User blog comment:StephenTX/Giovanni/@comment-5596770-20130722144313

Keep in mind that the people who you see progressing very fast through Giovanni probably have no other contractors to complete. I'm behind on International Slots for my level, but even I have 11 slots. I have the potential to finish Giovanni's 50,000,000 gold delivery contracts in 3 to 4 days, and I'm not as dedicated as the folks who set alarms and whatnot.

My suggestion is to progress at your own rate and not worry about what everyone else is doing. TrainStation is a game of patience, it's taken me about 2 years to get to where I am.