Author: Route 2 FI
Compiled by: TechFlow
Today we’re going to talk about the upcoming bull run and the scenarios in which you might succeed.
Money can't solve all your problems, but it can solve your financial problems. You have many options.
If you chased money and now have it, but feel empty inside, this may not be your ultimate goal. You may want more meaning and impact in your life. Use your money to improve yourself. Set new goals, set goals that go beyond money.
Health, fitness, hobbies, family and friends. You didn't make a lot of money to stay in the same place. Improve your life, expand your horizons and see more of the world.
No matter how rich you are, death is inevitable. Therefore, the only limited resource is time. Invest money to buy time, use money to try different possibilities, and invest money to improve the quality of your life.
It’s hard to imagine how crazy the cryptocurrency bull run has been.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my goals, what I’m spending so much of my time doing, and what direction I want to go in.
I guess it's normal to think about these things from time to time, especially during periods of market volatility. I still dream of experiencing an upcoming bull run again. The feeling of buying an asset at a high price, going to bed, and waking up to see the price is even higher is incredible. Imagine having this feeling for months, with prices rising every day. 2021 was so crazy, I remember everything around me became meaningless. You didn't have time to do anything else. Those who are not in the crypto industry can't understand this. They know that Bitcoin is up a few hundred percent, but have no idea that altcoins are up a few thousand percent, and there are new opportunities every day.
At the moment those days seem to be gone, will they come back again? Will we go through an experience like this again? There is a debate right now about the fragmentation of altcoins because the difference between 2021 and 2024 is that then there were only a handful of solid altcoins, and in 2024 we have hundreds of quality projects. But liquidity is not enough to drive them into the alt season. This time, retail is smarter, and not just retail. Traders are smarter, investors are smarter, VCs, KOLs, etc., they all have more experience and knowledge than you. They have resources and connections that you don't have. This makes me say that I think it will be more difficult to succeed in this bull run. People understand the "four-year cycle" and become more cautious and ready to sell what you have. You have to be more vigilant than in previous cycles.
But there is hope. Because in a booming bull market, all of these "rules" are ignored. People forget about risk management and make very irrational decisions in the hope of making a huge fortune in a short period of time. And this is where you need to be smart. When the next 90,000% annualized yield project comes along, stay calm and don't lose your mind.
If you are a newbie, do you know what an annualized return of 94,000% means?
Let me tell you.
If you had $100, after 365 days you would have $94,000.
That means an interest rate of 1.9% every day. Yes, every day.
Well, instead of people putting in $100, they’re putting in $100,000.
A 30-day daily interest rate of 1.9% would mean a profit of $75,000 on $100,000.
Moreover, the price of this Ponzi asset, TIME, rose so fast that people became millionaires from $1,000 in less than a month.
A crypto friend of mine was making $30,000 a day on this project and actually sold it near the peak and bought a new house. It’s an inspirational story. But as we know, this kind of profitability doesn’t last forever and the Ponzi scheme eventually collapsed.
Okay, that's enough about this. Let's move on.
What are your goals, friend?
Without a greater purpose, it’s easy to drift aimlessly.
If you just wake up every day, have no plans, and start scrolling through your phone or computer screen, you lose.
I believe in the pyramid structure of goal setting.
Basically, start with a 20+ year mission, then break it down into 3-10 year visions. Further, to achieve the 3 year goal, you need to break it down into annual goals, quarterly goals, and so on.
What you do on a daily and weekly basis determines where you'll be in a few years. Sure, we all have bad days. But instead of continuing to procrastinate, try to get back on track.
If your goals don’t motivate you, they’re probably not what you really want.
Do I have goals? Yes, but if we relate it to crypto, my goal is to be one of the best writers and a knowledgeable person in this space. In the last market cycle, money was a much more important factor for me. This cycle I feel more relaxed and I don't need to make money in the same way. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone out there wants to make more money. But I'm not desperate and I'm not going to sacrifice my health to make money (like I felt in the last cycle).
Please check out my post below to see what reflections I made.
It got so bad that I actually lost interest in everything I cared about. Books, writing (except crypto), working out, running, seeing friends, my girlfriend, and family all became really boring. I was addicted to my phone and computer to the point where I tried to avoid any situation where I couldn’t check my DeFi positions, Twitter, Discord, TG, etc. My girlfriend (at the time) tried to tell me how addicted I was, but I just didn’t listen.
It made me think, what is the point of money if you don’t use it to improve your life.
I wrote more about this in the tweet below.
The point is, now that the bull market is accelerating again, I’m starting to feel it again. Crypto is so important and everything else has to be put on hold. I’m putting things off in order to make more money (than I’m already making).
It feels natural to hear other people on Crypto Twitter (CT) talking about what they plan to spend their money on, referencing this tweet.
I think you have enough to go around now, my friend.
Let’s stop here.
But let me ask you one last question that you can think about before next time.
If you made money in 2025, what would you spend it on?
