It challenges us to take time away from the cash-on-cash return analysis in order to make a higher level, introspective analysis of the true motivating factors for our actions and behavior.I believe that people's motivations are evolving, and most heavily influenced by their individual experiences and their current stage of life.In my circumstances, I invest to secure a comfortable standard of living in my old age, and to get to the point where I can focus on helping other people.Being a student and fan of baseball history, I want to quote the epitaph of one of my heroes, Jackie Robinson."

It was meant to be more of an introspective motivational post rather than a literal math problem.

@Jeremy Roll, I was just doing a little introspection and thought it might be interesting to hear what others think.

He has interviewed hundreds of small time and big-name folks in MF syndications, and he's all about the introspection, self-motivation, self-confidence, and values.

Now, here is my standard response to new investors regarding step one.The journey always begins with introspection.

It takes real introspection to understand "Ultimate Goals" and then insider knowledge to work backward from there, which is often the bigger challenge. 

Introspection is something that a lot of us don't gain until it's too late to do us much good.

@Joseph Weisenbloom - lol, although I see this as more of a introspective thing :)

Do some introspection and try to figure out what you really want out of life and what makes you happy. 

There is optimism starting to gain momentum, which is not a bad thing but I think people need to be introspective and know that there is a lot that they don't know and proceed cautiously.