Lifebuilder with Stephen Courson

The fastest way to build wealth is through reskilling and upskilling. Reskilling is learning something new that complements your primary way of earning.  If you do video editing but learn sound editing, that's reskilling.  Upskilling is simply training and continued education to get better at the skills you have. If you make this a regular part of your year, even if you pay for additional tra...

Everyone has personal systems.  The question is whether or not you intentionally set them up and if they are producing the outcomes you want. After coaching hundreds of people, I've come up with The Skeleton System. This is a system around money, time and cleaning that I think everyone can use. From there, they can build on top of it and create a personal system that's set up to help the...

We have to make about 35,000 decisions everyday. This can cause decision fatigue with daily tasks as well as larger goals. If you are having trouble prioritizing what needs to be done, then use the 5/25 Method made popular by billionaire, Warren Buffet. He's pretty busy so if it works for him, it will work for you too.  Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us and just take 10 seconds...

Let's talk about the three vital money skills: making money through career growth and smart hustles, managing money by budgeting, and automating finances, and creating good spending habits for greater savings and investments. We talk actionable insights to achieve your money goals effectively. [Keywords: financial success, making money, managing money, spending money, budgeting, investing, sa...

I grew up poor and now I live around millionaires. This summer, I realized that there are very different conversations happening at "rich BBQ" parties vs "poor BBQ" parties. It speaks a lot to the mindset and direction of how people view and make money. Talking about things like entertainment, gossip and celebrities takes up the majority of conversation at a Poor BBQ. But the R...

What is retirement?  What is the essence that makes up "not working" anymore.  Do you have to be old to retire? Does it mean you'll never work again? Is it a state of life where you've financiall reached a "work optional" situation for an extended period of time? Matt Viera takes mini-retirements now and has designed his life around taking mini-retirements. Listen to...

LinkedIn is one of the most underrated wealth building tools. People aren't sure how to build a personal brand on there when they are working for a company. There is fear of backlash from the company, clients and personal embarrassment.  Hampton has a thriving personal brand while working in sales for a company. His insights for individuals and their company on the multiplier that having a pr...

People don't know where to start on their wealth-building journey. They are hesitant to pay for a course or coaching at the start, so where do they go? Well, fortunately, there are 3 great resources that are totally free and provide incredible amounts of value if you know how to use them. They are YouTube, podcasts and LinkedIN. These 3 resources hold a treasure trove of riches that most peop...

I am experimenting on myself. For years, I've studied why people don't change and why they do.  Change is hard. Doesn't matter if its about getting your finances together and investing and budgeting or trying to eat healthier and exercise or just get better at a skill for your job. It's worth it! But its not easy....or is that a lie? What if it was easy to change? What if all y...

Is college worth it? Student loans are bankrupting people's futures and the cost of college continues to rise as student loans, interest rates and tuition prices all skyrocket. That's what I debate with Brad Baldridge who is a financial professional who knows all of the secret ways to get funding for college and tax-advantaged solutions to make sure you pay as little as possible if you d...

A game of Monopoly using real money goes viral and the lessons learned about financial dissonance along with it. Adam Carroll has been making waves on the internet for a few years since his viral video but he's not a one-trick pony. His insights on building wealth and saving  money on your mortgage are worth thousands of dollars a year to those who use it! Another contrarian masterpiece to he...

The worst buzz term in the money world is "financial freedom".  Financial independence is a close one too.  What does it even mean to be financially free? Does it mean you are a millionaire? Can buy anything you ever want? Never have to work again? Don't have to work for 2 years? It turns out, there are 7 levels to financial freedom and its really important to know which one you&apo...

Drew Breneman has millions of dollars in real estate in his portfolio and walks us through how he got into real estate with just a few doors as a beginner and eventually found investors to accelerate his real estate fund. On top of that, we discuss how you can invest in real estate without ever having to buy real estate! Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us and just take 10 seconds:  ...

The average car payment continues to skyrocket.  But the cost of buying a new car is much higher than the monthly payment. If you are considering buying a new car, then hear how its costing you tens of thousands of dollars more just in a few years than you think it is. It's the number one thing that is keeping people from financial freedom and it has to stop. Love This? Leave a Review Help mo...

Interview with Michael Pyle around a question so many are asking about... "When do I know its time to break off and start my own thing?" We get deep into the benefits of marriage and money while discussing opinions on Dave Ramsey and how he influenced our financial journey. ***Note: Michael is not a CFP yet but is underway with the process Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us...

Fail to plan, plan to fail.  Mike Tyson said "Everyone has a  plan until they get punched in the face." I made significant increases in my income in my career when I started planning them out.  The number one indicator that someone will be a millionaire is the velocity of their income. How quickly does it trend up? We plan for the money we make. We plan for investments. So why don't...

Why would you pay $20,000 if you could negotiate it down to $15,000? Why pay 22% interest when you could get 0% for 12 months? Why do all of the gurus leave debt negotiation out of their programs? They'll mention it casually but they don't actually show you how to do it. And its an incredibly important step. Debt negotiation is crucial and its not just for broke people. Millionaires do i...

The hot new show on Netflix is the King of Collectibles that follows a family business that seeks out people with incredible collections of anything from trading cards to art to Gucci. I discuss why buying collectibles can be more than just fun, but a lucrative investment strategy as well. But just like buying stock in a company, you need to know what you're getting into before you buy it. Lo...

If you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with the most, then you need to take your friend group as seriously as you take your goals. This can be difficult when we get older and we start to diverge from the people we grew up with. You can't get six pack abs hanging with friends in donut shops all day. It's important to find people who are heading in the same direction you are w...

The launch of my first two financial courses is here!  But before I talk about them, I wanted to share a quick history on my financial journey and how a totally normal, completely financially illiterate guy ended up here. Then, I am excited to tell you all about the two different courses launching on April 19th, 2023. Love This? Leave a Review Help more pros find us and just take 10 seconds:   • A...

Goal setting is an art and a science, but there are frameworks you can use.  The one I find most effective is called the PACT framework. It works well for a few reasons. Accountability: The Pact Framework emphasizes the importance of creating a public commitment to your goal by sharing it with others. This creates a sense of accountability that can motivate you to stay on track and make progress t...

ChatGPT wrote this description below about AI (it took 5 seconds to create): Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform industries and disrupt traditional business models. By using machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics, AI can automate routine tasks, improve decision-making processes, and create new products and services. One of the most significant impacts of AI wi...

Loss aversion bias. Sounds boring but its an incredibly pervasive problem we naturally have. It's basically just saying that humans feel twice the amount of psychological pain over losing vs they pleasure they feel from gaining. In lamen's terms, you'll be more sad about losing $20 than you will about winning $20. This is an instinct to protect ourselves that often gets in the way o...

If you want to be rich, then you have to know the language of money. These 25 regularly used terms will skyrocket your confidence and knowledge around investing, personal finance and talking money. People are so afraid to talk about money because they don't want to sound dumb. But every industry from construction to medical to finance to law as its own language and you need to be able to spea...

It's rare I make a blanket statement but this is the hill I choose to die on. If you don't have a budget, you don't really care about your future that much. I just got off a call that I ended early because someone "had their budget in their head" to which I corrected them, no, they didn't have a budget. So if you don't have one, download the Greatest Budget Templ...