bradford and Lawrence Connors...and they officially put it out there in 1995. I have their book in my library. When did Michael first talk about it? Lol. What you don't know...you do not know sir. Linda has over 40 years of trading experience while Michael has over 30. How many of you were born in 1995? Nigeria was in the dark in 1995 na. Where do you want to get such knowledge then? But with just $40 to $100, so many people bought these kinds of materials. It was all about books then...not videos. Michael uses this concept to trade every time. Just too common. You don't know. This is where taking out buy stops and sell stops he preaches so crazi.ly comes from. Come on! Na insider taught these two people too? Dey play ooo...were you there when Michael signed an NDA with whoever you said made the program. Oh...Linda and Lawrence too signed such an NDA and yet published a book in 1995, and they aren't behind bars. Lol. The whole concept of liquidity Michael preaches today. Dey play oooo. Michael learnt so many things from others and he gives credit to them. You don't know. I can teach you. I can tell you where to look...but if you go on with this mentality of being bold with the little you know... you won't go far oooo. I wrote earlier...stay humble. Bro...I just did not start this thread...something asked me to. And I am not going into trading details. I know a lot about disruptive innovation...and I am a well-grounded plant lover who has metamorphosed into an ecology regenerative and sustainability enthusiast...but I want to get a cert to be officially known as an expert in the area. Should I start discussing the secrets of social media marketing? Bro...I go deep.... but I don't make noise. Listen to wisdom.



I like the bolded part about time and price...but guess what...Steve gave it out first. Lol. I told you already...Michael himself said publicly that all his zones are from him. If so...everything about time is from him first...not from Michael. Why wash down someone you don't know about? This is so common among Nigerians. They think they know and they start beating chests based on the limitations of what they know. Lol. They even dont check new facts...but they rely so boldly on the level they know. Lol.

I know a lot....but I know the market is deep...and I won't call myself a mentor at this stage... but it does not mean I am a student like you. We are all students...even mentors still learn so they are students...even professors are students too....however, level pass level sir.

Please!!!! Just stop being too knowing it with this particular concept. All his kill zones are not his, and the owner is killing it magnificently. And the owner is Steve....btmm. A beg...just stop.

You don't even know Chris Lori too. Lol. He has been out there and few of his materials have been out there for like 11 years now. Lol. Michael claimed he made these matetials you are making such noise about 7 years ago...but he put them out there officially 2 years ago. No one can confirm he made them 7 years ago. But we know we have Lori's content of over 13 years. Official bro...and so much of this institutional stuff is there. You don't know it. It is not officially 13 years that Lori put out stuff ict teaches in his institutional concept. Not all.. don't get it twisted...but you can see it if you know Lori.

Na where your knowledge ends you can only talk about...but please...just stop. There is a reason people don't attack these guys above...a.d there are reasons they attack Michael. But as I said, he is the most generous mentor among them all. Bless him.

A beg..I want to stop mentioning names cos this is what happens. My advice is that you don't limit yourself. Institutional bla bla bla...pd array bla bla bla...Michae only formed his terms...guy...some people already knew it long before him. And please...stop that nonsense that he was taught by some people who made the algorithm....nda bla bla bla....there is no proof. Get enough cash and pick some of the mentors here...and you will see similarities in what Michael teaches...but they put it out there before your Michael. Lol.

Michael has a lot of mentors out there. These are the people who showed him too...not any gaddam secret whatever you claim. Just saying what you cannot prove. Can you prove that statement of yours?

I am a careful person. As I said...there are well-packaged knowledges out there worth billions of dollars...so, what you know is what you know. There are still better high-profile mentors out there. But I won't get into who is the biggest among them...but don't ever argue it...No one to date has beaten Larry William's record. So, stop that thing... don't put Michael above his mentors. Never! Everyone knows that his FVG is imbalanced like 20 years before he called it FVG. And all his arrays...Larry Williams blasted these PD Arrays stuff open. You don't know it cos you don't know where they are. And they are not called the names Michael uses.

Get hold of the market structure ... I see you haven't mastered it. Cos if you have...never will you say btmm ks whatever you called it. You don't even know it....and you just boldly say what you said. Lol.

Abeg... take care! Will stop mentioning names here. Please.... kindly stop it here. Follow who you want to...and those who want deeper knowledge know how to search deeper. Michael is not the all in all...but respect to him. Again....I repeat...he is the most generous out of all of them...and God will reward him for it. But he took many concepts from others too. Even his Judas Swing was Steve's. Do you know he uses kill zones and Judas' swing a lot? Yet...they both belong to Steve. Lol...and many other stuff. You don't know about in-depth analysis out there bro with all you wrote here....and please...stop talking like you got the real source. No, you don't with what I can learn here. Never say again those Muchael copied are watered down. Never. You don't know, and I am telling you now. He copied these guys. And for sure...some of them copied him too. Three people Michael himself endorsed publicly and cannot say he surpassed them, and took concepts from are Chris, Steve and Larry. You kukuma say Larry is washed down too. You almost said it because some secret people had 6 yrs of NDA with Michael. A beg...no kill me with laughter.

Finally, Michael has been officially known since the early days of babypips and he put so many things out there. He is not a new comer like I said earlier...and again...God bless him. He has saved lives. He is the most generous mentor ou there. Say whatever you want to...say gpod or bad about him...that man has impacted lives positively.

Stay blessed.

IAmHim1:
BTMM is market maker buy and sell models, MMXM.
ICT is the key, not steve mauro, not even lori...i know it sounds funny...verry funny now but yeah...it is what it i.

all market is controlled by algorithm...

its TIME then PRICE. X and Y axis. callibrate your time to newyork time, midnight to midnight or better still, utc-4 or utc-5...***to properly set, go to trading view with a phone or laptop although laptop is better...*** to correlate to the algorithm time regardleas of whatever market u trading bonds, forex, index...name it

above opening price at mignight newyork, price accumulates if its bearish and below opening price at midnight newyork, price accumulates if ita bullish. there are several corrolaries to this but this is fundamental.

there are killzones and there are time macros...concepts im learning.

lori never taught that. btmm never taught that. inner circle trader, ICT has.

epainos:

Shaking my head. Nigerians will never stop to amaze me. Na waoooo! Nothing sounds funny...it sounds disgusting.


Lori explained this many years ago...as far back as 2005..lol. And not only Lori. I don't know where you got it that a group of people secretly taught Michael.

If you know how price flows from CBN to Aggregators ...to banks ....to brokers...and the market....you will see the algorithm and how it works. They usually pit inputs and everyone knows they do...and those red news folders tell the story. You don't know it. They don't just press anything..... it's there. Lori explained it so well that if you listen to ICT...you know that's Lori. You have not listened to Lori or have listened to Steve Mauro.

You gat no $$$ to enrol under these guys...stop saying what you don't know. Lori has tons of videos in his mentorship. Tons..


This is Mauro. He explained it first. But many people know this even since 50s. Steve only broke it down and ICT made it so clear. What you dont know...you don't know. You don't have to calibrate anything if you are a traveller and used to time change. ICT only used his time. People use Naija time and they still get it well. All you need to know is the time each market opens and the time it closes...then understand the nature of what happens then. And by the way, it applies to only day trading. Many don't use it cos they don't day trade. You don't even understand it. You don't need to use it if you don't want to...but you can ...and you don't have to calibrate anything. So, if my audience is in Nigeria, you expect me to use NY time to explain....lol. So, you can't convert the time to your Nigerian local time? Lol. OH! ICT said it must be NY time...and it must be so....lol. What a limited way of reasoning!!!! You have just confirmed that you only follow follow. Lol. Please, carry your thoughts away from my thread. If you don't want to learn...get the crap out of here. Always trying to feel he knows all. I don't roll with people like you. You are so unteachable. Yet...you know very little.


This is Larry Williams, and he explained it as far back as the late 80s. Lol. See...you know absolutely nothing ooo. It was hidden in his books...but those who bought the book know. Lol. ICT only explained again how you can apply it. Your explanation here is its application to only the day as a whole. Ypu can apply it to each session too. You can apply it to asia, london, and ny. And this is so connected with price action characteristics (all good traders know this before Lori and ICT) during the opening and closes of each session. And guess who exposed it first...Larry Williams. It still doesn't mean he created it. He said it himself also. Yes. Larry did not say he created it. Ha ba!


Steve Mauro taught it first...Michael only named it killzones. People attacked Michael for not crediting Steve. Stop saying rubbish. And this concept is long known. Mauro himself only make it distinctly clear and reinforced it into people. ICT obviously repeated it again because of dumb people who still dont get it. And he said it in one of his videos that he is so amazed the number of people who still don't get it even after he made it so clear. This is to tell you that most people are dumb.

I think Michael later realised that it is not worth collecting money for mentorship again. I think he may start what Lori and Mr. Williams do in addition to mentoring traders...giving away services and data pro want to use. Instead of making money from dumb people who still wont get it (the materials are free for anyone who wants to learn now). I like this too. Traders need data and even commentaries. I think ICT should open a closed group for traders who wants his commentaries and stop YouTube if he still likes mentoring traders and they should pay monthly. Traders already making profits should find kt easy to pay him $100 or more per month. He has put everything anyone needs there already on YouTube.

His free commentaries make people to be more clueness. Knowledge can be dangerous in the hands of careless people.


Lol. I have given you all the above. You must be Igbo. Lol. They do this sh.it. They beat their chests on the limit of what they know. Chai. And they defend it so well. But others look at them and smile...guess what? They wait to hammer them cos they know that no matter what they say, Igbos will still stand on their flawed view...so, they don't waste their time arguing with them. They act at the right time...and then Igbo will cry foul play later.

I wrote this cos I see you are like lgbo from your post (maybe wrong..but I guess), and they have this attribute of yours. They don't know the details of a subject and they start talking like they are the professor who wrote it. No just the intro only dem read ooo. Dem no even know say the thing get 25 chapters..na only intro dem see in one corner...and they argue so much. When you tell them there are more...and direct them to the sources, they don't care oooo...they still argue.

Please....stop quoting me in this thread again. Na beg a dey beg you. I can see you don't know anything but just cos you have listened to ICT, you think you know all. Lol.

I am not saying ICT is not ok (for those reading), sure you can pick his teachings cos they are free...they used to cost over $5,000. You can. But he is not the alpha and omega like this boy and many others want to make him. He has masters ahead of him.....I know who he learned from...he has not hidden moat of the people he learned from either. Please disregard this person's claim.

Chris Lori doesn't even teach you to copy his strategy...he only shows you the process. And he teaches you how to create your strategy. This is the boom. Michael understands it well too...and this is why he creates many strategies...I can mention many but here are some: one shot, one kill, turtle soup, 2022 model, silver bullet, one-lifetime set-up, etc. Lol. All...I mean all...are things you can see yourself if you know the process Lori teaches. And ICT teaches the process too....just that you can either limit yourself to one of the strategies above, or you pick up the process and create strategies for yourself also.

ICT teaches back-testing and forward-testing but you cannot compare it to what Lori teaches..lol. you don't know Lori at all.

If you ask people who go under the two, they don't know who is better between the two...but more people tend to flow with Lori. Many suspected that ICT attended his class at one time...who knows? Lol. But one thing is clear....they are both deep.

I will not respond to any of his posts here again....so, do not think my silence is acceptance or permission of his views and opinions.

Anyway, this thread is not about trading. There are tons of other things you can do, and I have gone through so many. I am a man who seeks knowledge. So, I can tell you what works and what doesn't. If don't know, I don't pretend to know.

Good luck to everyone reading.

Please if anyone wants me to look into a subject or something, kindly let me know here. No one is an Island of knowledge that is supposed to separate himself from others. I am teachable and willing to study whatever you feel I should look into. But not religion...lol. I don't want to discuss that with anyone...especially with Nairalanders. A beg. No deep religion.... but concepts from religion we can apply like this...I am in.
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epainos:
Principle 1: Do not despise small beginnings
No ritual money can make you rich and give you peace of mind. Yes, some "abrakatabras" can bring fast ripples, but na lie....you are the loser at the end of the day. .

If you want to be wealthy, start small. How? Get a source of income. Get a job. No matter how little it is, do it. Why? It will keep you going.

The natrative out there now is to hit it big. No bro/sis. You don't need to rush. That talent you gat....get inside and start training hard to refine it. If you are a singer, get a job to buy home karaoke and compose songs while you are growing. Write lyrics and keep them. Why? Good lyrics is about your experience. Believe me...after making it, your brain will work differently...but when you already have lyrics on ground...o boy....chai! Forget it. Go ask Asake. He is yet to bring out 1/10 of what he has written down already. Believe me! Have you heard about the load down of Tupac? Songs on ground too many that he didnt release before his death. How come? Tupac was writing songs all through his days of preparation. While walking in the street, guy man got inspired and put down something. But guess what? You can't do this if you are hungry. So, get a job or a legit source of income to keep going so you can keep developing yourself.

It is not late. Listen to me. Even you are in your 60s. It is not late. Start now. That dream you have abandoned...pick it up again. And for the young ones...do not look at flashy things out there. Pick up a legit source of income to survive...and keep developing that gift...keep making that dream come to reality.

If you are smart and you use your gift for your selfish interest, pray not to end like Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo. Who is this guy? I felt so sorry for him when I watched his interview after many years he had declined. Yet, Felix still denied all the allegations. Come on Felix! Even at that age? Some people think they are "over smart". Who doesnt agree Felix is damn smart. Yes...everyone. But not admitting his errors even at that stage of his life? That was beyond me.

If you do not want to fall into the trap of being a casualty to the love of money, get a source of income. This is the firat step for everyone who wants to make it. That job won't make you rich. In fact, salary earners do not get rich. Yes, you cannot be rich working for someone else. Never. You cannot. Forget it....salary earners make owners rich. But this is the start. If you do not get a job at the start of your dream, you are on a deadly mission. Well...maybe some have been able to navigate life and fulfill their purpose without first getting jobs...maybe. I can tell you that they are very few. And majority of them inherited their wealth.

epainos:
Principle 2: Learn how to filter out irrelevancies and distractions
If you have something significance to say, there are oppositions you just need to filter out. However, you need wisdom to handle issues so they don't tarnish your image. Just like above.....quote some without replying them...it means a lot. Those who are wise understand the meaning while the foo.lish dogs will continue barking in stu.pidity. lol.

If you do not have any opposition, check your mission again. I tell you bro/sis...the signal that always come out when you are making sense is that oppositions will come out. Of course many of them don't know you, yet they just want to bring you down...but this is the signal to watch out for.

Why won't you have oppositions especially in Nigeria? The poplulation is presently explosive. And if you check, the GDP of Nigeria is not bad, but because the population is crazily high, GDP per capita is seriously low and people live in poverty. People are desperate.

A group of people that doesn't know how to handle sex well.....and are just giving birth like pigs beeds help. They need a serious attention when they justify high population when they know they are poor. I don't get it. Why would a normal person with a normal functioning brain must have a boy after having girls. This one bests my imagination.

Most people want to associate with you as soon as they know you have something to offer...na you go use your head to filter who to bring closer and who to "gap out".

Learn from this....treat lousy people the way I am treating these nasty fellas up there. Why? Empty barrels make the loudest noise. Ignore them. Use them to your advantage and let them make you more popular. You don't use good people and abandon them, but when disgusting people come your way, use them, dump them, and move on. Use them climb the ladder of success. They are meant to be used and dumped...else, you will sink in the failure with them if you engage them.

Read the book of Esther and learn how Mordecai used Haman to achieve God's purpose for Esther, the people of God, and for himself. Haman is a tool to be used and dumped...else, Mordecai would have been buried before his time. Use the Hamans in your life for your benefit, and dump them. What happens to the Hamans afterward is not your business. Whether the Hamans hug the trsnsformer or hang themselves is not your business. As long as what you did was biblical and just, move on bro/sis. And if one of the Hamans truly repent, still "gap out" such person. Be happy for such....but alway keep your dustance from such character.

When someone who don't know you, and who isn't patient enough start questioning your values and integrity, you know the person has no values. He who has values knows the right time to talk. They don't play dubious games. They are so many out there. The funny issue is that even you talk to them politely, they are dogs who won't change. Their mission is to set traps for you.....make sure you are not one of their victims.

Let me show you how to use these ones .... either of these two things will happen: they will either continue interjecting and make this thread have more views, or they will crawl back into their holes in shame thereby making more readers pay attention to this topic. Either way, I have turned their intention to my advantage.

So...there are so many useless people you can use and dump among the too many foo.lish people in Nigeria. Do not go close to them and engage them...but with wisdom ....use them and dump them. Can you see that I don't have any business with them? Not even any transaction with them...but I have used them and I have even set the platform for them to be used more. And I have even told you ahead....I am dumping them at the end of the day. Lol. This is how you filter out distractions. Of course you will face many like this. You gotta be smart about it. Lol.

epainos:
Principle 3: If you are not born into a wealthy home, use the strategies of the richest man in Babylon

If you have read this book, pat yourself on the back; however, were you able to use the strategies in it successfully? I doubt it.

The 7 cures for a lean purse are for you, and I will show you how to apply them in 2023. Trust me, you will see clearly what it takes to be rich and you will see the traits in most wealthy people. First, you need to recognize these patterns and then, you can draw them into your plan. But if you cannot see them, you won't understand the concept of getting wealthy. After seeing them, you can start making attempts to draw the ones that fit you.

I am not saying it is an easy task. Of course not. But I am saying that you won't envy others or look for fast money when you can spot these patterns. Rather, you will respect those who have drawn them and then you will easily laugh at the ones using the fast fake lanes to get rich. You are just going to smile and walk away from them cos you know there is nothing there. And when you read their end, you will just smile again.

I have smiled at many posts here on NL especially the way people react to flamboyant lifestyles.

Get ready as I take you through the 7 cures to lean purse and their application in 2023.

epainos:
The First Cure: Start thy purse to fattening
Arkad advises on saving 10% of your annual income to start building up your wealth (or purse): "For every ten coins thou placest within thy purse take out for use but nine. Thy purse will start to fatten at once and its increasing weight will feel good in thy hand and bring satisfaction to thy soul".

Application in 2023:
Religious people talk about tithing and here is a business advice on 10%. My point here is that 10% is a significant saving that can grow into wealth. The power of 10% is magnificent if you know how to activate it.

I believe this works well for those in nations where their economy is great. Readers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, EU, etc...I believe you can save a portion of your wealth; however, it is not easy for someone in a basta.rdized economy because what you have is not enough to cover your expenses.

Now think in this direction...If it is possible to build wealth gradually with your 10%, what about several people coming together to make a single person extremely rich by donating all their 10%? Lol. Yet, they tell you that it is God you give it to. Lol. Na God dey spend am? If only you can build up with 10% of your income...now imagine 5,000 people give their 10% to one person.

While I am not against tithing, I am against people not paying attention to the parable of the sower. Be honest with yourself....has your finances improved? If it has not improved, you are doing something not right. If truly your finance has improved, then, you are on the right path. But how many people are on the right path in Naija? Lol. Yet, they come out to defend what isn't working for them. Why? The power of brainwashing is too great. The manipulative power of these individuals using God to dupe people is too much.

Sow only in good soil. For sure I know that most soil around especially in Nigeria is bad, but people still do not get it.

I know you will say it is biblical to tithe, but that same bible says you should sow only in good soil. That same bible says you will surely see the result of your seeds. Take a look at yourself. Xray your life now. If you have been sowing for over 12 months yet you are still having faith it will be alright, something is wrong. Lol.


Can you part away with 20% of your income every month and survive?
To follow this principle and also follow tithing, you must give 20%. Can you do it? Oh, I forgot...on top, you must do the first fruit too. Hahaha. Lol.

But on a serious note, can you honestly part away with 20% of your salary? Be honest na.

If not, then you are working on faith. For how many months have you been doing this? Yet, your pastor and his family dey live alright...dem no dey live on faith ooo. Hahahha. Na you dey live on faith. 20%!!!!!

It is clear...if you aren't saving 10% for your wealth, you are gonna live on faith. And does the Bible ask you to live on faith after paying your tithe? Go read am na. The Bible says:

Mal 3.10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Read the word I bolded above. It says ....NOW. It is a principle that the result must be instant. Bring it to me now..and get the blessings now. I have even given you 12 months grace...yet no change. Take a look at yourself na. Is there any blessing in your life after tithing? Lol.

If you can't see evidence of your 10%, it is as simple as ABC, you aren't taking it to the house of God. Na the house of a scammer you dey take am go. And whose fault is that? Ignorance is not an excuse.

Now think deeply....if truly 10% of Christians pay their tithe in the right places, then, we won't have problems. Just imagine 10% of Christians who pay their tithes do it well and this law is fulfilled, then, Nigerians will have solid people in churches.

But look around...read the front page of NL...does it look like 10% of those tithing get their rewards? Lol. Na fact I am showing you here ooo.

Again, do not twist my words here. I am not against tithing and I am not saying it doesn't work, but I am saying that it won't work if you pay to most Nigerian churches because they aren't the houses of God. Take it or leave it. It is your job to find a real house of God and pay it there. And then investigate how the money is spent. But many foo.lish people pay and even see the flamboyant lifestyle of their pastors who aren't living by faith to feed themselves, but are asking you to live by faith. Listen, you have missed the first cure for a lean purse. You will be poor for the rest of your life. Mark my words.


But I strongly believe that if you can conveniently remove 20% from your income find good soil to sow your seed and save the remaining 10% for yourself...you are on the right path. I have lived in the advanced world, and I know it is possible to save 50% of one's income. Yes. Very very possible.

So, what do you do in Nigeria? You cannot save 10%, yet, you struggle to pay scammers 10%...hehehe. Poverty multiplies poverty on your head. Oops. No wonder you have been praying endlessly. Guy/mam... no be God you give oooo...na scammers you dey give. Lol.

Who am I to advise you on the right way to tithe....like I wrote earlier....I watch for patterns....my own is this: no evidence of tithing NOW, there is something wrong. The Bible did not say you should tithe and start hoping....lol. If you cannot see the pattern I have shown you here, believe me....you will hope till the day of your death while you enrich scammers.

I am telling you something here...I don't know the last time I paid tithe....lol. Cos I haven't found good soil. Does it exist in Nigeria? Listen, when I find one, I must have a close relationship with the person in charge cos na seed ooo. I must monitor my seed...and I must see dividends. Me...pay tithe and I won't have access to spiritual blessings? Tufiaka. Never. That pastor will release ooo. Lol. Na investment for me. GOD must bless oooo. If not, a dey carry my money away. Listen....no evil has eaten my money since I stopped paying to scammers. And it has been a long time. In fact, I stopped for a very long time.

Am I saying you should stop? Nope. You own your life. However, I am dropping nuggets so check yourselves. Did I say tithing does not work? Nope.

But I know saving 10% for yourself works. Yes, it does. Take your calculator and look at what you have given out. Have you really received it? Lol.

Save 10% for yourself if you aren't seeing any improvement in your finances because you are sowing on bad soil. If you can struggle to save it for scammers, you can for yourself. If you cannot save it....chop am...e better like that. However, if you feel saving it for someone else is your conviction, then, keep doing it. I am not against you. Just that I smile when I see the pattern. Lol. I always smile.

epainos:
The Second Cure: Control thy expenditures.
Arkad advises against luxury expenditures that ultimately become confused as necessities: "The gold we may retain from our earnings is but the start", and, "What each of us calls our 'necessary expenses' will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary", and, "Confuse not the necessary expenses with thy desires"

This pattern is what the devil is using presently in Nigeria. We keep saying Yahoo boys, youths, young men and women are running after fast wealth, but are the elderly not the same? The Obafemi Awolowos, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Tafawa Balewas are the greatest yahoos. Yes...they are. Read on...

Let me show you the pattern here. The elderly ones love free things to the extent that they refuse to part away with subsidies. Na strike ooo. If they don't have it free...strike. Madd.est and laziest set of generation. They got everything free. Free education, free lunch in schools, and jobs were so many that with just secondary school certificates in their days till the early 1980s, there were jobs for them. Visas were almost free to the US and the UK in their days. 1 naira was around $1.2 then. Just imagine! Just get admission into a higher institution in the UK or the US, and you have your visa automatically...and they don't even bother with the total tuition fee. Just get your first semester and you are good to go because you will single-handedly pay everything off while studying there. Do they ask for bank statements in those days? Absolutely not. Less than 1 one-minute interview because they want them to go. Not now that they don't want them to leave.

But what do we get in return? They got their degrees, returned home, and started embezzling our money. They cut off the ladders they climbed to the top. As soon as they arrived, they had fantastic jobs and the belief was that they would return to replicate what they saw there...but nope...these people returned and started embezzling everything here. What a greedy generation. I have no regard for anyone who is above 65 years. They put us in this mess.

I repeat...I do not have regard for anyone who is 65 plus years old in Nigeria. And I laugh at young ones who pity them saying what will the old eat? To heck with the old useless somebody. The old took away everything. And yet, they want to continue having it free till they go to their graves. When you receive, you give back so there will be continuity, but these old Nigerians are damn useless. Yes....useless. They destroyed Nigeria.

Old men especially are manipulative that even most of them manipulates their children that they become their responsibility at old age. Na waooo. Some even take it beyond my imagination by asking the first sons and daughters to take over their responsibilities. Imagine...one as.shole man enjoyed himself and poured inside a woman or even women...and then demands his first son start taking care of children he brought to this world. And I see young men hustling in the city saying they are responsible for their siblings. Mehn this is the height of manipulation of these cra.zy lazy old men. They are so manipulative. Mehn! Many young men see it that it is their responsibility. Wow!

Yahoo boys wahala is grounded in this cure. If they can easily identify unnecessary expenditures, they will understand it is absolutely fo.olish for under 30 years to dream of driving a $150k Benz. For what exactly?

Can you identify luxury expenditures? Of course, most Nigerians can't. And the gods of this world put forward so many evil journals to elevate their deep covetousness by giving them fashion, celebrities, and luxury lifestyle blogs.

Dele Momodu started this crap with his Ovation Magazine in the 90s. I saw the pattern then, and I used to laugh. Guess how that evil Dele Momodu brought to Nigeria was sent deep into the poor... I will tell you.... The old ones should remember that using N500 to buy Ovation Magazine was damn out of reach for many....but how do poor people have access to it? Lol. Have you forgotten? Your Tailors. Every tailor has it cos that's where they pick clothing styles...and so poor Nigerians pick them up there. Covetousness was sown into the minds of Nigerians via that magazine. Poor people dreamt in having luxurious lifestyle Ovation flashed in their faces in all its editions. See how poor people discuss such lifestlyes in their tailors' shops in those days. Wow!

Dele Momodu's ovation was a tool in the hands of the devil. The way Nigerians want the riches of the Abiolas, Babangidas, Harry Akandes, Dehinde Fenandezs, Abachas, Dantatas, Dangotes, Danjumas, etc was so intense. And here we have the result.

Ritual killings didn't just start happening in Nigeria....guess what? The seeds were sown in the minds of Nigerians several years back. We are just reaping the fruits.

Bro Gbile Akanni
One man that stands out is Bro Gbile Akanni who is a real teacher of the word.

While I have respect for Pastor Adeboye and I even called him a daddy when he lost his son cos of his huge faith in God, I think he has done some unjust to Christianity by establishing warehouses and shops around every street in Nigeria that he called churches. God is not incompetent to such an extent to establish churches without giving such churches sound shepherds. But in the case of RCCG, their churches are so many and they have to put in pastors and assistant pastors in these many churches. But what do we see? Ungrounded pastors in the word. Ha ba! Many RCCG pastors are too incompetent. This is why if you worship in RCCG, better shine your eyes well. Imagine worshipping where Remi Tinubu is... what exactly do you want to get from such a person? And many RCCG pastors are like that. I would rather travel inside the traffic to worship God deeply in the parish where Pastor Nathaniel Bassey worships than go to the one beside me. I am telling you the facts here. Therefore, the purpose of Adeboye establishing warehouses in our streets is defeated.

This is a failed mission on his part, and I pray he accepts this and corrects it while he has time...otherwise, what RCCG will become after his demise.....lol? CAC will be a child's play compared to what RCCG will turn to after his demise. You just wait and see. I strongly believe that God did not tell Pastor Adeboye to establish too many churches that he can't fill with sound spiritual pastors.

Of course, Oyedepo is guilty of this too. In fact, I did not flow with him from day 1. He is not just my kind of person, but I respect him. The first day I attended his church, Creflo Dollar was the guest pastor and that was the day I said bye-bye...I guess it was around 2002 or 2003. If you see how Creflo Dollar was asking his member to call and command money into their lives that day...I was so shocked. And guess what? 20 years later, the same Creflo Dollar stood in humility in his Dallas church apologized to his congregation, and told them to tear all the books he had written on tithes. Lol. Thank God!

Another church I feel for is CAC (Christ Apostolic Church). After the demise of great men like Pastor Babalola Odubanjo, Babajide, and Oba Akinyele...CAC started having problems. And it started during the time of Odeleke and Obadare. Really I won't blame anyone, but the hierarchy was too strong and funny that the wrong people stepped into leadership. I won't mention names but I really don't know how some men became the presidents in CAC. Anyway, Obadare, Odeleke, and some others kicked against the way money is sent to these greedy men. Not supporting or against anyone cos I am not a governing member of the church...but we saw the saddest thing in the body of Christ. CAC started going to court ooo. Wow! On top wetin? We no go remit tithes and offerings to the headquarters. Wow! It was all about money. The money from the poor ooo. Your tithes ooo. Just imagine! Yet, stu.pid Nigerians keep paying these men tithes. Wow. Anyway sha! Now just look at how CAC cooled the huge wahala in the church. Guess what? CAC decided to set up a franchise scheme .....hahahhaha...Pastors...na your business...but you can use our name, logo, and other materials in your chruches. You dont need to bring all the tithes and offerings you collect again...but just pay the franchise fee for using our name, logo and materials monthly. Hahahha. Na waoooo. It is all about money...your tithes and offerings. And over 90% of CAC members are poor. Is it that God is too powerless to fulfill promise to bless them right after giving tithes when he asked them to test him? Or they were simply not paying into His house? You should be the judge. Lol. How many CAC members are financially free despite paying tithes for over 50 years. Lol. Na waooo! And you reading...are you financially free for the past years you have been paying? Shine your eyes.


Here is my point: everything about Nigeria was about making fast money. So it didn't start with yahoo boys. Nigeria is only reaping what it has sown. Simple!

Back to Bro Gbile Akanni. Watch these videos here. This is a man I respect till tomorrow. Listen to how the church was polluted in Nigeria with the prosperity gospel. Mehn! It is all part of the cause of our problem. Until I listened to this man, I realized how some of Kenneth Higgin's teachings were wrong. Even...despite the love I have for Idahosa, I think, his attitude towards wealth is wrong too. Anyway, we are seeing the result of the seeds these men have sown in us. Period!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VU4ZzMJ1fo
Very funny that Oyedepo is the number 1 man guilty of what he preached here. Lol. And bro Gbile Akanni nailed it.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4hFwfazNVc
The full message of Bro Gbile Akanni.


I will show you the patterns. I hope you are seeing them. Open your inner eyes.


When you learn to control to not live beyond your reach, you are on your way to becoming rich with peace of mind.

epainos:
The Third Cure: Make thy gold multiply.
Arkad advises to invest and to compound the investment return from these savings: "The earnings it will make shall build our fortunes ... Learn to make your treasure work for you. Make it your slave. Make its children and its children's children work for you".


Application in 2023
Investment: An investment involves putting capital to use today to increase its value over time. 

My investment view is something you do not get actively involved with. When you are actively involved with something, it is a job.

Would you put your money in someone else's hands to invest or you would rather learn how to invest yourself? Hmmm! This is where many get it wrong. I don't get how many who are not financially free decide to hand over their money to another hustler to invest for them. Instead of handing over your money, put it in a savings account and learn investment. You cannot learn all, but you can learn something. When you are a bit okay with the knowledge, then, you pull put some out of it and start applying your newly acquired skill with a good risk management strategy in place. But many just look for who to give money to and when they lose it, they start shouting: "my hard-earned currency". Lol.

Get to work and learn it. Then, do it yourself. You may not know all, but when you start like this, you will grow. Then, you will know who is good at investing and who isn't. And you can start placing your money in people better and more efficient than you. You can only know efficient people when you try it yourself. But if you fail to try it yourself, you cannot know who is good and who isn't. You will only roll with whoever can convince you to invest with him/her.

Though I know the right ways to get started, I am not advising anyone to do anything here. I am just going to say this and close it like this.

Investment is different from running a business, and I am not suggesting you start running a business to be wealthy. Nope. Learn how to invest. Period.

epainos:
The Fourth Cure: Guard thy treasures from loss
Arkad advises against taking a risk of loss and investing in get-rich-quick schemes: "Is it wise to be intrigued by larger earnings when thy principal may be lost? I say not. The penalty of risk is probable loss. Study carefully, before parting with thy treasure, each assurance that it may be safely reclaimed. Be not misled by thine own romantic desires to make wealth rapidly".


This is the main killer destroying the few Nigerians who can save part of their income or who inherited some amount of money.

Examples:
1. Investment in cryptocurrency schemes you do not much much about.
2. Investment in forex you don't know anything about.
3. Investment in Agro business when you do not even know the capability of the organizers
4. And some others.

I am not saying cryptocurrency, forex, or agro investments are bad, but not knowing the details kills. Let me say something....if you must invest in forex or crypto, learn how to trade yourself. You don't necessarily need to trade, but you can pick up free materials and learn. Well, picking up the right materials is the secret here of making it.

It doesn't matter if trading is for you or not, still, pick it up and learn. If you can learn fundamental analysis and technical very well, believe me, even if you aren't going to trade, you can know the right trader you can entrust with your money. It is like learning to drive. When you do, you will know a good driver, and you don't necessarily have to drive. Do you get me?

Of course, you can learn without putting your money online by signing up for demo accounts with different brokers. There are so many assets you can pick from...the bond market, futures, stocks, forex, commodities, etc.

This is a top secret of success I have dropped here. I hope you can follow this. If I were you, I would start learning now when you don't even have the money to invest. And who knows, you may eventually turn out to be a good trader, and guess what...you are made for life. If you can trade profitably consistently....you are made for life. You will never go broke in your life anymore. This is a skill that takes so much effort to master and for the fact that money is involved, the emotion attached is a barrier that has knocked out many potential traders.

Also, you cannot be a trader or a good investor in this area if your level of patience is not solid. As in...you need to be patient. You must cultivate it...and master it. Patience makes a successful trader.

Trader Vs Investor
A trader trades short-term or opens and closes his position daily, while an investor takes a long-term position. This is a simple trust. You can do it yourself if you can master it. You take a position and leave it for like 1 month or even more. This way, you won't even go near the chart and the position will be in. Set an alert when the price reaches your target. Thats it.

Risk Management
Risk management is one of the main lessons one must hold on to. You are risking too much by giving someone you can't access your savings to invest for you. If you can't trade, how can you know a good trader? Even if you cannot trade profitably consistently, still know how to trade because you want to be able to spot excellent traders.

Also, when you can trade, you can set rules for the manager of your investment. But when you don't know these things, how can you know what to tell the manager? Of course, the manager will start bossing around and doing what he likes. He will be taking high risks that he wouldn't take with his money because he knows you don't know about it.

epainos:
The Fifth Cure: Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment.
Arkad advises buying versus renting your principal residence, and using your residence to establish a business: "I recommend that every man own the roof that sheltereth him and his", and, "Nor is it beyond the ability of any well-intentioned man to own his home".


Application in 2023
Pardon me because I am writing for a developing nation audience; however, if you are in a developed nation, try to look into ways to acquire your home. Mortgages can be traps at times, so you need to consider other factors before buying a home. Regardless of the situation, buying a home is the way to go in a developed nation too. It is not worth it to pay rent.

If you are in a developing nation or a non-performing nation like Nigeria, it is a bit tough. Everyone is rushing to Lagos and the population is just too much. There is no way you can easily buy your home in Lagos.

I laugh at people saying investing in buying homes in Nigeria is good. Lol. I do not see it as a good investment, but buying or building the house you live in is what I support, and not use houses for collecting annual rents. Of course, if the building is used for a real business... that ok...or if you can get a good deal to lease it out...fine, but just think of the cost of buying or building houses and then just imagine what you get from annual rent. Na waooo. I think Linda Ikeji said the same that he refused to listen to his mom's advice that she should buy properties and rent them out to individuals. Lol. She bought a house she lives in...period. This is smart to me. Of course, there are exceptions, and those exceptions are in very expensive places where you buy land, and build blocks of flats to sell later. It is a business. Also, if you can rent it out to foreigners, fine...or you can use it for Airbnb...why not? But you buy or build houses in local areas and you rent them out...like say Ikorodu side of Lagos. Lol. People say properties appreciate and bla bla bla. So, why don't you just buy the land...then put something small there...and sell later instead of wasting money to build homes there so you can collect rent? But really...even if the land appreciates...the value of the amount you will take later after 10 years will still not worth it. Why? Put inflation into play and you will see that holding down naira in Nigeria is bad. Of course, many won't get it because they inherited properties, and since they paid zero...they think it is good business. If those who own most buildings in Lagos are alive and they put into play inflation, they won't like the business. But they are dead, and someone who paid nothing inherited it...so, for such a person...it is a good business. If those people tell you the value of the money they used to acquire those buildings...hmmm. Most of them did not recover their money before they died. Ok..if you believe someone else should enjoy your money...go and build houses na. Lol. I won't do investments I won't enjoy in my lifetime. Not me.

Land in lucrative areas should be used for businesses, and they are out of the reach of many. I don't get how you think building houses in the mainland (new areas) is a good business. Like I said, if you can use it for a business...great...but for annual rent as the only source of income from the property...it is crazy. And it will have less value by the time depreciation sets in. Again, like I said...if you sell it later...if you are the owner and you consider inflation...na bad business.

I think most people living in Lagos should consider leaving. I don't get why so many market women are in Lagos. They can sell the same food items in nearby states like Ogun, Oyo, or even Osun. What exactly are they all doing in Lagos?

The working class are the ones who should stay, and those who have stands and shops in Lagos markets should stay. If you have no stand or shop, why do you opt for selling on roadsides? To me...it is a bad strategy. You are killing your health.

If you are not a civil servant or your salary is nothing to write home about, start looking for online jobs, but first learn a skill.

Here are skills you can learn and make money online:

1. Content Writing
2. Tech-related (programming, web development, salesforce, etc)
3. Online Marketing
4. Some others will still come out...try to follow trends
5. Trading (this is so useful... I have talked about this in a previous post).
6. Carpentry, Welding, electricians, or any related construction unskilled or semi-skill labor....use it to check out to Canada or other nations that need it.

If you can get a source of income online, you do not have much business in Lagos....move out. You even stay in a cheap place and build a 3 to 5-bedroom for yourself. Just think about it.

Do not box yourself into a rat race. For example, you work from 8 am to 8 pm and you aren't paid on time. You cannot make it in life. If you find yourself in such a case, just start looking for a way out. There is no job around...learn a skill while enduring the cr.azy job. Any job you get is to feed you...but start learning a skill. This is vital. If you cannot learn a skill, you are as dea.d as a piece of meat.

No matter what you choose to do, or how you do it..look at it like this:

Step 1: Any job to keep me from starving. Oga may owe me money....I will not stay long there.

Step 2: While on step one, I will learn a skill. 1 to 2 years of real struggle will not kill your health. But when you stay in 1 for many years, you are a dea.d meat.

Step 3: When I get a source of income with my new skill, and if it is online...the next stage is to reduce my expenses by getting a cheap rent, and better food so I can build my home. Shikena. Or, I check out of Naija. At the right time, I will get my home where I reside abroad or buy a home if I am returning to Naija. Shikena.

epainos:
The Sixth Cure: Ensure a future income.
Arkad advises on having a pension and future retirement income: "Therefore do I say that it behooves a man to make preparations for a suitable income in the days to come, when he is no longer young, and to make preparations for his family should he be no longer with them to comfort and support them".

Application in 2023
This is easy to do in the advanced nations, so I do not need to say much; however, I am going to address citizens of developing nations, especially Nigerians.

If you depend on the pension plan in Nigeria, you will be disappointed.

1. You cannot depend on the monthly pension pay from the federal government and state governments of Nigeria. First, it is so small. Second, only a few pensioners do not complain of irregular payments.

2. You can see signs that time Buhari wanted to borrow money from the pension trust fund. Is it something Buhari should not even try to do? I thought deeply then, and I said to myself that politicians do not care.

Gone are the days we are secured after retiring from government jobs.

So, how can you ensure you have a future after retirement?

1. Building a house and collecting rent: In this case, you know that it is your retirement plan. So, I think you should never see building a bungalow in a forest without having a solid plan on how to use the buidling as the plan. Depending on the number of years remaining that you have to retire, you should try to build 4 to 6 flats apartments somewhere you know will be developed to a reasonable extent after your retirement.

In this case, you are only securing your retirement days, and you should not care about recovering the total amount you spent on the house if it is a good investment or not. Yes, it might be a bad investment, but the purpose is to secure yourself after retirement. As long as the annual rent you take can cover your annual expenditure, go for it.

2. I see parents investing in their children for such a purpose. You are a stup.id father and mother if you do such. This is why I frown at people who come online saying they are the first sons and that they have younger ones to take care of. See, are you the one who had sex and brought them to this world? Lol. The useless parents enjoyed themselves and brought burdens into the world ...and put the burdens on their first sons. Useless parents. If you are one of such parents, you are useless.

3. The next option is Agriculture. Poultry, Fishery, Piggery, etc are hard now because of the cost of feeding them, but if you learn how to make organic feeds by yourself, you will make it. The truth is that most of the so-called consultants do not know it, and all they care about is taking your money. For example, if you learn how to breed insects and produce fodder, you will spend a very small amount on feed. Also, if you can go into producing your day-old chickens, you will even make more money. Some incubators operate on battery these days, so you have no excuse. You just need to plan.

If this is your plan, buy 6 plots of land and fence it around in a developing site. Not a low-height fence, but a standard-height fence. Then, build a bungalow there... For now, you may not use it, or even put cassava, corn, or other crops that don't need your attention. The plan is that the place is your retirement plan. And by the time you retire, the place will have developed more. So, the whole space is yours. And then, you can produce vegetables, eggs, and meat after you have retired. All you need to do is to learn it very well. And you can do so while you aren't retired. Trust me...this is a good plan. As at now, if you know what you are doing, every 6 months, you can produce 100 baskets of tomatoes from a plot of land. Remeber that you have like 5 more plots if you buy six. A basket if tomato is around N12000 to N18,000. And it can climb to N30,000 during rainy season. So, on just a plot, you can make N1.5million. If you knkw what you are doing, and you install an affordable nethouse for tropical regions, you will make a heck of money all year round. Just know what you are doing. That's all.

These two suggestions are what will work in Nigeria at this time. If you plan well, you will not be disappointed.

epainos:
The Seventh Cure: Increase thy ability to earn.
Arkad advises to keep developing your own skills to increase your investing wisdom and also to increase your earnings power: "The more of wisdom we know, the more we may earn", and, "That man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded"

Application in 2023
Do you want to hear the truth? The day you stop learning, you are dea.d. It is common to believe education is a scam. While I do not subscribe to wasting money on useless courses, the lowest degree you should aspire to earn is a bachelor. Oh...I understand you are from a poor home, but you will grow and be responsible for yourself. It is not late at over 30 years.

But I value going to school earlier because "smartness" is what I am after. It is not just the usual courses of study, but building a smart nature inside you can be easily achieved when you go to school. Then, keep learning after school. Most of the things I learned are self-taught. Thank God for online learning and free resources on YouTube. Of course, if I need to pay $10 to $100 to acquire knowledge on Coursera, Udemy, and others, I do not hesitate to.

If you can leave Nigeria and study abroad, you won't regret it. This is from personal experience. Most of the guys studying abroad are not from rich homes. If you want to do it, you can. If they can, you can also. This is my view and it will not change.

The chances you will need the major courses in Nigerian engineering schools after graduation is almost zero. Lol. What about Geology? The course I laugh at in Nigeria is Estate Management. Lol. But does it mean the knowledge is wasted? Of course not. The most important thing is that you should go to school to increase your level of smartness.

No one will teach you well content writing. If you depend on anyone to teach you, or you pay for any course, you are a joke. Everything you need is on the internet for free. You only are paying because you refuse to be smart. Thats all. Shikena. And the person collecting money from you is just smarter than you. Period. Same way, you can learn everything else.

The ability to implement self-study is the greatest skill you ever need. When I see a new subject, I don't look for a mentor. I laugh at those motivators who have popularized mentoring. I do not look for any mentor...rather, I search for the road map.

If you want to learn a new subject, research the road map, and get the best materials for each stage in the path to knowing that thing. But I see many people doing nothing, but waiting for a mentor. Lol. Trust me, if you follow my recommendation, as soon as you get the road map....if you listen to that mentor you were previously eyeing...you will realize he doesn't even have the information you have. Of course, while drawing the road map, you can listen to his free lectures to gain main... that's all. Go and do your research and find out what it takes from A to Z to be an expert in the subject you want to learn.

epainos:
Gambling
I smile when I read caution from people that gambling is evil. Lol. Of course, I don't support gambling, and the love of money is the only reason people gamble.

There is always a skill behind most of the activities people tagged gambling. Have you mastered the skills? For example, you see a teenager or a middle-aged man who is not interested in mathematics, logic, probability, economics, or politics, go into forex trading. Lol. This is gambling. I am going to repeat it here again....trading is not gambling if you master the skills required to get it done. Go and check out very well...look at the forex market even in Nigeria....ask those brokers ...even the northerners in the street...they know when to hold and when to release. They know when a pair is overpriced and when it is at a discount. Also, they watch out for equilibrium. But this skill takes time...however, many who don't know the principles rush into it. This is gambling. I think smart people who have access to good materials or mentors can master this skill in 6 months to 1 year. While the majority out there can start making a profit after 2 years. The question is 5hat how many people who lost money trading used demos for 1 year plus to practise very well and master the skill? Lol. They all rushed into it.

Do you have the required skills to master sports betting? It is also a skill. Go to Twitter, there are very few individuals there calling out games, and they are 40% to 55% accurate ... with this, they narrow it down with probability and with sense to make a profit from it. The same games they have called out broke many unskilled greedy individuals. Lol.

Self Control
Self-control is the most important skill to master if you want to be rich in this present world. Listen to me....everything has been digitalized. Stocks, Futures, Forex, Crypto, and trading are all where money is. The economy of this world is in this area...so, this is wealth. However, over 95% give out their money to 5% who have mastered it.

Paid jobs will only make you comfortable and not make you rich. If you are comfortable with such....fine. But if you want to be rich, you need to go after where the real money is.

Reasons for Gambling
1. Poverty
2. Impatience
3. Greediness
4. Lack of knowledge
5. Overconfidence
6. Poor money management
7. Stress

epainos:

Michael is good....he understands the concept....the real ghost in the machine. To me, he is the most modern generous mentor..however, his content isn't for everyone. To me, the biggest mistake he made was to release it because PhD students will struggle with it. He should have had a technique to scrutinize who to teach. Not everyone can get it.

Another concept is knowing the market cycle. This is where Steve Mauro comes in. There is a Nigerian guy who taught it in a very simple method. I forgot his name...if I remember, I will put him here.

And then, if one returns to Michael's concept and can spot the market cycle (actually he taught it also but I bet many won't take it seriously), the precision is extremely high.

Not to forget the grand master himself who took $10,000 to $1.2m in 12 months of trading the Future Market... Mr Larry Williams the master. He went ahead to contest as an american senator, but couldn't win. What a brain!!! This is to tell us that trading is not everything....trade...make money...and use it for something else. The barriers to trade to become the richest man on earth is too many, but you can trade to be extremely rich. It is not easy...Of course, I cant say I have reached the level to start mentoring others, so I wont start saying I want to mentor anyone. Please, forgive me if I dont respond to any mentorship post. Mr Williams is the mentor of Michael. Then, there are great principles from Elder Andersen (the man who blessed us with the 3 time frame concept), and I forgot the name of the person who Michael learned Turtle soup from. This is the first person who popularize the concept to liquidity..and how buy stops and sell stops are swallowed.

There are good traders, but Michael blasted it out (he brought everything together...very hard to express it all in a video...but Michael is extremely intelligent to have found a way to bring out many strategies....i laugh when I see new stuff...but listen...if you understand the msrket cycle...you will just smile at Michael); however, he complicated it for many because there are extremely few smart and patient people. Smart people aren't that patient...but when you are smart and extremely patient...believe me...the world is on your palm.

I did not want to start mentioning names so people won't get lost. But I think God wants me to...so, here is it...

The mentors above are enough for trading but it can take more than 1 year to learn it. These guys are generous in their books and videos... Within that period, damages might have been done if one puts money in it. And if one needs fast money, that is the way to death.

The best way to trade is to learn while you have rest of mind. This is why I said trading is for very few people. People learn to make fast money...or when it is taking too long, they put money there. Nope...learning to trade is when one is comfortable.

For example, you have enough money to feed your family for 2 years without working, and you take a break to soak yourself in it. Or, you are a student who has no wahala. This is the right time for most people. A student who is a disciple and knows that as soon as school starts, he stops learning until the holiday period again. And a student who will not put money in it. A student who can be patient for 3 to 4 years to learn it because he must stop when school resumes.

Also, if you are a business owner and you are sure that you can feed your family...go into it and soak yourself in it for 1 to 3 years. If you are extremely smart, you will get it in as little as 6 months period or maybe 1 year.

But...it is so deep that you will keep seeing new things as you trade. Why? The machine is in layers...and it is an everlasting level that you will keep seeing new almost perfect layers which have been there all this time...but your eyes just caught it at the time. This is why it is good to understand the machine and then know the market cycle.

Intermarket analysis is a tool that is scarce to see one who knows about it. Michael is a badass in that. And Larry William is the grand master in it. Michael said that he has over 30 years of experience. I agree. Before one understands Forex...then commodity, interest rate, stock, indexes, ....one would have gone far. And now crypto...and some other assets out there. Then, you start seeing the relationships there. This is the maddest tool I have ever seen. If one can find markets he understands well and match them together...boy!!!!

This is what I call "The world is in the palm of the person". This is having the world economy in one's pocket. This person cannot grow broke. Believe me..this person will drive a Ferrari and its level.

Hey bros...I can see some smartness in you even from your posts. But a beg.... smartness is a gift one must handle well oooo. I know what I am talking about. Real humility is needed ooo. I pray for it daily. I pray God grants your heart desires. Amen!

epainos:
Disruptive Technologies - How Tech made passing knowledge to be free or almost ...yet highly rewardable

I am so glad Covid-19 came.... Listen to me....blessed are the Chinese for they will never lack... . Oh ....you think I do not know what I am talking about? Let me explain.

Covid-19 ushered in the acceptance of the online learning platform. This is the best that has ever happened to "developing nations" like Nigeria. Listen, if you need to learn a skill...pick up the methodologies of self-study. If you do not know how to study by yourself, you are in a real soup. Oh...I can't study alone...I need a study partner...ah! You are in soup. You better go and learn how to learn by yourself because being a lone ranger is the thing now.

Knowledge is powerful, and knowledgeable people always monetize it by organizing training. When you know something valuable, people will pay. The mentor wants to make money. Check history very well...the price disciples and followers of theological experts and scientists pay is extremely high...check out the prices great scientists like Darwin, Plato, and others paid. It is like Nigerian style (it is changing now cos Gen Zs have told those old nasty people to go to places ..and I love it) where one oga will take 5 to 15 years or more of your life in the name of learning a skill under him before giving you freedom. Na skill you wan learn, but they turn you into domestic slaves running errands...mad people. That is freedom from slavery you get when doing the so-called freedom. I would rather pay than serve under a useless master. Yet, they still take money ooo at the start, use the trainees like slaves, and then start postponing the dates of freedom. And when they eventually are forced to do it, the bill is mad. Honestly, God bless GenZs...they told them to go to places and that they aren't interested in slavery. Guess what? Little did the old fo.ols know that GenZs have tapped into online studies. Hahahha! Now, those masters are in soup...all of them are now poor. No one to use again. Lol. I love it so much. They used to complain like 5 years back that no one wants to learn artisan skills again oooo...lol. ...but now, they have accepted that it is over for them. Why will GenZs want to learn under them when they have tapped into modern ways of learning? Lol. Now, they are all poor.

They would cross their legs in those days, while the trainees did everything...and yet, they would beat those poor trainees silly when they made the slightest mistake. Very wicked system. The people who instituted that system were just wicked and selfish. And that is why I still say that...Awolowo, Zik and Balewa's generation are the basta.rds that destroyed us. That generation is the most selfish one I have ever come across. They are manipulators. Basta.rds people. I hate them with passion. They messed us up...they gave us useless laws that promote tribalism. I hate that generation.

Yes, Covid-19 then popularized online study and made it well accepted. Listen, to learn trading in those days, you would pay nothing less than $5,000. Steve Mauro and ICT's prices were knockouts. Lol. But today...it is all free on YouTube and then, small fees on Udemy, Coursera, etc. Just imagine paying $15 for what you would pay $10,000 for like 5 years ago. Yet, the Mentor who used to collect $10k makes even more money now without any stress of advertising. Wow! This is huge! A win-win situation for the mentor, the trainees, and the platforms. Wow!!!

I do tell people that I thank God, but if I had had access to materials to gain more knowledge in my teenage age to my mid-age in life...wow! But even at my age, I am hungry for knowledge. Or if I had moved earlier enough to North America or Europe in my early days, hmmm....Anyway, I bless God.

If I had had access to Larry William's materials and other guys I have mentioned, in my teenage days mehn! But good traders in those places had it all. They had access to everything there. Back at home here, we were just in the dark. It was when you got out of Africa you were free. But now....hahahahaha. Listen, you can beat them silly right in your room. The internet and the learning platforms have made it very easy to beat them silly.

Solar Energy
And guess what is happening next? Guys...keep praying that if Bola Tinubu does nothing for Nigeria, the deal he is signing with a company in Holland to start a solar panel industry here, and with a Chinese company to start producing lithium batteries comes through. If this happens, that is it. The next stage is to focus on having an uninterrupted supply of our gadgets. Forget about powering A/C, Fridge, Pressing irons, blenders and high-powered stuff if you cannot afford that...but if we can have 24/7 access to power that gives us knowledge...we are okay. Laptops, smartphones, internet devices....and God so good, this stuff don't require high power again...so, smart power banks powered by solar in smaller units can be developed. A student can have a dedicated unit to power his system...period.

Run after knowledge....and the world will bow at your feet. No more excuses. You have everything right beside you.

epainos:

If you understand relationships in assets, you will understand there is no big secret anywhere. I think you took Michael's words too far. And if you understand why CBNs of nations want crypto to be tied to tangible assets, you will get my point.

I never said Larry taught him institutional whatever.. fact...that is a modern term. I know Larry exposed so many relationships and even dived into great tools..and how to read financial figures.

Go check Chris Lori....lol...then, you will know that not only ICT knows that thing. There are some good guys like that out there....those who know Steve Mauro very well....Michael himself came out and said he got his kill zones from Steve. Just that Michael blasted it open...and this has helped many people in developing nations. If you understand market cycle....lol...that thing steve blasted open out there...I forgot this Naija guy...he knows nothing about liquidity and institutional whatever...but he knows the cycle perfectly. He is digging it nicely. This is Steve's work.

If you understand power 3 and market structure that Larry Williams teaches....you will get my point.

Anyway bro...I want to ask you...cannyounsay you a profitable trader now? Would you like to share your experience?

epainos:

If you understand relationships in assets, you will understand there is no big secret anywhere. I think you took Michael's words too far. And if you understand why CBNs of nations want crypto to be tied to tangible assets, you will get my point.

I never said Larry taught him institutional whatever.. fact...that is a modern term. I know Larry exposed so many relationships and even dived into great tools..and how to read financial figures.

Go check Chris Lori....lol...then, you will know that not only ICT knows that thing. There are some good guys like that out there....those who know Steve Mauro very well....Michael himself came out and said he got his kill zones from Steve. Just that Michael blasted it open...and this has helped many people in developing nations. If you understand market cycle....lol...that thing steve blasted open out there...I forgot this Naija guy...he knows nothing about liquidity and institutional whatever...but he knows the cycle perfectly. He is digging it nicely. This is Steve's work.

If you understand power 3 and market structure that Larry Williams teaches....you will get my point.

Anyway bro...I want to ask you...cannyounsay you a profitable trader now? Would you like to share your experience?

epainos:

Lol... Michael took concepts from these guys. Lol. And he publicly endorsed Lori. And Lori has a far longer track record.... over 7 years ahead of Michael. What you don't know...you don't know. Poverty don show us shege in Africa...Just thank God for YouTube and other online platforms, and that God uses Michael for developing nations. Oga... there's real stuff out there....we just don't have access to it cos we were in the dark in Africa in those days. This is why you are talking like this. Lol. A beg.. don't ever say what you don't know. Lol.

Please...a beg...I don't go into arguments or discuss with people who put down others....not my style. Just imagine...You said BTMM is watered down.

If you continue making comments without checking the facts I put in my posts, I will stop interacting with you. You didn't even know about Lori...and you just washed him down. Nope.. don't do that. You don't understand btmm and you washed it down. Stop it,t bro. Check whatever I ask you to check. If you are too proud to... good luck! I leave people to believe what they want to. If you want to learn more, you don't become too sure of what you know. What you think is the best is just the start. Yes...I am telling you. Yes, Micheal put out powerful stuff...but he declared himself... "I am allowed to hold some things to myself" ... another time he said he had released all. Lol. Michael can press mumu button sha
He likes messing around with his critics. Lol. There is a reason people say he talks too much....lol. But still God bless that man. I keep praying for him daily.

Lol.hhhhmmm and you said the market cycle is washed down... bla bla bla...when your ict relies on the market cycle every time in all his trades....I see it clearly every time I stumble on his tweets....but he didn't really let you see it....but I see it in some of his posts. He has a whole series on it, but he tagged it as something else as usual. Lol. You don't know it. They are clearly there. Youdon'tt see it. Lol. That's not his concept. You clearly don't understand the market cycle..... you don't. Yet, it is the real foundation of Michael's trading...and Steve owns it. Just that Michael went deep down to a very high precision. Listen...his order blocks ...fvg... etc are all in the cycle. The market cycle is hard to explain...and you need trained eyes to see it. Funny...no one has ever called it market cycle except in tweets and comments. Lol. ..if you don't know it...you cannot get a good knowledge of how the market works. You need a trained eye to see it...but Steve explained it better than anyone...but Michael went deep into extremely high precision. All his pd arrays are grounded in it. All....yes....everything. You can't see it so you don't know. So don't ever again say the people are washed down. Never. The cycle is the reason Michael goes down to the bottom and tops to pick his trades... you don't get it...if you do... that's market cycle. Please, do not say what you don't know. Michael did not call it that and did not put so much attention to it, but it is so clear to those who know about it...yet he uses his concepts to give extremely highly valued knowledge.....yet...I bet you didn't pay attention to it...and you don't even know about it...cos if you do...I will know from your response.

The owners of TurtleSoupp are Linda Bradford and Lawrence Connors...and they officially put it out there in 1995. I have their book in my library. When did Michael first talk about it? Lol. What you don't know...you do not know sir. Linda has over 40 years of trading experience while Michael has over 30. How many of you were born in 1995? Nigeria was in the dark in 1995 na. Where do you want to get such knowledge then? But with just $40 to $100, so many people bought these kinds of materials. It was all about books then...not videos. Michael uses this concept to trade every time. Just too common. You don't know. This is where taking out buy stops and sell stops he preaches so crazi.ly comes from. Come on! Na insider taught these two people too? Dey play ooo...were you there when Michael signed an NDA with whoever you said made the program. Oh...Linda and Lawrence too signed such an NDA and yet published a book in 1995, and they aren't behind bars. Lol. The whole concept of liquidity Michael preaches today. Dey play oooo. Michael learnt so many things from others and he gives credit to them. You don't know. I can teach you. I can tell you where to look...but if you go on with this mentality of being bold with the little you know... you won't go far oooo. I wrote earlier...stay humble. Bro...I just did not start this thread...something asked me to. And I am not going into trading details. I know a lot about disruptive innovation...and I am a well-grounded plant lover who has metamorphosed into an ecology regenerative and sustainability enthusiast...but I want to get a cert to be officially known as an expert in the area. Should I start discussing the secrets of social media marketing? Bro...I go deep.... but I don't make noise. Listen to wisdom.



I like the bolded part about time and price...but guess what...Steve gave it out first. Lol. I told you already...Michael himself said publicly that all his zones are from him. If so...everything about time is from him first...not from Michael. Why wash down someone you don't know about? This is so common among Nigerians. They think they know and they start beating chests based on the limitations of what they know. Lol. They even dont check new facts...but they rely so boldly on the level they know. Lol.

I know a lot....but I know the market is deep...and I won't call myself a mentor at this stage... but it does not mean I am a student like you. We are all students...even mentors still learn so they are students...even professors are students too....however, level pass level sir.

Please!!!! Just stop being too knowing it with this particular concept. All his kill zones are not his, and the owner is killing it magnificently. And the owner is Steve....btmm. A beg...just stop.

You don't even know Chris Lori too. Lol. He has been out there and few of his materials have been out there for like 11 years now. Lol. Michael claimed he made these matetials you are making such noise about 7 years ago...but he put them out there officially 2 years ago. No one can confirm he made them 7 years ago. But we know we have Lori's content of over 13 years. Official bro...and so much of this institutional stuff is there. You don't know it. It is not officially 13 years that Lori put out stuff ict teaches in his institutional concept. Not all.. don't get it twisted...but you can see it if you know Lori.

Na where your knowledge ends you can only talk about...but please...just stop. There is a reason people don't attack these guys above...a.d there are reasons they attack Michael. But as I said, he is the most generous mentor among them all. Bless him.

A beg..I want to stop mentioning names cos this is what happens. My advice is that you don't limit yourself. Institutional bla bla bla...pd array bla bla bla...Michae only formed his terms...guy...some people already knew it long before him. And please...stop that nonsense that he was taught by some people who made the algorithm....nda bla bla bla....there is no proof. Get enough cash and pick some of the mentors here...and you will see similarities in what Michael teaches...but they put it out there before your Michael. Lol.

Michael has a lot of mentors out there. These are the people who showed him too...not any gaddam secret whatever you claim. Just saying what you cannot prove. Can you prove that statement of yours?

I am a careful person. As I said...there are well-packaged knowledges out there worth billions of dollars...so, what you know is what you know. There are still better high-profile mentors out there. But I won't get into who is the biggest among them...but don't ever argue it...No one to date has beaten Larry William's record. So, stop that thing... don't put Michael above his mentors. Never! Everyone knows that his FVG is imbalanced like 20 years before he called it FVG. And all his arrays...Larry Williams blasted these PD Arrays stuff open. You don't know it cos you don't know where they are. And they are not called the names Michael uses.

Get hold of the market structure ... I see you haven't mastered it. Cos if you have...never will you say btmm ks whatever you called it. You don't even know it....and you just boldly say what you said. Lol.

Abeg... take care! Will stop mentioning names here. Please.... kindly stop it here. Follow who you want to...and those who want deeper knowledge know how to search deeper. Michael is not the all in all...but respect to him. Again....I repeat...he is the most generous out of all of them...and God will reward him for it. But he took many concepts from others too. Even his Judas Swing was Steve's. Do you know he uses kill zones and Judas' swing a lot? Yet...they both belong to Steve. Lol...and many other stuff. You don't know about in-depth analysis out there bro with all you wrote here....and please...stop talking like you got the real source. No, you don't with what I can learn here. Never say again those Muchael copied are watered down. Never. You don't know, and I am telling you now. He copied these guys. And for sure...some of them copied him too. Three people Michael himself endorsed publicly and cannot say he surpassed them, and took concepts from are Chris, Steve and Larry. You kukuma say Larry is washed down too. You almost said it because some secret people had 6 yrs of NDA with Michael. A beg...no kill me with laughter.

Finally, Michael has been officially known since the early days of babypips and he put so many things out there. He is not a new comer like I said earlier...and again...God bless him. He has saved lives. He is the most generous mentor ou there. Say whatever you want to...say gpod or bad about him...that man has impacted lives positively.

Stay blessed.

epainos:


Dipo Adepoju. Nigerian version of Michael in terms of generosity.....Dipo is too generous teaching people freely. And you will never see him act bling...and he doesn't show his wealth. Coded extremely rich man but very humble. He said he almost sold his kidney before he got hold of what he knows today. If market cycle using btmm only is what you can learn go ahead...Dipo has got everything out there for you to learn. Just knowing the market cycle is huge...so not let anyone talk you down. Dipo is totallly free like Michael.. If you want to take it to a higher level, follow Steve Mauro.

On higher time frame, if you study this guy's concept ..you will prosper. He uses support and resistance...I am.not too a fan of it...but with his style...you can make soke real cash....check out Dapo Willis. He trades for Dangote....and many regard him as the most successful Nigerian trader.

Again, it is not my intention to start mentioning names because people are so funny how they go about it. And from my experience, the market is dynamic and these mentors out there learn from one another. There is no one who knows it all...and certainly no one who was taught any secret. Even those who wrote the program cannot know what the CBN of nations puts inside it cos the program is made to accept inputs from time to time (we know what they annouce only). They can only know where it goes after seeing some things. Those things are what everyone is trying to see with different techniques. Some many techniques are flawed while there are few out that that are ok.

Remmeber, you must discover yourself and have a pattern and system that works for you. Trading is dymanic. Period. If you dont like ICT, pick someone else. When you understand market cycle, you will know that you can just pick a fraction of what the market does....maybe just 1% of it. Thats it....and you master it...and you wait every day, every week...or even every month for that just 1% of the market to surface...and you kill it big time. Some may knkw over 50 aspects and flip here and there....choose assests here and there...and tou see them like machines. They can be masters of trading, but that person who knows just 1% will make money too. Infact that 1% knowledge can make him richer. Meanwhile some can know up to 80% even over...but still...they trade only with the surest technique which can be 1%. Just imagine...knowing 80 things, but uses only 1 in different ways. Lol. You know 80 oooo...but it is just 1 you use...but that 1....you can flip it here and there. This is how dynamic the market is.

Study market structure too. Then, you will still need what to do.

If you no want wahala...you need something straight forward..but still technical....head over to Dipo Adepoju. People are killing it big time with his style.

epainos:

Shaking my head. Nigerians will never stop to amaze me. Na waoooo! Nothing sounds funny...it sounds disgusting.


Lori explained this many years ago...as far back as 2005..lol. And not only Lori. I don't know where you got it that a group of people secretly taught Michael.

If you know how price flows from CBN to Aggregators ...to banks ....to brokers...and the market....you will see the algorithm and how it works. They usually pit inputs and everyone knows they do...and those red news folders tell the story. You don't know it. They don't just press anything..... it's there. Lori explained it so well that if you listen to ICT...you know that's Lori. You have not listened to Lori or have listened to Steve Mauro.

You gat no $$$ to enrol under these guys...stop saying what you don't know. Lori has tons of videos in his mentorship. Tons..


This is Mauro. He explained it first. But many people know this even since 50s. Steve only broke it down and ICT made it so clear. What you dont know...you don't know. You don't have to calibrate anything if you are a traveller and used to time change. ICT only used his time. People use Naija time and they still get it well. All you need to know is the time each market opens and the time it closes...then understand the nature of what happens then. And by the way, it applies to only day trading. Many don't use it cos they don't day trade. You don't even understand it. You don't need to use it if you don't want to...but you can ...and you don't have to calibrate anything. So, if my audience is in Nigeria, you expect me to use NY time to explain....lol. So, you can't convert the time to your Nigerian local time? Lol. OH! ICT said it must be NY time...and it must be so....lol. What a limited way of reasoning!!!! You have just confirmed that you only follow follow. Lol. Please, carry your thoughts away from my thread. If you don't want to learn...get the crap out of here. Always trying to feel he knows all. I don't roll with people like you. You are so unteachable. Yet...you know very little.


This is Larry Williams, and he explained it as far back as the late 80s. Lol. See...you know absolutely nothing ooo. It was hidden in his books...but those who bought the book know. Lol. ICT only explained again how you can apply it. Your explanation here is its application to only the day as a whole. Ypu can apply it to each session too. You can apply it to asia, london, and ny. And this is so connected with price action characteristics (all good traders know this before Lori and ICT) during the opening and closes of each session. And guess who exposed it first...Larry Williams. It still doesn't mean he created it. He said it himself also. Yes. Larry did not say he created it. Ha ba!


Steve Mauro taught it first...Michael only named it killzones. People attacked Michael for not crediting Steve. Stop saying rubbish. And this concept is long known. Mauro himself only make it distinctly clear and reinforced it into people. ICT obviously repeated it again because of dumb people who still dont get it. And he said it in one of his videos that he is so amazed the number of people who still don't get it even after he made it so clear. This is to tell you that most people are dumb.

I think Michael later realised that it is not worth collecting money for mentorship again. I think he may start what Lori and Mr. Williams do in addition to mentoring traders...giving away services and data pro want to use. Instead of making money from dumb people who still wont get it (the materials are free for anyone who wants to learn now). I like this too. Traders need data and even commentaries. I think ICT should open a closed group for traders who wants his commentaries and stop YouTube if he still likes mentoring traders and they should pay monthly. Traders already making profits should find kt easy to pay him $100 or more per month. He has put everything anyone needs there already on YouTube.

His free commentaries make people to be more clueness. Knowledge can be dangerous in the hands of careless people.


Lol. I have given you all the above. You must be Igbo. Lol. They do this sh.it. They beat their chests on the limit of what they know. Chai. And they defend it so well. But others look at them and smile...guess what? They wait to hammer them cos they know that no matter what they say, Igbos will still stand on their flawed view...so, they don't waste their time arguing with them. They act at the right time...and then Igbo will cry foul play later.

I wrote this cos I see you are like lgbo from your post (maybe wrong..but I guess), and they have this attribute of yours. They don't know the details of a subject and they start talking like they are the professor who wrote it. No just the intro only dem read ooo. Dem no even know say the thing get 25 chapters..na only intro dem see in one corner...and they argue so much. When you tell them there are more...and direct them to the sources, they don't care oooo...they still argue.

Please....stop quoting me in this thread again. Na beg a dey beg you. I can see you don't know anything but just cos you have listened to ICT, you think you know all. Lol.

I am not saying ICT is not ok (for those reading), sure you can pick his teachings cos they are free...they used to cost over $5,000. You can. But he is not the alpha and omega like this boy and many others want to make him. He has masters ahead of him.....I know who he learned from...he has not hidden moat of the people he learned from either. Please disregard this person's claim.

Chris Lori doesn't even teach you to copy his strategy...he only shows you the process. And he teaches you how to create your strategy. This is the boom. Michael understands it well too...and this is why he creates many strategies...I can mention many but here are some: one shot, one kill, turtle soup, 2022 model, silver bullet, one-lifetime set-up, etc. Lol. All...I mean all...are things you can see yourself if you know the process Lori teaches. And ICT teaches the process too....just that you can either limit yourself to one of the strategies above, or you pick up the process and create strategies for yourself also.

ICT teaches back-testing and forward-testing but you cannot compare it to what Lori teaches..lol. you don't know Lori at all.

If you ask people who go under the two, they don't know who is better between the two...but more people tend to flow with Lori. Many suspected that ICT attended his class at one time...who knows? Lol. But one thing is clear....they are both deep.

I will not respond to any of his posts here again....so, do not think my silence is acceptance or permission of his views and opinions.

Anyway, this thread is not about trading. There are tons of other things you can do, and I have gone through so many. I am a man who seeks knowledge. So, I can tell you what works and what doesn't. If don't know, I don't pretend to know.

Good luck to everyone reading.

Please if anyone wants me to look into a subject or something, kindly let me know here. No one is an Island of knowledge that is supposed to separate himself from others. I am teachable and willing to study whatever you feel I should look into. But not religion...lol. I don't want to discuss that with anyone...especially with Nairalanders. A beg. No deep religion.... but concepts from religion we can apply like this...I am in.
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epainos:
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is making waves, and numerous disruptive technologies are used in the model.

Guys, this area is so important that you cannot go broke if you get involved. Also, you will be needed all over the world if you go into the right areas here.

I will write more in this next week.

epainos:
I do not know where to write this topic, but I have decided to put it under religion since I am adding bible verses.

Ecclesiastes 5.19
"Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him the power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God".

My view is that wealth is a gift. Why did I say so? Most rich people do not work extremely hard to get rich....most get rich by inheritance or luck. However, staying rich requires real hard work in my opinion.

Amid nasty news whereby young men especially are killing to get rich, I think I need to let you know the real truth of the modern ways to get wealthy.

Knowing it does not mean one will be wealthy...like I said...I believe it is a gift, but the knowledge will give you a broad view of life. When you know 10% of what I know, trust me...you will not envy others.

Ok...Let me remind you of Asake's lyric... "Ore mi ...dupe yo kan e oooo....." Translation: My friend, rejoice (with others when they make it), it will soon be your turn. Yeah...that boy Asake is an example of someone who understands what "turn by turn" means. And the way he waited....his kind of patience is one I learned so much from. While waiting, he was developing himself seriously. And guess what?

He knew who he wanted to work with... and he was pressing hard to get Baddoo's attention. The moment Baddoo said...ok...wetin you fit offer...mehn...Asake delivered beyond expectation...and we can see the result...even Baddo himself has not done what that guy did in Arena O2. What? Just under 2 years? Apologies to Christian brothers and sisters who don't listen to circular music ...personally...I am not a fan of the Nigerian musical industry lifestyle...but guess what? Concepts and principles work no matter who applies them. Asake knows the principle behind patience and development...and it worked for him.

Do you want to know where real wealth is in instead of chasing about what doesn't exist? I will tell you. Oh...I need to check out now to attend to some urgent matters...I will be back. Chill out. There is no peace of mind in ritual things, and no good health in drug businesses... se you wan know how to get rich and have peace of mind?

If you can learn one of the ways I am going to highlight in this thread, you will not get broke again. Mark my words. You will not. You are free from poverty for the rest of your life.