EP 071: Becoming a Millionaire | Part 1

When I was younger, I had a perception of what a millionaire should look like - fancy clothes, suit and tie, nice watch...

But I am sitting here in a hoodie and am here to tell you... 

There isn't such a thing as a typical millionaire. 

Also when I was younger, I noticed most millionaires did not look like me, especially in the investing or financial education space. 

That's why I wanted to share my story. To break some barriers and perceptions.

This quote really became my driving force on becoming a millionaire. 

It made peel back the layers and ask myself: 

What do I need change in order to accomplish this goal? What did I need to perfect? What could I offer the world on getting there?

I had to build something and master something in order to unleash that type of money. 

On the way I have learned that you have to become a person of integrity.... someone who has value and is honest in their honor. 

Some people want to become a millionaire purely for laziness. But on this journey, you can't be lazy!

I work for my team, my customers, my members of Power Trades University. I am only here BECAUSE of them. 

If you have reached this level, you are now accountable... whether it is to yourself, your family or people you work with. 

I didn't know it when it happened. 

Depending on how you hit it, its not like you wake up one day and understand it. 

Before I left my 6-figure job, my The Brown Report and Power Trades University business was doing about half a million each year. And that didn't include my investments in the stock market. 

When you put all of that together.. we were doing decent numbers but it didn't drop in my lap in one moment. 

I still was paying off bills and debts, etc...

Our Church had a session about creating a will, and it wasn't until we had to list our assets on paper that we added it together...

And it hit me. 

We actually were millionaires. 

Our net worth amounted to it. 

After that, a formulated another goal...

I was able to change my family's financial future. 

I made my mother proud, ensuring she would never have to worry about her future again. 

My kids now have more security in their future too. 

So it wasn't about my status to the world, but my status internally. For me and my family. 

I want to be able to be an example and mentor to show others how I did it, so that they can do it, too. 

That and respect are something that you can't ever buy. 

Money can be lost. 

However the person who you are and who you have become through hard work will be something you will have forever.