Flashback Friday Ep 09 - Fool Me Once Shame on Them, Fool Me Twice Shame On Me

For W-2 employees looking for opportunities outside corporate life, this episode is for you! In today's Flashback Friday Featured episode, Our guest Billy Keels is on a mission to help those high-wage earners and/or retirees that have been forgotten about by so many in society. He's determined to help you feel comfortable and confident going against conventional wisdom by being okay with investing real assets and doing that beyond your backyard! As a long-distance real asset investor, Billy is utilizing the skills that he's developed over the last 23 years as a happy, successful corporate employee at some of the world's largest market-leading IT multinational companies to become an entrepreneur. As part of his journey, he's hyper-focused on consistently helping people to create new alternatives for their life so that you can be also happy about going into your job (or not)! As he builds his family of investors and students he's determined to help each one of them enjoy each and every moment doing the things that they love most. With a desire to add as much value to each interaction that he has, the 20+ years of travel throughout some 86 countries, working with multiple global currencies, his ability to fluently speak 5 languages, and his passion for living and working across cultures are just some of the qualities that make Billy unique in his ability to serve each and every person that he comes into contact with.   Listen in and learn how you can overcome your uncertainties and start your journey to financial freedom! ________________________________ FREE Discovery call for The Microfamily Investing Accelerator https://calendly.com/noirvest/microfamilymavericks  ________________________________ [00:01 - 09:08] Who is Bill Keels?  Adapting what his parents taught him growing up Getting access to a great education and traveling  Learning new languages from living in different countries Being exposed to a lot of different things Taking action and being curious [10:17 - 15:20] Overachieving And Retiring After 26 Years In Corporate A recovering perfectionist Not coming from money, Billy’s driven to achieve Lessons learned from losing money in the stock market twice Realizing the things he’s missing out in life as a corporate employee Getting out of your comfort zone [15:21 - 22:21] Taking Control of the Outcomes of Life Being comfortable with money Growing up, talking about money is taboo Understanding different financial opportunities Helping other people discover financial freedom What’s the first step in vetting a sponsor or operator? [22:22 - 32:50] Closing Segment The final 2 questions Reach out to Billy Links below Watch out for part 2 of our conversation with Billy! Key Quotes  “I didn't sign up to be the top executive and also missing out on the things that were really important to me. And so it was from that moment that, when I look back on it now, that was really the catalyst to get me to do what I wanted to do, which was really have more control over the financial outcomes of my life.” - Billy Keels “It's not really about having more money… It's about being able to do what you want to do with whom you want to do it.” - Billy Keels Resource Mentioned Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels - Episode 118: Nicole Pendergrass https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Connect with Billy on the First Generation Capital Partners website here https://www.firstgencp.com/  Follow him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/billykeels/ Twitter https://twitter.com/billykeels Listen to the Going Long Podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Let’s get connected! You can find Nicole on  LinkedIn...