How long does it take to get prepared?
I've been taking inventory lately and while everyones plans are a bit different preparing in different locations for different situations sooner or later you get there. My inventory revealed my plan is complete except for one item and with just this one thing to achieve I should have it in a few months. That's it, done, everything I could think to do. I got curious just how much of my life has been disrupted by this detour into preparation so I went back through the archives of the site that first opened my eyes to the importance of preparation and awareness of our dire situation to see when I made the decision to prepare. It was October of 2007 and estimating how long it will take to make my last purchase I should be completely finished by this October, 3 years. I have been fairly focused as I believe focus is the way to achieve your goals and there where times when current events had my determination to near panic levels. I made a few mistakes along the way and life threw me a few curve balls which is to be expected so I am thinking this would be about the average length of time a person should expect preparation to take. I have noticed a relaxed attitude among many survivalists that seem as if they have a long way yet to go so I thought to get a realistic time frame for people new to preparation should expect to achieve thier goals. How long did it take to get you where you want to be or how far are you from getting there? How long has or will it take? Not to get into how much time is left but do you think you will be prepared in time?
Well, since you had to ask...
"How long?" All of your life! To top it off no one person can be prepared for every situation. Like Rick & others have said, it's an ongoing process. As far as goal setting goes I'd have to disagree with your statement that setting goals made you different. Many of us have set goals,; however there are different types: "Short Term, Medium range, Long Term, & On-Going." There are some things one can't prepare for, like that Tsumni that hit awhile back, no one really saw it coming until it was too late. Or the time that tornado hit that Boy Scout camp, killing some of the Scouts. Again, it came without warning. :cool2:
