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Debt: Engine of Prosperity or Road to Ruin?   Takeaway: Gain a more comprehensive understanding of the role of debt in the economy Money Learnings: Richard had a pretty typical upper middle class upbringing. He  got an allowance and had a part-time job Bio: Richard Vague’s career has spanned fields as varied as banking, energy, government, and the arts. He recently served as Secretary of Banking and Securities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Vague previously was managing partner of Gabriel Investments, an early stage venture capital company; was also co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Energy Plus, an electricity and natural gas supply company; and also co-founder and CEO of two banks – First USA, which was sold to Bank One, and Juniper, which was sold to Barclays PLC. He is author of numerous books. His new book is Paradox of Debt: A New Path to Prosperity Without Crisis (Univ of Pennsylvania Press, Juuly 11, 2023). Learn more at richardvague.com   Highlights from this episode:    Richard Vague discusses

Get What You Want in Life Takeaway: Believe in oneself and set clear goals to train the brain to find a way to achieve them Money Learnings: Despite initially believing he was not good at math, he successfully became a math professor and even wrote two college textbooks on computer software and math. Bio: Steven Campbell acquired his Masters at the age of 55 to pursue his greatest love; teaching, He then became a professor, author, educational dean, and professional speaker.  After writing his third book, “Making Your Mind Magnificent” in 2010, he has given seminars on cognitive psychology around the world, teaching how we can change what we are saying to ourselves about ourselves. The result has been significantly more satisfaction and success for the attendees in his workshops. Highlights from this episode:   Steven shares how changing his self-image improved his math skills and career The power of the mind in achieving goals The importance of believing in oneself and having realistic goals Accepting compl

Unleashing Your Potential: Breaking Through the Barriers that Hold You Back   Take away: Make the truth the most important thing Money Learnings:  Growing up in Andrew’s family and at school, most things he learned about money weren't very empowered. Bio: Andrew Daniel is an award-winning and international bestselling author and director at the Center for Cinesomatic Development. His Cinesomatics® workshops are held internationally from New York to London, Tuscany to Switzerland—helping professionals see the elusive patterns that hold them back. This methodology leads the world in cinematic movement diagnostics and advanced intuition development integrating approaches from embodiment, shadow work, therapy, and spirituality. His book, Awaken to Your True Self, is a gold Nautilus Book Awards recipient and #1 Amazon bestseller in the US & UK. In his early career, Andrew coded a particle and physics engine by the age of 18⁠, used by top Fortune 100 companies over the 7 years of his software business. His firs

  Take away: Work with the right people Money Learnings: Brad started working in finance at a young age after a family bankruptcy showed him the importance of understanding money.   Bio: Brad Barrett is a Managing Director with One Capital Management. He advises private individuals and families on their personal investment and advanced planning needs. In addition, he oversees the firm's Retirement and Corporate Services practice.  His firm managed nearly $5 Billion dollars for thousands of families across the United States and abroad. Brad is the author of, Retire Right: Secure the Right Path to Your Retirement and hosts two podcasts, Make Your Money Matterand Pension Attention. Highlights from this episode: Why we spend so little time teaching about money The tendency to spend more money than we should.  Brad admits to not knowing how to handle money and expresses his purpose in his career How is the psychology of money different than the behavioral side of money? How much does God and spirituality play i

Mastering the Inner Game   Take away: You cannot control what happened in the past, but you can choose how you move forward in your life Money Learnings: Ilene grew up in an upper middle class Jewish family in New York and she watched success being built through his father. Ilene learned about money management from her dad, not from school. Bio: Ilene Smith is an author, former trauma therapist, creator of “The Truth Method”, a successful entrepreneur, investor and dedicated mentor. With a rich professional tapestry that includes two master’s degrees and extensive training in somatic therapy, Ilene has consistently demonstrated the embodiment of resilience and fortitude.  Her strength in the face of adversity allowed her to overcome significant early life traumas and the sudden loss of her late husband. These challenges served to reinforce her core belief-“Life is going to happen, it’s how you receive the pain and information and how you choose to move forward is what matters.  Ilene is committed to facilitat

Unleashing Radical Resilience, Thrive Through Life's Challenges   Take away: Radical resilience can help you get through tough times. The reality is that we all face obstacles and find a way to get past them.   Andy Garrett’s prior episode on the podcast: https://richersoul.com/ep-200-grow-and-thrive-with-dr-andy-garrett/   Bio: With a doctorate in clinical psychology and extensive studies in life coaching and consultancy, Dr. Andy Garrett is at the forefront of a revolutionary movement towards personal growth. He uniquely emphasizes a positive psychology approach that utilizes established individual or relational strengths rather than underscoring what may be pathological or dysfunctional. In blending this approach with cognitive behavioral psychology, existential psychology, and solution-focused strategies, he's empowered to provide a transformative brand of therapy.     Highlights from this episode:  Andy put together an identity-based program that helps people to define their true north Antifragile - wh

A 5 step Roadmap to Enlightenment and Prosperity   Take away: Reputations are built on someone else's vision of you, not your vision of yourself, so ignore them.   Money Learnings: Jonathan learned from his parents that if you want to make more money, work harder and work more hours. Found out later on in his life that there’s something different you need to do in order to achieve financial freedom.   Bio: Jonathan England is an extraordinary transformational leader and community builder whose name is synonymous with inspiration, empowerment, and positive change. With more than $500k invested in his personal development, Jonathan is a true visionary who has devoted his life to helping people awaken to their full potential, tap into their deepest desires, and make the impossible possible. As the founder of Earthwaking Eco-Village, a residential community designed to heal humanity from the inside out, Jonathan is on a mission to create a world of abundance for all by taking 100% responsibility for our thoughts,

  Take away: Listen to learn Money Learnings: Brian was born to young parents. His family struggled but they provided well. Bio: Brian Smith, PhD, founder and senior managing partner of IA Business Advisors, a management consulting firm that has worked with more than 18,000 CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers and employees worldwide. Together with his daughter, Mary Smith, they've authored: Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team (July 19, 2022), which shares how to become our best self with everyone we influence. Learn more at IABusinessAdvisors.com or TheIinTeamSeries.com.    Highlights from this episode:    Dealing with hindrances in life Brian talked about what prosperity means to him What inspired Brian to write his book “Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team” Brian shared the failures he went through and the lessons he learned Failures and mistakes provide valuable lessons for personal growth and improvement www.iabusinessadvisors.com   www.theiinteamseries.com   Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You g

From Muted to Magic How to Strip Away Society's Lies and Reconnect with Your Inner Spark   Take away: Trust that that magic you seek is within you Money Learnings: Shirin came to the States from Iran when she was nine. She  grew up in a fairly affluent family. Bio: Shirin Etessam is an entrepreneur, seasoned media executive, and transformational speaker. She has produced films, original television series and specials, created several companies, and led campaigns for some of the world’s most recognized companies (ABC, CBS, Discovery, BBC, Facebook, Apple, Intel, Virgin, and many more). A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Shirin founded OML TV, a popular platform dedicated to streaming and curating quality, queer female, video content and OML Originals, a female led production company telling diverse female stories through a vast spectrum of film and television genres. Today, Shirin guides seekers in her six-week program, Free to Be, to disconnect their human “being” from their human “doing” to find true

Epochal Change in the Financial Markets   Are you wondering why it feels like your money is losing value despite assets like stocks being near all-time highs?   Financial expert Todd Tresidder and Rocky Lalvani reveal we've entered a new economic epoch characterized by high inflation, rising interest rates, and more volatility. Takeaway: We are facing a new economic reality and the rules of the past no longer apply. Understanding the new rules and having a plan to navigate them will help you to continue to build your wealth. Bio:  Todd Tresidder graduated from the University of California at Davis with a B.A. in economics and a passion for creating successful businesses. A serial entrepreneur since childhood, Todd went on to build his own wealth as a hedge fund investment manager before "retiring" at 35 to teach others. Today, he provides advanced investment and retirement planning education at FinancialMentor.Com showing you what works, what doesn’t, and why based on a depth of proven experience.   Highlight

How to Build World Class Teams   Takeaway: Do what you love Money Learnings: Chad did not learn anything about money from school. He learned it from his experiences as he grew up.   Bio: Chad Westbrook is a B2B sales and service expert who has dedicated the last 15 years to building sustainable, scalable sales and service teams. Encouraging his companies to challenge the status quo and never accept what everyone is doing as “good enough”, Westbrook has contributed to millions of dollars in commercial sales and revenue year-over-year. His teams typically started with mid-level individuals, and within a short period, they were transformed into world-class teams producing results most companies only dream of. “It’s about getting in the ruts and figuring out our customer’s problem”. Chad has had some of the most influential mentors in the industry help shape what is a proven process today. His methods are based on real-world experience and results that have, and continue to, contribute millions of dollars of comm

Becoming Flawesome   Takeaway: Recognizing and thriving in our imperfections is key to personal growth Money Learnings: Kristina was born and grew up in the Soviet Union and what she knew about money then was that they were hoping to build communism where there wouldn't be any money. But along the way, she learned to be flexible enough because she had to transform from one system to a completely different system. Bio: Kristina Mand-Lakhiani is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids. As a co-founder of  Mindvalley, a leading publisher in the personal growth industry, Kristina dedicated the last 20 years of her career from teachers like Michael Beckwith, Bob Proctor, Lisa Nichols, and many more.  She started her career in a government office in her native Estonia and, by her mid-20s, achieved a level of success mostly known to male politicians at the end of their careers. It was shortly after that Kristina and her husband Vishen founded Mindvalley. From a small medi

Creating Your 7-Figure Life  Takeaway: Time is valuable Bio: DR. NOAH ST. JOHN is known worldwide as “The Father of AFFORMATIONS®” and “The Mental Health Coach to The Stars.” He’s famous for helping his clients make more in just 12 weeks than they made in the past 12 months. His clients have added more than $2.7 BILLION dollars using his methods since 1997. Previous episode: https://richersoul.com/ep-308-how-to-get-rid-of-head-trash-with-dr-noah-st-john/   Highlights from this episode:  Noah talks about his book about anti-aging Why do people procrastinate so much? Noah explained what the DBAR Cycle is and why it's so important The 4 focus factors for living an abundant life https://7figurelifebook.com/ https://noahstjohn.com/   Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let’s talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let’s figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to d

Macro Investing     Takeaway: Remain curious and explore new ideas   Money Learnings: Bob grew up as a middle-class kid in the Midwest. His father was an entrepreneur and sort of instilled that entrepreneurial spirit into him.   Bio: Bob Elliott is a macro investor with decades of experience, including at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund where he created many of the strategies in the flagship Pure Alpha fund.  During his nearly 15 years at Bridgewater Elliott ran Ray Dalio’s investment research team, authored hundreds of Bridgewater’s widely read Daily Observations and directly counseled policymakers at the Fed, Treasury, ECB, PBOC and others on macro economic and investing issues. In early 2022, Elliott started Unlimited, a startup ETF company making diversified, low cost index ETFs of 2&20 investment strategies available to every investor.  Its first product is the HFND ETF, is one of the fastest growing actively managed independent ETF launches of the last few years.   Highlights

How to Live Your Dream    Take away: Deep and profound gratitude brings you back to the rhythm of life Money Learnings: Felicia learned that life was not safe. Don't ask for too much and do not expect much.  Bio: Felicia Searcy’s purpose is her passion: to empower you to discover and express your extraordinary life...the one that rockets your impact personally and for others! As The Impact Multiplier, she has sourced the secrets for living Life Big..full out, fully connected, fully joyous, fully prosperous.  She is a four-time award-winning transformational coach, international speaker, author, and minister who has helped thousands create a path for living their dream life. For more than 20 years, Felicia has worked with people from all walks of life who are seeking the spiritual component that accelerates success. Highlights from this episode:  Felicia talks about her journey Being addicted to inspiration Felicia shared about universal laws How do we tap into the invisible power and use it to our benefit? W

 Moving from Hard Work to Heart Work   Take away: Have faith in yourself Money Learnings:  Heinz grew up in three different cultures and learned about money from his parents. He later became a successful self-employed entrepreneur after jumping from a corporate career and withdrawing money from his future pension fund.  Bio: After his compelling C-level business career in several industries and an officer career in the Swiss Army, Heinz was the founder of several companies in Europe and the USA. He lives his passion as intl. speaker, bestselling author, recognized expert and mentor of visionary leadership. His globally unique program called LEX Leadershift Excellence-for-Life™ Experience has already inspired 10,000nds of executives. His Swiss bestseller "Gesucht: Leader” has been published as well in its English version “Wanted: Leaders”. Heinz has designed and conducted over 1000 corp. development processes in 3 languages on 3 continents over the last 30 years. His lectureship as lead lecturer for leadershi

Achieve Big Hairy Goals   Takeaway: Have fun on the journey Money Learnings: Jason discussed his upbringing and how he received little financial education in school. He credited reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad" as a pivotal moment that opened his eyes to the possibility of creating wealth through entrepreneurship and investing. Bio: Jason Skeesick is a US Army veteran, coach, and an entrepreneurial evangelist. He is a father, husband, fighter, and carrier of heavy things.  His company Spear and Clover helps businesses with passionate leaders, talented teams, and strong playbooks go from contenders to Dynasty Organizations. He leads The Spear and Clover Mastermind a large group of like minded entrepreneurs united in helping one another impact the world with their unique missions.   Highlights from this episode:  Finding the right help Always pursue your passion for living Create your own path What got Jason into starting a gym   Spearandclover.com Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let’s tal

Creating A Worthwhile Life   Take away: The more you give away, the more you feel like your life is abundant Money Learnings: School did not teach much about money. He learned a lot from his CEO father. Bio: Michael Westover is a writer, speaker, health care industry executive and graduate from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Westover’s blog, Echoes of Meaning, is a collection of more than 30 articles about human connection, including articles on family, business, religion, and self-improvement. Many of his pieces attempt to decodify ancient truths from new angles to make them applicable to modern life. What he’s uncovered has made his life more meaningful, and he hopes it does the same for his readers. Learn more at EchoesofMeaning.com.   Highlights from this episode:   Decide what you want out of life and ask yourself how to achieve it Michael discusses the difference between purpose and meaning in life What inspired Michael to write the book “A Worthwhile Life”? How do we

Creating Your Vision Take away: Do the things that bring you joy Money Learnings: Dr. Sas didn't learn about money until she was out on her own Bio: Dr. Sas is a success coach, an author, a podcaster, and a speaker. She specializes in women's empowerment, guiding women to gain clarity in their lives, careers, and businesses so that they can perform their best while balancing all areas of life.    She served in the US Airforce, held many high-level positions in different companies, owned 6 different businesses, and is now a founder & CEO of Awakened Goddess LLC.  Dr. Sas encourages a healthy lifestyle, healing, and self-mastery. For that very reason, she shares her wisdom via her social media, YouTube Channel, books, and article writings.  Her constant conversations revolve around peace, love, health, and happiness.  Her favorite pastime is sipping a nice cup of coffee while enjoying the sunlight - preferably with good company, her husband.   Highlights from this episode:    The biggest surprise when Dr S

From Chaos to Clarity   Take away:  Life is short. You do not know what you got, how much you've got and who's got what. Say yes and just go. Money Learnings: Sheevaun learned about money when she started her first business at 11 years old. Bio: Sheevaun Moran is a business advisor, master coach, quantum energy thought leader, and the founder of Energetic Solutions®. Having worked with over 25,000+ entrepreneurs, CEO's and leaders, Sheevaun has combined her corporate experience, rapid growth expertise and her unique approach using energetic techniques & principles to help innovate small businesses into big successes. She is an expert at impact, influence and income wizardry where a business is stagnant or starting up  Highlights from this episode:   Sheevaun talks about her entrepreneurial journey Sheevaun likes teaching people how to find and how to take a tool and turn it into magic What is Sheevaun doing or sharing with the people that's causing these changes A lot of people just chased the money inst