It involves having your personal finances in order so you’ve got funds to invest and are creditworthy. It involves being able to set realistic and meaningful goals, and making steady progress towards them despite the inevitable setbacks. It involves knowing yourself, so you can set a strategy that matches your skills and attitudes. It involves the flexibility to change tack when circumstances change. And it probably involves being a bit weird – having an individualistic streak that allows you to ignore what everyone else is doing, and having enough self-control to place your long-term
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