Lessons from the Trenches: Hard Work, Markets, and the Power of Ignoring the Noise and Enjoying the Journey

From digging pools at 12 to trading markets today—why the best lessons come from doing, not predicting.

A conversation today, took me back to when I was 12—when my mother decided it was time I learned a lesson.

I was a handful. Not in a rebellious, “breaking the law” kind of way, but in the way that a kid who doesn’t fit neatly into a system often is.

I was adopted into a lower middle class family in East Cleveland—never went without, but also learned earl…