I walked one of the region's biggest trading expos in Abu Dhabi and asked every trader and investor the same three questions: your biggest win, your biggest loss, and the lesson that cost you the most.

Then I sat with a man who's spent 55 years in the money world and role-played something millions of people live through: "I lost everything last week. My motivation is zero. What do you tell me?" His answer genuinely moved me — and it might be the most important few minutes in this episode. His core message: 99 times out of 100, things go wrong because of the advice from the people around you. Be careful who is advising you. Then take responsibility anyway, list what went wrong, correct it, and re-enter.

Also in this episode:

- A 25-year veteran who bought Bitcoin at $5,000 in 2017 and sold at $19,000 — and why his top rule now is ...