Terrence Watanabe gambled $350,000,000 of generational money in Vegas and lost it all. His family had established success, and a business already built long before he ever had to sharpen a single skill. When his father passed down Oriental Trading Company for $850 million, it looked like the ultimate win. In life, sometimes the easiest start becomes the hardest lesson. Instead of building on what was handed to him, Terrance drifted. No purpose. No edge. No identity earned. And when you don’t have a mission, you look for distractions. His distraction just happened to be Las Vegas..where the house always wins. Over a few brutal years, he gambled away hundreds of millions. Not because he was reckless by nature...but I think because he never had to develop the muscles that come with creating something yourself. The grit. The discipline. The late nights. The small wins that grow you before they grow your bank account. Without those reps, wealth feels like a toy instead of a tool. In reality, that’s the part most people overlook. The value isn’t in having money. The value is in becoming someone who knows how to earn it, protect it, and multiply it. Wealth you create teaches you accountability. Wealth you inherit tests whether you’ve learned anything at all. Terrance’s story isn’t about just gambling, but it’s about what happens when the reward shows up before putting in the reps. It’s the reminder that the process is what shapes you. The work is what grounds you. And the growth you fight for is what helps you keep what you earn. Creating wealth builds the character required to manage it. Inheriting wealth exposes whether that character exists. And if you’re reading this thinking about where you are right now, that's good. Because this is the season where you’re earning your identity. The habits you’re building today are what make sure you never lose what you’re working so hard to gain. More important than a BUSINESS Plan is a BECOMING Plan.