Invest In Your Life

Sometimes you can't move forward in life without pausing and preparing yourself for said change. However, rigid sequencing - telling yourself that you can't get X without Y - might be holding you back. In today's episode, James explains rigid sequencing and a coaching process you can implement to show up in your life, work, and relationships more courageously. Listen now!   To learn more about The...

So what's all this talk about minimalism? In this week's episode, James explores the concept of minimalism and its effect on happiness and wellbeing. Is it the best way to live for everyone, or can some people get more from life by having less than others?   To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more...

Raise your hand if you checked your portfolio this past week and felt a wave of panic followed by a strong urge to act on that panic. There's no shame in wanting to find that quick fix, but James offers a different frame of reference. In this week's episode, James explains what he refers to as the Ceiling and Floor problem. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichL...

A good retirement plan is one that maintains your sense of purpose while giving you time to find excitement and pleasure in your life. In this week's episode, James makes a case for the importance of a healthy balance of both purpose and pleasure in retirement. And perfect timing too because Wealthquest is introducing a new Priorities initiative with clients! It's almost like we planned that.   To...

Do we unknowingly breathe life into risks, making them seem more dire? In this week's episode, James helps you understand when a risk is being inflated signaling to your brain that something is more urgent than it actually is. And do we have a say in how we perceive risk?   To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought to you by Wealthq...

2021 was a big year for Wealthquest, even though it wasn't exactly how we imagined it would be. In this week's episode, James is joined by David Kern, President of Wealthquest, to reflect on 2021 and share some insight into what you can look forward to in 2022!   To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn...

Anxiety havers - you know when you're ranting about an anxious experience you had to a non-anxious friend and the confused look on their face tells you they could never relate? It's because they experience the world differently than you do, and we're taking notes. In today's episode, James shares 3 things to learn from people who don't struggle with anxiety!   To learn more about The Rich Life Boo...

If you're asking when to teach your kids about money, the answer is always "right now." In this week's episode, James highlights the importance of familiarizing your kids with money at an early age, and how to adapt what you teach them as they get older and their relationship with money evolves.   To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is b...

If you didn't transition into retirement this year, you probably know someone who did; whether it was by necessity or their own volition. In this week's episode, James and special guest Adam Day cover early retirement in a Covid world. Just because it's not what you thought it would be, that doesn't mean you can't get what you wanted out of it.   To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching,...

Did the pandemic change your spending habits? In this week's episode, James looks into how the pandemic might have influenced your spending habits, the processes and personality traits that drive impulse spending, and how you can bring some awareness to your money decisions. Take our money motivator quiz at www.wqcorp.com/money-motivator-start     To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching,...

The best time to review your finances and set yourself up for a successful New Year is right now. In this week's episode, James is talking about money moves. What are some end of year strategies that might help you finish strong financially? 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.co...

In order to get what you want out of new seasons of life or any big shift, you have to ask the right questions. In today's episode, James walks you through the 5 steps to uncovering what you want FROM Christmas rather than what you want FOR Christmas. PS This process is also great for vacations and job changes. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  Thi...

You need a strong sense of purpose to weather the storms that will inevitably hit. In this week's episode, James goes over the top 10 ways a strong sense of purpose can improve your life, and it's more than you might think. Are you really more likely to have a higher income with purpose behind the wheel? You'll have to listen to find out!  To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit w...

The holiday season is here, and James wants you to be ready! In this week's episode, James gives you all the tools you need to approach conflict and difference in conversations with an open mind and an open heart. 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

Most things you do in life improve upon more effort given; learning to ride a bike, a new job, playing the guitar. In today's episode, James uncovers Prospective Outcome Bias - do we focus too much on the outcome rather than the process of achieving a goal? And has this been limiting what we try? To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is br...

We've all read that Berenstain Bears book about the green eyed monster, right? We've been told that jealousy is bad for us since we were kids, but not all jealousy is actually harmful. In this week's episode, James introduces the two subsets of jealousy and how we can use it as motivation. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought t...

Do you remember the way money was handled when you were a kid? You might not be aware of it, but those flashpoints created your money story and it's influencing every money decision you make. On this week's episode, James goes over the 4 money stories and how you can get ahead of any negative repercussions! To check out Adam's blog post James mentioned in this episode go to https://wqcorp.com/what...

In today's episode, James goes over the top 12 proven strategies to help you curb that relentless habit of overspending. Do you typically use proactive or reactive strategies on your shopping trips? Spoiler alert: you need both! 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

Okay parents, raise your hand if you already made a parenting misstep this morning. You're not alone! Special guest Jen Powers, Executive Director at Tried and True Parenting, is here to share some highlights of what she's learned through her work with families. Get connected with Jen at www .triedandtrueparenting.com  To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.c...

Join James and special guest Mike Maisel on this week's episode as they dive into the idiosyncrasies of money. How much are you willing to leave your children, and what are you taking from them by giving them so much? Are you saving out of fear, or is it something else? All this and more! To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought to...

What happens when conflict goes unresolved in a relationship? It builds into resentment - a much more difficult mess to clean up. On this week's episode, James equips you with the tools you need to have those scary conversations about money, so you can avoid the scarier conversations about debt or what happens when you've been undersaving. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit w...

If you eliminate risk, you eliminate any potential for reward. On this week's episode, James is joined by special guest Todd Wilkowski. Todd is here to share how he created a business model after his own servant heart to fill a need for small businesses. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. LivingARichLife.com.  This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at...

Hold what you have loosely with an open hand to create space for generosity. That's what this week's special guest, Tim Meisenheimer of Streamline Financial Services, is all about. On this week's episode, Tim and James share the value of intentional giving and how they are changing wealth management culture one conversation at a time. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www. L...

Is there an inexhaustible cup that we can pour from to fill ourselves up with happiness? James might have stumbled upon the answer. On this week's episode, James explains Einhorn's Theory of Happiness. In any futile attempts at finding that "key" to happiness, were you just focusing on the wrong thing? You can reach out to James at jlenhoff@wqcorp.com To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coach...

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/   To learn mor...