Like many entrepreneurs, I’ve always felt blessed with the gift of self-confidence: confidence to take chances, try new things and even risk failure. But, high self-confidence can come at a cost.
This became evident early on in my career as a small-business owner turned part-time real estate investor. My strategy was to acquire one or two investment properties per year, simply dictated by my capacity. It wasn’t until a chance meeting with other investors that I started to see the flaw in my thinking.