nothing happened. then everything did.

In 2016, I was posting to social media twice a week. 

I had 5 people on my email list and was handing out business cards at conferences with no real expectation of raising significant capital.

Today, I have over 16,000 people on my email list, 500K+ followers across channels, $34M in capital raised, and 18 commercial deals in my portfolio.

Not from one big break. From small, consistent actions over a long period of time.

I've talked about this before, but it never stops feeling relevant…no matter where I am in my journey.

Darren Hardy calls it the Compound Effect:

"Small, smart choices + consistency + time = massive difference."

The problem is that progress is invisible for a long time.

James Clear calls this the Plateau of Latent Potential. Results are accumulating beneath the surface…you just can't see them yet.

Then there is the Valley of Disappointment. That’s the period of time where it seems like nothing is ever going to get better or work out…right before things change in a big way. 

The problem is…that's exactly when most people quit.

Someone told me about the Valley of Disappointment when I was grinding, feeling like I was never going to break through. And I was like, “Ok…sure…whatever.” 

Then things started to change in a big way all at once. They were exactly right.

And it was the small things I’d done everyday for years that led to that moment.

The investors I've watched build real lasting wealth weren't doing anything dramatic.

They were just doing small things, consistently, when no one was watching and nothing seemed to be working.

So if you feel like you've been putting in the work and not seeing the results…don't stop!

You might be closer than you think.

Pick one small action you can commit to doing consistently for the next 90 days. 

Write it down. And start marking the days.