If you could try anything just to say you did it, even if you fell flat on your face, what would you do? On this week's episode, commercial photographer JONBOB shares with James his adventurous career that is driven by one simple truth: failure only hurts for a second.

Learn more about the Simple Portrait Project at http://www.thesimpleportraitproject.com/ or https://www.jonbob.com/

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This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

If “failure is a part of life”, why do we try so hard to hide it? On this week’s episode, special guest Jay Messner shares his success story, or rather his failure story, that gave way to success. By owning your failures and sharing your humanity, you can find peace in defeat and truly appreciate the wins when they come.

You can reach Jay Messner at [email protected] and www.altaimpact.com 

To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. 

This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

We’ve all met people who are wonderfully optimistic as well as those that are deeply pessimistic. In this episode of The Rich Life Podcast, James Lenhoff talks to us about how counterproductive pessimism is and the rewards of being an optimist. 

To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. 

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Being an entrepreneur or leading a small business is a lot like running a family. There are a lot of paths being taken, and not usually one agreed-upon way to travel. On this week’s episode, special guest John Herman, Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) Implementer shares how he refocuses struggling businesses (and his own family!) on a shared vision. And he actually gets them there!

To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com.

This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

You make purchases every day and probably don’t really reflect on them afterwards, but what if you did? On this week’s episode, James builds on the Paradox of Choice with 10 factors that influence your purchase decisions! Learn how to recognize the marketing tricks at play so you only buy the things you actually want.

To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com.

This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

Is the weight from the opportunity cost of all the things you didn’t choose a little too heavy these days? On this week’s episode, James introduces Barry Schwartz’s ‘Paradox of Choice’. Disappointment is inevitable when you have too many options. James explains this modern dilemma, and shares some advice on how you can feel confident in the decisions you make!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Paradox of Choice - TED Talk, Book

Too Much Choice 

Did the internet make keeping up with the Joneses worse for millennials and Gen X? On this week’s episode, James and special guest Ashley Brewster explore what it means to be a HENRY (not some random guy named Henry), how to avoid chasing money, and what really defines your success. And what does it really mean to be “adulting”? If you are or know a “high earner, not rich yet” this episode is for you.  

Once a groove is tracked in your brain, it’s hard to change course. What are the processes you train yourself to have with money? On this week’s episode, James references behavioral addiction to explain a possible reason for why you check your stock apps so often. And what role does your advisor play in feeding or starving this routine? If you or someone you know is struggling, please seek a licensed therapist.

Why does the framework around money feel so strange? When you get that promotion at work or close a new deal - why do you instinctively keep it to yourself? Maybe we have it wrong… On this week’s episode, James clarifies a misquoted Bible verse to clear the air around the image of having and acquiring money.

President of Wealthquest, David Kern, joins James this week to explore what it looks like for Wealthquest to challenge the financial planning industry to do more than provide a portfolio statement. When it comes to money, we need to be deeper in the weeds and be connected to the hard stuff in client’s lives. In this episode, we’ll consider how we have approached this in the past-not just at Wealthquest, but the financial industry as a whole.