Teach Your Kids That Rich People Rule the World

Parenting is arguably the most important responsibility in life. Unfortunately, many parents echo our school systems by teaching children wishful, rather than critical, thinking. Many of us grow up hearing how love makes the world go around, only to discover that love has little to do with it. The problem with wishful thinking is that it leaves our kids vulnerable to predators with street smarts and skills, whether it means applying to their college or career of choice, purchasing their first car or home. While the realities of the world can be cruel, unfair and even sad, making sure your kids

My Self-Made Millionaires Article on CNBC

My latest article on the mindset of self-made millionaires on CNBC’s Grow Acorn website. Most of the 1,300 millionaires and billionaires I’ve interviewed over the past 36 years were entrepreneurs that built empires. Later this week I’ll be launching our new coaching program for entrepreneurs and success coaches, the curriculum of which has been built primarily from what I’ve learned from these business giants. This article will give you a hint of some of the things I’ll be coaching. https://grow.acorns.com/how-to-think-about-money-like-a-self-made-millionaire/

Lighten Up, Francis!

I’m in final rehearsals for upcoming 8-city Mental Toughness speech and media tour, and one of the questions I get the most is around reducing stress. On this tour, I’ll be closing all of my speeches with a story about a client we had years ago on Wall Street. Watch this short (3-minute) video I shot in the studio at Bona Allen Mansion earlier today, and look for me on morning TV shows in Cincinnati (March 19) Indianapolis (March 20) Springfield, Illinois (March 21) Chicago (March 22) St. Louis (March 23) West Palm Beach (April 5) Orlando (April 6) Tampa (April