Year: 2010

9 Secrets of Achieving Financial Freedom- Part VIII

As I conclude this series on the ‘9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom’, let’s begin with a review of what we’ve covered so far. The Secret of Decision states that before you can accomplish any goal, you must ‘decide’ what you truly want. With the Secret of Total Commitment and the Secret of Clarity you commit to […]

9 Secrets of Achieving Financial Freedom- Part VII

The eighth secret of the 9 Secrets of Achieving Financial Freedom is the Secret of Leverage. Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world.” The right use of leverage can accelerate your success for just about any goal you have. Thinking of the investment […]

9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom- Part VI

Secret number seven of the ‘9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom’ is the Secret of Passive Income. Now, over the past few weeks, I’ve been taking the secrets and applying them to achieving a health and fitness transformation for myself as well as those of you who dared to join me. How will I apply the Secret […]

9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom- Part V

In this continuing series of the ‘9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom’, today I’ll discuss the Secret of Financial Focus. One of the reasons that so many people struggle financially is they fail to give proper attention to their finances. Sure, they’re paying the bills and maybe putting a little money into their company’s retirement plan but […]

9 Secrets of Achieving Financial Freedom- Part IV

Over the past several weeks, I’ve been discussing the 9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom and how these secrets can be applied to achieving success in any area of your life. So far I’ve discussed the Secret of Decision; Total Commitment; Clarity; and Decisive Action. You’ve got to decide what you want in life; make a total […]

Is Your Money Safe?

 The last real banking crisis was in 1987 when hundreds of banks failed amid a commercial real estate collapse.  That credit debacle peaked in 1989 with 534 bank failures in that year alone.  Comptroller of the Currency, John C. Duncan, who oversees approximately 1700 national banks, expects bank failures to return to historical norms after […]

Is Your Money Safe?

 The last real banking crisis was in 1987 when hundreds of banks failed amid a commercial real estate collapse.  That credit debacle peaked in 1989 with 534 bank failures in that year alone.  Comptroller of the Currency, John C. Duncan, who oversees approximately 1700 national banks, expects bank failures to return to historical norms after […]

9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom- Part III

Once you decide what you want to accomplish in your life; make a total commitment to doing whatever it takes; and get perfectly clear about what that accomplishment looks like, what is the next step in the journey to turning your intention into your reality? Well, it’s the Secret of Decisive Action! You see, a lot of […]

9 Secrets to Achieving Financial Freedom- Part II

What does it take to achieve financial freedom? What does it take to achieve anything that you truly desire? Most people haven’t a clue. I spent thirty years studying people who have achieved extraordinary success and found that they each consciously or unconsciously do and think differently from everyone else. I call these the 9 Secrets of Achieving Financial […]

9 Secrets of Achieving Financial Freedom- Part I

At the ripe old age of twenty-two I decided to study self-made millionaires in order to determine how they created their success. My hope was that by doing what they did, I could achieve similar results. Seems logical, right? I even hosted a TV show where I interviewed self-made millionaires including folks like the founder of Compass Bank […]