Correlation between real estate success and endurance athletes??

[Lacee Beitler]

Hi BP Community, 

Where are the endurance athletes at?  

I am starting to notice the correlation between people who are successful (in their fields) and some type of endurance sport/race/training. Listen to some BP Podcasts and you'll hear quite a few guests talk about their "other" hobbies, which often include endurance sports. My opinion is that people who set goals, and take their businesses to the next level (more units, apartment complexes, better systems and processes, hiring employees, etc.) are also naturally competitive and successful in other areas of their life, too. 

I'd like to hear from you... have you completed some sort of endurance race? If so, what was it? I myself am a distance runner and a half and full marathoner! :-) 

[John Jacobus]

@Lacee BeitlerAgree!  I discuss this frequently with my friends.  I find that endurance athletes are equipped with key behaviors that position them to succeed as investors:

• Long term orientation 
• Recognition that there will be good periods and bad periods
• Appreciation for consistent, incremental progress over long time periods
• Perseverance/grit/determination 
• Mental toughness 
• Laser-focused on long-term goals
• Intrinsically motivated (with intensity)
• Apprection for hard work

I’m a lifelong marathoner (Multi-time finisher:  San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Portland, Big Sur) and investor and believe that participation in endurance sports can teach us many things about the qualities required to succeed with investing activities over the long term.