The Question Is Irrelevant....
“Hard work is so often the answer,
The question is so often irrelevant”
This quote comes from a man named Ross Edgley
A seemingly normal bloke, who, was,
The very first person to continuously swim around the UK
It took him almost 6 months
When we say continuously, we do not mean without stopping
We mean, after a 6 hour swim shift (with the tide), he would get back on his boat
Remain in the same geographic position, eat, sleep, wash - within a 6 hour window
And, then do another 6 hour swim
Repeat
For 6 months
During the process
His tongue disintegrated from the salt
His neck grew thick callouses from the wetsuit
And his Dad died
But he continued
He has, very recently, also become the first man to swim around Iceland using the same
method 6/6
Swimming in freezing water, in storms, alongside killer whales
He coined the phrase “hard work is so often the answer, the question is so often irrelevant”
during the swim around GB
He was faced with so many ‘hiccups’
On a daily basis
For 6 months
That he came to realise;
Often the most simple answer is to work harder
“hard work is so often the answer, the question is so often irrelevant”
I am all for work life balance if that is what floats your boat, and am not endorsing the full
‘hustle culture’
But, so often, the answer to our problems is just some good old fashioned elbow grease
How many times have your procrastinated, and procrastinated
Only to get started, and find your flow, and smash out whatever obstacle/job/task/concern
is in front of you
For me, the whole point of the statement is that it emphasises the importance of persistent
effort over dwelling on the specific details of a challenge
It suggests that focusing on the work itself, rather than overthinking the problem, can lead
to solutions
And in getting started, the path to the destination starts to appear
And, alas, would you believe it, the same is true with property
It is such a BIG task, especially when you are first starting
That often, you have no idea where or how to start
So we start asking ourselves questions
What is my strategy?
Where should I buy?
Can I get a mortgage?
What is markets change?
What if trump does something stupid? (HA)
Should I wait for the crash? (too late missed it)
When, in reality, if we just cracked on, and started;
Researching
Planning
Outlining our goals
The problem would get smaller, and smaller, until, we realise
That the questions were irrelevant
And hard work was the answer
If you’d like a hand with your property plans, you can book a time that suits you via my
calendar below, no pressure, no compromise.
If not you’ll find my January market summary underneath that explains three reasons to be positive on the UK Market.
Thanks,
Callum