I'm really not that wonderful a guy

I help people a bit, but only if they know what they're doing in a basic way, and have some talent. We've made a few deals that are better for you than me short term. But I'm thinking longterm. If you stick it out and do well I'm sure some benefits will come my way. If you don't, well, we had a gesture that didn't cost me anything more than a bit of time.
I'm on a comeback that started almost exactly a year ago. I knew it wasn't going to be a quick comeback because times have changed, it ain't as easy as it was. I'm making more than I was a year ago, next year I'll be making more than I was 4 years ago, and the year after that I'll be making more than I was in the golden years of '98-01, after that, I'll be making more than I ever made. At least that what my goals are, and I don't think they are unrealistic given the amount of work I'm willing to do to get there.
You're working smarter now than you were when you first started, 6 months from now you'll be working smarter than you are now.
Point is, it's not a get rich quick thing anymore, and six months is fuckall.