The First 10 Shares Are the Hardest, That’s Why They Matter Most
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jun 27
- 4 min read
April 21, 2025, was the day I started building my financial legacy.
I didn’t know what I was doing at the time. No fancy system, no strategy. Just one conviction: I wanted to build generational wealth, and I was going to do it one share at a time.
Today, I’ve officially hit 10 full shares of MicroStrategy.
It took me 66 days and a relentless $50 per day investment strategy to get here. No hype, no trading, just showing up every single day with discipline, clarity, and the patience to let time do the compounding.
You Can’t Get to 1,000 Without the First One
I still remember how it felt when I bought my first full share of MSTR. That $50 didn’t just start an investment strategy—it started an identity shift.
Now I’m at 10 shares. And it’s finally starting to feel real.
But here’s the truth I’ve learned along the way:
Most people never get this far.
Not because they can’t.
But because they stop showing up.
The Boring Part Is Where the Compounding Begins
Some weeks, I add zero shares.
That’s when it gets boring. That’s when most people quit. The price is too high. The progress feels invisible. And the market doesn’t care how consistent you’ve been.
This is where I train my mind.
I don’t look at my MSTR portfolio 10 times a day. I don’t chase news. I don’t ask, “Is this working?”
Instead, I remind myself:
This is a 20-year game.
Not a 20-day rush.
Everyone Talks at the Start. No One Cheers in the Middle.
Here’s what no one tells you.
Some days are lonely.
You’re excited about a stock or crypto that no one’s talking about. You’re buying while everyone else is distracted. And it feels like no one sees you.
But this is where compound conviction lives.
Those quiet weeks where nothing seems to happen are where most people give up. You’re not adding new shares. The market’s not rewarding you. It feels like a waste of time.
That’s exactly why this phase matters most.
It filters out the tourists.
I Don’t Care if MSTR is Up or Down Today
I just care that I showed up.
I care that another $250 went to work this week.
Even when the price was too high to buy a full share. Even when it felt slow. Even when it didn’t move the needle.
Because now, that $250 is part of a system.
And systems win what emotions lose.
10 Shares Feels Like a Lot… Because It Is
It’s easy to dismiss small wins.
“Only 10 shares? That’s nothing.”
But zoom out. Ten shares of MSTR is nearly $4,000. And I built that by showing up every day with a simple rule:
$50 a day, every weekday, no excuses.
I didn’t need perfect timing.
I didn’t need a bull market.
I didn’t even need motivation.
I just needed to automate the first move and never stop.
BakoSignal Is How I Stay Focused in the Noise
Most investors drown in headlines and hype.
I don’t.
I use BakoSignal to separate signal from noise.
It scans the markets, highlights conviction-based setups, and helps me stick to what matters.
Because I’m not here to guess.
I’m here to build something real.
If you don’t have a system for finding, filtering, and following through on high-conviction plays, then the market will distract you out of your future.
BakoSignal keeps me on track.
Even when the market tries to pull me off it.
What Comes Next
This is just the beginning.
I didn’t stop at my first share. I won’t stop at 10.
Every new share is another brick in the foundation. Every $50 is another signal that I’m serious. And every boring week is proof that I don’t need hype to stay committed.
This is how real wealth gets built.
Not with trends.
But with time, strategy, and conviction.
Final Word
It’s not sexy.
It’s not flashy.
But it works.
The first 10 shares taught me more than any course, job, or influencer ever could:
Ownership builds confidence.
Consistency builds power.
And 10 shares is just the warm-up.
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