Welcome to a powerful and reflective episode of the Building Your Money Machine Show! Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on four decades of experience sitting across from millionaires, billionaires, and business owners. I’m sharing the real regrets I’ve witnessed at the top—not the sort about money lost, but the much deeper kind: moments missed and lives only half-lived.
Over 40 years as an accountant, advisor, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and single father, I’ve seen firsthand what genuinely matters when it comes to building wealth. It’s not about accumulating the biggest number in your bank account. It’s about crafting a rich life, filled with purpose, joy, and relationships—not just a rich portfolio.
In this episode, I open up about the seven biggest regrets I’ve heard from the wealthy (and nearly slipped into myself). This is your invitation to break the cycle, sidestep the mistakes of “successful” people who realize—sometimes too late—that they chased the wrong kind of wealth.
IN TODAY’S EPISODE, I DISCUSS:
- Why chasing a number keeps you on a hamster wheel—and the freedom that comes from knowing your true “enough.”
- The cost of putting off life’s joys for “someday”
- How real wealth is measured by your health, time, and relationships—not just your financial “stuff.”
- Why true legacy happens in the moments you create every day, not just in what you leave behind.
- Why avoiding meaningful conversations leads to the deepest regrets
- How clarifying your life vision—before setting financial goals—transforms your journey and creates fulfillment, not just financial results.
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