Investing For Freedom with Mike Ayala

Rent and home buying prices in the hot city of Austin, TX,  have been increasing at the fastest rate ever. Ever! Why? And what does this mean for Austin and other hot real estate markets? In this episode, I talk about the Austin housing market, plus other hot markets, and whether we're looking at a continuing boom or bust for investors, consumers, builders, and more. Never Miss An Episode! Follow...

In this episode, Brandon Thompson and I discuss his entrepreneurial journey, including the wins and losses that shaped his walk toward freedom. Brandon shared his “never give up” philosophy and goes in depth on his real estate investing history and success with short term rentals. Never Miss An Episode! Follow the Podcast on: Apple Spotify YouTube Stitcher Google Podcasts Android Visit InvestingFo...

Do you live in a hostile or a friendly universe? How you answer that question can drastically inform what and how you achieve in life. If we're creating negative energy and are fixated on worst case scenarios, then we're living in a hostile universe. And positive outcomes cannot happen in a hostile universe. In this episode, I encourage you to focus your mind and creative energy toward finding pos...

After publishing more than 200 episodes of this podcast, I thought it was time to give you an inside look into my entrepreneurial journey. I brought on my amazing friend and real estate investor, speaker and philanthropist Matt Aitchison to interview me about my life in investing, business, and tons more. I open up and go deep about how I got my start in investing and entrepreneurship. You’ll hear...

There's best case scenario, there's worst case scenario, and often where we land is somewhere in between. My friend Justin Donald dropped that knowledge during our Next Level Couples Mastermind event recently in Austin, TX. And it's worth keeping in mind when we're cultivating a mindset around entrepreneurial endeavors like new investments and future ventures. In this episode, I dive deep into thi...

Today, I’m speaking with Rob Rowsell , who has a truly inspirational story. He hit rock bottom but turned his life around against all odds to find true freedom. Rob has been on an incredible journey, and he’s going to talk to us today about his walk from living on the streets to becoming a best-selling author and successful entrepreneur who has inspired so many people. Never Miss An Episode! Follo...

You have a story, you have a message, you have something inside of you that you want to share. And that message can impact people in so many positive ways. Even if you only reach one person, it'll be worth it. But you'll never know or reap the rewards unless you get started. In this episode, I reflect on publishing 200 episodes of this podcast and offer some motivation and inspiration to help kick...

Successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor Chris Harder joins Mike on a special 200th episode of Investing for Freedom. Chris shares an inspirational message about writing your own success story, surrounding yourself with the best people, the power of wealth building and giving back and more. Never Miss An Episode! Follow the Podcast: Apple Spotify YouTube Stitcher Google Podcasts Andro...

The more success we experience in life, the more challenging it is to take risks. And often, that's because we're measuring what we could lose, not what we could gain from taking risks. In this episode, Mike shares an important mindset he's learned on his entrepreneurial journey that's helped guide him to success: In order to get to the next level, we have to take risks with the potential gain in...

Showing up online has never been more important than it is today. That's why it's essential to utilize personal branding and online marketing to get your message to your audience.  In this episode, Mike speaks with business growth and tech/online marketing expert Jim Carter about the power of a personal brand and identifying what you loven and how to get your message seen and heard online.  Never...

Successful people don’t get stuck in analysis paralysis, they just keep moving toward their goals. They move through that fear and start taking messy action to start down the road to success. In this episode, Mike encourages listeners to work through limiting beliefs and challenge themselves to move forward, even during times of struggle, to achieve true freedom. Never Miss An Episode! Follow the...

Darius Mirshahzadeh is a core values and company culture expert. His book, The Core Value Equation, helps companies develop core values and a solid culture they can scale efficiently and quickly. His strategies have been called essential roadmaps for leaders in every industry.  In this episode, Mike and Darius discuss the power of developing and implementing core values and creating a kick ass com...

Don't get stuck in the weeds of the day-to-day and wake up years later only to realize you've missed the best years of your life. Take some time to reflect and get a solid perspective that can help you make your impact on the world and find your road to freedom. In this episode, Mike gives his own eulogy and envisions his impact on the world and takes stock of his life and business. It's a powerfu...

Mike and Kara Ayala invite you into a deep and personal discussion as they share their values and pillars they use to grow their relationship and business partnership together. In this episode, they dive deep into their seven pillars and how they’ve designed their upcoming Next Level Couples Mastermind for high performing couples to grow find new success together. Mike and Kara have designed an en...

It’s a new year, and it’s time to reflect on the challenges of the past year and look forward to what comes next.  Of course, 2022 will be filled with challenges, since we’re still living in challenging times. But challenging times don’t have to break us. They can actually be opportunities to help us grow and get to the next level. First we have to reflect on the challenges and problems we’re curr...

Keeping an eye on economic trends is essential, especially today when the government is implementing changes that will affect everyone in our business and our personal life. In this episode, Mike Ayala discusses how we need to be paying attention to how the macroeconomic picture affects us. The more information we can get and the more time we spend independently studying government decisions and m...

Brian Luebben joins us to discuss the impressive power of building authentic relationships and going after what you want. In this episode, Brian explains how a single email put him on the road to life changing personal freedom and how he discovered the value of connecting with other people. It's a truly inspiring talk from a refreshing perspective on the latest episode of Investing for Freedom wit...

In this episode of the Investing for Freedom podcast, Mike Ayala breaks down how to get what you want in life by first leading with an abundance mindset. This topic was inspired by the Bible story in Luke Chapter 5 and the Zig Ziglar quote, "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple Spotify YouTube Stitcher Goo...

On this episode of The Investing for Freedom Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Kurt Buchert. Mike and Kurt discuss the importance of challenging yourself, getting started in real estate investing, living a life of fulfilment, not taking on too many projects at once and so much more. Kurt shares how reading has had the biggest impact on his success on his success and advises you to read ‘The Comfort...

On this episode of The Investing for Freedom podcast, Mike discusses making decisions. Mike mentions how what’s hard is to decide. Mike shares that the process of getting what you want from your own life is: figuring out what you want, working out why you want it, deciding what you’re going to do to get there, measuring results and adjusting. Mike speaks about how fear holds us back and you need m...

On this episode of The Investing for Freedom Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Damion Lupo. Mike and Damion Lupo discuss retirement and what’s currently happening in the IRA and EQRP world. Damion explains how he is a financial emancipator and how IRA’s are brutal when you make mistakes. Damion shares how check book IRA’s are illegal today. Damion and his team are there to help so head over to http...

On this episode of The Investing For Freedom Podcast, Mike speaks about the power of leveraging. Mike explains how leverage is about using what you have and combining it with other resources so that you can maximise results. Mike mentions how usually everything we need that we don’t currently have is on the other side of leverage and it’s usually in another human. Mike shares how his career and fi...

On this episode of The Investing for Freedom Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Josh McCallen. Mike and Josh discuss a series of topics ranging from being a father of 10 children to tax freedom. Josh speaks about how embracing the worst case scenario can have great impacts on your life and businesses and how capital is more than just cash. Mike and Josh talk about how it seems as though people find...

On this episode of The Investing for Freedom Podcast, Mike speaks about committing to the success of your marriage. Mike shares how lack of commitment from one or both spouses was the No. 1 cause of divorce in the United States. Mike also takes us through the signs of an unsupportive spouse and how you and your partner can overcome this and get on the same page. Mike mentions how one of the things...

On this episode of the Investing for Freedom Podcast, Mike is joined by Brian Beers. Mike and Brian discuss Brian’s wealth building philosophy. Brian takes us through all five steps of his philosophy and shares his best advice on how you can start actively building your wealth now. Mike and Brian speak about how you can learn something from everyone and every conversation you have and how investin...