Heroes Of Service: Lessons In Strength, Education & Family with Eric Wohlwend

Do you trade time for money? Newsflash - there’s only so much time you can trade for money. It would be best if you focused on giving value. Find out what people want and give it to them. Remember, if the only thing you can give is your time, then you will be stuck where you’re at forever.

In today’s episode, Matt Drinkhahn sits down with Eric Wohlwend to discuss lessons on how to adapt to any situation, raise your kids to be winners, and why it’s really hard to live a good life without money.

Eric Wohlwend is a Best Selling Author, Trainer & mentor for business & real estate investing, Speaker, and founder of Clear Sky Training, where he teaches investors how to maximize returns and minimize the hassle and risk of all of their investments.

Topics Covered:

00:00 Introduction

03:24 How the US treats its veterans

04:36 Major challenges in Eric’s early life

05:51 Why military leadership doesn’t work in the “real world”

08:53 Letting go of the hyper-masculine energy

11:21 How Eric handled being away from his newborn son for six months

15:42 It’s really hard to have a good life without money

17:03 The fine balance between being a leader and being a parent

19:50 What to do when you become the smartest person in the room

24:08 Getting people to play to their strengths

27:12 The 3 things you need to become a billionaire

28:40 Why Eric feels the education system needs major reforms

31:54 Eric’s origin story and how he met his wife

36:14 The family success triangle

39:25 There is only so much time you can trade for money

45:41 Using business lessons to successfully raise a kid

46:58 You need to stop saying the word “but”

48:28 Parting thoughts

Links and Resources Mentioned

• Eric’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwohlwend/
• Eric’s Website - https://www.clearskyrealty.com/

Family Success Triangle: BE DO HAVE by Eric Wohlwend and Lila Wohlwend - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BL8BW49C/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

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