Before the Millions

On today’s show we welcome M.C. Laubscher. M.C. is a wealth strategist, educator, and financial freedom fighter all the way from South Africa. He is the President and CEO of Valhalla Wealth Financial and the creator and host of the popular business and investing podcast, Cashflow Ninja.   His mission is to help as many people as possible eliminate the that control banks and financial institutions have over their lives by building their wealth in a variety of ways, outside of Wall Street. He does this by reclaiming the banking function in your own financial life through structuring an efficient cash flow management systems and creating and building assets that provide multiple streams of income.   Valhalla Wealth Financial was built on the principles and values of self-ownership, self-reliance, independence, personal and financial freedom, and lifelong learning and financial education. In this episode we speak to M.C. about busting those financial myths and how to reclaim and reuse your money over and over again.   Key Points From This Episode: * M.C. tells us about his background growing up in South Africa and how he started working in real estate before he went into wealth and finance. * The books M.C. read that helped him make that paradigm shift. * How M.C. started looking at what money really is, and made the mindset shift. * The strategies M.C used and how he implemented them to get started. * Listen as M.C. explains the infinite banking concept and how you can incorporate it. * Understand why M.C. started researching the way wealthy people handled their money. * Discover more about the cashflow versus accumulation model. * Why M.C believes that the 401(k) is an unproven system. * How real estate income acts as a hedge against inflation. * Learn how the accumulation model is going to fail people in the future. * Find out how markets only do three things: go up, go down, or go sideways. * Listen as M.C. explains why people following the cashflow model will be living golden days. * Understand what real estate M.C. invested into. * Discover how M.C wants to build a business that is location independent to help people from all over the world. * Why M.C decided to get into the financial services industry. * The biggest challenge M.C faced in starting and owning his own business. * The reason why the most important real estate in the world is that piece of real estate in between your ears. * Find out why M.C. started podcasting and how it helps him cater to his specific audience. * How leadership platforms have contributed to M.C’s main business. * The time in which M.C. had to overcome failures in his business, and how it played out. * Discover how once you start putting out good solid content that provides value, you start to see growth and change in your business. * Hear why you have to try to find a way to purchase things more effectively. * M.C.’s favorite before the millions books to read. * Listen as M.C. explains some sacrifices he had to make to get where he is today. * Hear how M.C.’s family has been very supportive and a key to his success. * How M.C. identifies the analysis paralysis that hold people back from being successful.   Tweetables:     Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: —  Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad —

On today’s show we welcome M.C. Laubscher. M.C. is a wealth strategist, educator, and financial freedom fighter all the way from South Africa. He is the President and CEO of Valhalla Wealth Financial and the creator and host of the popular business and investing podcast, Cashflow Ninja.

 

His mission is to help as many people as possible eliminate the that control banks and financial institutions have over their lives by building their wealth in a variety of ways, outside of Wall Street. He does this by reclaiming the banking function in your own financial life through structuring an efficient cash flow management systems and creating and building assets that provide multiple streams of income.

 

Valhalla Wealth Financial was built on the principles and values of self-ownership, self-reliance, independence, personal and financial freedom, and lifelong learning and financial education. In this episode we speak to M.C. about busting those financial myths and how to reclaim and reuse your money over and over again.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

* M.C. tells us about his background growing up in South Africa and how he started working in real estate before he went into wealth and finance.

* The books M.C. read that helped him make that paradigm shift.

* How M.C. started looking at what money really is, and made the mindset shift.

* The strategies M.C used and how he implemented them to get started.

* Listen as M.C. explains the infinite banking concept and how you can incorporate it.

* Understand why M.C. started researching the way wealthy people handled their money.

* Discover more about the cashflow versus accumulation model.

* Why M.C believes that the 401(k) is an unproven system.

* How real estate income acts as a hedge against inflation.

* Learn how the accumulation model is going to fail people in the future.

* Find out how markets only do three things: go up, go down, or go sideways.

* Listen as M.C. explains why people following the cashflow model will be living golden days.

* Understand what real estate M.C. invested into.

* Discover how M.C wants to build a business that is location independent to help people from all over the world.

* Why M.C decided to get into the financial services industry.

* The biggest challenge M.C faced in starting and owning his own business.

* The reason why the most important real estate in the world is that piece of real estate in between your ears.

* Find out why M.C. started podcasting and how it helps him cater to his specific audience.

* How leadership platforms have contributed to M.C’s main business.

* The time in which M.C. had to overcome failures in his business, and how it played out.

* Discover how once you start putting out good solid content that provides value, you start to see growth and change in your business.

* Hear why you have to try to find a way to purchase things more effectively.

* M.C.’s favorite before the millions books to read.

* Listen as M.C. explains some sacrifices he had to make to get where he is today.

* Hear how M.C.’s family has been very supportive and a key to his success.

* How M.C. identifies the analysis paralysis that hold people back from being successful.

 

Tweetables:

 

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

—  Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

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On today’s show we welcome Andre P. van den Broeck, the founder and CEO of Gleam Bin Cleaning and Pressure Washing Services and André Philliipe, a mens custom tailoring company. That company has actually won multiple award in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, including Dallas’ A-List award for Best Gentleman’s Clothing and four months later he signed a contract with a 2.5 billion dollar company. André is a creator of things and connector of people and opportunities. He creates new brands and breathe life into brands who need it. He specializes in defining the tone, pace, voice and narrative of brands and help get that message out to the world.   André connects dots for businesses and individuals alike. He lives to make make these connections because he believes we are all only a hand shake away from the next level. In today’s episode we figure out how he came up from his beginnings. This talk is inspirational and it speaks to the notion of persevering and seeing your vision through all the way to the end.   Key Points From This Episode: * André takes us back to the beginning and how he got started in business. * Hear how André’s parents getting a divorce impacted a clear change in his life. * Learn how André started a cleaning business to make extra money. * Find out how André got into his entrepreneurial mindset through hard work. * Understand why André moved away from the business because of time constraints. * Discover why André started a real estate company that sold brand new homes. * How he lost everything, spending all of his money and what he did to recover from it. * Learn how André got into creative recruiting and why that was a major catalyst. * Find out how working in advertising got André on the path to where he is today. * André explains how he started André Phillipe Menswear through his own experience. * Understand how the André Phillipe brand grew and started winning awards. * Hear André’s experience through the process of branding himself and growing the business. * Advice for structuring partnership in a business, and avoiding crucial mistakes. * Learn why it’s important to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. * How Gleam came about through André’s experience with a trash can. * Find out what’s on the horizon for André and his businesses. * Discover why Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, is a book André recommends. * How André sacrificed relationships, perception, money and time to get where he is. * Why success is a three step process, and how you can implement it in your own life. * Discover why failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option. Tweetables:     Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Gleam Pressure Washing André Phillipe’s Website André Phillipe Menswear on Twitter Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill   Access The Best Strategies, Tips & Advice! Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey. Sign up to join our community

On today’s show we welcome Andre P. van den Broeck, the founder and CEO of Gleam Bin Cleaning and Pressure Washing Services and André Philliipe, a mens custom tailoring company. That company has actually won multiple award in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, including Dallas’ A-List award for Best Gentleman’s Clothing and four months later he signed a contract with a 2.5 billion dollar company. André is a creator of things and connector of people and opportunities. He creates new brands and breathe life into brands who need it. He specializes in defining the tone, pace, voice and narrative of brands and help get that message out to the world.

 

André connects dots for businesses and individuals alike. He lives to make make these connections because he believes we are all only a hand shake away from the next level. In today’s episode we figure out how he came up from his beginnings. This talk is inspirational and it speaks to the notion of persevering and seeing your vision through all the way to the end.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

* André takes us back to the beginning and how he got started in business.

* Hear how André’s parents getting a divorce impacted a clear change in his life.

* Learn how André started a cleaning business to make extra money.

* Find out how André got into his entrepreneurial mindset through hard work.

* Understand why André moved away from the business because of time constraints.

* Discover why André started a real estate company that sold brand new homes.

* How he lost everything, spending all of his money and what he did to recover from it.

* Learn how André got into creative recruiting and why that was a major catalyst.

* Find out how working in advertising got André on the path to where he is today.

* André explains how he started André Phillipe Menswear through his own experience.

* Understand how the André Phillipe brand grew and started winning awards.

* Hear André’s experience through the process of branding himself and growing the business.

* Advice for structuring partnership in a business, and avoiding crucial mistakes.

* Learn why it’s important to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

* How Gleam came about through André’s experience with a trash can.

* Find out what’s on the horizon for André and his businesses.

* Discover why Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, is a book André recommends.

* How André sacrificed relationships, perception, money and time to get where he is.

* Why success is a three step process, and how you can implement it in your own life.

* Discover why failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option.

Tweetables:

 

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Gleam Pressure Washing

André Phillipe’s Website

André Phillipe Menswear on Twitter

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

 

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Real Estate mogul Joe Fairless is the founder of Fairless Investing and currently owns almost $170 million in real estate. He designs his life so that he can spend time pursuing his passions and purpose. His life’s purpose is helping people achieve financial success. Joe believes that when he helps other achieve financial success, they too can use their time to pursue their own passions and purpose. However, before following his dreams, Joe worked paycheck to paycheck, and eventually started investing in learning more about real estate while working a full-time job in advertising. He went to seminars, read books, and received mentorship from people who had done what he wanted to do. By the time he left advertising in December 2012, Joe owned four single family homes that produced monthly income. It wasn’t enough to live off of but it sure helped out, considering he no longer had a job.   On today’s show, Joe shares with us not only about his real estate ventures, but also about his world famous podcast, The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, also known as The Best Ever Show. Joe’s podcast is the world’s longest running daily real estate podcast, and he is a top podcaster in the business world. Today we dive into how Joe actually came from humble beginnings, more about his thought leadership platform, and how it has helped him grow his audience.   Key Points From This Episode: * Why Joe left his full-time job, despite being the youngest VP of a New York City advertising agency. * How to know when your job is not right for you, and the importance of doing work that matters. * How Joe got started on his entrepreneurial journey and cultivated his thought leadership platform. * What it means to sample life experiences and learn from top achievers. * How Joe used standup comedy to improve his public speaking. * Why being yourself and opening up to others, creates much stronger relationships. * The importance of a life coach and how they impact your entrepreneurial journey. * How Joe shifted his mindset and tactics to find success in the podcasting realm. * The strategies Joe used to grow his podcast to over three million downloads. * Understanding when do push on and put in more effort, despite a lack of results. * The importance of consistency, not only in work, but in your daily routine of life. * Find out more about how Joe structures his goals in 5 and 10 years terms. * How living in the same apartment for 9 years before the millions got Joe to where he is today.   Tweetables:   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Joe Fairless — http://joefairless.com/ Joe’s book – Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Before the Millions Resources Page  Before the Millions Facebook Group Tony Robbins Website Tony Robbins’ TED Talk Entrepreneur on Fire Robert O. Young and Shelley Redford Young’s book, 

Real Estate mogul Joe Fairless is the founder of Fairless Investing and currently owns almost $170 million in real estate. He designs his life so that he can spend time pursuing his passions and purpose. His life’s purpose is helping people achieve financial success. Joe believes that when he helps other achieve financial success, they too can use their time to pursue their own passions and purpose. However, before following his dreams, Joe worked paycheck to paycheck, and eventually started investing in learning more about real estate while working a full-time job in advertising. He went to seminars, read books, and received mentorship from people who had done what he wanted to do. By the time he left advertising in December 2012, Joe owned four single family homes that produced monthly income. It wasn’t enough to live off of but it sure helped out, considering he no longer had a job.

 

On today’s show, Joe shares with us not only about his real estate ventures, but also about his world famous podcast, The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, also known as The Best Ever Show. Joe’s podcast is the world’s longest running daily real estate podcast, and he is a top podcaster in the business world. Today we dive into how Joe actually came from humble beginnings, more about his thought leadership platform, and how it has helped him grow his audience.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

* Why Joe left his full-time job, despite being the youngest VP of a New York City advertising agency.

* How to know when your job is not right for you, and the importance of doing work that matters.

* How Joe got started on his entrepreneurial journey and cultivated his thought leadership platform.

* What it means to sample life experiences and learn from top achievers.

* How Joe used standup comedy to improve his public speaking.

* Why being yourself and opening up to others, creates much stronger relationships.

* The importance of a life coach and how they impact your entrepreneurial journey.

* How Joe shifted his mindset and tactics to find success in the podcasting realm.

* The strategies Joe used to grow his podcast to over three million downloads.

* Understanding when do push on and put in more effort, despite a lack of results.

* The importance of consistency, not only in work, but in your daily routine of life.

* Find out more about how Joe structures his goals in 5 and 10 years terms.

* How living in the same apartment for 9 years before the millions got Joe to where he is today.

 

Tweetables:

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Joe Fairless — http://joefairless.com/

Joe’s book – Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever

Before the Millions Resources Page 

Before the Millions Facebook Group

Tony Robbins Website

Tony Robbins’ TED Talk

Entrepreneur on Fire

Robert O. Young and Shelley Redford Young’s book, 

On today’s show we welcome Gena Lofton, founder of Passive Income Advisors. Abandoned by her parents, homeless, and eventually growing up in foster care taught Gena that financial literacy is one of the major problems in the world today. Challenging the status quo of going to school, getting a job, investing in a 401(k) of well diversified stocks, bonds and mutual funds will not work today. The fallacy resulted in baby boomers taking out $10 billion in Reverse Mortgages in 2016 alone. Today’s economy, requires everyone to have tax efficient/inflation hedged, streams of income producing assets sufficient to cover their expenses as soon as possible. Gena recently released her book Escape the Madness: 10 Steps to Get Out of the Rat Race, to help others implement the steps she used to become financially free. Gena has a wide variety of professional experience, ranging from Strategy and Technology for DIRECTV which helped fuel the growth of the business and sale to AT&T to growing Ernst & Young’s Management consulting business through the sale to Cap Gemini. Gena also served on the Board of Los Angeles City College Foundation. Gena has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Political Science. Today, Gena spends time overseeing her assets which consist of over 4k residential units, oil and gas investments, assisted living facilities, a resort in Belize, an online business, Natural Resource companies, and AT&T.   Key Points From This Episode: * Gena tells us her story about how she grew up homeless. * Hear how Gena’s journey has helped her in her success today. * Find out about Gena’s life in her 20’s, going to college and working at Ernst & Young. * Learn how the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad changed Gena’s life. * Understand how Gena got involved in real estate. * Find out why people shouldn’t default to investing in stocks and bonds. * Discover why you need to understand taxes and how to reduce your taxes. * Hear Gena’s next steps to achieving her new goal of getting out of the rat race. * Understand how Gena used debt and reducing taxes to help her reach her goal. * Discover how The Federal Reserve is reducing their balance sheet. * Gena tells us her specific meaning and definition of value added real estate. * Hear about Gena’s Before the Millions goal of helping 1 million people exit the rat race. * Find out who Gena’s book is for and how it can help people. * Learn how 20-30% of Gena’s investments are in the stock market and various companies. * Discover what advice Gena has for real estate investors entering the market. * Learn what Gena means by saving at 0%. * Discover how Gena never bought any liabilities, only assets. * Hear Gena’s take on school; when you should or shouldn’t go to school. * Find out why people need to understand that money is debt. * Discover what Trump being in office means for real estate investors. * Hear about Gena’s resort in Belize, Mahoagny Bay Village. * And much more!   Tweetables:         Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Gena Lofton — https://passiveincomeadvisors.com/ Gena on Twitter — https://twitter.com/genaloftonPIA

On today’s show we welcome Gena Lofton, founder of Passive Income Advisors. Abandoned by her parents, homeless, and eventually growing up in foster care taught Gena that financial literacy is one of the major problems in the world today. Challenging the status quo of going to school, getting a job, investing in a 401(k) of well diversified stocks, bonds and mutual funds will not work today. The fallacy resulted in baby boomers taking out $10 billion in Reverse Mortgages in 2016 alone. Today’s economy, requires everyone to have tax efficient/inflation hedged, streams of income producing assets sufficient to cover their expenses as soon as possible. Gena recently released her book Escape the Madness: 10 Steps to Get Out of the Rat Race, to help others implement the steps she used to become financially free.

Gena has a wide variety of professional experience, ranging from Strategy and Technology for DIRECTV which helped fuel the growth of the business and sale to AT&T to growing Ernst & Young’s Management consulting business through the sale to Cap Gemini. Gena also served on the Board of Los Angeles City College Foundation. Gena has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Political Science. Today, Gena spends time overseeing her assets which consist of over 4k residential units, oil and gas investments, assisted living facilities, a resort in Belize, an online business, Natural Resource companies, and AT&T.

 

Key Points From This Episode:

* Gena tells us her story about how she grew up homeless.

* Hear how Gena’s journey has helped her in her success today.

* Find out about Gena’s life in her 20’s, going to college and working at Ernst & Young.

* Learn how the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad changed Gena’s life.

* Understand how Gena got involved in real estate.

* Find out why people shouldn’t default to investing in stocks and bonds.

* Discover why you need to understand taxes and how to reduce your taxes.

* Hear Gena’s next steps to achieving her new goal of getting out of the rat race.

* Understand how Gena used debt and reducing taxes to help her reach her goal.

* Discover how The Federal Reserve is reducing their balance sheet.

* Gena tells us her specific meaning and definition of value added real estate.

* Hear about Gena’s Before the Millions goal of helping 1 million people exit the rat race.

* Find out who Gena’s book is for and how it can help people.

* Learn how 20-30% of Gena’s investments are in the stock market and various companies.

* Discover what advice Gena has for real estate investors entering the market.

* Learn what Gena means by saving at 0%.

* Discover how Gena never bought any liabilities, only assets.

* Hear Gena’s take on school; when you should or shouldn’t go to school.

* Find out why people need to understand that money is debt.

* Discover what Trump being in office means for real estate investors.

* Hear about Gena’s resort in Belize, Mahoagny Bay Village.

* And much more!

 

Tweetables:

 

 

 

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Gena Lofton — https://passiveincomeadvisors.com/

Gena on Twitter — https://twitter.com/genaloftonPIA

Today on the show we welcome Mark Asquith. Mark is a marketing mogul, and he subscribes to the mantra “fake it till you make it”. Mark is the founder of Excellence Expected, the founder of design, brand and web agency Hacksaw and the host of WordPress service Podcast Websites. As well as being a keynote speaker, Mark also helps business owners navigate their lives and optimize their results using his unique mix of experience and straight talking. In today’s episode, we chat to Mark about how he went from doing contract work to building his own businesses and achieving his milestone of one million pounds in revenue. We speak about online marketing, how to create an Avatar for your business, the first steps to growing your business and much more! Key Points From This Episode: * Mark tells us a bit about his history and where and how he started out. * Hear how Mark spotted a opportunity and was prepared to act. * Find out what Mark learnt through the process of going from contract work to starting his own business. * Discover how Mark started his first business, a design agency. * Learn why Mark thinks his business failed because he doesn’t know what he was doing. * Understand what online marketing is and whether there is money to be made in that market. * Hear what an Avatar is and how to go about creating an Avatar for your business. * Mark shares on how and when he achieved his milestone of one million pounds in revenue. * Find out how Mark’s relationship with John Lee Dumas came about. * Learn how Mark recognized the need for Podcast Websites. * Discover how Excellence Expected got started and how the idea for it came about. * Hear what Mark’s focus and target market is through his different businesses. * Find out some of Mark’s first steps to helping people grow their businesses. * Mark tells us about one of the biggest challenges he has had to overcome. * Discover some of Mark’s daily habits by hearing more about his daily routine. * Hear why the Branson book is one of Mark’s favorites. * Find out what sacrifices Mark knew he had to make before he could get to where he is. * Learn who was essential to Mark’s growth before the millions, and why. * Discover why people are scared to be bold and take risks. * And much more! Tweetables:   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Mark Asquith — http://www.excellence-expected.com/ Mark’s Free coaching — http://www.excellence-expected.com/freecoaching/ Hacksaw — http://www.hacksawstudio.com/ Podcast Websites — http://www.podcastwebsites.com/ John Lee Dumas — https://www.eofire.com/ Harmonious Clan — http://www.harmoniousclan.com/ Evernote — https://evernote.com/ Richard Branson’s book: Losing my Virginity   Access The Best Strategies, Tips & Advice! Every week, we send an email sharing my best advice, tips and strategies related to Real Estate Investing. Each of these weekly emails contain relevant and actionable information that can help you no matter where you are in your investing journey. Sign up to join our community

Today on the show we welcome Mark Asquith. Mark is a marketing mogul, and he subscribes to the mantra “fake it till you make it”. Mark is the founder of Excellence Expected, the founder of design, brand and web agency Hacksaw and the host of WordPress service Podcast Websites. As well as being a keynote speaker, Mark also helps business owners navigate their lives and optimize their results using his unique mix of experience and straight talking.

In today’s episode, we chat to Mark about how he went from doing contract work to building his own businesses and achieving his milestone of one million pounds in revenue. We speak about online marketing, how to create an Avatar for your business, the first steps to growing your business and much more!

Key Points From This Episode:

* Mark tells us a bit about his history and where and how he started out.

* Hear how Mark spotted a opportunity and was prepared to act.

* Find out what Mark learnt through the process of going from contract work to starting his own business.

* Discover how Mark started his first business, a design agency.

* Learn why Mark thinks his business failed because he doesn’t know what he was doing.

* Understand what online marketing is and whether there is money to be made in that market.

* Hear what an Avatar is and how to go about creating an Avatar for your business.

* Mark shares on how and when he achieved his milestone of one million pounds in revenue.

* Find out how Mark’s relationship with John Lee Dumas came about.

* Learn how Mark recognized the need for Podcast Websites.

* Discover how Excellence Expected got started and how the idea for it came about.

* Hear what Mark’s focus and target market is through his different businesses.

* Find out some of Mark’s first steps to helping people grow their businesses.

* Mark tells us about one of the biggest challenges he has had to overcome.

* Discover some of Mark’s daily habits by hearing more about his daily routine.

* Hear why the Branson book is one of Mark’s favorites.

* Find out what sacrifices Mark knew he had to make before he could get to where he is.

* Learn who was essential to Mark’s growth before the millions, and why.

* Discover why people are scared to be bold and take risks.

* And much more!

Tweetables:

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Mark Asquith — http://www.excellence-expected.com/

Mark’s Free coaching — http://www.excellence-expected.com/freecoaching/

Hacksaw — http://www.hacksawstudio.com/

Podcast Websites — http://www.podcastwebsites.com/

John Lee Dumas — https://www.eofire.com/

Harmonious Clan — http://www.harmoniousclan.com/

Evernote — https://evernote.com/

Richard Branson’s book: Losing my Virginity

 

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