Resilience: it’s one quality someone needs to have to achieve success. For 2017 alumni Enzo Da Silva, his countless setbacks forced him to change his goals, but this awakened a new and rewarding path for him in entrepreneurship. Despite his obstacles, from failing to become a physical therapist and witnessing a theft of $21.6 million from his past CEO, Da Silva continued to preserve. Through it all, Da Silva decided to create his own company, EDS Trading, and achieved grand success.
His high school years were pivotal, not for academics but for the lessons he gained through sports. “I always used to have the regular classes,” Da Silva reflects. Playing on the soccer team helped shape his mindset and determination. Though not always book-smart, Da Silva valued the perspectives of teammates and coaches, pushing him to never settle: “I still learned a lot during school, but while being in the school soccer team for all four years of high school, getting opinions from people I have played with or going against: it shaped who I am today.”
After initially pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy, Da Silva switched paths to day trading after finding out he didn’t want to be running over with tests every single day. Though his start was difficult, he refined his strategy and began seeing financial success. His journey proves that setbacks can lead to new opportunities and greater achievements. “I don’t think this is for me,” Da Silva says.
He dropped out of doctorate school after figuring out that this is what he wanted to do. He decided to join a company where it was making 1.2 million and his share being 30k to 50k a month. However, adversity always finds a way to strike again.
The CEO of the company stole 21.6 million dollars from other shareholders, including Da Silva. After two weeks of refocusing after a devastating blow, he became a full-time day trader and launched his own company called EDS Trading. With this, Da Silva used his time to mentor other people. “It brings me so much joy to see that I have helped change someone’s life financially,” Da Silva states. His own clients eventually became some of his employees, and this is what is bringing major success to his company.
Helping financially is a main priority for Da Silva and probably always will be. However, even though day trading remains a priority to him, Da Silva still believes that it’s crucial to maintain a healthier lifestyle. Da Silva is a personal trainer who posts on his social media certain exercises that his clients follow in order to get in better shape. “I have been doing personal training for five years, but I’ve been in the gym my whole life,” Da Silva continues, “This split of motivation and helping others do the same working out and financially is important to me.”
All of this helped grow EDS Trading to where it is now, including building good habits and relationships. All of Da Silva’s accomplishments, setbacks, and his pliability stems from his younger self standing at his high school graduation, unsure of what he was going to do with his future. Take action and never settle on where one currently stands. Take risks when risks are needed and hold yourself accountable in order to have that great resiliency that Da Silva has had since that day at graduation.
