EP #165: How to Experience Abundance with Max Becker-Pos
You have plenty of things and opportunities. It’s a special mindset to be in when you experience abundance. It’s a feeling like no other. You feel fulfilled, accomplished, able, and generous.
It’s important to feel the above things so that you can believe in your ability to have a positive impact on the world. Today’s guest believes that everyone can believe this regardless of their situation in life.
Max Becker-Pos is a financial planner with a strong belief in abundance. He helps people make money decisions but more importantly, he helps them experience abundance.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How Max’s parents taught him about money
How Max got into the financial industry
What Max thinks of abundance
What Max thinks about scarcity
How all the people in the world could fit in Texas
About Max’s time in Japan
A story about a server from Japan not wanting a tip
How service is important
What Max thinks of marketing to people’s pain points
How people can be too concerned about how much money they have
About Max’s experience running his business
The importance of automation
About decision fatigue
About accountability
Who are the types of people Max works with
How Max seeks deep relationships with his clients
How Bob defines fulfillment
About the importance of subtracting bad habits
How you might find yourself not having enough
How Max donates to the favorite charity of someone before they even become a client
Why you should ask people about the causes they support
About the miracle of Max’s twins
About the girls from developing countries that Max sponsored for 18 years
How impact starts at home
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I love the teaching part - especially the kids.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I never really learned about finance as a kid.” - Max Becker-Pos
“They didn’t really understand about how to make money work for them.” - Max Becker-Pos speaking about his parents’ relationship with money
“I want to get to know people and build those long-term relationships with them.” - Max Becker-Pos
“There are two mindsets in life. There’s a scarcity of abundance.” - Max Becker-Pos
“There’s always a feeling of lack around something.” - Max Becker-Pos
“All of the people in the work could fit in the state of Texas.” - Max Becker-Pos
“It’s relationships and community that ties us together.” - Max Becker-Pos
“That’s really the important thing, the mindset, not how much money you have.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I’ve had a few people get really upset at the market decline.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I go to the beach every day.” - Max Becker-Pos speaking about flexibility in owning his own business
“When things are automated, it frees you up to be creative and to be present for people.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I’m not afraid to ask for help.” - Max Becker-Pos
“We want deep relationships.” - Max Becker-Pos
“Fulfillment is getting outside of me, myself, and I.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I thought about ten people knew and I thought about the problems they had and I thought about how they felt about those problems.” - Max Becker-Pos
“It makes us feel better to serve.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I think that’s one of the deeper meanings of life is to serve other people.” - Max Becker-Pos
“I’m always trying to uplift people.” - Max Becker-Pos
“There shouldn’t be illiterate kids anymore.” - Max Becker-Pos
“They’re not rebellious at all.” - Max Becker-Pos speaking about his kids
“It’s the person behind the money that matters.” - Max Becker-Pos
“Why abundance?” - Bob DePasquale
“I remember them being so kind.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about his time in Japan
“The more time you spend in your zone of genius the better.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Max Becker-Pos - LinkedIn
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
Episodes Referenced:
EP #111: Generation Impact with Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody