

Invest In Your Life
Sam Martinez
We'll help you simplify your financial life so you can invest your time, energy, and resources in your most important and valuable priorities.
As you move along your financial journey, complexity grows. That complexity creates uncertainty, and uncertainty creates fear. We'll bring interdisciplinary specialists to the table to tackle the challenges and opportunities our clients are most often facing, breaking them down into simple-to-understand and easy-to-act-on steps so you can make decisions with clarity and confidence.
As you move along your financial journey, complexity grows. That complexity creates uncertainty, and uncertainty creates fear. We'll bring interdisciplinary specialists to the table to tackle the challenges and opportunities our clients are most often facing, breaking them down into simple-to-understand and easy-to-act-on steps so you can make decisions with clarity and confidence.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 22min
173 // Can You Avoid a Midlife Crisis?
The midlife crisis might seem like an adult-like tantrum, but is it more than that? In today's episode, James talks the infamous midlife crisis – what causes it, and why does it cost our bank accounts? And what are the ways to lessen the effects (and, potentially, avoid altogether) when a midlife crisis begins to emerge? Listen now! To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

May 31, 2022 • 21min
172 // 5 Love Languages and Money
You have probably taken a love language assessment at some point in your life, but do you know how your love language impacts your money decisions? In this week's episode, James helps you understand the direct relationship between your love language and money! Listen now! Don't know your love language? Take the test here https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

May 24, 2022 • 23min
171 // 11 Causes of Irrational Risk Aversion
Being aware of the causes of your level of risk tolerance can help you to invest rationally, rather than by reaction. In today's episode, James goes over some possible outcomes of 5 different ways flashpoints of your money story might influence your risk tolerance today! Listen now! To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

May 17, 2022 • 38min
170 // Are You in a Burnout Cycle? ft. Carolon Donnally
Is burnout just par for the course, or are we allowing ourselves to stay in an unnecessary negative cycle? In this week's episode, James brings in Carolon Donnally, burnout expert and coach. They will discuss Burnout symptoms to look for How to talk to your boss about burnout And knowing when you've reached your limit! Listen now! Visit www.carolon-donnally.com to set up a discovery call with Carolon To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

May 10, 2022 • 46min
169 // Financial Dignity After Divorce ft. Christine Luken
There is dignity after divorce. Divorce can be so messy, difficult, emotional, confusing and even traumatic. It can be so hard to prevent divorce from throwing you into a tailspin. I've had the honor of helping our clients make their way through this season of life and I wish we had Christine Luken's book when we did. Listen to this week's podcast to hear: -How to find emotional dignity after divorce -How to preserve your financial dignity after divorce -Christine's own journey through an "almost" divorce -What to do if you're currently going through divorce -What you need to know (and do) to overcome shame and reclaim your dignity To view Christine's Financial Dignity After Divorce book page on her website www.FinancialDignityAfterDivorce.com To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

May 3, 2022 • 22min
168 // Fair and Equal
When it comes to your kids, is fair always equal? In today's episode, James questions the assumption that fair and equal should always go hand in hand. Because the reality is, each kid is on a different path and circumstances will differ at each point in time. So how do you make sure your kids feel like the family ecosystem is in equilibrium? Listen to find out! To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

Apr 26, 2022 • 39min
167 // How to Improve Your Relationships with Greg Williams
James and today's guest wrote the book on Living a Rich Life. No, really! Greg Williams is here today to talk about Heart Tools, his program and toolkit designed to help you build stronger relationships by learning to recognize and understand your emotions. Listen now! Get a free copy of the Relationship Dashboard Check infographic to increase your emotional awareness skills https://mailchi.mp/golovelive/infographic Learn more about Heart Tools http://www.hearttools.net/2021/05/practice-understanding-your-emotions-part-1/ To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

Apr 19, 2022 • 16min
166 // Do Your Family Rituals Still Serve?
You might think of your friend's wedding this summer as another fun night to fill a weekend, but there's actually more to it than that. Whether you're aware of it or not, rituals run your relationships (specifically with family). What happens though when rituals need to be adjusted? Listen now! To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

Apr 12, 2022 • 20min
165 // Endowment Bias
Research indicates that when you own a thing, it becomes more attractive, valuable, and of better quality to you. In today's episode, James reveals how the endowment effect influences not only your bias of tangible things you own, but intangible things like ideas and the first letter of your name! Listen now to understand how this bias affects your relationship with the world and, more specifically, money. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com

Apr 5, 2022 • 25min
164 // 3 Keys to Better Decision Making
As we get older, we get set in our ways. Because we each have biases and beliefs about the world, it takes considerable effort to see facts while withholding judgment and resisting explanations. In this episode, James dives into how recognizing 3 different biases can help you make better decisions so that you don't just believe what you want to be true, but rather, what is actually true. To learn more about The Rich Life Book + Coaching, visit www.LivingARichLife.com. This podcast is brought to you by Wealthquest. Learn more at www.wqcorp.com


