The Real Power Family Radio Show

Would you like to quit your 9-5 job and have your hobby be your business? That is what Michelle Harrison did. She left her job as a chemist and turned her hobby breeding cats into a full-time business. Her business became so successful, her husband quit his job to help. Then, their kids joined them in the business and learned the lessons that helped them start their own businesses. Hear how they c...

Priorities & Budgeting Why are the “Rich,” rich and the “Poor” poor? Because of the way they think. It is almost never about the money they make. If you start thinking like a rich person and then start making decisions like a rich person you will become rich. If you win the lottery, there is over a 90% chance that you will be in a worse position financially in 5 years than you are now. First y...

Banking & Bail-In’s Is your money safe in the bank? Some banks are closing over 1,000 accounts per day without notice. Do you know what a bail-in is? Over the past 14 years laws have been passed in almost every country on earth to allow banks that go bankrupt to use your money to pay their bills, salaries and even bonuses. When you make a deposit, it is no longer your money. You are an “Unsecu...

Good Information is Essential You cannot make good decisions without good information. Changing the definition of words is like stretching a measuring tape. It is impossible to build anything with a stretchable measuring device.   Many cities and government entities are saying they want to make our lives better. Look at their results. Look at the laws they are trying to pass. Look at the actual re...

Teenager Takeover: Government Spending Deven and Ethan discuss some issues that the United States government has, and some ways that people could fix it. They talk about creating more income for government (without raising taxes), reducing their expenses, and how we could solve many of our issues simply by being efficient.  Ideas from the teenage millionaire & Best-Selling Author of: If I Can...

Brian Hamrick is the owner and founder of Hamrick Investment Group with over $75 Million in assets under management. Brian has bought and sold over 450 residential units and currently controls 370 doors in Grand Rapids/Wyoming, Michigan with an additional 120 units scheduled to be completed in 2024. He’s also raised over $18 Million from high-net-worth investors through syndications. In addition,...

Communication & Problem Solving Clear, Concise, Consistent and Congruent Communication can solve most problems.  The more you talk to your family and your team, the better they will perform. You need a consistent measurement to build a building. You also need clearly defined rules and agreements to make a family, business and a country run smoothly. www. RealPowerFamily.com Info@ClearSkyTraine...

Stick & the Carrot We discuss different ways to use positive reinforcement rather than fines, fees & penalties. This is about the only way to run a business. It works great in a family and we would get a lot more positive results if the government did things this way. www. RealPowerFamily.com Info@ClearSkyTrainer.com 833-Be-Do-Dave (833-233-6428)

Teenager Takeover: Growing your Business & Creating More Time Deven and Ethan discuss key lessons they have learned about business and life. How they use logic to solve problems, rather than letting emotions take over. And other things that everyone can do to create more time freedom in their life www. RealPowerFamily.com Info@ClearSkyTrainer.com 833-Be-Do-Dave (833-233-6428)

Time Management Everyone has the same amount of time in a week. If you want better results there are a few simple things you can do. Eliminate unnecessary tasks. Automate whatever you can. Delegate the rest. When you still have to do something, do the hardest thing first. Starting with easier things will probably lead to procrastination. Listen to the whole show to hear many other techniques and e...

Instant Gratification & the Problems with It If you do what is easy today your life will be hard. If you do what no one else is willing to do today, tomorrow you will have what no one else can have. By thinking longer term you may have to do things that are uncomfortable, but you can end up way more than comfortable in the end! That is what we taught our kids. The problem is kids grow up &...

Decreasing the National Debt Why are we spending money today that our kids will have to pay back with interest? Until we change the incentive structure for all government entities, we will never reduce the debt. Today we discuss many ways that all levels of government could incentivize saving money. If we keep passing 12 pages of laws a day and spending $2 Trillion a year more than we bring in the...

Inflation vs. Wage Growth Have you ever questioned why you save money? Today we are talking about how prices are increasing faster than wages. For every dollar you saved in the 1980’s you can only buy 15 cents worth of stuff. How can you increase your quality of life in spite of these things? Be creative and take DIFFERENT actions than you have in the past. If you keep doing what you have always d...

Teenager Take-Over on Taking over our Parents Businesses Deven & Ethan discuss what they are doing now to learn to Be the person they need to be to run different companies. They are learning what they need to Do to increase efficiency.   They are learning how to take their parents businesses over and build even more intergenerational wealth. They talk about taking responsibility and using the...

Provide More Value to More People If you want to get more value out of life, you need to provide more value to more people. The richest people in the world have provided benefits to almost everyone else. No matter what business you are in, or even if you are just working with you family, the traits and skills you need are the same. Always be a teacher and a student. Always hear other points of vie...

How to Get your Kids Involved in your Business Have you ever wondered why so many kids aren’t interested in their parent’s business? Do you want generational wealth? That is much easier to create when the kids help out and grow your business. Today the family talks about how they found jobs that very young kids could do. Then they made them these jobs fun by turning them into games to keep the kid...

Brad Grayson-Freedom! “Brad 20,000” Grayson talks about how he started with a small rental house years ago. After traveling over a quarter of the state for work he would make it home to spend time with his kids & have dinner. When they went to bed he would go back out to work on his real estate until about 2:30 in the morning. To remind himself why he did this, and probably to stay awake, he w...

Moral Hazzard & Incentives The Real Power Family discusses what Moral Hazzard is. What it leads to. And what it incentivizes. Sometimes a safety net is what causes the fall. If you want greatness you must take responsibility.  If you want cradle to grave care, the entity providing that care may take it away at any time. www. RealPowerFamily.com Info@ClearSkyTrainer.com 833-Be-Do-Dave (833-233-...

Teenager Takeover: The Teenagers Explain Incentives If you are new to the show, Deven, who became a millionaire before he could drive, and Ethan, who also owns almost 40 rental units, discuss incentives. If you incentivize it you will get more of it. Everything from bribing your kids to quit throwing a fit to giving illegal immigrants free hotels is discussed in this episode.  If two teenagers can...

Time, Capital & Asset Allocation There is abundance in the world. There is enough of everything for everyone. The problem people have is poor allocation. If you can master the allocation of Time, Capital, People & Assets, you will have everything you ever dreamed of. www. RealPowerFamily.com Info@ClearSkyTrainer.com 833-Be-Do-Dave (833-233-6428)

Pick the Right Path Will the path you are on really take you to where you want to be? Too many people set goals for the wrong reasons. Are you going to college just because your parents want you to? Did you join the army because your dad was a soldier?  To have a happy and fulfilling life you need to make your own path. Question everything. Don’t just blindly follow your past programming…No matter...

Is College Worth It? Deven and Ethan kick out the parents again to discuss the value of college. Is it worth it?  Trust me, I’m as interested to hear their evaluation of the school system as you are- Eric. www. RealPowerFamily.com

How to get Started Today we discuss how to get started in business. Like everything, no initial plan is perfect. Learn how we grew together as a family and a business. If you not growing together, you will grow apart. www. RealPowerFamily.com

Incentives and Happy Holidays! What are you incentivizing? If you want more of a behavior you can use the stick or the carrot. The carrot usually works better. The stick frequently has unintended consequences. This works at the federal level for tax savings, the state, local and family level.  If you want more of something incentivize it! And from our family to yours Happy Holidays! www. RealPower...

Personal Responsibility There must be the possibility of both personal success or personal failure. Sometimes failure is painful. That pain is there for a reason. It teaches us not to do something. When we remove the positive or negative feedback we create moral hazard.  When we take responsibility, we create our only path to success. www. RealPowerFamily.com