Losing Everything To Ego, Greed, and Speed – Guest Damion Lupo

“If you give 99%, you’re going to break your hand. If you give 100%, you’re going to go right through.”

Financial freedom is a highly-sought goal, with people often seeking a “one size fits all” plan that guarantees wealth and relief. It’s not that black and white though. Getting there requires some deep insights into your values, direction, and even the people around you. Sometimes you even have to dodge some metaphorical (and actual) polar bears before reaching that freedom. Today’s guest, Damion Lupo, has experienced many polar bears in his life, and from those experiences he’s developed a relationship with money based on a reinvented mindset of abundance, prosperity and a future far brighter than the past.

Damion Lupo is a best-selling author in personal finance and retirement planning, host of the Transformation Nation podcast, owner of 30+ companies and founder of his own martial art – Yokido®. His formula for success AND a fulfilled life is by making tons of mistakes as quickly as possible, as inspired and demonstrated by losing his entire $20M business and just four years later, recreating his wealth and reinventing his life. Damion is also the published author of seven books on topics ranging from real estate to precious metals, although his favorite one by far is his true story of transformation and personal development, Reinvented Life. Today he leads three global companies with one unified mission: To Free 1 Million People from Financial Bondage.

Learn about Damion’s strategy to focus on being our most present selves, in order to build a personal financial blueprint based on our truth and purpose. Hear about how his connection to martial arts has helped him on his money journey and how it influences his role as a Money Mentor. Check out this great episode!

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

[6:20] Damion’s Background Dodging Polar Bears
[10:47] Your Self-Imposed Financial Shackles
[13:00] Damion’s Money Story with “Ego, Greed, and Speed”
[26:12] Commit or Get Swept Away
[27:45] The Correlation Between Your Net Worth and Self-Worth
[31:05] Damion’s Relationship with Martial Arts and Money
[33:35] Catharsis and Reinventing to Contribute
[36:45] Trading in Shiny Acorns and Drunk Squirrels for Being Present with an Exacted Purpose
[42:17] What Really IS Financial Freedom?
[46:00] How Damion Helps People Reinvent Themselves Financially
[53:50] The Missing Piece for an Entrepreneur
[56:14] How to Connect with Damion

Watch the Episode Here:

Quotes

“Good lesson: Are you going to commit, even if in every direction, the water is getting into your pants.”

“Your net worth and self-worth are tied together.”

“Why do most people get a new car? It’s constant validation. We think we’re growing, but we’re growing our debt load in most cases. It’s taking us backwards.”

“The universe will kick your ass if you don’t listen to it. Your dad, it’s annoying, but the universe has unlimited firepower.”

“Heal the world in the process of moving through the conflict.”

“What is true?”

“I was willing to let go of everything. Cutting everything else except for this narrow focus in my life and letting go of the need for acceptance by anybody else other than myself.”

“You look at Facebook and it’s a massive amount of shiny objects. And we’re not present, we’re not committed, we’re all over the place and our life is a wreck. Why? Because we’re not focused, we’re not in.”

“Once you have decided the direction of where you want to go, and once you’ve closed everything off and said no to everything else, then that is the moment where you truly start to manifest in a powerful way where you exact your purpose.”

“People are so afraid to look in the mirror and face their truth.”

“Financial freedom is confidence—not cash flow.”

Links and Resources:

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The 6 Figure Academy YouTube Channel