Guy in my DMs told me he passed 14 prop firm challenges in 8 months. But only got 3 payouts. The rest? All breached during verification or first payout phase. I asked him what was happening. He said: 'I don't know man, I pass the challenge easily but then I lose discipline once I'm on the funded account.' So I asked to see his stats. During challenges: Average 8-12 trades per month. Win rate around 68%. Clean risk management. During funded phase: Average 35-50 trades per month. Win rate dropped to 51%. Messy trade selection. He was passing challenges by being patient. Then immediately overtrading once funded. Why? Because he felt pressure to make money fast. He'd think: 'I need to hit 5% this month to get a good payout.' So instead of waiting for his A+ setups like he did in the challenge… He'd start forcing trades. B setups. C setups. Revenge trades after a loss. Within 3-4 weeks, trailing drawdown would kill him. I told him: 'You already know how to pass challenges. Just trade the funded account the exact same way.' He didn't want to hear it. 'But that's too slow. I'll only make 2-3% per month.' I said: 'And? On $300k in funding, 2% is $6,000. On $1M, it's $20,000. You're breaking accounts trying to rush for 5-8% when 2-3% done consistently would've already made you six figures this year.' He finally listened. Stopped overtrading. Kept the same patience he had during challenges. Last I heard, he's at $800k in funding and pulled $40k+ in payouts in the last 4 months. Most traders fail prop firms not because they can't pass challenges. They fail because they change their behavior once funded. Trade the funded account like it's still a challenge. Patience doesn't stop once you get the payout button.