Financial success is the long-term outcome of a series of small but optimized financial decisions. The challenge is, you often don’t realize financial success until after you make all those small financial decisions. Behavioral economists cite decisions lacking salience—whether personal finance or anything else—as significant impediments to reaching long-term success.  Decision-making is about forging good choices; these choices include trade-offs and even may go against popular opinion. In this guide, I’ll show you how to make frequent good decisions to drive your long-term success.

The good news is that with a little preparation, your financial success is very achievable. Your road to personal finance success is about personal discipline and broadly applying personal finance concepts to your life. Your ability to manage your emotions, stay focused, and be disciplined is the key to victory. It has little to do with your knowledge of business, math, or trading strategy. In other words, knowing yourself, being patient and persistent, and applying discipline will power your long-term wealth.

You’ve got this!