“If you’re so successful why did you start The Stable?” After I had kids, trading started to feel different. Not like I suddenly forgot how to do it, but like the cost got way more obvious. I hate that feeling of waking up and the first thing you do is check your phone, or you’re at the gym, at dinner, even just hanging with family and there’s this constant background hum of “what’s my exposure, what’s price doing, what can go wrong.” It’s not even the losses that get you, it’s the fact that it quietly steals your attention from real life. And once you’re a dad, that trade-off hits harder. I don’t want my kid’s memories to be me half-present because my brain is still on a chart. I still love markets, I still want to be in the game, but I don’t want my whole life to be me alone in a room clicking buttons and riding an emotional rollercoaster just because there’s always more money to make. The market will always be there. My kids being little won’t. So I built the pod because it let me turn this into something that actually feels good to show up for. It’s still markets, still serious work, but it’s structured, it’s social, it’s building something with momentum instead of just me grinding in isolation. I like teaching, I like seeing people level up, and I like creating a place where people can cut through the noise and actually get better without wasting years chasing dumb shit. It’s a better use of my time now, and it fits the life I actually want, be a great dad, be present, stay sharp in markets, and build something real that outlives a single trade. This is just the first iteration, if you don’t think it is evolving into something bigger I got news for yah.