Friday, May 15, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 42

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 42

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Believe using cash is old fashioned.
Don’t buy this lie; the truth is using cash is a simple and effective way to avoid spending the money you don’t have.

2.    Believe you don’t have time to invest in your personal finances.
Financially free individuals make the time to take full control of their finances.

3.    Don’t have the courage to seek out change.
The winner a competitive global marketplace is the one seeking and embracing change as a way of life.

4.    Are not a great problem finder.
Being a good problem solver is good; wealth comes to great problem finders and solvers.

5.    Believe debt is the way to create wealth.
Borrowing to prosperity belongs to the serial entrepreneurs building business assets and living by the three core wealth creation principles of long term thinking, delayed gratification, and leveraging the power of compounding.

6.    Believe student loans, credit card, car and mortgages payments are a way of life.
The monthly payment plans are a subtle and vicious form of financial slavery.

7.    Are buying things you cannot afford.
You are not alone; the majority of people buy what they want instead of what they need.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."
"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."


Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 41

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 41

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Are financing your expensive hobbies.
If we have to finance our hobbies it is not time to play.

2.    Keep on borrowing blindly.
Replace the borrowing behavior with a solid debt payment plan. The first step to ge out of the matrix is to eliminate all debt.

3.    Do not have your savings and investments in auto pilot.
The majority of millionaires developed a plan and executed the plan on auto so the daily temptation to violate the principles in the plan was removed.

4.    Make money commitments while in a valley.
Make money commitments while at the peak so you can see further ahead; refrain from money commitments while in a valley where your view is limited.

5.    Are maintaining your lifestyle on a lower income.
The Financial Matrix is taking a toll on people because income has gone down and personal expenditures have gone up so people can keep their lifestyle.

6.    Are gambling with debt money.
Invest money where the odds of a return are real.

7.    Are an impulsive spender.
Never let your finances be at the mercy of your emotions; be logical.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."
"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."


Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 40

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 40

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Are robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Playing short term money transfer is like playing the Russian roulette.

2.    Are planting corn and expecting to harvest wheat.
Violating natural principles is a guaranteed way not to get what we want.

3.    Are putting off savings and investing until later.
The best way to start investing in you is now.

4.    Are overspending on your children.
The best way to get our children disciplined with money is when they are young.

5.    Are not talking with your spouse about finances.
Don’t let money be the main sources of stress in your most important relationship.

6.    Are going to graduate school to avoid getting a job.
Dig the wrong hole deeper is not a good strategy to get out of the Financial Matrix.

7.    Are ignoring your student debt.
Student debt is one of the most subtle forms of bondage.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."

"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."

Monday, May 11, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 39

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 39

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Have cable TV and a mortgage.
It is not the $100 monthly expense for cable TV that is hurting you; it is the wasted time and the wrong information coming through the cable that is keeping you broke.

2.    Think being in debt is just part of modern age.
Living paycheck to paycheck is just another financial lie you have bought into.

3.    Are ignorant to keep up with the Joneses.
Stop comparing yourself with others; run your own financial race.

4.    Are accumulating debt/liabilities faster than assets.
Liabilities require expenses; assets produce income to go towards investments.

5.    Don’t think your financial health is that important.
No matter how deep your financial hole is it is possible to dig yourself out if you give it the utmost urgency.

6.    Don’t understand the debt spiral.
Financial freedom and financial bondage occur in similar fashion, slowly at first then all of a sudden; understand the compounding effect of your decisions.

7.    Are not a fanatic about getting out of the Financial Matrix.
Halt effort will not cut it; cut all ties with past mistakes and fully commit to a solid financial action plan.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."
"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."


Sunday, May 10, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 38

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 38

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Are not attracted to wisdom.
We are either learning and growing or withering and dying; there is no stand still.

2.    Are not modeling the correct behaviors.
We are all in the classroom of life; be the example for others to emulate.

3.    Think has to be fair.
Bad things happen to the just and the unjust; do something good with the bad that happens in your life.

4.    Are not standing for your convictions.
Leave political correctness on the side and march firmly convicted by what you believe in.

5.    Are an expectator in the game of life.
Play the game and play it well; stop throwing life jackets to those God is teaching how to swim.

6.    Don’t have the right resolutions for life.
Little can be accomplished with 99% commitment; ACE what you can control (Attitude, Concentration, and Effort).

7.    Are not creating memories.
Life happens in the little moments; do not wait for big revelations.
Every big victory is made up of many small achievements.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."
"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."


Saturday, May 9, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 37

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 37

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Don’t have a positive attitude.
Attitude is a choice; choose to have a positive and uplifting attitude.

2.    Think it is too late to learn.
Ignorance is the enemy of excellence; choose to be a lifelong learner.

3.    Are not the commander of your own thoughts.
All great ideas begin with a single thought; choose to think great thoughts.

4.    Don’t think honesty is the best policy.
We all reap what we sow; choose to perform your best where you are with what you have.

5.    Do not have a destination.
If we don’t know where we are going then anywhere is where we are heading; choose a destination with an exhilarating journey along the way.

6.    Are not learning to become a leader.
Leadership is influence in a vision driven direction; choose to become a visionary leader and the learning will come.

7.    Are not taking full control of your finances.
Money is a reward for the goods and services we provide; choose to be in control of your money by practicing the principles of long term thinking, delayed gratification, and leveraging the power of compounding in your favor.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."

"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."

Friday, May 8, 2015

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 36

The Financial Matrix – Daily Dose 36

Are you trapped in the Financial Matrix?
The Financial Matrix is how the Aristocracy controls the masses by controlling capital.
The financial illiterate slave is in bondage to the financial savvy aristocrat.
Would you like to be in control of your future or have someone else do it for you?

You are in the Financial Matrix if you …
1.    Are not doing what you love for money.
Love is the most powerful force.

2.    Are not becoming who you were born to be.
A life without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.

3.    Are not re-programming your subconscious mind.
Who is responsible for your programming?
4.    Are not passionately living up to your potential for a profit.
Passion provides the energy and the will to finish your journey despite what happens along the way.

5.    Are not seizing up the opportunities presented to you.
Opportunities always seem to knock at the door of those who are prepared.

6.    Are not continuously improving your communication skills.
Communication is the mother of all life skills.

7.    Have trouble keeping focus on what matters most.
We multiply what we focus on; our spiritual, mental, emotional, and intellectual health.

Solution: Get financially fit and prosper.
Get out of the Financial Matrix by investing in your financial education!

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Author of the book Priceless
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead
"The future belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are obvious."
"Those that take swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."