I just completed The Financial Freedom weekend in Calgary.  It was a great weekend with a very interesting group of people.  I am already getting emails from participants who are transforming their lives and finances in just a few short days!

A rendering of my latest project, test marketing launches next week.



I am writing from the Barcelo Mayan Palace in Mexico, what a beautiful place.  Cory and I have been fans of Mexico for years.  In fact we got married in PV coming on 14 years ago.  While sitting by the pool today I am struck by how truly great my life is… I am deeply appreciative.

Wyatt and I were talking about him starting his first business, he thought that he would like to be a teacher like Daddy and teach people “all what to do with trains”  he is addicted to trains!  This business conversation is important to me because I believe that the greatest service I can be to Wyatt regarding money is to assist him to think beyond traditional employment and set the expectation that Wyatt will be a big “B” business owner.

A cute story I was over at my Mom’s helping out after her hip surgery and I was washing dishes, Wyatt wanted to help dry.  He was doing great but having some trouble getting inside the glasses, I asked hi if I could help him and he said “No Daddy, this is my business!” He finished up and G’ma paid him $2  for his efforts.

The point of these stories are simple, how would your life be different if your parents had encouraged you to be an entrepreneur? What if you had the support, the education, the infrastructure to see opportunity and act upon it, instead of “working for the man”?  Or as my partner says “a big stupid company”?

The trajectory of an individuals life and financial well being are dramatically different from the experience of an employee vs the experience of a business owner.

We all know that some of that early messaging can be difficult to break free from, however the price tag of continuing to believe that “I will be safe and secure because I have a job and an education” is going to become expensive and painful as our economy continues to experience difficulties.

I believe that one of the ways out of this mess, on an individual and large scale economic basis is a powerful, educated entrepreneurial middle class that is self reliant, understands money and wealth and knows that the only bailout coming their way is one that they create.

What is the entrepreneurial dream that lies dormant inside of you?  What is that perfect combination of what you love, what you are great at and making money that will create not security but FREEDOM for you and your family?

If you are interested in discovering what this is for you respond to this post.