Setting your goals : 2 to 3 years...

[Rafael Norat]

So my girlfriend always gets mad at me when the words “give me 2 to 3 years” comes out of my mouth. She wants to get a dog. “Give me 2 to 3 years to calm my schedule down a bit.” Let’s start a family. “Just give me 2 to 3 years to get things in order”. Shoot, I’m leaving my day job in 2 to 3 years…

2 to 3 years has always seemed to be a constant theme with me. I took me about 2 to 3 years of constant hand drills that made absolutely no good melody before I became pretty good at playing guitar. I was also actively competitive in bodybuilding. It took me about 2 to 3 years to actually learn all the intricacies involved within the dieting and posing practice required to bring out the artistic aspect of all the hard work involved along the way.

When pursuing a worthwhile goal, there’s usually a fair amount of monotony involved that may seem quite boring to the outside spectator. But this repetitive process is what hardens you, creates your skillset, and ultimately separates you from the rest.

What’s the morale of the story? It boils down to those saying you here over and over again...

Good things come to those you wait…

Practice makes perfect...

It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon...

Set your goals, follow through with each step, and be patient enough to see it through. This will assure that you increase your skillset/knowledge and ultimately get to your goal one way or another.

I set a 3 year passive income, “get rich slow” goal, which I am half way through at the moment. I have acquired close to 90% of the units I originally set out to. I am now in the process of starting some fix & flip projects which are part of my strategy to control my financial leverage point. I wrote this all down on a small piece of paper when I got started. And I showed it to my girlfriend the other day to let her know why I usually say to her: “just give me 2 to 3 years!!”

Enjoy your week!