by Matthew Kent | Aug 11, 2018 | Wealthy
Let me tell you a quick story… I closed on my house at the end of 2014 after months of looking and going back and forth with the bank on the short sale that we bought. When I signed the closing paperwork, the bank that was giving me the loan gave...
by Matthew Kent | Feb 25, 2018 | Wealthy, Wise
“Formal education makes a living, but self-education makes a fortune.” — Jim Rohn One of the best things you can do to become successful is to invest in yourself. In his book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker observes: “Rich people constantly learn and...
by Matthew Kent | Feb 25, 2018 | Healthy, Wise
I am a big fan of technology. The devices that have connected us bring countless benefits, including my ability to deliver this message to you today. But, being pro-technology doesn’t mean that I have to pretend there is no danger. Most people are unaware of the ways...
by Matthew Kent | Feb 3, 2018 | Wealthy
I once heard Seth Godin say that after you have enough for the basic necessities such as food, shelter, providing for your family, and a few other things, money is a story you tell yourself. In other words, once you switch from “need” to...
by Matthew Kent | Jan 19, 2018 | Wise
There is a disease plaguing our society: chronic busyness. The bizarre thing about it is that most of those suffering see their condition as a badge of pride. You ask them if they are going to the event next Tuesday and they respond with a huge smile that they...
by Matthew Kent | Jan 13, 2018 | Wealthy
They say content is king. One reason for this is that with so much noise on the web, the way to really get people’s attention is not to spam them to death but to provide them with high-quality, useful content to engage with. It’s hard to find...
by Matthew Kent | Dec 28, 2017 | Wise
Every new year we hear the same statistics about how few people keep their New Years resolutions and every year people continue to make them only to become part of those same statistics. Of course, people are successfully resolving to change their lives all the...
by Matthew Kent | Dec 27, 2017 | Wise
2017 is coming to a close and I have read more than 50 books this year. Ironically, at the end of 2016 I thought about setting a goal to read 52 books in 2017 –a pace of about a book a week– but I chickened out because I didn’t think I could do it...
by Matthew Kent | Dec 26, 2017 | Healthy, Wealthy, Wise
2017 was a year of renewed commitment to my own self-education. This year for the first time (but definitely not the last) I shelled out some money for an online course, and during the course of the year I read more than 50 books, averaging over a book a week. ...
by Matthew Kent | Nov 10, 2017 | Wise
One thing that I noticed as I began studying the lives and advice of those who are living on their own terms, was that they encouraged you to look past your weaknesses and focus on your strengths. According to Tim Ferriss, author of the iconic The 4-Hour...