2 Thoughts - Patience & Payoff

#1: Patient Grind

I was on a GoBundance* 7-2-8 call last week—where someone shares their path to $10M net worth.

The lifetime net worth graph on these calls? Always the same.
Flat. Flat. Flat.  Then boom - hockey stick!

But the focus wasn’t the spike. It was the decades before it.

He paid himself ~$100K (sometimes less), reinvested the rest, lived lean, and kept building, even when it felt like nothing was happening.

One of the hosts said it best:

“People assume you’re raking it in when you’re building. But really, you’re stacking equity, not cash - and betting on a future  event to unlock it.”

I’ve lived that.
I started my rental portfolio in 2017. It was rough. Bad tenants. Bad management (hi, me). I got distracted. Took my eye off the ball.

Then I refocused. Brought in the right help. And now solid equity. Solid tenants. Stability.

And it nearly made me do a bad thing.

I almost sold some to buy more and chase the next deal - until Matt Shea talked me down. (Saint. Genius.)

That would’ve thrown me back into chaos - when what I need is consistency so I can build strong leadership teams with Culture Index.

Here’s what I’m learning (repeatedly):

• The build takes more time than you think

• Flat isn’t failure - it’s foundation

• More isn’t always momentum

If you're in that flat stretch—don’t bail. Don’t burn it down.
Look at your bench. Who are your best leaders?
And what are you doing to pour into them—so you can start seeing a return without being in every room?

Build the team. Play the long game. Protect your focus.

*GoBundance is a business peer group for high-growth men and women. I’m in the women’s group, but we join a lot of the men’s calls and events, and these are my favorites.

#2: One Question to Ask Yourself

Who are my top two leaders in my organization and how have I inadvertently failed to support them in the past 2 weeks?