For a long time, I was chasing a ghost.

I was looking for the "secret" to getting rich and happy. Every time I launched a new business, it failed. I didn't just lose; I got scammed. Multiple times. I watched my hard-earned capital completely vanish into thin air. I remember sitting there, looking at my empty bank account, asking myself a painful question: Why is this only happening to me?

Then, the darkness truly hit. I entered one of the longest, most brutal burnouts of my life. For three agonizing years, I did nothing. I lost my job. I had to pack up my things and move back into my mom's house. I hated the thought of working. For those three long years, I didn't open my laptop to work for a single hour. Life completely darkened before my eyes. My phone became a prison of endless, purposeless scrolling.

But looking back, I realize that darkness wasn't a punishment. It was a test from God.

In those quiet, painful years of having nothing, I found God. He was rebuilding my soul from the ground up, teaching me to trust the journey, and turning me into a true believer. He was preparing me to get back on track stronger than I had ever been in my entire life.

When I finally opened my laptop again, I started studying the high-performers. I found a mentor running a 9-figure empire and discovered that he, too, had been through hell. When he was broke, he was praying to God just for one single chance to change his life. And in that dark place, he found a book that he later suggested to me: No Excuses.

I had nothing left to lose, so I read it.

It was a complete eye-opener. It made me realize that the secret I had been looking for didn't exist in some magical business strategy. The secret was discipline. It didn't matter how many times I failed, as long as I stayed disciplined, I would make it. Behind every single success story, there are countless sleepless nights, 16-hour workdays, and months of brutal grinding without seeing a single dime in results.

The real secret? It's having the balls to start, and a strong heart to keep going no matter what hits you. It's a burning, obsession-level desire to win, backed by crazy, relentless input into your business every single day.

Success isn't about beating the competition. It's about getting 1% better every single day. All you have to do is beat the person you were yesterday.

It is always YOU VS YOU.

That's why I built Doerva. Your phone is your sword—either you use it to kill your goals, or you use it to kill your time, your focus, and your dreams. I spent three years letting it kill my time. Now, I build tools for the dreamers who choose to pick up the sword and fight.