I'm not sure how to start this, so I'll just say it — 2025 was the year that made me realise how serious I had to be.
It started well enough. I was trading, making money, watching numbers go up. It felt good. Then February came and took everything. Every cedi I had made, gone. Just like that.
I didn't jump back in. I stopped completely. Looking back I think I was in a dark place for a while after that — I don't like to use the word depression because honestly I don't fully understand what it means. What I do believe though is that everything that brings you low is the universe telling you something needs to change. So instead of calling it depression, I called it a message. And I tried to listen.
One thing I learned about myself through that is that I had to get better at saving. I had money saved — but it was all in my trading account. When February happened, it was all gone at once. That taught me something I won't forget.
For a while I was just living. No clear direction, no plan. Just figuring out what I actually wanted. That phase felt slow and honestly a little scary — but I think it was necessary.
"Starting over isn't failure. It's just a different kind of beginning."
By the time the year ended things looked different. I had found my footing in code and design. And I had someone by my side who believed in what I was building before I fully believed in it myself. She pushed me to go hard at this and I'm grateful for that. It genuinely feels great — especially when you've never had someone outside of family show up for you that consistently, believe in you that genuinely, and motivate you to keep going. That meant a lot.
Going into 2026 I don't have as much money as I'd like — that's still a work in progress. But I made a decision to lock in with code and design, and the good thing about that path is it doesn't require money to start. Just time, focus and the willingness to keep showing up. That's what I have.
If I'm being honest, February me — before the loss — felt more certain. More momentum. But the person I became by December understood something February me didn't. That starting over isn't failure. It's just a different kind of beginning.
Here's to 2026.