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

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)

Listen to this episode on The RichLife PodCast on iTunes!!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/richlife-show-podcast/id505780073

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

This week Beau Henderson and Joshua Jarvis interview Jim Stroud.  Jim is a rockstar in the recruiting and sourcing realm but he’s also an accomplished author and a prolific web-media-phile that has a variety of sites.

Joshua first met Jim when Jim moved to Suwanee, GA.

Jim Stroud produces Social Media Content, train Recruiters and speak on a variety of subjects.

Sharon Worsley supports, motivates and inspires individuals and companies to produce exceptional results in their own lives and within their organizations through her unique perspective on life, insights and life experience

As a speaker and personal leadership coach Sharon is firm yet compassionate when necessary, challenging her audiences and clients to do what it takes to attain their goals. The impact is that people make important changes, and accomplish goals that they never imagined they could achieve.

Sharon holds a CSP from the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA), is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) the International Coach Federation (ICF) and Meeting Planners International (MPI).

RichLife Radio show featuring Nate Currin with your usual hosts Beau Henderson and Joshua Jarvis.  Nate shares his incredible story of risking everything to follow his passion and becoming an accomplished musician.  Nate also plays a few songs for us to showcase his talent!

Check out our RichLife Radio Show video with Nate Currin playing a tune for us.

Check out the RichLife podcast here below:

This week Beau Henderson & Joshua Jarvis go in-depth sharing their financial expertise & real estate expertise on the show.

Beau & Joshua talk about being Clear on Why You Are Here, with Ike Parker.

Ike Parker is the Author of First New Day, Be The Experiment, and Willie The Worm That Didn’t Quit.  Currently offering workshops, seminars, and retreats to help people DISCover their purpose, and to equip and empower them to live out the Soundtrack (purpose) of their lives. Curently trained by Jack Canfield and Marcia Wieder as an effective purpose and dream coach specialist.