Rich the Architect

Today I discuss the concept of Rich vs Wealthy based on the surprise feeling I got once I started hitting revenue goals that I was aiming for.  I also add a recent example of a day I had last week where I took the afternoon off to recharge, leading to my definition of what wealthy is.  I also lose it near the end because of a technical issue that cut off my video because of a spam call that came into my phone.   

I have a long term goal in the next few years to have my own office with a few unique amenities. The question I’m asking myself today is what are the first steps I should take to achieve this goal. I lead into the question by going over some other growth goals I have and what I’ve already accomplished or am working on to get to those goals.

Ryan Harbinson is the Director of Business Development for Clearbridge Branding Agency.  We briefly talk business, but primarily talk about gaming, both video games and board games.  This was a fun one.  Enjoy.

This week I’m thinking out loud about imposter syndrome. How I deal with it and why does it come up in my day to day thought processes.

Lisa Joswick runs a bookkeeping business, Blackbook.  She provides bookkeeping services for many different types of businesses.  In addition to Blackbook, she is also in the process of launching a financial training program called Black Method, which helps businesses and individuals with managing their finances.  Lisa and I had a great conversation covering her business and program, highlighting some of her services, along with some challenges both of us are facing in launching training programs in both of our industries.

There were two experiences that I remember from Junior High that have stuck with me to this day.  Both happened in the classroom and help with my drive on a day to day basis.  I also tried something new with recording this episode and was recording video at the same time. Unfortunately I accidently lost the first clip so my Junior High experience is an exclusive only for the podcast.

In the second segment, I cover my social media approach, and how I use Tik Tok as a testing ground that then is used as a launching pad for what or how to post content on other platforms. I did capture video for this segment, so go to my Youtube channel, Dauntless Design Collaborative, if you would like to watch the video.

Back in 1999-2000 my wife purchased a property in North Philadelphia. Around the same time we met. Eventually I got involved with the renovation of the house, while also starting our relationship together.  This episode is the beginning of the story of this house.  We discuss why she wanted to purchase a property, the few experiences of other properties she looked at prior to buying, and the challenges and mistakes made while we got the home ready for us to move in.  I hope you enjoy our story.  I look forward to sharing the rest of this story with you in future episodes.  

Some of the recent discussions in the Entrearchitect community have centered around the idea of value.  The value of the services being provided and how that value equates to the fees being charged.  I give two examples of a contract I had with a millionaire client and a different contract I had with a billionaire client, where in both cases I billed hourly for my services.  In these two examples I cover what differences I discovered in the clients and what they valued for each contract.  Finally at the end I give an example of factoring in profitability and how billing hourly doesn't mean you are being profitable.

There's a quote on my wife's ballet studio that hit a nerve with me today, and it led me to thinking of when in life should I be more like a ballerina.  I also saw a clip from an X-Men movie that led me to also think that there are other times in life where I should be more like the Dark Phoenix.  In this episode I cover what it means to be either of these figures and when to apply either mindset.