💰This is the story of how I became successful

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Hi there,

I didn’t grow up with a master plan. I just grew up working.

My parents owned a small convenience store, right next to my school. After class, I’d walk next door and help out. At first, it was just a few hours here and there. Weekends. Afternoons. Nothing glamorous.

But that’s where it started.

I learned what work actually looked like. Showing up. Being consistent. Handling customers. Watching money come in and go out. I didn’t know it then, but those early hours were laying a foundation.

By my early teens, I wanted to earn more on my own. So I tried things. I fixed iPhone screens for people in my circle. I sold random products online. I talked to suppliers overseas and figured out how Amazon worked. None of it was perfect. Most of it was small. But every attempt taught me something.

When college came around, I showed up early just to work. Before classes even started, I was washing dishes in the dining hall. Over time, that turned into other campus jobs. Desk attendant. RA. RD. Every year, I had a role. And on the side, I kept experimenting.

The real shift happened when I learned how to learn. 

I picked up a book that had nothing to do with school: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. That was the moment curiosity clicked. I realized education didn’t have to be boring or forced. There was an entire world of skills I could teach myself.

From there, it snowballed.

I joined startup clubs. Took business classes seriously. Worked on small projects. Learned public speaking. Learned how products were built, marketed, and sold. I saved aggressively. I invested early, even when the amounts were small. Looking back, it wasn’t any single decision. My actions were compounding.

After college, I moved back to a new city with no real social circle. So I focused. I built. I sold products online. One side business turned into six figures. Another taught me what I didn’t want to do long-term.

Then social media entered the picture.

I started posting casually. Finance skits. Business thoughts. Things I genuinely enjoyed talking about. One video took off. Then another. Suddenly, I wasn’t just experimenting anymore; I was building something real.

I didn’t know how to monetize it at first. So I learned. Brands. Partnerships. Digital products. Creator economics. Eventually, that knowledge turned into an agency. Today, that’s what I do. I help brands scale and help creators earn what they’re actually worth.

When I zoom out, the story feels simple.

I immigrated at five.
I worked early.
I stayed curious.
I kept stacking skills.

Nothing happened overnight. But everything compounded.

That’s how you go from helping in a convenience store to building real wealth in your twenties. Not by chasing one big break, but by letting small efforts build on each other for years. And the compounding never really stops.

Do you want to be successful? It’s time to stop planning and take action. It’s never too late to start. If you want a step-by-step guide to all my best money lessons, get it for free here.

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- Milan and Team

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