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Michael gives daily, practical steps to tackling your BIG vision even when it seems overwhelming!

Michael interviews former professional athlete, Jamie Dukes, about how he is using his current platform to be a positive force in the world - fighting the opioid epidemic. Be encouraged by this incredible story! 

Michael shares the importance of taking steps today that will help you stay physically, mentally and financially ahead.

Michael shares an interesting story that gave him a fresh perspective on how to view life and tackle goals.

Michael interviews Craig Domeck, an expert on Self-Leadership! Join them as they discuss why you can't effectively lead others if you can't lead yourself.

Michael interview Dr. Marc Weinburg. Join them as they discuss key tips for business success and how new technology is impacting the medical space.

Michael shares why it is so important to involve your family in what you're doing as well as some tips on how to do it!

This is a powerful interview with behind the scenes insight into the business and political spheres with key tips for success in your life.

Michael shares insight on how to make sure you are actually in control of your time and resources.

Michael shares insight on how to make sure you are actually in control of your time and resources.

Michael shares insight into the unexpected benefits of sticking with something and learning how to gain healthy comfort in our day to day lives.

Discover key secrets to leadership and team building in this powerful interview with Michael D. Wall & Larry Lawson.

Michael shares key tips from his experience on how to treat your clients.

Go to www.MichaelWallShow.com to learn more about Michael and ask us a question! Also, check Michael out on... Facebook @michaelwallshow Instagram @michael_d_wall  

Michael interviews special guest and extremely accomplished M.D., Dr Lee Cowden.

Michael dives into the ins and outs of successfully navigating the biggest challenge that entrepreneurs have to deal with.

Michael dives into the ins and outs of successfully navigating the biggest challenge that entrepreneurs have to deal with.

If you've ever noticed when you see someone driving a very high-end vehicle, you feel bitter, or you think negative thoughts about the person driving it, make sure you listen to this episode.  Your negative thoughts about others who have wealth is very likely keeping you from gaining wealth yourself.  

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In this issue, you'll discover the power of purpose

Place of Hope is a non-profit which serves the needs of children in the foster care system, providing them safe and loving homes where they can grow and be nurtured toward a brighter future.  Charles Bender is the Founding CEO for Place of Hope. He shares how their organization is going beyond the immediate needs of the community to address the need for affordable housing for those who are "aging out" of the foster care system.  Listen and learn from the example they've set on how a simple and clear vision can have incredible reach into the lives of so many.  https://www.placeofhope.com/  

We all have a purpose and a plan, but the problem is that we are too focused on the here and now and not enough on the future; and eternity in general. In this episode, discover how your focus on your purpose and the role you'll play in the future will change how you feel about your life today.  Get the full set of show notes at: http://MichaelWallShow.com/117  

Read the full show notes at: https://MichaelWallShow.com/116 Connect on Facebook Instagram Twitter In this episode, you'll hear from founding members Robert Lamm, James Pankow, and Lee Loughnane of Chicago.  We discuss what sets them apart from musicians today and back when they were at the top of the music charts.  We also discuss the story behind the song 25 or 6 to 4 which is surprisingly normal. Lastly, we get into the legacy and impact they hope to leave for their fans and for music as a whole.

If it's Monday and you're dreaming about what you'll do this weekend, or if it's January and you're dreaming about what you'll do on your Summer vacation... or even if you're dreaming about the day you can retire and put an end to the daily grind, you're likely dealing with a dream that's way to small to bring true satisfaction.  Get the complete show notes at: https://MichaelWallShow.com/115  

114: Simple Steps to Fast Track Your Way to Success by Michael D. Wall

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112: Michael's exclusive interview with rock legend, Sammy Hagar by Michael D. Wall

Ep: 111 - Michael shows you how to get to the NEXT LEVEL of success by Michael D. Wall

Michael dives into the keys of living a life that is planned for success. His friend, Raymond Harris, a world renowned architect joins to share valuable insight into living a life of true success.

02:26 - Motivation: If you don't create intentional times to shut everything off and just think, you're going to miss out on the incredible creative power of your mind, the fuel for your future success. 13:10 - Steps to a Successful Retirement 25:23 - Organizing Your Estate 31:41 - Michell Howard - Living Learning Libraries 45:04 - Cyrus Wall - Why Classic Books are Important to Kids' Success and How Gaming Can Impact Our Empathy. Resources Mentioned: Varsity Internship Program - BestSummerInternship.com

Topics Covered in this Episode 03:00 - Motivation: Tailored Advice for Your Success 11:44 - Finances: The World Cup's Impact on Financial Forecasts 25:48 - Off The Wall: 49th Anniversary of the Moon Landing 36:26 - Guest: Bob Goldfarb, a Personal Styling Concierge on the Value of Personal Services. Connect with Michael Wall at: MichaelWallShow.com - Previous Show Episodes LeanOnTheWall.com - Private Wealth Management Facebook - Get more tips from Michael

00:59 - Place of Hope and Operation Underground Railroad 04:30 - Servant Leadership and the Process of Success 15:23 - Are You in Love With Stocks? 29:23 - Understanding the Phases of Your Financial Life 37:53 - Marianne Lentini - Owner of a Private Investigation Firm - How to Protect Yourself.   What a Car Wash Can Teach You About Success If you’ve ever driven your car into one of those automated car washes, you know you have to align your left front wheel with the tracks in order to get into the car wash. This is part of the system in place to get your car clean. If you don’t follow the system, you won’t get the results you’re looking to achieve. The same thing happens in life. Sometimes we don’t get the results we want if we don’t follow a system. If we don’t align with the system in place, we’ll never get the results we want. There’s even a roller in place that moves your car through at the optimum speed so your car gets as clean as possible. Engineers have put systems into place to reduce the potential room for human error. If you drive yourself through the carwash, you may go too fast or even too slow. You have to earn leadership. You don’t get out of college with a degree in leadership. College grads have a license to learn and experience what they need to eventually be leaders in their field.   There Are Two Types of Pride Unhealthy Pride - This is when you feel you don’t need any help to get where you want to be in life. You’re prideful and uncoachable. This is unhealthy and will ultimately keep you from your goals. Healthy PRIDE - Personal Responsibility in Daily Endeavours This is when you humble yourself and line up BEHIND someone else who can guide you towards your goals.   Don’t Fall in Love With A Stock Make sure you don’t attach any sentimental value to the stocks you own. This often happens when you’ve inherited a stock portfolio and you are hesitant to let it go because your loved one purchased it years ago. Sometimes we do this on our own without even inheriting the stocks. We will buy a stock, watch it grow and when it begins to stumble, we’ll hesitate to make a logical decision to let that stock go. Don’t fall in love with your stocks. Dive deeper into this topic at 17:47   Help pull 24 million children out of slavery Operation Underground Railroad http://OURFilm.org  Place of Hope http://PlaceOfHome.org Get A Free #LiveWithPurpose Shirt when you make a donation to either of these organizations. Just go MichaelWallShow.com and let me know you gave and I’ll send you a shirt for free.   Understanding the Phases of Your Financial Life It’s vital for your financial well-being to understand the two major phases of your financial life. Each one requires a different strategy and provides you with different expectations. The two major phases are:   Building and Growth In this phase, it's all about doing what you can to grow your retirement portfolio as best you can. That means most people are willing to take a little higher risk in order to see a potentially higher return. But you must still have caution in this phase or you risk going backward. Retirement Phase This isn’t about sitting in a rocking chair and doing nothing, it’s more about having the freedom to do as you choose. Most high-achievers have no desire to retire and this phase is really is about giving you the freedom to pursue different goals than the ones you had during the Building and Growth Phase.   The Three Ways The Stock Market Can Go Most people think stocks will either go up or go down. But, there’s also the possibility for those stocks to go sideways. In fact there are been periods of several years where the stock market has gone sideways. It’s important you understand Questions to Ask Yourself What steps have you taken to protect yourself from the next market crash? What steps are you taking to reduce your risk? What are you doing to give yourself the...

03:40 - The Time to Implement is Now 17:56 - Bobby Bonilla Day - Investing for Peace of Mind 29:05 - Bending Your Luck to Maximize Your Retirement 39:22 - Jamie Dukes of the Atlanta Falcons on The Opioid Crisis Resources Mentioned: Wall Private Wealth

01:52 - Comfort is the Enemy of Growth 16:09 - The Value of Having Fun in Life 18:41 - Battle of the Sexes in the Investment World 27:53 - Secrets about 401k's and 403b's You Didn't Know 37:04 - Travis O'Neal - Campus Pastor at Christ Fellowship Port St. Lucie. Resources Mentioned: Wall Private Wealth

02:41 - Maintaining the right perspective 12:37 - Kevin Cronin - The business side of Rock and Roll 25:53 - Berry Manilow on "hiring the right people." 39:24 - Dr. Scott McCranels - Pro Surfer and Skateboarder turned Orthodontist. Resources Mentioned: Wall Private Wealth McCranels Orthodontics YMCA Oelsner Skate Park

03:41 - Controlling Your Mental Input 16:24 - Peter Frampton - Importance of Getting the Right Help 27:48 - The Financial "Red Zone" 38:23 - Kayla Foriere - Suicide Prevention Resources Mentioned: Wall Private Wealth Kayla Foriere: Sutter & Nugent Real Estate - [email protected] Jordan Porco Foundation - Suicide Awareness & Prevention

02:20 - Motivation: Enthusiasm is Contagious 11:22 - Tax Tips from Cosmo Kramer  27:59 - Guest: James P. Friel  44:14 - Little Mistakes: Huge Problems  

04:12 - Motivation - Increasing Your Influence 13:53 - Moms and Money 27:54 - Deleveraging Risk through Bonds 40:44 - Guests Ricky Aiken & Earl Buchanan of Inner City Innovators Motivation Great thoughts and great ideas are important in life, but success comes when you take action.  Your success starts with making your bed. When you learn to make your bed, you discipline yourself to do what needs to be done every single day, regardless of how you feel or what you want to do.  When you're intentional about doing what needs to be done with excellence, you propel yourself towards success.  Moms and Money Woman have an incredibly great role in growing family wealth. More often today than ever before, women are handling the finances for a family and now the burden of learning the world of finance is falling on their shoulders. Get a Free Copy of Michael Wall's best selling book: Retire Once Retire Well at MichaelDWall.com  

01:54 - The Power of Delayed Gratification 12:48 - Preparing Your Portfolio for Retirement 25:14 - Minimizing Your Tax Burden in Retirement 43:05 - Interview with Sophia Stone - Founder of Halotopia Jewelry Motivational Segment - Delayed Gratification You’ve likely noticed there are a large number of kids today who can’t handle the idea of waiting for whatever it is they   If you’re serious about building a lasting business to a very high level, you must subscribe to this idea of delayed gratification. Without it, your hard work will bring small instant rewards but not something that will begin to grow exponentially. In case you didn’t know, delayed gratification is the intentional act of forgoing current pleasure for the sake of a future reward. Delayed gratification basically comes down to the power of self-discipline. It’s no different than the struggle we have around eating the right foods or not eating late at night right before we go to bet. Sometimes you have to say ‘No’ to an immediate reward (like a late night snack) in favor of a much better reward further down the road. Using Motivation to Increase Your Efficiency Utilizing delayed gratification to increase your long-term results is a powerful tool, but you can increase that power exponentially when stack increased efficiency on top of your delayed reward.  Let me explain… If someone came to you and said: “Hey, I’ve got an all expense paid First Class trip to Tahiti and I’d love for you to go, but you have to leave tomorrow.” You’d suddenly have a tremendous amount of motivation to complete the work you had to do this week, in a much shorter amount of time. The best way to make sure you get everything done before your trip to Tahiti is to take a few minutes and write everything down. Give yourself the time and mental space to do a complete brain dump of everything you need to have done before you leave. Here’s the Hidden Secret to Efficiency Most people have a very hard time accepting the reality I’m about to share with you, but I promise you it’s held true for everyone who tries it. The more vacation you take, the more efficient you become. It’s hidden because it doesn’t make sense to people. How in the world can I go on more vacations and make more money? It’s because vacation allows you to experience mental and physical downtime which recharges you so you’re more efficient when you get back to work. The increase in efficiency far outweighs the lost time to vacation. Preparing Your Portfolio for Retirement Questions about your investments as you move into retirement There are things that work against you when you retire that worked for you before retirement. One of the big concepts that fall into this area is something called dollar cost averaging. Dollar cost averaging is when you commit to putting money into your investment every single month. Doing this, you average out the ups and downs of the market. When you retire, you’ll most likely stop adding money to your portfolio. In fact, in retirement, you’ll be taking money out of your portfolio every month and you risk doing the opposite of dollar cost averaging which can be a huge downdraft on your portfolio. There is a completely different structure for your portfolio when you go from your income producing years to your retirement years. You need to know what changes are needed to protect your assets so they last through your retirement years. Make sure you have this conversation with your advisor so you can strategically reduce the taxes on your wealth over time. You have to make sure you’re moving your money into safe harbors which will protect your wealth in retirement. It important you don’t fall for those who are making claims about the market they can’t substantiate. The truth is, the only thing we know about the market is that it’s going to do one of three things today. It’s going to go up, it’s going to go down, or it’s going to go...

02:23 - Take Responsibility for Your Success 10:00 - Finances: Boomers Withdrawing Money From The Market 28:18 - Interview: Mayor Matt Pacifico - Altoona, PA 41:37 - Interview: Chicago (the band) at The House of Blues Get your free copy of Michael Wall's best selling book "Retire Once - Retire Well" at MichaelWallShow.com   Motivation - Taking Responsibility for Your Success? What does success mean to you?  It seems a lot of younger people are focused on money or income as their definition of success.  As we get older we begin to look more at our impact or the legacy we leave for our family. Who is Responsible for Your Success? There is a wave of sentiment in our society that others have control over our situation. Some will blame bad parenting, while others will claim they’re held back by the people in power in our government. The truth is, the only person who is responsible for your success is you. Events will happen which may be hurdles but it’s up to you to see those and overcome them. It’s up to you. The Three Most Important Elements to Your Success Write down your steps to success. Lay out the actions you can take to accomplish each step. Take full responsibility for your success. Each one of these items is dependent on you alone. You lay out the steps, you determine and take the action and ultimately, you must be responsible for your progress towards success. Don’t fall into the trap of blaming others. You Control Your Reaction There are times in your life when others will do something which takes control of you. Think about the last time you were cut off in traffic. That person may not even know you were there and they’ve now driven off completely oblivious to what happened. Their day is going to be fine. In fact, they may have their best day ever. But that situation will set you off and change your attitude for the rest of the day. It’s up to you to determine your reaction to everything that happens in life. You can’t control what others do but you can control your reaction to it all. That is what will keep you on your path to success. Good Better Best Every day you’ll be presented with opportunities to focus on an assortment of situations. It’s up to you to put your attention and effort into the areas that are the best.  It’s easy to get distracted by the GOOD things and you may even become aware of that and decide to focus on something you know is BETTER. But, massive growth and progress happen when we’re intentional about focusing on the areas and actions we know are the BEST. Baby Boomers Are Withdrawing Money from the Market Every day there are about 10,000 Baby Boomers retiring and beginning to withdraw their investments from the financial markets. RMD’s - Required Minimum Distributions kick in at 70 ½ years old and force Baby Boomers to withdrawal money from their retirement accounts. This is the opposite of what we saw happening in the 80’s as Baby Boomers were beginning to put money into their 401k retirement accounts. This mass influx of money into the market during that time helped the market grow. Now, with the Baby Boomers being forced to pull money out of the market, many are wondering what will happen to the market. Afterall, it’s easy to make money when the market is growing, demand is high, and values are going up.  But now, with money coming out, there’s worry of a decreased demand, and decreased values. The big question you need to ask is whether you’re invested in a way that prepares you for a market that’s dropping. If you have a large portion of your portfolio in bonds, you may want to take a closer look at those. Remember, bonds move in the opposite of interest rates. Interview with Altoona, PA Mayor Matt Pacifico Interview with Multi-Platinum Award winning artists Chicago  

01:38 - How to Have a Big Vision 10:55 - John Avant: President of Life Action 24:15 - Handling the Fear Media is Selling 34:37 - Daniel Kahan: Architect Motivational Segment - How to Have a Big Vision What happens to you when you see someone very successful? What is your perspective on their success and how they achieved it? One of the challenges we have in life is to change our thinking about ourselves and what is in store for us. When we understand the meaning behind Jer 29:11, we see God has a bigger vision for us then we even have for ourselves. Challenge yourself to see your future the same way God envisions it for you. When your vision grows, your ideas and creativity will start to grow as well. So, if you’re at a roadblock in the creative process in business or life, ask yourself what your vision is for your future. Do you see a bright future or one that is just more of the same? Remember, when you grow your vision, you increase your creativity and what you have to offer the world around you. Your vision for your life will have an impact on the world around you. Interview: John Avant - President of Life Action Dr. John Avant has a deep love and compassion for people and believes that the only hope for our nation is to experience a mighty movement of God. John has pastored churches in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Louisiana. He was also the Vice President of Evangelism and Spiritual Awakening at the North American Mission Board. John and his wife, Donna, fell in love on the campus of Baylor University and married in 1980. They have three adult children and three grandchildren. Interview: Daniel Kahan - Architect at Smith & Moore Daniel Kahan received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Florida in 2004. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia and grew up studying the traditional architecture of the south. He was also exposed to and informed by the modernist residential architecture practiced by his uncle in Mexico City. Before becoming a principal partner with Smith and Moore Architects he apprenticed with the firm while studying architecture collegiately. He has prided himself in the synthesis of classical order and form with modernist simplicity. He draws inspiration from a commitment to artistic integrity, a passion for detail, the use of fine materials,

02:53 - The Fountain of Youth 10:00 - Protect and Grow Wealth 23:45 - Being Your Own Bank 35:35 - Taxes and What You Need to Change 41:37 - Mike Wolf - Head of Sales for De’Longhi Group The Fountain of Youth I recently visited the Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, FL and as I was there I was struck by the reality that most of us want to live longer. We would love to have eternal youth and never have to think about the end of our lives.  But then I realized something odd about this idea… Too often we don’t take the time to figure out what we are meant to do today. We’ve not taken any time to discover our purpose.  Why are we hoping for more tomorrows if we haven’t figured out what to do with today? Take some time today and really focus on what your purpose might be in this life. You’re not here out of happenstance, you’re here by design and with a true purpose. Jer. 29:11 - “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” How To Help End Sex Trafficking Every 30 seconds a child somewhere in the world is taken from their family for the sex industry, organ harvesting, or labor.   As you’re working on your life to live with purpose, realize there is something you can do to help end this child abduction and sex trafficking issue.   Watch this video and discover what you can do to help end this major global issue: OURFilm.org   How Do You Protect and Grow Wealth in Any Economy Forget about the idea of “timing the market.” You should certainly keep your eyes open for new opportunity, but don’t make that your mission.   Think of your investment strategy like you do your house. You must have a sturdy foundation or nothing will be stable. Then you have your walls, some of which are “load bearing” and should be a little more sturdy than other walls.  Then there is the rest of stuff you put in your house which aren’t critical to the security of your home. The three tiers of investments are Foundation - Very low risk Walls - Moderate amount of risk Roof - Reduced control of risk Being Your Own Bank   The fact that various industries have their own language can make understanding them much more complicated. “Complexity is the enemy of execution.” When you get to the place in life where you want to take income from your portfolio to support your lifestyle, you may want to consider being your own bank. Utilizing an insurance contract and moving money (from investments or your bank account) into those contracts which are correctly designed for growth. Then when you need to take money out you can do that tax-free. If you’re worried about putting your money into a system which doesn’t have FDIC insurance like your bank does, keep in mind, FDIC insurance isn’t as robust as you might think.  In fact, a lot of the other entities in which you can put your money afford you a lot more protection for your portfolio. A lot of the places or contracts you can use for this purpose are insurance products. Keep in mind, the biggest names are not always the best fit for you. It’s important to shop for exactly what you need.   Taxes and What We Need to Change The upcoming midterm elections could cause some market volatility due to potential changes in our tax laws. It’s important you take time to look at how your investments are structured for your current tax situations but also for future taxes. Now is the time to have someone review your portfolio to make sure you’re maximizing your tax advantages based on the new laws as well as being prepared in the event those laws change after the midterm elections.   Mike Wolf - Head of Sales for De’Longhi Group Retail business has obviously changed dramatically in the past 10 years. With the coming generation, we’re going to be selling to consumers who have never experienced life without digital purchases....

Get your free copy of my best-selling book Retire Once Retire Well (just pay shipping and handling) at: http://MichaelWallShow.com/freebook Handling The Negative Junk in Life How to react to the bricks that will get thrown at you as you grow your business and your brand. If you spend time reading or listening to the negatives that are thrown at you, you'll struggle to break through to the next level. Take the negativity and the bricks which are thrown at you to build your foundation higher than it's ever been. Advanced Tax Planning 30 Trillion Dollars will be transferring down from Baby Boomers to their heirs.  This is going to be a huge windfall for the Federal government because most people haven't taken the actions they need to take in order to protect these assets as they transfer to their family members.  Learn how to "dis-inherit" the IRS. There are actions you can take to make sure the IRS isn't a major heir to your estate. The Potential Market Changes Coming We've seen several months of a negative trend in our market. The question is whether that's it and now it's going to move back up as we move forward. The tax bill and tariffs have already passed and we've seen the upward momentum from the tax bill. The average "Bear Market" lasts about 8 months. A lot of experts are predicting we're going toward a downtrend in the near future.  There are options for you to invest where they won't be negatively impacted by the market. Ask your investment advisor for some direction in this. Retire Well Video Series http://LeanOnTheWall.com Get access to the complete Retire Well Video Series right now and learn the basics of investing for retirement.  Annuities - The Good, the Bad, and the Undiscovered There have been a lot of changes in the annuities market which have improved things for investors.  But you need to know what your goals are for your investments.  There are a variety of annuities and some are good for different situations. Some are very expensive investments, so you have to make sure you're looking out for "Financial Salesmen" who are motivated to move you into those annuities because they make a nice profit from them up front. 

03:41 - Being Efficient in Life 09:50 - Sex trafficking 15:21 - Fiduciary Role 40:20 - What type of Advice you would give to yourself? 43:34 - Hear from Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker) How to Become More Efficient in Life “Complexity is the enemy of execution.” You don’t have to be an entrepreneur in order to relate to this segment. Whether you are or not, a lot of times our ideas come from us wanting to solve a problem in the outside world. Whether, it’s wanting to improve something you are using each and every day, or the services already within a business or industry, that you think could be improved. When you come up with an idea, don’t overwhelm yourself with thinking about everything you have to do all at once. You will, without a doubt run into challenges along the way, but it’s not about the challenges or our fears of stumbling, it’s about mentally staying there and not giving up on your goal. Simplify what you’re doing by sticking to just one phase of the idea at a time. Focus on your main purpose without looking 10 years down the road. One main reason why your great ideas "die out" is you don't do anything with them. A great way to accomplish nothing is to attempt to do everything. Break up your big idea into several small ideas, by asking yourself these questions… How do I help one client right now? How can I improve this one area of an industry? Challenge: Write your idea down, and note why you think the market would want your idea. Start small, using Facebook to gain feedback by sending out messages to friends or people you know, sharing your thoughts and ideas. Then, pick out 4 or 5 people who can help take your idea to the next level. How to Improve The World Around You. You may want to add value to people in other ways. One huge problem in the world is the sex trafficking industry. Today, there are more than 20 million kids in the world that are trapped in slavery. The very best way to eradicate this issue is by good people like us, stepping out and doing something. The reason evil grows is that good people choose to do nothing. One way you can become more involved in ending this sex trafficking industry is through an effort called “Operation Underground Railroad.” Here's how you can become a part of this movement: Place of Hope Christ Fellowship's Hope For Freedom Live Action - The Child Sex Trafficking Cover Up Understanding the Role of a Fiduciary Basically, a fiduciary is a person other than yourself, who acts as a financial advisor for you. This financial advisor helps manage your money and investments, giving you advice and the steps you should take that align with your best interest. Many of the "advisors" at the companies you may know about, such as Wells Fargo and Merrill Financial are not fiduciaries. Most of the time these companies are brokers. Tony Robbins, 6-time best-selling author, discusses the ideas and importance of a fiduciary, as well as giving expert advice in his latest book, “Unshakeable.”  Giving Advice to Yourself. If you could go back in time and give your younger self some advice, what would it be, and why would it be that? What are you doing to actively pursue good advice in your life? Make sure your decisions are based on your future opportunities. Whether that has to do with your wealth, improving your life, or your relationships. Regardless of your age or the situation you are in at this moment, focus on where you want to go and where you want to be 20-30 years down the road. Evaluate, and discover the steps you need to take in order to reach that goal. Our end result all comes down to our consistent actions over time and the choices we make along the way. We can all agree that nothing happens by accident. Sammy Hagar's Advice to Younger Sammy Hear what Sammy Hagar had to say. He was the lead singer of Van Halen and is known as the Red Rocker, and during this short clip of the interview he speaks about what advice he gave to himself and...

3:55 - Progress happens on purpose 15:10 - The Forbes Billionaires List 22:24 - Issues with the Market 33:05 - Alimony Laws are Changing   Progress Happens on Purpose The opposite of progress happens without purpose. When you don’t have a purpose you’re not only going to stay still, you’re actually going to go backward. Just like in a pinball machine, that ball just falls wherever it may and bounces off of whatever comes along. You have to ask yourself, do you want to progress in life? Are there specific areas in your life where you want to make some progress? Maybe with your family, your marriage, or with your kids. It’s important for you to know there’s a definite purpose in your life, something that’s bigger than you. When you grab hold of that, you’ll find you will begin to make progress towards that purpose.   There are two ways to do nothing. Do nothing. That’s the most basic way that is obvious to most of us. Try to do everything. This is the method that sneaks up on us. It’s veiled in an attempt to make massive progress but we end up making none. Action: Write down just 1 or 2 things you want to improve in your life right now. Don’t overload the list with everything you want to accomplish in your life, just the one thing you can focus on right now. Be specific about the actions you can take to make progress in those areas. That way you can measure your progress. Place of Home - https://www.placeofhope.com/ If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of those who can’t fight for themselves, please consider supporting Place of Hope who is rescuing abused and neglected children.   The Forbes List of Billionaires Jeff Bezos - Amazon - $112 B Bill Gates - Microsoft - $90 B Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway - $84 B Bernard Arnault - LVMH - $72 B Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook - $71 B There are now 2,200 billionaires in the world now and 67% of the billionaires on the list are self-made. These are people who did not inherit their wealth. These are people who have created something of value on their own. That’s a very encouraging thing for all of us. Those of us who approach life from an entrepreneurial mindset will be the next ones who are going to show up on this list of billionaires. Challenge: What entrepreneurial idea do you have that you can go after? Go for it! 67% of the billionaires on this list did exactly that.   Market Update The big question is whether we’re going to see the markets continue to go up in spite of the recent trend downward. We’ve been in a sustained Bull-run for about 9 years. We know this isn’t going to continue forever. One of the challenges the market has today is the political risk it faces 24 hours per day. The news is non-stop and never been more overwhelming in our lives. Because of this, we’re in a place where we’re going to most likely see the markets start to turn. Remember, in 2009, we started to see something called “Quantitative Easing” which basically was the Federal Reserve printing money to buy Treasury Bonds from the government, which put money into our financial structure. That’s what boosted the markets until late 2014. So what should you do with your investments? It’s important to now talk with your advisor about specific changes you can make to your portfolio in light of this speculation on the market shifting. It’s critical you look at the amount of risk you have in your investments right now because this downturn could be bigger than what we saw in 2008. Now is the time to lock in your gains while the market is high.   Alimony Laws Will Be Changing Starting on January 1st 2019, alimony payments will no longer be tax deductible. It’s going to cost a lot more to get divorced starting in January. My suggestion is that couples who are facing marital challenges should look at the financial cost a divorce is going to have and invest that money into quality marital counseling. Challenge: Keep that...

Find out the truth about all the tariff talk and what it could mean for your investments and your life. Discover the difference between success and popularity and avoid the trap that could rob you of both. Michael shares how you can eliminate unnecessary taxes during your retirement years and share some insight on the validity of bitcoin. If you want to boost your performance in life, listen in as Michael interview former Texas Ranger Jason Botts.

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