Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding our Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 6 of Season 3, and today is Thursday, September 29, 2022.

For all of us, the Fed interest rate hike will have a range of impacts. If you are planning to finance a major purchase (a house or car for example), your payments will end up being higher. Also if you have credit card balances, your interest rates will start to climb. So how dow we survive this, how do we do more than survive, how do we thrive during this time period?

Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding our Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 5 of Season 3, and today is Thursday, September 22nd, 2022.

Today we are going to discuss a subject that is important to me and should be important to all of us.  That is building your Family, Community, Support Group, and community.  Building that group of individuals that make life worth living, make things possible, and that you will work with to change the world.

Ayn Rand said “The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”  Ayn Rand, a Russian who immigrated to America, whose controversial philosophy Objectivism sparked much anger in society, and still does from its speakers today.

One major tenet of her philosophy was to be selfish/egoistic, with the definitions redefined, which meant NOT caring what others thought of her and only doing what was in her self-interest by means of her principles. With this behind her, who was going to stop her?

It means not asking for permission to undertake an action and that no one is in a position to stop you. It a more aggressive way of saying “It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.”  While at the same time point out that you are in control of your own actions and the only person that can be in your way is you.

That is why today we are discussing getting out of your own way.

When it comes to leadership, discipline does not mean punishing people. Rather, discipline refers to being in complete control of oneself. A highly effective leader must be self-disciplined in all areas.

Self discipline is one of the most important and useful skills everyone should possess. This skill is essential in every area of life. Though most people acknowledge its importance, few do anything to strengthen it.