218: Matt Ham: An Author Born To Help Us Redefine Rich

Published: Dec. 2, 2014, 5:01 a.m.

b'Todays guest joining us on the\\xa0 is Mr Matt Hamm, the author of the book \\u201cRedefine Rich A New Perspective On The Good Life\\u201d, who believes that we really need to look at what path we are on to achieve our goals.\\nAre we looking to earn a million pounds per month, and suffer burn out, anguish, failure of our relationships and other similar issues.\\nOr do we take a close look at the true riches that we in the main ignore: Good health, happiness, rewarding relationships, Security, and spending more quality time with the ones that we love.\\nIs there a deeper, more complex meaning of this commonly misused word; rich?\\nWell our guest was certainly on the standard corporate path, starting as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance in 2008 and was recognized as a \\u201cTop Rookie Agent\\u201d in 2009, and has\\xa0 consistently been recognized as \\u201cBest of the Best\\u201d, earning the designation as \\u201cHonor Agent\\u201d in 2013; an award given to the top three agents in his state of North Carolina.\\nHe currently manages over 800 clients and nearly $3 million dollars in insurance premium, and with his three boys and wife Liz, alongside the writing, presenting, training for Ironman competitions and inspiring everyone who comes in contact with him, how does he define his own wealth?\\nWell as he says in his own words \\u201cAfter chasing the world\\u2019s version of richness in my own life, I found myself empty. Regardless of my material well-being or my financial prowess, I felt a longing for more. Truthfully, I lived a life rooted in comparison; I was trapped in what I call, The Good-Life Crisis. Life was good, but then again, it wasn\\u2019t.\\u201d\\nSo is he someone who talks the talk, but actually is on the conveyor belt like the rest of us?\\nOr does he have ways of operating that can give him everything that he wasn\\u2019t in life, when its right for him?\\nHas he become truly rich. The kind of rich that has a powerful effect on our well being.\\nWell let\\u2019s bring onto the show to start joining up dots, as we discuss the words of Steve Jobs in todays Free podcast, with the one and only Mr Matt Ham\\nTodays guest is the author of the book "Redefine Rich A New Perspective On The Good Life", who believes that we really need to look at what path we are on to achieve our goals.\\nAre we looking to earn a million pounds per month, and suffer burn out, anguish, failure of our relationships and other similar issues.\\nOr do we take a close look at the true riches that we in the main ignore: Good health, happiness, rewarding relationships, Security, and spending more quality time with the ones that we love.\\nIs there a deeper, more complex meaning of this commonly misused word; rich?\\nWell our guest was certainly on the standard corporate path, starting as an insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance in 2008 and was recognized as a "Top Rookie Agent" in 2009, and has\\xa0 consistently been recognized as "Best of the Best", earning the designation as "Honor Agent" in 2013; an award given to the top three agents in his state of North Carolina.\\nHe currently manages over 800 clients and nearly $3 million dollars in insurance premium, and with his three boys and wife Liz, alongside the writing, presenting, training for Ironman competitions and inspiring everyone who comes in contact with him, how does he define his own wealth?\\nWell as he says in his own words "After chasing the world\\u2019s version of richness in my own life, I found myself empty. Regardless of my material well-being or my financial prowess, I felt a longing for more. Truthfully, I lived a life rooted in comparison; I was trapped in what I call, The Good-Life Crisis. Life was good, but then again, it wasn\\u2019t."\\nSo is he someone who talks the talk, but actually is on the conveyor belt like the rest of us?\\nOr does he have ways of operating that can give him everything that he wasn\'t in life, when its right for him?\\nHas he become truly rich. The kind of rich that has a powerful effect on our well being.\\nWell lets find out was we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr Matt Ham'