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The generals consensus seems to be that having some type of retirement plan in place is a wise move for just about any investor or entrepreneur.  But that's where the consensus ends.    Is an IRA the best option?  Or does a 401(k) have more advantages?    And are there even better alternatives out there?    To shed some light, our guest expert Damion Lupo explains the differences between the various types of qualified retirment plans, and breaks down his own unique, trademarked product he calls an eQRP™.   Here's what we discuss:   The differences between a self-directed IRA, solo 401(k), and Damion's proprietary eQRP (which stands for ‘Enhanced Qualified Retirement Plan')   How Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal, turned his $2k IRA investment… into a $5 billion nest egg!   The single greatest tax shelter in the entire U.S. tax code (allows you to eliminate taxes).   How former presidential candidate Mitt Romney built a $101M self-directed retirement plan.   The 2 types of investments where Damion's clients are experiencing the most success.   How to eliminate the dreaded “UBIT Tax” levied on self-directed IRA's.   More about Damion Lupo:   Damion is a four-time college dropout, and a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at age 11.  Over the last quarter century he's started and owned more than 50 different companies including an insurance agency, precious metals firms, a venture capital company, a coaching and consulting firm, and more than a dozen real estate investment and development companies.   He became a multimillionaire by age 25 and then lost his $20 Million empire by age 30. Five years later he was back, reinvented and recharged on a mission to “free a million people from financial bondage”.   He's also the founder of Yokido ™, his own martial arts and holds 3 other black belts. Currently, Damion spends his time teaching and lecturing on the art of Reinvention and the QRP with his unique teaching style focused on his personal life experiences and the process for developing consciousness and awareness to the truth. He's also the host of F.U. Podcast!   For contact info, recommended resources, and access to Damion's Free Book, visit our website www.GimmeSomeMORE.info/episodes and type in the search bar: Damion Lupo

If your self-worth is tied to your net worth, what happens if you lose it all? Losing $20M took Damion Lupo to a very dark place, and when he asked himself, ‘What is true?’ he realized that he didn’t care for the man he had become, a man who didn’t have a mission other than MORE. That’s when Damion’s transformation began, and he honed in on his purpose to free one million people from financial bondage, rewiring their belief systems around money and retirement planning. Today, he is a sought-after financial consultant and mentor for his online community, Transformation Nation. A serial entrepreneur, Damion has founded 40-plus businesses in the last 25 years AND created the martial art form known as Yokido. He also happens to be a bestselling author in the realm of personal finance and co-author of the book Reinvented Life, which outlines his transformation in the aftermath of losing it all. Damion joins Emerald to share the story of how losing $20M led him to a mission other than MORE. He explains his transformation to a new level of vulnerability, authenticity and connection—with a focus on contribution rather than consumption. Damion offers his take on asking for help, discussing the strength required to open up and say, ‘I don’t know.’ Damion speaks to the difference between failing and failure, arguing that failing forward is necessary for growth. Listen in for Damion’s insight around filtering opportunities through your purpose and playing full out to live your potential! What You Will Learn How losing $20M resulted in an ego death for Damion The impact of asking the question, “What is true?” Damion’s transformation to a place of vulnerability and connection Why asking for help is NOT a weakness The benefit of mentors who can identify your patterns Damion’s mission to free people from financial bondage How a narrow focus on your purpose leads to a fulfilling life How experiencing the energy of regret inspired Damion to play full out The shift toward a consciousness based on trust in the creative age How charity work keeps Damion expanding and alive Damion’s mission to rewire people’s belief systems around retirement The role of confidence in attaining financial freedom The difference between failing and failure Connect with Damion Lupo Damion’s Website Damion on YouTube Damion on Twitter Damion on LinkedIn Resources Reinvented Life by Damion Lupo and Christofer Ashby Suggest a Guest If you (or someone you know) are one of the worlds Magnificent Men On Purpose who should be considered for a guest spot on the show APPLY HERE: bit.ly/PitchMen   Connect with Emerald GreenForest Creative Age Consulting Group Emerald’s Website Emerald on LinkedIn Emerald on Twitter Email: listeners@menonpurposepodcast.com This episode is sponsored by the Creative Age Consulting Group. Men - Is it time NOW for you to make your mark? Visit timetomakeyourmark.com to apply for an invitation-only consultation.

This episode dives into why the typical view of investing and retirement is wrong and how you can take back total control of your finances. An entrepreneur at heart, first business at age 11, started 30 more since.  Founder of his own martial art, Yokido ™, and holder of 3 other black belts.  Damion paid for his first rental house with a VISA, bought 150 houses in 7 states over next 5 years and then went through a $20,000,000 meltdown in 2008.   Today he runs an Austin based FinTech dedicated to Disrupting Wall Street by getting people off the Wall Street Roller Coaster and in control of their money and financial future. Damion has written 5 books with two more being released in 2017. Podcast Highlights Who is Damion Lupo? Damion’s mindset has always been that anything is possible. This turned him into a disruptor of the norm. Your past becomes damage that prevents you from thinking in ways that seem outlandish, being naive can actually be a huge benefit. Your influences are what you become. Top 3 Lessons From The Financial Meltdown Failure is an opportunity to learn. You have to own the things that happen in your life, responsibility is what gives you control. Entrepreneurs often identify with their balance sheet, which is not the truth of who they are. Reinventing Damion If you don’t fundamentally change your spirit, you’re going to repeat your past. You have to be willing to invest in yourself. After Damion’s father became sick, Damion made the decision to help other people unlock their freedom and avoid regret. What Total Control Financial Does There are three things that matter to us most in life, Money, Health, and Sex. If you don’t have freedom and control in your financials it can be like shackles on the rest of your life. Keep control of your assets instead of giving away your control to Wall Street. The system tries to tell you that you aren’t smart enough to make your own choices about your money. Obstacles And Failure You have to have experience to be able to succeed, failure is how we learn. You don’t get your superhero powers by reading a book, you have to go into the life gym and bleed and sweat. The people you know and like don’t always make good team members, it can make having difficult conversations even harder. The Craziest Investment Damion Has Seen A Different View Of Retirement Why would you quit once you’ve gathered decades of wisdom? You have to find a way to connect and contribute. When you contribute you learn faster. Damion’s Takeaway Use the Blank Slate Principal. How many things and people in your life are there by default that are not helping you grow into the person you want to become?   Links: https://www.facebook.com/damionlupoofficial/

Damion Lupo is the founder of Yokido and is a self-proclaimed financial architect and American sensei. He teaches accelerated learning programs and is the author of 7 books including Reinvented Life, Total Control Financial Guide to the QRP, and The Quick and Dirty Guide to Gold and Silver. Damion’s focus and aim is in financial and spiritual mastery. His greatest passion is helping people move from financial fear to financial freedom. He has a black belt in Aikido, is a practitioner of yoga and a student of reiki. Damion’s entrepreneurial journey at the age of 11. He became a multi-millionaire at 25 and lost all of his money when he was 31. Listen as Damion explains his rise and fall, the introspective journey he had to undergo to get back up, and why he will always be a high risk taker. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:05 – Entrepreneurs Organization proudly presents Virtual Learning podcast 00:36 – Dave introduces Damion Lupo 02:18 – Damion became a multi-millionaire at 25 years old and lost his $20 million net worth 6 years later when he was 31 02:54 – Damion’s vision is to move from financial fear to financial freedom and for people to become financially literate 03:44 – Damion is a single guy 04:17 – An American sensei is a martial arts instructor residing in America 04:44 – Damion feels this phrase best describes him 05:51 – As you go deeper into martial arts, your own unique experiences influence what you are already doing; then you can create something different 06:07 – Damion’s influences are from yoga and reiki work and all of his life experiences changed the way he was doing Aikido 06:46 – Martial arts is a different way of engaging with people because it is connected and lethal at the same time 07:39 – Damion’s martial arts philosophy involves relationship connections, refocused energy and healing 07:56 – Martial arts is about being present and this is the same in business 08:22 – Krav Maga is a lethal martial art that is about inflicting damage and Damion thinks people join in with the wrong intentions 09:25 – Dave joined a Krav Maga class and says the mentality is to suspend the attacker’s ability to do something against you 10:07 – Damion’s training is about being hyper-aware of your surroundings and if you need to, be able to inflict damage 10:40 – The idea behind Yokido is for the conflict to fade away 11:25 – In the Matrix, there is a scene where Neo just blends into the scene and this is the same in Yokido and in business 12:55 – With martial arts and in business, people with an ego or those who are afraid tend to lose 13:05 – The ego takes the space of being present 13:20 – Being afraid causes people to become paralyzed and not make decisions well 14:17 – Reinventing financial control is about taking the control away from the system 15:28 – Financial freedom is about having the confidence to create 16:59 – Damion thinks most financial advisers should be called insurance salespeople 17:14 – Financial advisers do NOT know more about money than any other person; they may just be good at selling 18:17 – Creating money and investing are totally different things 19:26 – It’s good to seek mentors and have a team in place when it comes to your investments 20:03 – There is no number big enough that can give you the leeway to hand over your investments to somebody else, you have to be involved in it 21:08 – Damion was in his mid-20s and had a $5 million net worth and $20 million in assets—he felt he was hustling and was naïve at this time 21:36 – His mentality during this time was to get more money and he was willing to do anything to get it 22:08 – Damion had a shift from just getting money to making an impact and helping others 22:19 – Damion was in the hospital for a week 22:50 – Damion was buying houses and selling it on contract to people 23:32 – Damion’s ego took over and he even got into development 23:53 – When the market crashed, Damion realized he did not have a foundation that was driving him 24:32 – Damion had 7 different projects where he lost a million from each project 24:48 – Damion had lots of debt and did not have room to move 25:14 – When the markets froze, Damion couldn’t sell anything and he ran out of money—he had a million dollars of debt on credit cards 26:21 – Damion was at Costco and was paying for his groceries when his card was declined 26:55 – At that point, Damion realized that things were changing 27:26 – Damion’s overhead at the time was 75,000 a month 28:24 – Damion had to get real and within 6 months he moved from a penthouse-type condo to a regular house, sold his Ferrari and lost his credit cards but he still pretended to be okay 29:20 – The hardest part about losing stuff is losing your identity; this was Damion’s low point – losing his worth and what it was all about 30:38 – In 2010, Damion joined a campaign and felt that he was still not willing to be fully honest with himself 31:06 – Damion was fired as a volunteer, but he pretended he resigned 31:21 – Damion looked at himself and acknowledged the truth about what was happening to him and began to ask for help 32:08 – Damion shifted from just wanting more to being able to create something positive 33:02 – Damion gets out of a low point by spending time with people who have a positive outlook and an abundance mindset 33:34 – Decide consciously who you spend your time with because you are going to become those people 33:55 – Damion spends his time with people who are seeing the bigger picture and those who are creating financial and spiritual wealth 34:21 – Teaching helps Damion to be future-focused and optimistic 35:15 – Damion dropped out of college three times and was kicked out once 35:36 – Damion hated that students had to pay so much money for books, so he made his own bookstore in his dorm room 36:08 – In a week, the bookstore felt a loss in revenue and went to Damion’s university president 36:24 – Damion refused to stop selling and was kicked out 37:03 – Damion kept on coming back to college because he was pressured by his family and society even though he was not feeling it 37:23 – The last time Damion was in college, it took him 45 minutes before he was running out of the campus 38:11 – Damion says his parents did not understand what he was doing and it was hard for him to share it with them 39:10 – After Damion’s mom read his book, she asked him why he did not tell her all those stories; Damion said she would have no way to relate to it 39:28 – Being a part of Entrepreneur’s Organization, Damion was able to connect with people who understood him 40:03 – Damion was just happy he created the book—the feedback from his mom and others is valuable for him and made it worthwhile 41:04 – Damion’s father was doing a bit of buying and selling, but was focused on the traditional aspects of work 42:08 – Dave says Damion’s level of risk is extremely high 42:56 – The tagline of Damion’s work is to disrupt Wall Street 43:20 – Damion is now doing something based on a mission—the fear does not catch up to him as he keeps on moving 44:28 – Check out the Reinvented Life Workbook on Damion’s website and also check out Total Control Financial 44:48 – Damion wants to help free you from financial bondage 45:27 – Dave closes the episode and encourages you to visit his website 3 Key Points: Money alone, is not enough; have a set of values that act as your foundation and guide you through all that you do. Surround yourself with positive people with an abundance mindset—these people will be your greatest influencers Fear cannot take over if you keep on moving. Resources Mentioned: Entrepreneur's Organization – The EO Network Yokido – Martial arts that Damion founded Reinvented Life, Total Control Financial – Damion’s books Damion Lupo – Damion’s website

What do podcast hosts think of your pitch to be a guest on their show? In today’s episode, Margy and Jessica are joined by Interview Connection’s client Damion Lupo. Damion shares his essential feedback about how podcast hosts perceive the unique introduction he receives from Interview Connections bookers. And later, Adam Hommey of the Business Creators’ Radio Show gives his tips for exploiting the brilliance and passion of guests on his podcast.   Missed Connections This week’s missed connection is more of a missed synapse! Jessica and Aaron Walker were outside just before speaking on John Lee Dumas’ panel, at this year’s Social Media Marketing World and Aaron asked Jessica “How is Interview Valet going?”   Damion Lupo Client Feedback Damion says many hosts are impressed on how they were contacted by the Interview Connection’s team. They are engaging with the podcast hosts, and it shows they are paying attention. It’s unique, and it completely changes the dynamic. It also adds third-party validation. There is value in having someone else introduce you. Embrace feedback even if it’s bad, because it is an opportunity to learn. — Damion Lupo Damion also gives Jessica some advice on how to deliver her book, to make it rise above the rest. Listen to Why Entrepreneurs are Investing in Podcast Interviews with Damion Lupo   Adam Hommey Adam talks about relationship building, and how his intake process helps to shine a light on the guest’s brilliance and passion.   Help! How Do I Make My Podcast Guest Shine? ● Have the podcast guest supply interview questions. ● Connect with the guest on social media before the interview. ● Ask the guest for pronunciation of their name. ● Have the podcast guest fill out an intake form.   Help! I Want to Shine as a Podcast Guest ● Have your One Sheet ready, and get it to the host asap. ● Have all of your information in one place.   Resources Mentioned: Interview Connections Interview Connections TV Headspace App Social Media Marketing World John Lee Dumas Screw the Nine to Five Interview Valet Damion Lupo Business Creators' Radio Show