About Me

I'm seventeen. I don't have my future figured out. But I don't want to drift through life letting circumstances decide my path. The idea of waking up in my twenties or thirties, realizing I have no purpose, passion, or plan, makes me uneasy. I want responsibility and control over my life—not excuses for why things don’t work out.

This mindset began to form in seventh grade, when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. At the time, I didn’t have money to invest or much financial knowledge, but the book changed how I thought. It introduced ideas no one had ever really explained to me: how assets and liabilities work, why most people trade time for money, and how financial freedom is built intentionally, not accidentally.

I didn't want to wind up feeling like I had a job "just to earn a paycheck." But school wasn't teaching me about money or how to own a different future. So, I started reading more and asking better questions.

Why do some people struggle financially even when they work hard? Why do others seem to build wealth steadily over time? I began to understand that investing, ownership, and long-term thinking were skills that could be learned early—if someone was willing to seek them out.

Not long after, I read The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma, which taught me something just as important. Before you can build external success, you first have to build your internal self. Discipline, habits, focus, and self-awareness come before money, status, or opportunity. That idea stuck with me. I realized that success can't fix a lack of purpose or personal leadership. Real progress starts with mastering yourself.

Since then, I’ve stayed consistent with learning and self-improvement. I read regularly, work intentionally on my habits, and seek out conversations with people in business to understand how they think—and what they wish they had learned earlier.

Along the way, I started sharing what I was learning with a small group of friends. One of them came from a mindset where the expected path was to eventually land a traditional, corporate job after doing well in school—the same process as his older siblings.

But he didn’t want to repeat his siblings' story. Our conversations helped him see a different way of thinking—forging your own future through self-awareness, personal responsibility, and long-term planning.

That response showed me how important it is for teenagers to start learning and thinking differently early—especially when we're expected to follow a predetermined path. A lot of young people want control over their future but don't know how to build the independence, confidence or direction to get there. It's assumed we'll figure everything out later in life.

I created FutureEdge Wealth Builders because starting early matters. Learning about habits, money, and investing at a young age while making mistakes gives us an advantage. This space is about sharing what I'm discovering as I learn to think for myself, make intentional choices, and build the future I want.

If you’re a teenager who doesn't want to leave their future to chance, you’re not alone. I’m building the foundation for my own path alongside you.

Here's to owning your future.

—Grant MacColl