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Now that I'm a husband and a father, I am thankful to have survived that kind of devastating setback early in my life—at a time when I had time to recover from the loss, and the consequences were mine alone to bear. That Friday night, I felt stunned and beyond shell shocked, but the very next day, I woke up with a drive that I had never felt before. I made a decision that changed my life forever; I decided to take control, to figure out how to trade successfully, and most importantly how to go from the dumb money circle into the smart money circle (and stay there). Everything I did from that point forward was to accomplish that one goal: learn how to win. In order to do that, I had to rewire my mind, conquer my (former) self, bring out the smart money superhero inside me, and learn the laws of the smart money circle!

I was at my lowest point financially, and I decided I only had one place to go: up! Thankfully, I knew at the time that I didn't know how to join the smart money circle. I had tried a couple of times and failed, so instead of repeating my mistakes (which is what the dumb money circle does), I went on a quest for information and knowledge—and the wisdom to use them properly. I read just about every investing and trading book I could get my hands on. I attended seminars all over the country and did my best to meet some of the greatest financial minds I know of.

Years later, I learned the phrase “I know that I know nothing.” It comes from ancient Greek philosophy, and the saying is derived from Plato's account of the oral legal defense Socrates made for himself during his trial in 399 BC for impiety and corruption. Socrates himself appeared wiser than he actually was, he argued, because he “does not imagine he knows what he does not know.”

It is the foundation for intellectual curiosity because, if you think you know everything, then why would you spend any time learning something new?

Intellectual curiosity is the spirit of just about everyone who is self‐made in the smart money circle (the top 1%), and it is the spirit I want you to adopt as you move through the pages of this book. If what you've been doing hasn't been working for you, challenge yourself to approach the subject anew—with the spirit of a beginner. Live your life to the fullest, become intellectually curious, learn more, do more, and achieve more!