Eric Coon draws from his life experience while also illuminating financial principles from the book "The AND Asset: The secret way to save and use your money at the same time" by Caleb Guilliams. This episode aligns with Episode 4, where Eric discusses the "why" that helps define our need for our financial discipline. The "why" of our financial life can help us think and plan long term. Too many of us are engaged in activities that are not necessarily productive and efficient.

Confronting others is daunting to some people. Some "underdo" the conversation because they do not want to lose a friendship. Some people overdo the conversation by talking condescendingly to others. So, is there a right mix? Maureen Ross Gemme shares her life experience of helping others raise their standard of behavior by effectively confronting others. There is an effective mix of compassion, resoluteness, empathy, and living the example of behavior we expect of others.

Eric Coon devotes this continuing podcast series to address the investor's future goals related to your "why." Defining a purpose and why customized to your financial goals will help you tailor and specify what you are working to achieve. We should compete against and work toward our future goals – not compete with someone else or a financial indicator. What constitutes life fulfillment? Everyone needs to define that. You can contact Eric at [email protected] or call him at (443) 975-7522 to discuss your financial future.

Cat Sharp has a very transparent testimony about her early life of depression, shame, anxiety, and the effect of toxic relationships despite being raised in a very religious home. She explains how her relationships with our Lord and human relationships helped her overcome her life "mountain." She addresses her former binge eating habits and how she can help others overcome similar habits in her online course, "End Emotional Eating," available at https://catsharp.com/endemotionaleating.

Rollins Walker lost his two-year-old sister to burns resulting from a firebombing. He later lost his mother from a homicide that was a follow-on to that firebombing. He was raised under the influence of drugs and alcohol. However, he knew intuitively and through critical thinking that that lifestyle "would not end well." Despite the negative influences in his life, he focused on the positives he had. One of those was his grandmother. Because of his positive mindset, he is living a very successful married life following a 20-year career with the U.S. Navy.

Juli Geske-Peer shares her life and leadership experiences and expertise to help the hiring manager and interviewee perform at their respective potential. Replacing an employee can cost $65K or more. The most effective interview is one in which the hiring manager and interviewee know if each is the best match to advance each other. Learn from her life experiences in her book, "5 Senses for Success: Strategies to Thrive in Any Arena."

Kimberly Bell advances her story of living a very dysfunctional childhood that includes having a biological mother who does not accept her. She is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder because of this experience. However, through effective mentoring and other relationships, she is on a journey of overcoming and living with the past. She is passing on her life experience and wisdom by helping others overcome their past. She chronicles her life story in her book, "The Epitome of Kimmy: Accept and Embrace It All."

Michelle became a widow at age 27 through her husband's aneurism. This was a devastating life event. However, life is a choice point. Become an influencer and join those who have the power to lead and set directions for themselves and others. Michelle earned her doctorate at age 50, 23 years after her husband's life-changing passing. She opted out of the "C"' suite position she had earned to start a social enterprise law firm. Despite her past, she is flourishing and sharing wisdom in authentic ways.

Erin Diehl is an 18-year old at the time of this recording who had the temerity to ask her Dad for mental health assistance. Erin was very generous and inspirationally vulnerable to explain her anxieties that led to request help. Become One is a project designed to provide a safe place to listen while expressing care. Those with a passion to help those in need can get more information at https://www.facebook.com/BecomeOneProject.

Juli Geske-Peer discusses an aspect of self-confidence as we work with those within our circle of influence. This discussion applies to parents, friends, associates, and those we supervise. We can overcome anxieties associated with confronting people by approaching them with an attitude of wanting to understand them to determine the reason(s) they are not meeting our expectations. Do they know our expectations? Do they need some training to equip them to meet our expectations? You can learn more of Juli through her book, "5 Senses for Success: Strategies to Thrive in Any Arena."