Financial Heart Attack
My Dad was a semi-truck driver. 🚛He was not home as often as I wanted as a child. 🌬 I was cold and bitter toward him… ❄️ I remember going camping alone with my friends and their fathers. As I grew into adulthood, I mistook those bitter...
Risk-Pooling
When it comes to your “assets” what is most important to you? Predictability or guesswork? Turn on any Tv 📺 or social media and you’ll likely find news about recession, interest rates, or changes in the market. 📉 It's a hot topic... 💰 In THIS...
Discipled spending, saving, and investing
100+ Insurance Executives were stunned when Michael said this… “Disciplined spending, saving, and investing is irrelevant without disciplined thinking...” OneAmerica®, one of the fastest growing mutual insurance holding companies, featured Michael G Isom as a...
Self-insuring Vs Buying Insurance
Producers produce more value in the marketplace than they consume. Consumers consume more value than they produce. Producers are focused on value creation in the marketplace.So the question is,Does self-insuring help producers create more value in the...
500 Miles without air-conditioning
Producers value organization and being prepared. This week I am heading off to race in the world-famous Vegas to Reno desert race. Over 500 miles of hot, dusty Nevada desert! With that many harsh miles, plans can sometimes shift. A flat tireA broken axleA failed...
What, Why, Lesson, Apply
I start drinking at 5am every day. Here’s why… Yesterday I visited my older sister, Anne. Growing up, we relied on one another. We laughed, we cried, and we supported each other through some tough times. Wendy (my wife) and I had a wonderful time visiting and...
Secret Formula for Abundance
There is abundance all around us. Recently I visited the redwood forest in California. I saw a 3000-year-old tree that had been badly damaged by a fire. I looked up from the charred base to behold new growth reaching hundreds of feet up into the sky. This...
#1 Key to Absolute Money Abundance
Anything that has to do with exchange is in fact a form of money. How do you view money? We’ve narrowed it down to three specific mindsets: ASLEEPAWAKEAWAREACCELERATED What do you want with money? How do you treat money? How do you view money? Is the way you think...
Mad as hell… it’s a beautiful thing.
Imagine the last time you were pissed off about something. Like really really mad. And at that moment you get poked in the arm with a needle. How do you react? You scream and are mad as hell about it and or the person that poked you. Right? Now contrast that with the...
Maximum Potential
Today we are going to use the TruthConcepts Maximum Potential calculator to PROVE how you can take what would have been $298,412 and take it to just under $3Million! But first a question: What is more important? To take the little bit of cash that you are actually...
The Qualified Plan Myth
... Do you believe there are Tax Savings from putting money into a 401K? Most people have been taught that putting money in a “Pre-Tax” fund will save them tax in the future. That is a Lie! Unless you think you will be happier in a lower tax bracket. (We cover...
Driving in a Dust-storm
Have you ever followed someone down a dirt road? The dust can be blinding. It’s hard to tell where you are going or what dangers might be ahead. You might have an idea of where the road will eventually lead, Or, you might be driving aimlessly following the persona...
S&P 500 HOAX Revealed!
Do you know your NUMBERS or just an average number? Did you know that the S&P 500 w/ dividends “Average” return is 9.92% WOW 9.92% Sounds good right? Well, have you ever looked at the "Actual" return? https://vimeo.com/343513593 In the video, I show you actual...
Safest Place
What do you do with the cash that you are going to relinquish control of? I used to put my cash in other people’s businesses. Not my own… Subconsciously (or consciously) I saw other people’s businesses as the way out. I used to subject my cash to risk. High Risk =...
Their 13 year legacy is still living on…
This Saturday marks the 13-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed three of my friends and business partners. Only days before their fatal flight I made the exact same flight with the same expert pilot. Death is not something we can mortally escape, it’s also...
Who to Trust
This morning my assistant Lacey texted me about her new baby and protecting him from Whooping Cough. It reminded me of all of the media coverage about vaccinations and measles outbreaks… Scary stuff! https://vimeo.com/339407842 On the one hand, we want to trust...
Protecting your Mindset
Your #1 Strategy is keeping your cash in a Vault. What do I mean? When relinquishing control of your money It must meet the criteria in this video! https://vimeo.com/338064649 If it does not meet these requirements then it is not worth your time, effort, and...
RISK
Here is the #1 thing you never thought I would say about risk! You NEED risk! You crave risk… And that is good! It is important for you to take risk… But don’t FUBAR yourself… https://vimeo.com/336647957 Only take risk when you can maintain control! If you putting...
Banks Vs Vaults
The strongest financial institutions in the world are those that control the money… BANKS... Banks do something different with your money than what you were taught to do with your money. Banks want your money.They want your money on a regular basis. They want to hold...
When should I use the cash inside of my Vault?
When should I use the cash inside of my Vault? Should I take a loan from a bank, pay cash, or use the cash in my Vaults?" There are two things that I would have you consider when making that decision. The macro vs microeconomic viewThe sleep test The detail is in the...
The Last Letter
Most people can't handle the following situation...But you are not like most people, are you?The Scenario:5 Min from right now you drive into an intersection and are suddenly and without warning hit by a driver running a red light.Your car is completely destroyed, and...