From selling cigarettes at school to losing £100K in crypto to building The Arcane Archives. This is the real story — no filters, no bullshit.
The wins, the losses, and everything in between
Never could focus in school — probably ADHD. But I could focus on making money. Started selling cigarettes at school for £1 each. 20 in a pack, sometimes selling 2 packs (smoked some too). That's when I realized I had a hustler's mindset. School wasn't teaching me what I needed to learn.
Left school, tried college for 6 months doing some iMedia course — it was shit. At 16, started making garden patio slabs, landscaping, working in a window company. Did bin bag manufacturing for literally an hour before I walked out because it felt robotic. Tried a few other jobs. None of them felt right. I was searching for something more.
Started as a chef at 17 in a local restaurant. Boss was good to me, took me to a hotel, spa, and restaurant. Then got sacked because the boss above him didn't like me. Worked in a few pubs after — most of it was deep-fried frozen shit and microwave meals. Not what I signed up for. I loved being a chef but hated the reality of chain restaurants.
All while building businesses on the side — ecommerce, building watches, had an SMMA business. I was always hustling for freedom.
Around 2020, I invested £17K into crypto. Bull run happened and I was up £100K profit. First market cycle, didn't understand the game yet. Made every rookie mistake in the book.
Then bear market hit. Instead of buying more, I panic sold. Lost the entire £100K profit. That pain? That taught me everything. Discipline. Patience. Long-term thinking. The most expensive lessons are always the most valuable.
Since I was 16, I've been buying courses non-stop. Not just trading — life, business, money, health, everything. If I see a course that's worth it, I buy it. Spent over £80,000 on courses and 1-on-1 mentorship over the years.
Some people think it's a waste of money. I know it saves time and energy. You're either spending time figuring it out yourself, or you're buying someone else's years of experience. I chose the shortcut.
Started trading in 2021. Was unprofitable for 2 years straight. Most people would've quit. I didn't.
Then something clicked — started seeing consistent profitability for the past 2 years. Refined my system, mastered my psychology. The pain from crypto taught me discipline. The losses from trading taught me patience. Now I'm profitable and teaching others the real path.
Got an amazing opportunity to work at a multi-million £ estate in Scotland — hotel, spa, restaurants, golf course, the lot. Gorgeous place. Worked as a chef for a month, then my eczema flared up — worst anyone had ever seen, dermatologists and hospitals included.
Was off for 5+ months, living in this beautiful environment, trading, reflecting. The company treated me incredible. Went back to work for a couple months, then got sacked for riding a golf buggy (even though I had permission from the golf team, but HR and head chef didn't like it).
But here's the thing — during those 5 months off, isolated and broken down, I discovered my purpose: to help others across all realms of life. That pain, that isolation, that struggle... it showed me what I'm meant to do.
Built The Arcane Archives from scratch. This isn't just another trading course or business program. This is everything I've learned from selling cigarettes at school to losing £100K in crypto to discovering my purpose in a Scottish hospital bed.
3,330+ modules covering trading, business, health, psychology, and the knowledge they don't want you to have. Trading education, business development, personal transformation — the complete path to freedom.
I'm 21, still learning, still growing, still building. But I know my purpose now: to help others break free from mediocrity and build the lives they actually want. Not through theory. Through real experience that survived the filter.
I'm not here to sell you dreams. I'm here to show you the real path — the one with losses, failures, and lessons that actually matter. I spent £80,000+ and years of trial and error so you don't have to. Everything that survived the filter is inside The Arcane Archives.
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