From RAGS to RICHES: Become a Millionaire in Under a Decade (Escape the Debt TRAP!)

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Inspiration, Greatness, Health, Money, Celebrity Interview, Self Care, Celebrity, Success, Mental Health, Relationships, Mindset, Health & Fitness, Education, Alternative Health, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Today we highlight three money experts, each sharing their unique rags-to-riches stories and invaluable financial wisdom. Bill Perkins, a finance titan and author of "Die with Zero," reveals how to achieve financial wealth while living a life with zero regrets, emphasizing the importance of balancing wealth accumulation with fulfilling experiences. Vivian Tu, the founder and CEO of "Your Rich BFF," shares her journey from Wall Street trader to financial educator, highlighting her mission to make personal finance accessible to marginalized communities. George Kamel, a Ramsey Personality, recounts his journey from negative net worth to millionaire status, offering a blueprint for financial success through his book, "Breaking Free From Broke: The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress."

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0:00.0	Welcome to this special masterclass. We've brought some of the top experts in the world to help you unlock the power of your life through this specific theme today.
0:10.1	It's going to be powerful, so let's go ahead and dive in.
0:14.0	There's more ways to make money than ever before.
0:17.0	There's more side hustles, side gigs, creative endeavors that people can do to make money.
0:22.0	What was the actual moment where you broke the
0:25.5	generational conditioning around scarcity and unlocked it into abundance for you?
0:31.6	Where it converted into money entering your hands
0:35.5	and your bank account.
0:36.7	I think it's weird because I was a screen clerk.
0:40.0	I think it was making like $16,000 a year, you know, and then driving a
0:44.8	limo at night to make ends meet. And my roommate at the time was a waiter and he
0:51.5	was making like $77,000 a year and I was thinking I can always wait tables,
0:55.4	but I wasn't in it for the 16,000, right? I was in it for a career path to really make a bunch of money.
1:00.4	And so it's a kind of weird thing and I was just kind of like if I lose my ego,
1:05.1	which I had no ego back then I was driving a limo at night. I was like if I lose my
1:09.0	ego I can always get a job. I can always get a job. I can always get a job. I'm not going to be completely busted, right?
1:16.1	I might be poor and I've been broke before and I'm okay with that and I've had great times, right?
1:21.0	Like, you know, I'm good friends and go fall off, do whatever, but it gave me kind of this freedom. Like, there's this safety net of like, I will be able to find something, right?
1:34.0	And I remember one of the FCMs I worked for this guy named Mark and he was like,
1:40.0	I used to be a garbage driver.
1:42.0	If they shut this place down, I can always drive a garbage driver. If they shut this place down I can I can always drive a garbage truck.
1:45.0	You know what I mean? Like so you know if I lose my ego about like I'm too proud to do this job, right? Then I can always go work. You know what, there's way more jobs and way more opportunities and I don't have the fear of like moving to another place to get the job or going to another place etc.
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