We’re officially in the holiday season! With that comes a brand new year right around the corner. Have you set your goals and intentions for the new year? Have you decided what you are going to invest in and commit to in 2023? If not, you might want to consider honing in on your personal finances. Today, I’m going to teach you how. In a nutshell, we're going to talk about money. I'm going to give you some financial tips for going into this season, tips that you can use to start 2023 with a bang. These strategies will serve you well. I know because they’ve served me well in my 30 years as a money and business strategist owning multiple multi-million dollar corporations. So, let’s dive in and talk about five healthy habits of an informed investor. In this episode, you will hear:

• How men and women think (and, therefore, invest) differently.
• Why you should do your research before taking investment advice.
• Why you don’t need to be an expert to hire an expert.
• The four types of advisors you should have on your team.
• Why you should always ask for what you need and want.
• Why you need to stop second-guessing yourself.
• The importance of taking advantage of educational opportunities.
• How to align your portfolio with your risk tolerance.

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Operations are critical to running a successful business. Many of us entrepreneurs like to ignore them. We push them off until we need them. However, by the time we need them, it’s too late. You’ve got to prepare. This is true of every area in your business but especially in the area of operations. So, today we’re going to talk all about operations. I’m going to help you get your operations in order by getting organized, creating SOPs, and more. Why do you need this? Because you need someone to be able to step into the CEO role that you are in right now. You need to have the freedom to take time away and know that your business will still run smoothly. As an entrepreneur myself, I know what it’s like to feel like you can never take time off. To be running around like a chicken with your head cut off. I don’t want that for you. So tune in and let’s dive into operations! In this episode, you will hear:

• What SOPs are and how to write them.
• How operations are like the bones of your business.
• Why you need a system for every department in your business.
• Why you need an SOP for when things go wrong.
• How to know if something you’re doing in your business is necessary or if you should delegate it.

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The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

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Mike Kim is the New York Times best-selling author of the book, You Are The Brand, and a master on all things personal branding and marketing. 

He helps people transform their lives and their businesses every single day.

Even more importantly, he's a great human being, a mentor of mine, and my personal friend. He’s the reason that I’m podcasting today.

Mike is joining us on the show today to continue our business school series and talk about entrepreneurship. More than that, though, he’s going to share ideas that will help you become the best version of you.

For those who are business owners, you’ll leave this episode with strategies on how to grow your business.

For those who aren’t, you’ll still leave with invaluable information from Mike.

Tune in to learn all about how to master marketing, manage your time, and build a life that you love–a rich life.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Where Mike came from and the journey he took to get to where he is today.
• How working in a church taught him marketing skills.
• How Mike reframes marketing.
• The biggest mistakes most people make with marketing.
• The four things that make up your personal brand.
• Why it’s crucial to take time off.
• Foundational marketing elements to start implementing.
• Four roles to hire out.

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You Are The Brand: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business by Mike Kim:

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The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280 

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Do you have margin in your schedule? Do you intentionally create white space for creation, growth, and reflection? If not, odds are you aren’t very productive. Every business owner needs margin. In fact, anyone who does work of any kind needs margin. It is the only way to ensure productivity. Making this kind of space can be done by creating a productivity plan. This is a plan you build into your schedule to intentionally work on your mindset. It’s crucial to both staying productive and running a successful business. If this is an area you struggle in, tune into this episode. Throughout our discussion today, I’ll teach you how to master your productivity plan. We'll take a look at your schedule and your calendar and make sure that they’re setting you up for success. My goal is to help you both in your business and your real life. I want to ensure that you have everything you need to make sure you’re not dropping the “balls” in your life that matter the most. Let’s do this. In this episode, you will hear:

• The “do it, dump it, delegate it” framework.
• How to create a priority list.
• Why you need systems and processes for every area of your life.
• How to move things from your priority list to your calendar.
• How I block my schedule.
• How to figure out what to dump in your calendar.
• Why delegating is so powerful.

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Show Me The Money Worksheet Time Mastery Worksheet https://marissanehlsen.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissa.nehlsen  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissanehlsen/  Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/  Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/  The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280  Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com  Join the Live Life Rich Community Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liveliferich/ 

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Welcome back to business school! We’ve been spending the last few episodes talking about entrepreneurship. I’ve been giving you my favorite strategies for starting out and ensuring success in business. These are the exact strategies I’ve learned and grown into over the past 30 years. They’ve carried me through my career and to financial freedom. When it comes down to it, business is about understanding your ideas, your content, your expertise, and your personality. If you can master that, you will do well. Easier said than done, though, right? Understanding these things requires you to figure out your values, identify where you’re a few steps ahead of someone else, and recognize that you’re a constant work in progress. Well, that’s exactly what I want to help you do. Tune into this episode to learn all of my best business strategies, hear how to turn pain into profit, and develop what you’re uniquely qualified to teach.

In this episode, you will hear:

• How to decide on your offer.
• How to create a plan for your offer.
• The difference between a product, a hybrid, and a service.
• A great question to ask yourself if you don’t know what you want to do.
• How to make your offer irresistible.

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Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

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Work-life balance is all the rage right now.

However, I think it’s a fallacy.

Instead of work-life balance, I like to simply call it harmony in my life.

That’s really the goal, isn’t it? To mold our businesses and our lives around the things that are most important to us? To maintain harmony through all of the different seasons we go through?

I get questions from business owners all the time on how to do this. 

So, throughout this “Welcome to Business School” series, we’re diving right in! We’re discussing all of the good, bad, and ugly of entrepreneurship.

In this episode, we are going to continue the series by talking about how to build your business from the ground up. 

Tune in to learn the basics and exactly what you must do to build a successful business today. 

In this episode, you will hear:

• The two numbers you need to know.
• The four departments you need to organize.
•  Five core words you can apply to everything in your business.
• The benefits of getting organized.
• An assessment every entrepreneur should take.
• Why you should automate everything you can.
• Why you should take out a home equity line of credit.

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Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/

Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

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If you don't have your health, you got nothing.

You have to take care of yourself and your health now if you don’t want to miss out on life later on.

That is just what my friend, Dr. Lisa Olszewski, helps people do.

Dr. Lisa is a chiropractor and naturopath. She helps her patients experience lifelong change and healing.

Dr. Lisa and I met a couple of years ago. During that time, I’ve learned that she is truly the expert in taking you from where you are to where you want to be in your health.

I’m bringing her onto the show today to share her resources and extensive knowledge. 

She is going to teach us specific actions we can take to improve our health, starting today. These are small, sustainable steps that will transform not only your health but also your life.

Tune in for our deep dive into healthy living!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why Dr. Lisa is so passionate about health and wellness.
• The difference between men and women when it comes to nutrition.
• What ketosis is.
• The foundational steps nourish, balance, and thrive.
• The “dark night” Dr. Lisa went through and how she came out of it.
• Practical swaps you can make for your hormone health.

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Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Our beliefs really do drive our behavior and you are born for more.

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Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/

Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

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Do you have a vision? A purpose? Something inside of you that sets your soul on fire?

If so, I’ve got a series coming up that will literally change your life.

This series is going to be all about entrepreneurship. It came about as a result of conversations I’ve been having with people in my companies. They’re asking me things like, “What do I do?” and, “Where do I start?”

I’m guessing you’re asking those same questions. You’ve got a dream but you don’t know how to make it a reality.

Well, get ready for all of your questions to be answered.

In this episode, we’re diving deep into all things business and entrepreneurship. I’m breaking down the kind of things I’d usually teach in a two-day workshop or course.

I’m teaching you how to monetize that thing you are so passionate about, how to bring it forward, and how to make a difference in the world with it.

Tune in to get started.

And, of course, welcome to business school!

In this episode, you will hear:

• The three different kinds of entrepreneurs.
• How to figure out where your business is right now financially.
• How to get your finances organized.
• Why you need to know the exact number of your monthly expenses.
• How my business cash flow worksheet can help you.
• Why getting your finances organized is foundational to business.

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Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Our beliefs really do drive our behavior and you are born for more.

Have you subscribed to my podcast? If the answer is no, I’d love for you to subscribe. Live Life Rich is full of stories of business, some behind the scenes, and freaking amazing guests.

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Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/

Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

Join the Live Life Rich Community Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liveliferich/

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Are you a “wise man” or a “foolish man?”

If you’re not sure, look at your foundation.

The wise man builds his house upon a rock; the foolish man builds his house upon the sand.

Today, I'm going to help you build your retirement upon the rock. 

In our last episode together, I talked all about longevity. I gave you questions to ask your advisors: the people helping you with your retirement plan, your accountant, your financial advisor, your financial professional, your insurance people, and more. 

In general, we need to ask better questions of our teams. Questions that dig into the “what's next” of your life. 

Today, we’re working on a couple of areas as an extension of these questions. 

I’m giving you strategies that will help you prepare for retirement by building an immovable foundation.

I’m helping you prepare for the worst while hoping it will never come.

I’m telling you exactly what you need to do to get your finances in order.

Tune in to start learning!

In this episode, you will hear:

• How to protect your base money.
• The benefits of annuities.
• Questions to ask about your annuities.
• How to secure your children’s future.
• Why you shouldn’t leave all the financial decisions to your spouse.
• More questions to ask your financial professionals.
• The benefits of holistic planning.

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Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Our beliefs really do drive our behavior and you are born for more.

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If you’re feeling really generous, I’d love for you to give me a review over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps me out a ton!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissanehlsen/

Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/

Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

Join the Live Life Rich Community Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liveliferich/

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Are you building your house upon the rock?

In other words, are you building your house on a strong foundation?

If not, I’m teaching you how to do so in this episode.

I recently did a series on what to do with your money when you’re 22, 42, and 62. It was all about the next steps you need to be taking to get your finances in order and prepare for the future at each of those ages.

Today, I want to focus on retirement planning. I’m giving you the basics and fundamentals of preparing financially for retirement.

You don’t want to be caught as a foolish man when you’re entering retirement. The foolish man is the one who builds his house on sand. He is reactive, not proactive. 

On the flip side, the wise man is the one who builds his house on the rock, who is proactive and prepared, and whose foundation is unshakable.

Whether you’re 22, 42, or 62, there are steps you can (and should) take today to get ready for retirement. Tune in to learn what they are.

In this episode, you will hear:

• The importance of planning.
• Why you need to look at the longevity of your money.
• How to figure out how long your money will last.
• How to survive market volatility.
• How to create a plan for your retirement income.
• Why you need to fire the IRS and how to do it.
• Three mistakes to avoid in retirement planning.
• Why you should take out a home equity line of credit.

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Please share this podcast with your friends and family. Our beliefs really do drive our behavior and you are born for more.

Have you subscribed to my podcast? If the answer is no, I’d love for you to subscribe. Live Life Rich is full of stories of business, some behind the scenes, and freaking amazing guests.

If you’re feeling really generous, I’d love for you to give me a review over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps me out a ton!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissanehlsen/

Standard of Living Budget Worksheet: https://marissanehlsen.com/standard/

Bulletproof Your Business: https://marissanehlsen.com/bulletproofyourbusiness/

The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280

Get my “15 Ways to Create Cash in Your Business” download: https://15stepstofreedom.com

Join the Live Life Rich Community Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/liveliferich/

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If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com. Let them know I sent you.