Becoming Financially Independent

I get emails and messages every day from people asking how to become financially independent. They’ve usually read one or more of my books and are looking for the missing ingredient to their success with money. This is my first post in a series that addresses this topic. I certainly don’t have all the answers, but after conducting over 1,300 face-to-face interviews with the self-made rich since 1984, I’ve collected an amazing array of helpful hints. Publications like the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Forbes Magazines, CNBC and many others around the world contact me a regular basis for this 34-years

How Mental Toughness Works

A few years ago I got a call from TIME Magazine. The reporter said; “were doing a story on you, and I want to know how you make people mentally tough in your speeches and seminars?” I was shocked. After all, this was TIME magazine, and I expected a better question from such a credible source. I’ve shared my response to this reporter with audiences around the world in my live events, and today I decided to share it with you via video. If you’re a coach, parent or mentor of any kind, you’re going to want to watch this short

Living Your Way

One of the things that drives me nuts about personal development gurus; religious leaders, life coaches, psychologists and other advice-based experts is when they tell you how your should live your life. Its as if they possess information that you don’t; or that they are more intelligent in some way. I saw one the other day where some guy is conducting a course on how to me a real man. Seriously? The audacity of some of these people is only exceeded my the size of their own egos. Watch this short (2:47) video about living on your terms and being happy.

Making Mentally Tough Decisions

How decisive are you? Do you make decisions quickly with confidence or do you have a hard time deciding what to have for dinner? Studies show a strong correlation between success and decisiveness, and this is skill as opposed to a talent. In other words, decisiveness can be developed. Watch this short video (3-minutes) I recorded in the Guitar Room at the Mansion, and I’ll look forward to your comments.

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

Are You Playing Not To Lose?

I received a terrible phone call from an old college friend last week. The news was devastating, and it kept me up all night. He only has a few months left to live, and he called to say goodbye. It broke my heart and made me take immediate inventory of my life. And then I thought about the plight of the average person living in 2018. The statistics tell the story: most people spend their lives playing not lose. They take the conservative path and make safe decisions. They live within their comfort zone and rarely venture beyond. And when the grim