Wendy and Jay Papasan share their remarkable journey of intentional goal-setting as a couple. Wendy is a real estate expert passionate about work-life balance, while Jay, a bestselling author, excels in business strategies. They reveal the transformative power of their goal-setting retreats, which helped them become millionaires in a decade. Their candid discussion touches on aligning financial goals, navigating money conversations, and the importance of structured retreats for open communication. Tune in for practical tips on achieving your shared aspirations!
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Couples Goal-Setting Retreat
Schedule a goal-setting retreat with your spouse to discuss personal, professional, and family goals.
This intentional conversation helps align your visions and create a shared path forward.
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First Retreat
Wendy initiated their first retreat 12 years ago to realign with Jay after becoming a stay-at-home mom.
The initial retreat involved discussions about business, personal life, family, and finances.
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Retreat Structure
Dedicate Friday night to connecting with your partner without goal setting.
Focus on work Saturday morning: review net worth, budget, and discuss extensive goal-setting questions.
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The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
Jay Papasan
Gary Keller
The book discusses the benefits of prioritizing a single task and provides strategies for overcoming distractions, building productive habits, and maintaining focus. It challenges common productivity myths such as multitasking and the idea of a balanced life, and introduces the 'Focusing Question': 'What's the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?' The authors also discuss time blocking, habit-building, and aligning short-term actions with long-term goals to achieve success in various aspects of life[1][3][5].
Everyday Millionaires
Chris Hogan
Dave Ramsey
In 'Everyday Millionaires', Chris Hogan presents the results of the largest study ever conducted on 10,000 U.S. millionaires. The book debunks common myths about millionaires, revealing that most did not inherit their wealth, take colossal risks, or have superior education. Instead, they are ordinary people with normal jobs and unexceptional backgrounds who achieved financial success through discipline, responsibility, and consistent saving and investing. Hogan provides statistical facts, real-life stories, and practical strategies for readers to build wealth over time.
Twelve years ago, Wendy and Jay Papasan made a decision to get intentional about their shared goals, and they’ve never looked back. In fact, they are so passionate about casting a vision for their life that they now hold goal-setting retreats to teach other couples to do the same. Tune in to find out how this easy-to-do practice can change everything—it helped Wendy and Jay become net-worth millionaires in only 10 years—and how to do it yourself.
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