285. Morgan Housel — Mastering the Psychology of Wealth: Beyond Money and Success

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

5.0 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

If you think that simply earning more money will solve your financial woes, think again. Morgan Housel — partner at The Collaborative Fund and New York Times Bestselling Author of The Psychology of Money — has cracked the code on mastering the intricate dance between wealth and human behavior. His research has proven that true financial success is not just about accumulating wealth but understanding the psychological forces that drive our financial decisions. In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Morgan and Michael Mogill discuss: The critical difference between getting wealthy and staying wealthy Why your personal experiences with money shape your financial decisions more than you realize How to prepare for economic events that you can't see coming ---- Show Notes: 00:00 – Introduction 01:28 – The Psychology of Money with Morgan Housel 04:15 – The Evolution of Retirement 08:28 – The Role of Luck in Success 13:28 – The Relativity of Wealth 19:16 – Money and Happiness 22:13 – Finding True Happiness Beyond Wealth 23:31 – The Dichotomy of Getting and Staying Wealthy 25:55 – The Ego and Financial Management 28:08 – The Man in the Car Paradox 33:19 – Preparing for Unforeseen Economic Events 37:24 – Defining True Success 42:02 – Advice from the Wealthy: Passion vs. Practicality 45:15 – Closing Thoughts and Takeaways ---- Links & Resources The Psychology of Money (Book) The 2024 Game Changers Summit ---- Listening to this episode but want to watch it? Check it out on Spotify. Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: #113 Kevin O’Leary – The Entrepreneurial Journey: Inside the Mind of Mr. Wonderful #249 Codie Sanchez – Maximizing Income: Strategies for Achieving Financial Freedom #233 AMMA – How to Find Meaning In the Journey

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0:00.0	Getting wealthy requires being an optimist. You have to be optimistic about yourself and your own abilities. You have to be optimistic about the economy. You have to be optimistic about your industry. And staying rich is almost the exact opposite.
0:14.1	That's Morgan Housel, New York Times best-selling author of The Psychology of Money, Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness.
0:20.4	I think the best framework
0:21.5	is save your money like a pessimist and invest your money like an optimist. Save with the
0:26.4	idea that the world is fragile and my industry is flawed and there's going to be wars and
0:32.1	recessions and pandemics and I need to save my money for that fragile uncertain future. But then invest your money with the idea that if you can endure all of that,
0:40.9	the rewards for those who stick around can be incredible.
0:49.3	I'm Michael Logel, founder and CEO of Crisp,
0:51.8	the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:54.1	I've built my business through practice, not theory. Crisp started with just $500 dollars local founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:56.4	I've built my business through practice, not theory.
1:00.8	Crisp started which is $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years, earning a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private
1:05.4	companies in America.
1:06.6	Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about generating massive growth
1:10.1	within our own organization and help the country's most ambitious and committed law firm
1:13.9	owners do the same for theirs. In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market
1:18.6	leaders from the legal industry and beyond to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity,
1:23.4	challenge the status quo, and define what it means to be a true game changer. I sat down with
1:28.7	Morgan Houssel to discuss why luck and risk often can be more financially consequential than
1:33.0	skills and effort alone, while getting wealthy and staying wealthy are two entirely different
1:37.6	skill sets and how to prepare for things you can't see coming. The level of cash that I think most
1:42.9	people should have should feel like it's too
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