I recently sat down with Michael Vickers on the Becoming Preferred podcast. We talked about something I see far too often. High-performing entrepreneurs and professionals build real financial success, yet they feel time-poor, stressed out, and strangely disconnected from the life they set out to create in the first place.
I know that tension personally. My story started on a Texas golf course, not as a member but as the kid working it, where I learned early just how deeply money shapes our lives and our relationships. That lesson carried me through a career that took some unexpected turns, from playing professional basketball overseas to eventually walking away from an $8.1 million corporate signing bonus. I turned it down because keeping my advice independent, transparent, and fully in my clients’ best interest mattered more to me than the check.
In our conversation, Michael and I dug into the ideas at the heart of my new book, Rich by Choice. We covered how to align your revenue with your deepest values, how to protect your hard-earned assets from the advanced tax leaks quietly draining them, and how to use what I call the “Rocking Chair Test” to design a life of real freedom and generosity.
If you have ever felt like the success you worked so hard for came at the cost of the life you actually wanted, this episode is for you. Here are a few of the biggest takeaways from our conversation.
