For me, role models have been in my life since the early years. I can trace my intense commitment to integrity to these individuals. Some were more influencial in compassion and others in commitment and productivity. All were significant in illuminating possibility and priority in my life.

1- My Mom
2- My Dad
3- My Grandfather Eaquinto
4- My Grandmother Eaquinto
5- My Uncle Bill
6- My Grandmother Gunderson
7- My Grandfather Gunderson
8- Dean Carl Templin
9- Steven Harrop
10-Derick Van Ness
11-Margaret Van Ness
12-Randy Van Ness
13-Ben Baldwin

Each of these people had significant impact on my through their example and powerful conversations. This list can go on for quite sometime, but here is just a starting point.

I think the term self-made is a misnomer. In this blog I would like to unveil those people that contributed greatly to my education and life.

1-Robert Kyosawki
2-Dan Sullivan
3-Ron Zeller
4-Kim Butler
5-Garrett White
6-Roberto Monaco
7-Woody Woodward
8-Michael Drew
9-Lee Brower
10-Steve D’Annunzio

Mentors are one of the key components to progress and production. I want to thank and acknoledge those on the list for making a significant difference in my life.

I came up with the acronym PEIWOC to describe lasting transformation.
The P stands for Process. It is essential to have a system or process to reinforce crucial elements and form positive habits.
E is for Education. Education is the key to unlock potential and elevate the value one can deliver. To understand the proper philosophy.
I is for Insight. With education comes the insight and awareness for adjustment or to take the proper action.
W is for Wealth. With education and insight one is able to have the proper mindset of wealth. Wealth is not a state of having, it is a state of being.
O is for Opportunity. As this equation develops, people see opportunity that was once unseen before the proper viewpoint existed.
C is for Capitalization. Action must be taken to take potenial and turn it into production. We all have abilities and talents, but they must be used in the service of another to capitalize on those abilities and talents.

Become an expert by focusing on your industry/career on a daily basis. Use this formula as a way to accelerate the results. Enjoy!

One of the most popular vehicles in so-called investing is the 401 (K). Many people contribute to it, but few of those benefit or will ever benefit. So here is some of the features when digging a bit deeper.
1-It is only tax deferral or even more accurately, income deferral.
2-Do you really want to be in a lower tax bracket in the future, if not, then why defer the inevitable with the tax on your 401 (k).
3- The Goverment can change the rules and has.
4- An exise tax called the Sundry tax was initiated in the 90’s for those that had “too much money” in their 401 (K).
5- Limited investment options.
6- When can you access the money?
7- Does it have anything to do with or does it enhance your Soul Purpose?
8- How does a partnership sound that goes like this: You put in the money, figure out how to make the investment work, if you want out there will be a penalty, and the amount you get to keep depens on your partners economic circumstance? This partner is the government.

Just because it is popular doesn’t make it your best choice.

How do you define investing? I consider anything that increases and exposes my Human Life Value to be an investment. Each morning I have an opportunity to do a Producer Power Hour. This is an investment. It isn’t something I necessarily deposit money into and measure the direct rate of return or investigate the past performance by any numbers. But this is still an investment. One of the most important investments is to increase ones ability to provide value and fine what creates lasting happiness. In today’s society it is being taught that there isn’t enough time and that we are all too busy to invest. Once again I go back to the inital question. How do you define investing? How can you invest in what creates lasting happiness? Do you know what makes you happy?

By discovering what makes you happy and also what you are great at allows one to become an investor. Producer Power Hour, a daily commitment to discovering what makes one happy and also what a person’s Soul Purpose is, can be one of the best and most rewarding investments anyone can do. It doesn’t take the ability to anaylze from a myriad of investment products, or to know the newest technique or strategy, but is more important to investing because it focuses on the true asset- YOU. When will you begin?

Life is about cycles. There are rhythms where there is massive production and other situations where multiple difficulties or obstacles come about. Last week I slept very few hours, yet was able to mentally engage with energy each day. On Friday there was a symposium where in the past I would have had a hard time even finishing, yet there were comments on the level of energy that I presented.

When cycles are going your way and you are in your rhythm, take full advantage of it. When it is a down cycle, learn the lesson presented and engage the power of your mind to alter your energy. Life isn’t always about things going your way, but you have the power to choose what you will do in the next moment. It isn’t always the easiest thing, but it will bring the most happiness. Which cycle are you in? How long will you stay there? It is up to you.

There are plenty of times in my life when I know what is best for me, but my actions have not been consistent with doing what is best for me. The best example I can think of would be with eating and exercise. I know what is fully healthy and that exercise is beneficial, but when I do not have space created to workout that I have committed to in advance or a trainer that I have scheduled to meet, my results are limited at best.

It is also interesting that many financial professionals don’t have a mentor or advisor because they know what to do, but many times they do not implement in their own lives. For me, I have had to look into areas of my life that are not ideal and I have created accountability. I have a manager, Brandon Allen, that sees that the ideas I have come to fruition, a trainer, a cook, a Board of Directors, an analysts for investing in several areas, a spiritual mentor, etc.

For me this allows my philosophy to be consistent with my actions, even when I don’t feel like it. This week I started a new physical training program. The night before it started my son stayed up most of the nght and kept me up. I had such limited sleep that I surely would have skipped working out if I didn’t have the accountabilty with this training program. The next night my son was sick and vomiting, therefore I was even more sleep deprived, but I made the workout due to the structure of accountabilty. In the workout, I am pushed to work harder than on my own.

Tonight Roberto Monaco, a mentor of mine, will be leading the Hour of Power. He has shared the importance of having a mentor, as has Ron Zeller, and so many of the powerful people in my life. You can attend tonight by registering at Producer Power Hour.com and if you are reading this after December 5th, then you can look into the upcoming Power Hour events.

Where do you lack accountability? Where would you like to exceed current performance? How do you plan on creating that accountability and performance- my suggestion, MENTORS.

From Thanksgiving until last Friday I took some time to focus on rejuvination and family. That was one type of retreat. But the other retreat that I am talking about has to do with business. I spent Friday leading all team members, advisors, and managers in coordinated vision and immediate direction. It is essential to take days to engage in philosophy and building foundational platform for production and where people are empowered though education and commitmented action. It provides the opportunity for the group to contribute by brainstorming and designing the maximum delivery of value to the maximum number of people.

Marketing was one of the most highly talked about areas of the retreat. It came about as we talked about contribution and impact. It wouldn’t just be a small impact, but a transformational impact leading to greater health, wealth and happiness.

I did another retreat with The Accredited Network on Monday. It was a room filled with power and is exciting to see people that have such expertise come together in principle and seek to leave a mark that leaves the world unrecognizable. The Accredited Network comes together in a common philosophy and principle in a financial world where that has been seeming impossible. Most advisors, experts, and mentors disagree on philosphy and therefore techniques and strategies are inconsistent and contrary to maximum production for the client. With the Network, there is more than just the common philosophy, there is expertise to implement strategies, techniques, and all forms of implementation. This takes it beyond mere philosophy and brings forth production. Taking all of this into consideration and then add mentoring and accountability with the Board of Directors, Executive Team, and any mentor with the FastTrack programs and there is a true formula for success.

It was critical to come together and confirm our mission, expand possibilities, unlock ideas, and unite in purpose. These days where there are no checks written, make all the difference for all checks to be written in the future. It is one of the most important functions of a business to buy-in on the vision, create the plan to implement, and move forward with full power.

Moving forward this week there are two great events coming up. Roberto Monaco, top influence coach, is the guest for the Hour of Power on Wednesday night at 6:30pm MST. You can join at 9890 South 300 West Sandy, Utah in person or via videocast at ProducerPowerHour.com. Roberto will be talking about being a master of the mental realm.
On Friday, there will be a symposium called The Mirror. It is about cultivating Human Life Value in order to have the property value and resources reflect your potential. It is really a course in the philosophy behind the Freedom FastTrack. It was actually the blueprint for many of the most valueable tools and philosphies in Financial FastTrack today. You can register at Freedom FastTrack.com