Ancient Cherokee Wisdom – The Two Wolves

One evening many moons ago, a wise old Cherokee Grandfather was teaching his grandson abut life.

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.

"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves."
 

"One wolf is evil and ugly: He is anger, envy, war, greed, self-pity, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, selfishness and arrogance."

"The other wolf is beautiful and good: He is friendly, joyful, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, justice, fairness, empathy, generosity, true, compassion, gratitude, and deep VISION."

"This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other human as well."

The grandson was very quiet for a few minutes, deep in thought over what his grandfather had just said.

Finally he spoke and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf will win?"

The elder Cherokee replied, "The wolf that you feed."

The teaching of the Two wolves has everything to do with Stewardship. And I would like to share something that came to mind as I was reviewing the conversations we had around Stewardship in January! The LAW of STEWARDSHIP is:

The greater stewardship you give to anything, the more of that thing you get

The more attention you give to something, the more you focus on it, the more of IT you will get! And here is the rub – We are all stewards whether we know it or not. The question that we must ask ourselves is, "Stewards of WHAT?"

We can choose to steward – anger, envy, war, greed, self-pity, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, selfishness and arrogance. Or we can choose to steward -  peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, justice, fairness, empathy, generosity, true, compassion, gratitude and joy. If you don't like the results that you are currently getting, here is an invitation for you to take a good hard look at what you are choosing to steward and if need be, choose to focus of the things that will help you get what you really want in life.

The subject that we are going to be talking about on the RichLife Show starting tomorrow and during the month of February is the second RichLife Investment that you will need to make – your INVESTMENT IN CLARITY. I go into a lot of detail on this subject in  the second chapter of the RichLife Book – Ten Investments For True Wealth! Here is a quick video I did for you which will give you a great overview!
 

Questions, Answers and Some RichLife Wisdom

Your DESIRES ~ Steve D’Annunzio

Question From Anna in Gainesville –

 

“Beau, I’m 23 and I’ve just started my first real job. Should I invest in my company’s 401K plan or a ROTH IRA? I hear you talk about a ROTH IRA almost every week!”

 

Beau’s Answer –

 

Anna, thanks so much for the great question. And congratulations on getting that job!! Here are a few things to consider. If your company has a match, get the match first. And here is what I mean by that – If they match .50 on the $1.00 for the first 5%, I would recommend putting that amount into the 401K. Then go fund the ROTH. You would use that ROTH as a backup emergency fund for a while. When it is full, then you would go beyond that!

 

So, a quick summary – Go get the company match for the 401K. I wouldn’t advise putting in beyond that. Then go fund a ROTH IRA.

Clarity is the Second Investment we talk about in The RichLife – Ten Investments For True Wealth.

The RichLife is available for Kindle, Nook, iBooks and you can also find it at the Sony Reader Store!!

Click on your favorite below so that you can get it today and have your questions ready for our live q & a on this  Saturday's show!!

Until Saturday!!

Be Blessed and Live RICH!!

Beau

It’s that time of the week again!! SATURDAY … If your weekends are anything like mine, they are jammed packed with all sorts of thing to do – some of those things are alot fun to do … some not so much! The big thing I LOVE to do on Saturdays is host the RichLIfe Show. Here’s your invitation for you to call in today and tell me what makes YOUR life RICH!!

We have had some really great financial questions come in over the past couple of weeks and was I was able to get some of them answered on last Saturday’s show. And, we’ve got more to answer this week!

What big money question has been on your mind? If you have a financial question that you would like me to answer for you, send it to me and I will be sure to get it answered live for you either this Saturday or on one of our future shows! Here’s my question Beau!

I really want to thank everyone for all of the great feedback that the January Practicing Wise Stewardship series has received!! It has totally blown me away. Because of the response this series has gotten, we will be continuing with it tomorrow on the RichLife Show.

This week we are going to be wrapping up our “What Does God Have To Say About Money” series. We are talking about the “Stewardship of Responsibility” and why it’s NOT their fault out there. If you’re wondering what that means, be sure to tune into the show at 12:00 pm EST to get the answer! … You can Join us live at AM550 and FM102.9WDUN. Out of town friends stream live at www.wdun.com.

One of the things that I love about hosting the RichLife Show is that I get to meet and talk to some of the most amazing people. Last week, we were blessed by Grayson Smith’s story. Grayson is just the most amazing young man – 12 years old and a successful entrepreneur living his RichLife already! He has a great story and an even better mission in life – assisting with raising funds for the Water For Life Program and he has almost reached his goal!

Grayson’s heart is to help as many people as he can have access to clean drinking water. 1 Billion people in the world today do not have access to clean drinking water. 50% of those folks will develop serious diseases because of contaminated water and many will die. Did you know that 60% of infant deaths are directly related to water borne illnesses. It takes $4,800 to build a well that will give 1,000 people clean water for the rest of their lives.

Grayson has raised almost $7,000 so far.

If you missed Grayson’s story on last week’s show, you can download it to your favorite listening device right from my website.

RichLife Story – Grayson Smith Interview

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If you would like to contribute to Grayson’s cause, you can contact Joy Allgood at RelyLocalHall.com and ask for more information!

I was so impressed by Grayson’s passion and determination to achieve his financial goal that I’m going to be keeping tabs on him. Expect to see him back on the show in the next few months reporting on his progress!

Elise Adams’ story touched a lot of people. Several of our listeners wrote in and asked if she would be able to come back on the show again. Good news … I think that we are going to be blessed to have Elise on the show again in the next couple of weeks! As soon as we are able to firm up the date, we will let you know! Elise has some amazing updates to give us about promotion in her RichLife!

And here is some weekend inspiration I want to share with you from my good friend Steve D’Annuzio!

Life is Dynamic – Steve D'Annunzio

Life is dynamic. And for that reason, the bad news is never as bad as it seems.

Whatever may happen, whatever condition may arise, you can adjust to it and make the most of it. Not only can you survive in the face of changing conditions, you can indeed prosper.

When you look at new developments through the lens of your existing assumptions, they can often appear overwhelmingly negative and hopeless. Yet when you start working your way through the new conditions, brilliant opportunities begin to appear at nearly every turn.

Circumstances are constantly changing, and even the changes are constantly changing. As you continue to adapt, and as those around you also adapt, positive new possibilities emerge and take root.

It's difficult to know precisely what tomorrow will bring. Yet you can know with confidence that whatever tomorrow does offer, there will be a way for you to make the most of it. For the value and goodness of life never go away. They just continue to be presented to you in new and more fulfilling ways.

I have some REALLY awesome news to share with you! The RichLife Book is now available at Amazon.com. Here is a really special request from me to you – if you have read the book, I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes and write a review of the book at Amazon so that everyone can see how you have benefited from the book and what they can expect for themselves when they purchase it! I truly appreciate all of the RichLife friends and family who are helping us get the word out in such a big way!!

Wishing you a blessed weekend. Be sure to let me know if you dial into the show today at 12:00 pm EST. Let me know what gives meaning to YOUR life!!

The Ant and The Grasshopper

A Story Originally Written by Aesop and Retold by Beau Henderson

Once upon a time there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a big beautiful meadow.

It was a gorgeous summer throughout the land. Every day, from sunrise to sunset, the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from a far away farmer's field. She hurried to the field every morning just as soon as she had enough light to see her way, and returned back to her tiny home dragging a heavy grain of wheat. She would put the grain of wheat carefully away in her pantry, and then hurry back to the field to get another one. All day long she would work, without stopping to take a break or rest. She scurried back and forth from the field as long as there was light for her to see her way,  busily collecting the grains of wheat and storing them away very carefully in her winter pantry.

Every day the grasshopper would watch her and laugh. 'Why are you working so hard, sweet ant?' he would ask. 'Come, sit here with me and rest a while. Listen to me sing my song. Summer is here for all of us to enjoy, the days are long and bright. Why not take some time to bask in the sunshine, there is always plenty of time to labor and toil?'

The little ant did her best to ignore him.  She bowed her head further down and hurried to the field a little faster. This always made the grasshopper laugh even louder. 'What a silly little ant you are!' he would call after her. 'Come here little ant, come and dance with me! Forget about all of that hard work! Take some time to enjoy the sunshine!' The ant would just shake her head while she watched the grasshopper hopping across the meadow, singing and dancing merrily without a care in the world.

As it always happens, the summer faded into autumn, and autumn turned into winter. The sunshine was rarely seen, and the days were short and grey, the nights long and dark. It was freezing cold outside, and snow began to fall.

The grasshopper didn't feel like singing any more. He was cold and hungry. He had nowhere to go to get out of the snow, and he had nothing to eat. The meadow and the farmer's field were covered in snow, and there was no food to be found anywhere. 'Oh what shall I do? Where shall I go?' cried the grasshopper.

Suddenly he remembered the sweet little ant. 'Oh YES!! I shall go to the ant and ask her for food and shelter!' the thought made the grasshopper smile. So off he went to the ant's house and knocked at her door. 'Hello sweet ant!' he called out happily. 'Here I am, to sing for you, as I warm myself by your fire. And I know that you are a wonderful hostess, I can't wait to have some of the delicious food you have stored in that pantry of yours!'

Shocked, the ant looked at the grasshopper and very quietly said, 'All summer long I worked really hard while you made fun of me. You had a grand old time singing and dancing. Maybe you should have thought about how you were going to feed yourself and stay warm in the winter then! Find someplace else to sing for your dinner, grasshopper! There is no fire or food for you here!' And the little ant shut the door in the grasshopper's face.

It is wise to be thrifty today and prepare for tomorrow! In modern day terms, that means we are not going to finance our future, or our lifestyle, or our happiness today without taking care of the future first!

If you can't pay as you go …

You are going too fast!

SLOW DOWN!!

So what does God have to say about saving and investing?

Proverbs 21:20

I really want to thank everyone for all of the great feedback that this series has received!! It has totally blown me away. Because of the response the Practicing Wise Stewardship Series has received, we will be finishing this month with more of God's money wisdom on the RichLife Show this coming Saturday.

 

I would love to hear from if you are currently working your way toward becoming totally debt-free. Share with me the things that you did to get started and give me an update on your progress! Let me know if you have been able get totally out of debt  and what kind of an impact that has had on your life! 

 

You can bless alot of other people by sharing your story and experiences. You will never know who will be inspired to take action for themselves when they hear what you are doing right now to become debt-free!! Be on the lookout tomorrow to learn all about last week's very special guest!

 

 

What BIG money question has been on your mind? Send it to me HERE at RichLife Advisors, and we’ll do our best to tackle it.

 

 

 

 

For more advice and actionable challenges on how you can apply the principal of wise stewardship to your everyday life, get a copy of Beau’s book, The RichLife, 10 Investments for True Wealth at www.richlifeadvisors.com

I have some REALLY awesome news to share with everyone! The RichLife Book is now available at Amazon.com. Here is a really special request from me to you – if you have read the book, I would really appreciate it if you would take a few minutes and write  review of the book at Amazon so that everyone can see how you have benefited from the book and what they can expect for themselves when they purchase it! I truly appreciate all of the RichLife friends and family who are helping us get the word out in such a big way!!

 

RichLife Show January 14 2011 – What Does God Have To Say About Debt

If you take the time to think about it, one of the biggest reasons that most people get into debt in the first place is that , as a society, we have been conditioned to believe that we need to have the latest and greatest version of whatever is out there in the market place – cars, smart phones, houses, clothes, shoes, purses, toys, gadget, widget. We are sold and marketed MILLIONS of images and commercials by the time we are adults. And it is the job of those who are doing the marketing to convince us that if we buy "XYZ thing TODAY" we are going to be HAPPY!! Happy is relative – it can be today, tomorrow or just happy in general.

Here is something that you might not realize, today's technology has evolved to the point that that Google can target market to an individual based upon their computer's browsing history and the kind of emails their receive in their inbox! Those ads you see along side your emails and on your Facebook page are targeted directly to YOU based upon your likes and dislikes. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this because the marketers are doing their job and they are doing it very well. However, it is something to be conscious of!

The big observation I have made while working with over 3,000 clients is, by and large, we go into debt without taking care of the priorities that already exist and by that I am referring to older debt that has not been paid off. When we go further into debt and jump over those priorities, we are really financing this "temporary happiness" and sooner or later we realize our well intentioned attempt at happiness turns into STRESS, REGRET and even REMORSE! Many times, this becomes a vicious cycle of temporary satisfaction, lasting only until we start looking for the NEXT BIG THING that will allow to us to feel like we are "keeping up with the Joneses".

God warns us over and over and over again about debt!

The rich rule over the poor

and the borrower is a slave to the lender ~ Proverbs 22:7

 

 

What BIG money question has been on your mind? Send it to me HERE at RichLife Advisors, and we’ll do our best to tackle it.

 

 

 

 

For more advice and actionable challenges on how you can apply the principal of wise stewardship to your everyday life, get a copy of Beau’s book, The RichLife, 10 Investments for True Wealth at www.richlifeadvisors.com

 

 

 

 

 

Antonina posted on Facebook- This was the first email I read this morning! This is a very powerful message! Loved it and thank you for sharing it today!

 

Larry wrote in – This is one of the best business emails I have ever read !! Thank you for being so brave!!

Jennifer posted on Facebook - What a great blog post Beau! Loved the fact that you reminded all of us that God owns everything! When we realize this, our "things" and buying decisions take on a different role. Thanks for sharing!

Lisa wrote in – God is in control of my finances and is my Source. I have complete freedom and I'm debt-free with the exception of my mortgage.

 

Marie wrote in - I'm a great believer that God has everything to do with our money. He is, after all, the source of everything good in our lives and will provide if we will only pay attention. I am a firm believer that He wants us all to succeed and be wise with what we are given.

What BIG money question has been on your mind? Send it to me HERE at RichLife Advisors, and we’ll do our best to tackle it.

It's Not Selfish to be Your Best – Steve D'Annunzio

It is only when a seed grows that it can produce more seeds.
It is only when you express joy and abundance in your own
life that you can help others to know joy and abundance in
their lives.

To make yourself miserable for the sake of helping others
will serve no useful purpose at all. The best way to be of
service to others is from a position of strength and
fulfillment rather than from a position of weakness and
despair.

The goals and dreams and desires that are so undeniably your
own are yours for a reason. They are showing you, and at the
same time compelling you, to make the most of your life.

It is not selfish to be your very best. What's truly selfish
is to let your enormous potential go unrealized.

What have you always wanted to know, always wanted to have,
always wanted to do, and always wanted to be? It is never
too late to honestly answer that question, and to answer it
with all the colorful detail and passion that it deserves.

For in the answer to that question is your own truly
beautiful and unique gift to life. Never stop reaching for
the best you can imagine; for when you fulfill your highest
possibilities, you raise the whole world up with you.

What Role Does God Play In Our Money?

by Beau Henderson

One of the great things about what I do on the RichLife Show is that I get to answer YOUR money questions live every Saturday! Here's a few that came in since last week's show (and we will be answering as many of them as we can this coming Saturday – so be sure to listen in at 12:00 pm EST ):

From Sara - Beau, I'm finally in the black this year with my small business for the FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS!!! I'm a little nervous about the way the economy is going right now. What are the best options for investing in 2012?

From Steve - Hey Beau!! Thanks for all you do in our community!! Got a quick question for you! I got laid off from my job last year. What should I do with the money in my 401K? I sure could use that money right now!! Thanks again. I love listening to your show.

Last week I got a question from one of our listeners that was not a typical financial planning question. The question was "What Role Does God Play In Our Money?" Wow … what a HUGE question, don't you think? And, the answer to that question starts with the revelation of a secret. The secret is …

You Own NOTHING!

God owns all of your possessions!

The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof;

the world and they that dwell therein! ~ Psalm 24:1 (KJV)

It's all about getting to a place where we can acknowledge His ownership. Once that happens, every spending decision we make changes. It goes from getting up in the morning saying, "What should I do with my money today?" to "What do I think I could do to honor God with my money today?" "What could I do to honor God with HIS money today?"

That slight change in context has a significant impact on what you do with "YOUR" money!

My co-host Joy Allgood made an excellent point on the show. When you first start your day and grab that first cup of coffee, WHO do you think just bought coffee? Every breath you breathe, everything you do is because of God!

Every day people ask, "What do I want to do with this money?", "What do I want to do with these things?", "What do I want to do with my life?" When the context of those questions changes to "What should I do with God's money?", "What should I do with everything He has blessed me with?" EVERYTHING changes. And that change starts creating favorable conditions for the success you really want. The price for that success is that you have to allow yourself to give up control.

It really has very little to do with the money in your bank account, the money in your wallet or pulling out your debit card. It has to do with things that often times we take for granted, like the gas in your vehicle and where you are going in that car. Everything needs to glorify God!

I am going to take a very big risk over here and speak very bluntly. You have got to get over yourself and realize that YOU OWN NOTHING! God owns all of your possessions which are all just temporary things anyway! God truly is in control of everything and we are simply managers of what He has entrusted us with.

The Lord does just as He pleases –

however, wherever, whenever ~  Psalm 135:6 (The Message)

This ties in perfectly with what we spoke about on the first RichLife show of the New Year with Elise Adams and Dr. Bill Lampton! Many times God will use bad situations to the ultimate good  of us as individuals, everyone concerned and for the greater whole. There is scripture throughout the entire Bible that gives direction on everyday situations. Over 2,350 verses in the Bible are about money. That's how important money is, was, and always will be. The Scripture provides money wisdom that can be traced back thousands of years about – earning, spending, saving, giving back, getting out of debt, investing, budgeting, and alot more!

God is in control. This is Life School. Sometimes we just have to trust Him! Sometimes bad things happen, there is no getting around that, but it really all comes down to what you do with it when bad things do happen! Life is a school! And how you respond to things will determine the outcome! If you choose to focus on God and what He wants, your outcome will be favorable! Remember – there is no such thing as failure, there is only feedback and there are no mistakes, only valuable lessons. The only way something becomes a mistake is if you don't learn the lesson and move forward.

God provides for all of us! God is very predictable in providing for our needs. What we have a hard time with is that we can't predict how He is going to do it. It may not look like how we think He should do it and that's where things get tough for us sometimes. It has everything to do with TRUST and FAITH! For many people, the test over the past couple of years has been to get clear about the differences between what we NEED and what we WANT. If we trust that God always gives us exactly what we need, our wants go by the wayside – especially now during these interesting economic times.

It is very interesting to take the approach

"I KNOW that I am going to be ok.

I don't know exactly how, but I KNOW I will be ok."

There's alot of peace to be found in that!

We are called to be good Stewards and managers of what we have been entrusted with – big or small – and our responsibility, what we are called to do, is to be faithful. We are called to be faithful regardless of the amount of what we are given – large or small – in every area. You may be tithing 10% already, but alot of times what is more important is what you do with the other 90%. We are called to be good stewards of not just money and with our tithing, but with our relationships, our job and work … EVERYTHING that He has blessed us with!

Remembering to be faithful in the little things is critical to being a good Steward. Here are just a couple of examples:

If you want to see how your child is going to treat a car, take a look at how he treats his bicycle.

If you  want to see how an employee is going to be competent to serve a large client, observe how he treats a small client. Are they doing a great job and being the best steward they can be or are they behaving like this isn't worth my time because I am looking for bigger things?

 

Good Stewardship Gives Us A PRICELESS ASSET – Peace of Mind

When you are doing all the things we just talked about, you are doing the things you can control and you are trusting and letting go of the rest. The peace of mind that gives to someone is PRICELESS!

"What Does God Have to Do With Money?"

EVERYTHING!!

I hope that you enjoyed this show as much as Joy and I enjoyed doing it!!  I am so excited by all of the possibilities that 2012 is bringing to all of us!! I can't wait to hear more of YOUR RichLife stories!! Your stories make all the difference in the world to me and to so many other people! If you've got a RichLife story, I want to hear about it. Send us your story and it could be featured on one of our upcoming RichLife Radio broadcasts and in our newsletter!

And, as a quick reminder, be sure to join us Saturday at 12:00 pm EST. The topic is going to be Wise Stewardship!! And,  I will be answering your money questions for 2012 (so be sure to send them in ), sharing your RichLife stories with our audience and Local Business Advisor Joy Allgood will be on the show with me talking about all of the local business news. AM550 and FM102.9 WDUN Saturday at 12pm EST. Out of town friends stream live at www.wdun.com

Wise Stewardship is the first Investment we talk about in The RichLife – Ten Investments For True Wealth.

The RichLife is available for Kindle, Nook, iBooks and you can also find it at the Sony Reader Store!!

Click on your favorite below so that you can get it today and have your questions ready for our live q & a on this  Saturday's show!!

Until Saturday!!

Be Blessed and Live RICH!!

Beau

Shifting From Surviving To Thriving In 2012

What's Your RichLife Goal For 2012?

by Beau Henderson

“Man is where he is that he may learn that he may grow;

and as he learns the lesson which any circumstance contains for him,

it passes away and gives place to other circumstances.”

James Allen, As A Man Thinketh

Who's ready to get their 2012 RichLife thrive on?

I have to admit it – I am completely humbled by the responses that we have been getting to the RichLife Shows we did on New Year's Eve and this past Saturday. The new Year's Eve Show was a big celebration. This past Saturday, my co-host Joy Allgood and I were doubly blessed to be able to share some really powerful RichLife Goals which were sent in by our fabulous readers and listeners and from the comments that have been coming in, everyone listening was equally blessed! Many people, for the very first time, were able to see that it IS possible to shift from surviving to thriving in 2012 and have created RichLife goals that will allow them to do just that!

Here are few of the 2012 RichLife Goals that our friends shared with us:

Pat wrote in - We are taking hold of our finances to have 2012 be an awesome year. We sold our house and we are downsizing so that we will be completely debt-free. I just LOVE the sound of that sentence. Happy New Year!

Pat this is such a great recipe for success – downsizing, getting the expenses down and being DEBT-FREE! Happy New Year to you and yours!

 

Nancy wrote in – We're still working on our debt this and putting a dent on that. This is the year to sell our small farm and downsize to a place that's about half the size of this and working from home full time is in the works.

 

We are seeing lots of folks downsizing Nancy and this is HUGE. When you can downsize your expenses it makes a big difference. Alot of people come to us with the goal of making more money. But the fact of the matter is, you don't have to make alot of money if your expenses are low. You can adjust the formula in alot of different ways.

Rhonda wrote in - I saw a sad little movie this week called "Friends With Money" on HBO. Recognized myself in a couple who bickered constantly. Arguing is a poverty mentality. It always comes from feeling something - love, money, attention – is not enough. My RichLife in 2012 will be overflowing with the richness of love, good friends, a loving partner, abundant wealth, inspiring work and a feeling of being filled with all the joy I can hold every day!

 

I am so proud of you Rhonda. You totally get what living a RichLife is all about! The money is important. But living RICH is alot bigger than that.

Julie wrote in – Love the focus of your show! I've learned over the past year that it really is possible to transform your financial life. I'm a single mom and a graduate student. I have an online business where I work at home full time and I work a day job to pay the bills. I've reduced my debt by 50% the last year. Financially responsible habits were tough to implement at first but have now become a grand adventure. Here's to continued success for us all this year!

 

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you Julie! That is huge! You just made a great point. You got rid of 50% of your debt this past year and at first it was very hard. Now you are finding that it's a grand adventure and you are having fun and it's almost a game. That's a whole topic that we've covered on other shows. It's called doing the "Hard Easy". Most people are not willing to do the hard to get to what they want. They are trying to find the easy way to get to what they want and that pretty much ensures failure. You found the answer. You did the hard work and now it's actually fun and you are seeing the results and the progress. Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us!!

Nothing can be more beneficial to the world we live in than for each one of us to share what our RichLife goals are for 2012. It is my absolute passion and mission to help as many people in this world as possible live THEIR RichLife in 2012 and beyond!

Here's the thing though … I can't do this all by myself! I need your help to get the word out about what living a RichLife is all about! YOU can help me get the word out to the world about the RichLife concepts that have helped YOU to live your RichLife! This is why you sharing your goals is so important to me and the rest of the world! You sharing your story blesses you just as much as it blesses the person who hears it and picks up a lesson from it!

When other people hear from you how your life has changed, when they hear how incorporating the Ten RichLife Investments for True Wealth into your life has made a difference for you and your family, they can see the possibilities of a RichLife for themselves! And they will want to learn how to do the same for themselves and for their loved ones! When they hear you sharing what a RichLife In Action really looks like and they see your results – you give them confidence that if you can do it – so can they!

Here is more of what our other RichLife friends had to say:

Lisa wrote in - I listened to Elise's interview on the show and it was fabulous. She truly is a blessing to the world.

Chris wrote in - Thanks for sharing. I especially like how you get personal with your questions and share with us. I was also glad to see Elise there since I saw the videos on YouTube recently!

Lisa and Chris are referring to Elise Adams who was a special guest on the New Year's Eve show. We heard from so many folks that what she shared touched them deeply – even people who aren't going through what she had gone through. Elise could have very easily settled for living a marginal life filled with pain, hopelessness and abuse. However, by taking 100% responsibility for her life, she found her life's mission in the messes of her past. She is now serving others by helping them transform a pain filled past into a fantastic future. Elise and her family are truly living a RichLife now – a life filled with better choices, love, passion and purpose.

Here's a BIG SECRET I want to share with you today! When I started viewing Life more like School, my life and success began to improve dramatically. The “bad” things that happened were no longer a punishment. I was able to look at them as lessons that led me to the next “grade level”. This has become a very productive way for me to view failure.

When something doesn’t go the way you hoped, look at the experience as a road marker or a sign, alerting you to areas that need attention.

You might find yourself directed down a surprisingly different path. Elise Adams' story is a great example of that.

When you view life in this way, no one and no thing is out to get you. The only “punishment” for failure is the necessary experience of repeating the lesson again until you have learned it and move forward!

Just imagine what could happen if you share your RichLife 2012 goals with others! Just imagine the possibilities of what could happen for someone if they learned a life lesson from your story! VERY powerful indeed! So, do the world a favor and share your 2012 goals, your RichLife story, your RichLife lessons, send in your financial questions …. Click HERE to send them to our office … We would love to feature your story or question on this week's RichLife Radio show!

The other really big question we received from one of our listeners …

"What Role Does God Play In Our Money?"

More on that in the next newsletter!!

The answer just might surprise you

The recording of the show is being edited and should be ready by Wednesday!

So, expect to get the answer then if you weren't able to listen to the call on Saturday!

Don't forget to send me your 2012 RichLife Goals and Stories!!

I want to feature you on one of the upcoming RichLife Show broadcasts!!

IT'S UP TO YOU – Steve D'Annunzio

If anyone has been able to do it before, you can do it too.
If no one has ever done it, you can be the first.

What seems out of your reach now, gets closer the moment you
begin working toward it. There is a way to achieve what you
choose, when you commit yourself to continue taking action.

If you could have it all instantly, it would not be worth
having. For the real value of accomplishment is in the
accomplishing.

You are smart, and motivated, and flexible and resourceful.
When you decide to make it happen, you will surely find your
way there.

Focus on the reason for doing it, the deepest reason you can
find within yourself. That will keep you going as long as
necessary.

Achievement is yours to create, when it's something to which
you're truly committed. Get it done, and know the special
joy of making the world a better place.

When You Take 100% Responsibility For Everything In Your Life There Are No Mistakes. There Are Only Valuable Lessons!

by Beau Henderson

We’re through the holidays and just a week into the New Year … I spent New Year's Eve and the first days of 2012 talking to friends and clients about their goals and hopes for 2012. It’s true … everyone is looking forward to the new year as a chance to start fresh, to redirect their energy to the things they want to accomplish most. Looking forward is great, and it’s important. But as we plan the list of things we will do in 2012, it’s equally important to look back at what has happened in our lives with the assumption that there is NO failure, only feedback … that there are no mistakes only valuable lessons.

What an amazing finish to 2011 and start to 2012! We started celebrating New Year's Eve at 12:00 pm EST on the 31st with a couple of great friends on the New Year's Eve RichLife show right from the WDUN radio station studio. It was our THIRD New Year RichLife Radio Show!

The theme of this very special show was - wrapping up 2011 with a review of the past year's results to make sure that it was a successful year, learning from the lessons of the past year and taking those lessons forward into 2012 to really have the upcoming year be what we want it to be  - a successful year based on certainty not luck!

Don't be afraid to look back at 2011 and be REAL about it.

Deal with what shows up for you and take 100% responsibility for your results!

You are the only one who is responsible for your results because the only thing you have control over is what you do!

There are no mistakes. There are only valuable lessons!

Remember … you have got to be REAL to be RICH!

Men succeed when they realize their failures are the preparation for their victories – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here are five things that I recommend all of my financial planning clients do to help themselves gain clarity on their journey to living their definition of a RichLife:

• Reflect and be honest about it. You have to be real to be rich. Take inventory of what you wanted to accomplish. Ask yourself,  "What were my wins? What didn’t work out the way I wanted it to? What did I do to create that result? How could I have changed my response to that to have gotten a better result? And what were the lessons I learned for that I can take to move forward?" Those lessons contain the exact answers for us to have exactly what we want going forward. Your 2011 inventory will arm you with the experience you need to be sure that, every year, your list of wins gets longer and longer.

• Take the lessons learned and then let it go. Once you’ve given 2011 a good, hard look, put a lid on it. Too many people will hang on to what happened last year, and that won’t help you find success. Take those lessons from last year as exactly what they are: lessons, experiences to prepare you to win big in 2012.

• Write it down. As a financial planner, I urge people to write out their intentions and goals each year. It's important to be crystal clear and very specific on what is it you want to have in 2012. This exercise gives you something to measure against when 2013 comes around. It will also help you find out what was really important to you. By doing this every year – recording intentions, measuring against them and then resetting – that gives you the best chance to achieve your goals. It works for finances, but you can do the same with all your goals: health, recreation, business and spiritual.
  

• Take action every day. Once you have identified what your goals are for 2012, take action every day to move closer to those very clear goals that move towards what you really want

• Take 100% responsibility for everything in your life. Change your response to get the result you want.

2011 was a memorable year for people all over the world. The current state of the economy and reports from Wall Street left many people confused and unsure about many of the things they were once certain of in their lives. One of the things that I have experienced in my own life, is that gratitude reduces negativity. It is impossible to be negative about something when you are thinking about things for which you are grateful. Gratitude helps us focus on creating more of what we want.  Being actively aware of all our blessings, and being actively grateful for them, allows us to focus more clearly on what we do want in our lives and allows more of those wonderful things to appear in our lives.

As a way of showing my gratitude to everyone who shared their RichLife stories with me throughout 2011, I held a "Best RichLife Story" holiday video contest from November 24, 2011 to December 24, 2011. The videos that came in were brilliant. They were so good that I actually had to ask my grandmother to help me choose the winner. And two of the participants, Elise Adams and Dr. Bill Lampton (Dr. Bill won the contest) were special guests on the New Year's Eve RichLife Show.

Click On The Player To Listen To The Entire RichLife Show Broadcast

This Is One Show You Do Not Want To Miss!!

Do Not Give Up! Incomplete Successes Are NOT Failures. Every Baby Step Counts! ~ Elise Adams

Elise could have very easily succumbed to living a marginal life filled with pain, hopelessness and abuse. However, by acting 100% responsible for her life, she found her life's mission in the messes of her past and is now serving others by helping them transform their pain filled pasts into a fantastic future. Elise is truly living her RichLife – a life filled with passion and purpose. You can listen to her inspiring story by listening to the recording of the show!! Be sure to take a minute and stop by her website, AdamsOrganizing.com, to say "Hi" and check out what she has going on right now!

Taking Action Is The Key To Creating Favorable Conditions For Winning Big! ~ Beau Henderson

Dr. Bill Lampton treasures every single day of his life because he almost died when he was a young boy and was saved by an experimental miracle drug! His insights about what really makes life rich are inspiring. Stop by Dr. Bill's website, TheCompleteCommunicator.com where he offers "Championship Communication" tips that will help you Change Your Communication and  Change Your Life! 

I hope that you enjoyed those interviews as much as Elise and Dr. Bill enjoyed doing them!! Hopefully we will be able to get them back on the show again I am so excited by all of the possibilities that 2012 is bringing to all of us!! I can't wait to hear more of YOUR RichLife stories!! Your stories make all the difference in the world to me and to so many other people! If you've got a RichLife story, I want to hear about it. Send us your story and it could be featured on one of our upcoming RichLife Radio broadcasts and in our newsletter!

And, as a quick reminder, be sure to join us today at 12:00 pm EST, I will be answering your money questions for 2012, sharing your RichLife stories with our audience and Local Business Advisor Joy Allgood will be on the show with me talking about all of the local business news. AM550 and FM102.9 WDUN Saturday at 12pm EST. Out of town friends stream live at www.wdun.com!!