Then start working backwards, iteratively from that goal and end date, until you have a plan for how you can get there.  

There is an old proverb that I try to live by which says: "Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it"@eric bateman great topic! 

@Travis LloydThe switch to business checks was a change and he has added a new business this year so I will re-iterate that aside from incidental home office  use business use is prohibited just so I have it on the record.

The CAR RPA has been through several iterations, and is generally intended to mean what it says it means at face value.

This is at odds with the "we're revolutionizing the industry" rhetoric and active iteration models typical of VC-backed Silicon Valley software ventures.  

Think I may have found a deal, ran a few analysis iterations and like what I see. 

The law moves very slowly though and this is incompatible with the active iteration and VC funding model.  

We call this an "agile methodology" which compose of weekly "sprints".  

Every single short term goal that you create, should support your long-term goals.Goal setting is an iterative process, so don't worry about being 100% accurate with the above point.  

I will have to make that decision in the next few months and my wife and family will be a huge part of it.  @Eric