Episode 40
Is It Worth It? - How to Decide Which Opportunities to Pursue with Aaron Walker
Are the tangible assets you’re pursuing worth the relational capital you’re spending?
Just because you are providing for your family financially doesn’t mean you’re meeting all of their needs. Yes, you may have a pocket full of money, but you must realize there is no greater gift than the love of family.
Aaron is a professional coach, mastermind group facilitator, and author of View From The Top. For 42 years, Aaron has been a successful businessman and owner of fourteen lucrative businesses. He got his first taste of real accountability in a business Mastermind group, where he developed genuine friendships and grew alongside Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham, and others. Now, as a life and business coach, he uses his experience to help grow people’s success and significance.
Topics Covered:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 03:20 How Aaron maintains youthful vibrance 12 years after retirement
- 04:27 Challenging parts of Aaron’s early life
- 07:15 How Aaron let go of his big ego
- 09:39 Real strength lies in the intersection between transparency and vulnerability
- 13:23 How Dave Ramsey’s mastermind transformed Aaron’s life
- 17:51 The value of being in an active mastermind group
- 21:04 The people you need around you for long-term success
- 23:17 Stop taking advice from everybody
- 24:09 Aaron’s core values
- 27:55 Using core values as a filter in everything you do
- 30:24 Tips for deciding the right opportunities to pursue
- 32:13 Why you need to turn away from some opportunities
- 36:38 Financial provision is not all it takes to meet your family’s needs
- 40:12 The kind of legacy Aaron would like to leave behind
- 42:12 Parting thoughts
Links and Resources Mentioned
- Aaron’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronwalkerviewfromthetop/
- Book - View from the Top: Living a Life of Significance by Aaron Walker - https://www.amazon.com/View-Top-Living-Life-Significance-ebook/dp/B01N7O802F
- Aaron’s website - https://www.viewfromthetop.com/
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