Mark Willis, CFP® is a man on a mission to help you think differently about your money, your economy and your future. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, a three-time #1 Best Selling Author and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago, Illinois. As co-host of the Not Your Average Financial Podcast™, he shares some of his strategies for investing in real estate, paying for college without going broke, and creating an income in retirement you will not outlive. Mark works with people who want to grow their wealth in ways that are safe and predictable, to become their own source of financing, and create tax-free income in retirement.
On episode 136 of the Model FA Podcast David and Mark emphasize the importance of treating oneself as a key investment and examine the one-size-fits-all approach of recommending generic investment options like target date funds to entrepreneurs. They discuss the pitfalls of "shiny object syndrome" as Mark introduces the idea of "iki-gai," a Japanese concept for finding one's reason for being, as a tool to align passion, skill, and market demand.
“Conflict at its root is just unexpressed expectation. So go deep before you get into proposing and strategies and recommendations, figure out what their expectations are.” - Mark Willis
This week on The Model FA Podcast:
Mark's introduction.
Strategies to get to seven figures.
Mark’s philosophy on target market and how to position yourself.
Power of podcasting.
Leveraging the power of content.
How conflict can build relationships.
Our Favorite Quotes:
“Guesting on someone else's show is brain dead simple, because you just get on and you have a conversation with someone who loves to chat with you, and you hopefully enjoy chatting with him. The power there is, you're getting in front of your target audience, you're having a one on one long form discussion with people who might just do business with you.” - Mark Willis
Connect with Mark:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LakeGrowth/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklakegrowth/
Website: https://lakegrowth.com/
Email: thanks@lakegrowth.com
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About the Model FA Podcast:
The Model FA podcast is a show for fiduciary financial advisors. In each episode, our host David DeCelle sits down with ind
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