It did have a "measure twice, cut once" mastery of the obvious. Of note, the one word he did not use: persistence, and I will demonstrate it in my own sort of fluffy presentation (and in much fewer words):

There's a certain number of modest side projects one must complete to end up with the breakaway project that leads to financial independence. I can't tell you what that number is, but it does exists and if you fail that many times, you will eventually get there. Or die first.