PBD Advises…
The worst kind of bankruptcy is when you no longer believe in yourself. That level of spiritual and mental bankruptcy can destroy your BIGGEST dreams.
You will experience setbacks. You will make bad decisions at times. You will lose money at times. Sometimes all your money.
You will lose great clients at times. You will lose great employees at times.
At 24 years old after having started 7 businesses I was in debt $49,000 in credit card with -$700 in my checking account. It seemed like nothing was going my way. I had 3 things going for myself at the time.
1. I read 4-8 books every month. Every biography and business book I read, shared stories of the greatest leaders who came close to giving up. The fruits of their labor was almost always right after they almost gave up. Like Churchill says “ if you’re going through hell, keep going”.
2. I went to 4 business conference every single year since 21 years old. This by pure coincidence forced me to be around people who were ahead of me in life. Usually, they were 3-5 levels ahead of me in life. This challenged the hell out of me. The constant upgrade in association, put me in a place to realize what was around the corner if I continued. They both exposed leaks in my mindset or strategies I was using in business as well as validated what I was doing right.
3. I NEVER missed church on Sundays. This gave me the most powerful gift. FAITH: Belief in a brighter future This became an edge. It was as if a higher power was with me throughout my journey. Fast forward 21 years later, and not much has changed.
1. I’m still consuming the same amount of content if not more
2. I’m still attending 4+ conferences every year. Except now the associations are at much higher levels than I currently am. Just a month ago, Jennifer and I were invited to a an exclusive event with 60 families where the minimum net worth of the families wealth was a billion. We were ranked last as a family in that room.
3. God is still the cornerstone of my life. There’s no way I could handle running 9 companies with thousands of employees/agents nationwide. Being married with 4 active kids. Running a podcast. Interviewing guests. Researching. Doing my best to stay active and healthy. All on my own.
This is a byproduct of the faith and believing that he’s got his hands on everything we have going on. He’s always brought the right people in our lives at the right time when we’re ready for it. I couldn’t do all of this on my own.
Once again, if this isn’t the best season of your life, remember that the worst kind of bankruptcy is when you no longer BELIEVE. Future looks bright!
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Aaaaaaaaaaaand lookit what happened… S & P down 1,000.
That wasn’t the only rugpull.
What are the odds the ‘Federal Reserve’ PRIVATE BANK will propose lowering the interest rate?
If you own stocks and haven’t considered it you’re in a squeeze. Get what you can out, maybe even if you have a loss, and buy physical gold and/or silver.
This has been talked about and written about for years and years.
Just a thought.
If you haven’t read Jon Herolds’ ‘Devolution’ I recommend forgetting about sleeping right now.
Then read through the Q drops. Even if they don’t make sense to you now they will soon.
It has begun.
God will punish our enemies. We will arrange the meetings.
NCSWIC
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