Our guest for today would be one of the best persons to go to when it comes to financial inspirations. He is huge when it comes to determining what really works today when it comes to dealing with money. He knows the difference between old rules vs new rules of money and why we should not feel its taboo to talk about money. How did he came up with such knowledge and mindset? Well, he was not always like that and was not even brought up in such an environment. In this episode, Chris is so transparent in sharing his early days, his downfalls, his bad decisions and how they worked together as a couple to get back up and won the money field.

 

Chris was brought up in the Midwest, feeling so out of place. Why? He did have a wonderful family who loved him so well, but he felt there was something different with him. He is a dreamer and a big dreamer at that. In their time, it was sports or nothing. He didn’t do so well in sports, even going to the university to play but got kicked out. He was excited being kicked out, but his parents were devastated. Even though he isn’t ‘qualified’ for most jobs he wanted, he talked his way out to becoming one of the top executives in one of the biggest banks. They were living lavishly, until recession came.

 

They hit rock bottom. They needed to start over. They needed to let go of the things they owned. They needed to reinvent themselves. Chris mentioned it was the most humiliating but the most important thing that happened to them.True enough, because today they owned several seven-eight figure businesses, both him and his wife. How were they able to do it? That is exactly what we are going to uncover in this full of wisdom episode. Be sure to listen to it in full!

 

Here’s What You Missed

 

• What was Chris’ upbringing and how to shift your mindset from what you’ve been taught
• What was their turning point and how they reinvented themselves
• What is the new and old rules of money and why you should be aware of it
• Why listen to positive propaganda
• Why do we need to take away shame from anything
• What are the secrets to success

 

Knowledge Nuggets

 

For a few years, Chris went from being the sole provider to being a supporting cast of his wife. He lost his confidence because of the old image he was taught of what a man, a provider should be doing: to create a situation wherein the wife did not have to work and should be given nice things. He was taught wrong. He fully understood now that a provider is someone that provides security and communication and provides the opportunity for their significant other to do what makes them happy. It made their marriage life better.

 

[2:42] Your environment growing up may accidentally sabotage your dreams. Grown ups or your peers maybe saying remarks such as "Why do you to dream so big?" "Is not this enough?" Do not let these remarks talk you out of your dreams. Don't let mediocrity set place.

 

[4:35] Learn sales and leadership. Learning sales and leadership early on in life will take you anywhere in life you wanted to go.

 

[9:36] The good thing of having to start again from zero, is that you get to have a brand new perspective. It'll be humiliating and people will judge you, but in that exact moment you will be humbled, you will get the chance to choose again, to reinvent yourself and pivot. Then create the life that you actually want. You will look back on this time in the future with fondness and appreciation.

 

[12:33]  Make a choice, not a wish. When you determine what your choice is, then you can build a set of tracks working backwards from that choice. Eventually, you can get there. You'll know these things, when you learn new things. When you get to know what you did not know. Learn together with your partner so you will not outpace one another.

 

[14:02] Be addicted to self-development. Be sure that your life will involve a lot of proactive self-development.

 

[17:22] Be very involved in your family's finances and business. Be a sounding voice in it.

 

[19:26] Old money rule #1: The husband should be a provider who should create a situation wherein the wife does not need to work and given really nice things. That's wrong. A provider should provide security and communication and provides the opportunity for their significant other to go do what makes them happy as well. When the other person is fully in their zone and owning their capabilities, they are happier and feels more valuable, which is a good thing for your marriage.

 

[25:12] The 2 steps to face money challenges: 1. awareness. It is the inner urge to know that you want something different from what you are currently doing or living. 2. Listen to positive propaganda. Positive propaganda is information that reinforces how you want to feel and how you want to believe. Start seeking these information. There are enough free resources to get started, before you buy courses or get yourself a coach.

 

[29: 45] The people who loved us may meant well in teaching us how to think and behave with money, but sometimes they were not qualified to teach these things. They were just passing down what were taught to them, and they may be outdated information.

 

[38:47] Old money rule #2: Be shameful around your desire to become rich. Sometimes we've been taught to not talk openly about money and the desire to have more. Even in upbringings where we are told to reach your dreams, when we ask about money matter such as how much dad makes or how much is your car mortgage, we get the "none of your business" answer. As well as other damaging statements such as: rich people are greedy or having more money means more problems. These are wrong.

 

[42:19] The two secrets to success: 1. Ego is your greatest overhead. Ego will cost you more that any bad decisions. 2. Give. Giving is the secret to everything you want. Give more of your presence, your time, give more fuel to your desire, give more investments, give more to customers, give more to needy. From a logical standpoint, people want to do business with people that they see are giving.

 

Important Reads and Links

 

Chris Harder Facebook:                     https://fortheloveofmoney.com/

Chris Harder Instagram:                     @chriswharder

Chris Harder Twitter:                         https://twitter.com/chriswharder

Chris Harder Website:                       https://fortheloveofmoney.com/

Chris Harder free resources:            fortheloveofmoney.com/free

 

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