How Anyone Can Build a pipeline Of

Which Ultimate Pipeline 
Do You Prefer? 
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LESSON EIGHT 
Do You Prefer the 
50-Year Plan?… 
Or the Five-Year Plan 
 
H
ere’s an old joke that teaches two important 
lessons about pipelines: 
A man named Joe worked for years in a low-paying 
job he hated. But Joe was determined to retire rich.
So he scrimped and saved every penny he could and 
worked nights and weekends in a second job to fuel 
his investment pipeline. 
After 50 years, his discipline and sacrifice paid off.
He was finally financially free! 
Joe decided that now that he was 70 years old, he 
was going to live it up! He decided it was time to 
indulge his life-long dream of scuba diving all over 
the world. Joe spent thousands of his hard-earned 
dollars on lessons and diving equipment. He flew 
Sadly, most bucket carriers would hastily 
dismiss the notion of a pipeline. Pablo and 
Bruno heard the same excuses over and 
over. 
It made Pablo and Bruno sad that so many 
people lacked vision. 
____ from The Parable of the Pipeline 

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first class to Hawaii, where he had reserved a suite 
at the Ritz Carlton. 
The next day he headed out to dive Hawaii’s most 
beautiful reef. His dream had finally come true!
He felt a sense of pride as he suited up in his 
expensive equipment – custom-made wet suit… 
specially built aluminum oxygen tanks… German-
engineered underwater cameras… water-proof pen 
and underwater pad for writing notes. Joe was 
ready! 
Joe savored every moment as he swam down 
toward the rainbow-colored coral reef. He 
photographed the exotic fish as he descended. His 
first dive was everything he had dreamed about. He 
had spent tens of thousands of dollars on his new 
hobby, but it was worth every penny!
“This was worth the wait,” Joe said to himself.
“This is perfect!” 
Suddenly, Joe was shocked to see a man swimming 
10 feet below him wearing only swimming trucks.
Joe furiously scribbled a message on his notepad.
Then he flippered down to the man and tapped him 
on the shoulder. Joe scowled as he handed the man 
the notepad with this message: 
“I spent thousands of dollars on scuba diving 
equipment, and here you are in just your swimming 
suit. What gives?” 
The man grabbed the pad and wrote, 
“I’m 
drowning!” 
I’m 
Drowning! 

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