Initially, I was going to portray myself as Pig #3, but now I realize that I’m more like a Pig #2.5. I’m still building my house of bricks…
The third little pig
My definition of the traits of Pig #3: (It’s hard to try to be as objective as possible with a made up character 
)
- Consistent and persistent attention to goals (in other words, organization)
- Smart investor (house of bricks vs twigs or straw, tools instead of play things)
- Hard worker
- Frugal lifestyle (versus going out and partying all the time, special occasions are okay, but not every night)
- Can do attitude
- Follow through (finishing tasks that are completable)
- Pride in work
My shortcomings:
Of the 7 items I mention above,
- I don’t have great organization skills.
- I don’t consistently have a “Can do attitude”
- I don’t have a “Follow through” mentality (I get something over 80% done and then stall, sometimes)
Yep, I’m Pig # 2.5, My boss at work, is more of a Pig #3 than I am.
My boss does all 7 tasks listed above. He has also been buying real estate as rental property. He’s a consistent investor in diversified investments, while living a more frugal lifestyle than I live.
So how can I become more of a Pig #3 type?
My weakness is organization, this is my most important area to work on. If you don’t have organization, it’s difficult to work on your other weaknesses effectively. Organization is the key to maximizing all of the other 6 items identified above. “Can do attitude” and “Follow through” are related to confidence in your work. This is something that with time you can build too, I no longer have problems with confidence in my work, or at least not as much (thanks google).
Click the links below to read about the other three little pigs:
So the question is how do you define yourself? When I started writing this series, I thought I epitomized Pig #3, but now I realize that I’m not quite there yet.
Well, I must confess that I haven’t heard the story of the 3 little pigs. But from your posts, I can surmise that I’m in the same boat as you.
My biggest obstacle is also in lacking organizational skills. I made a resolution to be better organized at the begining of this year, and so far I am quite pleased with my progress. I’ve found the key to being more organized is to build habits. When you work something into your routine, it requires no or minimal effort once you get used to it.
It takes 21 days for something to become a habit!
I’ve found that if I write everything down and review it at least once a day, my organization skills increase dramatically… I’m off to a good start in this area this year, now my weight loss goal is going a bit more slowly…
Hang in there with your weight loss! I really liked this piggy series that you did this week. I think I am somewhere between 2 and 3. I guess I would really know where I fall into after I get a job and start being an “adult!”
@Jane,
Thanks! I think given your age, you are definitely at the level 3!
Shoot, just the fact that you have a financial blog put you at level 3
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