10 Rules to Build Wealth (Part 3 of 3): The Final Truths Most Never Learn

Welcome to Part 3.

We’ve already covered:
→ Why wealth starts with hard assets,
→ Why identity comes before strategy,
→ And why fear is the compass, not the warning.

Today?

I’m giving you the final keys.

This is the stuff nobody talks about.
The things that steal wealth slowly, silently…
And the final mindset shifts you must make to not only GET rich —
But stay rich.

Let’s go.

7. Reprogram Yourself

This is where most people get stuck.

They invest in assets…
But they don’t invest in environmental upgrades.

What do I mean?

If your friend group panics at every 5% red candle,
If you live in an environment that normalizes debt, junk food, low ambition…

Then guess what?

Your subconscious absorbs all of that — and reflects it in your choices.

I’ve had to move cities.
Leave group chats.
Outgrow friends I once loved — because they kept me average.

You are a sum of your:

• Expectations

• Information diet

• Emotional triggers

• Peer circle

Reprogramming isn’t about reading motivational books.
It’s about manually upgrading your OS.

→ New mentors
→ New routines
→ New beliefs about what’s “normal”

Once I believed $1M was average…
I started making decisions that reflected it.

But that came from reprogramming.

So here’s the challenge:
Look around and ask, “Does this version of me help or hurt the man I’m becoming?”

Be ruthless. Cut what doesn’t align.

8. Avoid the Wealth Traps

Let me say it clearly:

Yes, I swing trade them.
Yes, I take profits on memes.

But my foundation is BTC and real assets. Always has been.

If you're buying:

• The 17th “AI” coin that launched yesterday,

• The hype narrative of the week without metrics,

• Anything without long-term conviction…

Then you’re not investing.
You’re gambling.

And that’s fine — as long as you know it.

But don’t lie to yourself and think those are wealth plays.

Same goes for:
→ Buying liabilities (cars, watches, vacations) while you’re still broke
→ Taking advice from broke family members
→ Letting your lifestyle expand every time your portfolio does

You want to stay rich?

Stack assets, ignore clout, and keep your mouth shut.

You’d be amazed how many “friends” show up when you tweet gains.

Ask me how I know.

9. Never Sell Your Hard Assets

I know this one triggers people.

But read carefully:

I’m not saying never take profit.

I’m saying don’t trade your hard assets for garbage.

Selling BTC for USDT during euphoria? Fine.

But selling BTC to rotate into a microcap with no liquidity?
Or to buy a flex car?

I’ve watched people sell their Bitcoin at $12k… to buy XRP.
Sell at $40k… to rotate into NFTs.
Sell at $90k… to chase AI alts that dumped 99%.

Every time, the same regret.

You want to play with alts? Cool.
Keep it to 5–10% of your stack. Play offense with discipline.

But your wealth foundation is BTC. Don’t touch it.

This isn’t about maxis.
This is about math.

No asset in history has repeated Bitcoin’s return-risk profile with its decentralization, liquidity, and network effect.

You get rich by hoarding.
You stay rich by holding.

Simple.

10. Expect to Be Targeted

If you do this right —
Build wealth, build skills, build influence —
You will become a target.

This isn’t paranoia. This is reality.

I’ve had my wallets hacked.
Friends impersonated.
Emails breached.
Projects cloned.

Why?

Because the moment your name shows up in the right place…

The scammers show up too.

Don’t wait for the pain to learn the lesson.

Most people get rugged, not because of tech —
But because of complacency.

You spent years stacking.

Why risk it for a dopamine tweet?

Silence is wealth.
Privacy is protection.

Don’t just get rich. Stay rich.

Final Thoughts

These 10 steps weren’t theory.

They were battle-tested in the trenches over 8 years.

You don’t need to master them overnight.

But if you internalize even 3-4 of these ideas?

Your entire trajectory changes.

If you found value in this 3-part series, reply and let me know what hit hardest.

And if you’re serious about mastering this bull cycle?

You know where to find us:
Join the 9-5 Traders Community.
We don’t chase dreams. We build them.

— Victor