Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding our Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 6 of Season 3, and today is Thursday, September 29, 2022. For all of us, the Fed interest rate hike will have a range of impacts. If you are planning to finance a major purchase (a house or car for example), your payments will end up being higher. Also if you have credit card balances, your interest rates will start to climb. So how dow we survive this, how do we do more than survive, how do we thrive during this time period?

Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding our Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 5 of Season 3, and today is Thursday, September 22nd, 2022. Today we are going to discuss a subject that is important to me and should be important to all of us.  That is building your Family, Community, Support Group, and community.  Building that group of individuals that make life worth living, make things possible, and that you will work with to change the world.

Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding our Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 4 of Season 3, and today is Wednesday, September 14, 2022, and today we are discussing redefining success. Do you want to be a millionaire? Most people probably do — but it is, famously, not an easy pursuit. The truth is everyone has a different idea of what wealth is. For some, it means owning property; for others, it means having lucrative investments. From a financial standpoint, the term wealth is the number of assets you own minus the number of debts you have.  Today we are going to talk about the 3 simple ways to build wealth, to build your own wealth and not just your own wealth but to build generational wealth.

Hello, and thank you for joining us. This is Finding your Freedom, a show dedicated to empowering yourself, finding your freedom, and achieving the life you deserve.  This is episode 3 of Season 3, and today is Thursday, September 08, 2022, and today we are discussing redefining success. In the age of 24-hour delivery of anything, everything on demand, and everything is done remotely, it is easy to imagine that we should be able to ‘Have It All’. Indeed, we have all the technology, knowledge, money, and other resources to make most human desires possible. We spend a small fraction of time on mundane administrative tasks and housework compared to generations before. We can access education and entertainment on any topic immediately and essentially free. We can communicate face-to-face in real-time with friends or strangers regardless of where in the world they are. And yet, we suffer more loneliness, anxiety, and depression than people at any other time in history. These startling indicators suggest that today’s affluence and abundance are not increasing our life satisfaction. But why, why in a world where we can order anything we want can we not find the one thing that eludes many of us?  True Happiness.

20220831 Season 3 Episode 2 What is Success? To many, success is obvious. It’s a life that includes a nice car, fine home, impressive job, and attractive spouse. Yet, people with all of these things aren’t any happier than those with less impressive lives. It’s because all of those achievements only serve to impress others. They do little to enhance the quality of your life. Success in the western world is too focused on showing off to your friends, family, and neighbors. It doesn’t focus on what will make you happy. You can’t find happiness by trying to impress others. You only show yourself that your own interests aren’t important. With the right set of habits, you can accomplish nearly anything. They will help you live better and accomplish more. Learn how to take more satisfaction in everything you do rather than depending solely on external motivators.  These 15 commandments will help you to set your own course and live a fuller life.

Thank you for once again joining us for Finding Our Freedom. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our Podcast and tell your friends and family about our show and remember to follow us on Facebook @findingourfreedompodcast.  What is a well-balanced life? Somewhere along the way, the idea of balance has become synonymous with being able to do it all, have it all, and handle it all with a smile on our faces. I've found that the best leaders in business and life strive to find balance in their lives. That's what makes them great leaders and good people. People in your life will tell you that there's no such thing as a balanced life. But that's not true. Some people might prefer an unbalanced life, but that option doesn't appeal to everyone. A well-balanced life is a worthwhile objective for most people. But what is a well-balanced life?

Ayn Rand said “The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”  Ayn Rand, a Russian who immigrated to America, whose controversial philosophy Objectivism sparked much anger in society, and still does from its speakers today. One major tenet of her philosophy was to be selfish/egoistic, with the definitions redefined, which meant NOT caring what others thought of her and only doing what was in her self-interest by means of her principles. With this behind her, who was going to stop her? It means not asking for permission to undertake an action and that no one is in a position to stop you. It a more aggressive way of saying “It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.”  While at the same time point out that you are in control of your own actions and the only person that can be in your way is you. That is why today we are discussing getting out of your own way.

Problems, large and small, will always present themselves throughout our whole existence. Regardless of how sharp, clever, or happy-go-lucky we are, we will encounter struggle, challenges, difficulties and at times, heart wrenching moments. When you respond positively and constructively to your biggest challenges the qualities of strength, courage, character and perseverance emerge from deep inside of you. That is why today we are discussing finding hope.

Life can be hard sometimes, we all have ups and downs but for many life can be very hard. This is because life is not something that comes with an instruction manual. Instead it is a puzzle to solve. It is something to work through, something that will give you challenge after challenge to solve. But when you finish if you do it right you end with a beautiful picture of a life well lived. The question is, are you up for it?

When it comes to leadership, discipline does not mean punishing people. Rather, discipline refers to being in complete control of oneself. A highly effective leader must be self-disciplined in all areas. Self discipline is one of the most important and useful skills everyone should possess. This skill is essential in every area of life. Though most people acknowledge its importance, few do anything to strengthen it.