When I was living paycheck to paycheck, I was immediately sick of it.  The unfortunate reality is that roughly half of Americans are currently living that way, and imagine they’re also sick of it.  I’m going to share the process that helped me to break free...

Navy SEALs are cool.  They’re also a perfect example of how iron sharpens iron. Every year, a lot of people apply to become a SEAL, but only 6% are accepted into the program. From there, less than 25% go on to actually become SEALs. Why is that?  Because the...

There are upwards of 300,000 people working in personal finance. There are over 200,000 financial advisors.  What’s important is this; there are a lot of people talking to other people about their money.  “Are they all the same?”  No.  “Is it...

We want to get to the point where we're effective in our persuasion, we feel really good about the work we’re doing, and we're making a great living doing it.  This is meant to be a highly interactive exercise, so I urge you to get a pen and paper so you can...

If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, like so many of us are, how did you get to this place?  It’s an important question six out of 10 Americans who are suffering with chronic conditions could be asking themselves.  How have you tried to fix...

Getting people to change is hard.  It’s hard to get anyone to change their mind on seemingly trivial things like their favorite pop star, let alone the foods they’ve been eating their whole lives. Being unable to change someone’s mind or behavior on little stuff...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a gifted orator. He was a deep thinker. He was highly intelligent. Even as a young man, he was a wise man.  In researching King, I came across an article entitled “The Purpose of Education” he wrote for the Maroon Tiger, the campus...

Do you take vitamins?  How often do you take them?  There have been times in my life I’ve taken them everyday. There have also been times I’ve stopped taking them altogether.  Then there are those times I’ve guzzled Emergen-C because I was getting on an...

Think about the person in your life who is really struggling. I don’t mean someone who is struggling with psychological or substance problems. The person who just can’t seem to get out of their own way. Who is it? Would you let that person watch your kids for a...