You Only Live Once is a common phrase nowadays but what does it actually mean? Shannaan talks about the meaning of the phrase and what impact it can have on our lives.

We must all beware of people and things that distract us from our goals. We can allow people to make us fear progress and growth. When we grow, we begin to separate ourselves from others and that can cause pain, but we must stay the course knowing that our choices will determine our destiny.

Often times, we equate awards and recognition to revenue. We believe that when a person is given an award, there's a check that associated with it but sometimes that isn't the case. Occasionally, that recognition is just that; a moment of notice and nothing more. Today Shannaan discusses his experience with the discrepancy between awards and revenue and how he has dealt with it.

To become successful, one thing is necessary and that is effort. Without it, no one can ascend to the heights that they imagined. Today Shannaan discusses the importance of effort and why you need to have it in your life.

Today we discuss about the on going tensions in America between the police and African Americans. While this show is not immediately after the most recent issues, we felt the need to address it as we are both African American men living in a great yet flawed country.

There comes a time and place when we must make a decision to continue on as we have in the past or to change our path and blaze a new trail. Yet, there will occasionally be those who refuse to see the trails that we see and they will only highlight the past in an attempt to force us to stay where we have always been. Today Shannaan further discusses the idea of staying in one's lane and what that actually looks like and whether or not that is a good idea.

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Like life, nature is something that we can never truly predict. Sunny skies one day can easily turn to torrential rains yet, we must try our best to understand this and prepare for it. Recently, the south east was hit by Hurricane Matthew and many lives were devastated by it. Often times, the most devastating thing about unexpected events is not the event itself but how were are left to pick up the pieces after it. Today Shannaan and Burnside discuss the importance of being debt free and having an emergency fund as well as how to think in times of duress.

With everything that goes on in the world, the last thing you need is to be in bondage to something or someone else. Don't let past decisions dictate how you live the rest of your life. Get out of debt. Free yourself from the yoke of materialism and use your resources to really make a difference. Life is short so don't use most of it on debt.

Life isn't easy and marriage isn't a cake walk, yet people across the world fall in love and decide to dedicate their life to another person. While love is a wonderful thing, when two strangers come together to build a life, there are some things that have to be worked out and worked on. Today David and Venicia gives us their story as both individuals and as a couple. Through love and communication, they were able to work out some of the more complicated issues people bring into a marriage. Yet, they allowed their beliefs, their ambition, and love for each other to guide them and as a result, they're happy, on track towards financial freedom, and they're still in love!