

The Prosperity Podcast
Kim D. H. Butler and Spencer Shaw
The Prosperity Podcast is where money meets freedom — without Wall Street's limitations or typical financial advice. Hosted by Kim Butler, founder of Prosperity Thinkers, and Spencer Shaw, this podcast delivers straightforward financial strategies to help you build certainty, cash flow, and long-term prosperity.
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Oct 19, 2021 • 16min
Using OPM for Deals - Episode 433
Is it possible to start a business with little to no money? In today's show, Spencer and Kim talked about OPMs. They shared what are the different deals on how OPM works. Spencer and Kim also discussed the different sources of capital and where you can get the funding to start your own business. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Thinkers thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@prosperitythinkers.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Show Notes What is OPM? - 0:31 Why Spencer thought about OPM. - 2:10 Different deals on how OPM works. 4:22 Depending on who your OPM is, they care about the mind more about the money. - 5:09 Another aspect of money. - 9:09 Different OPMs and where can source capital. - 10:14 One of the most unique ideas recently. - 12:45 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Oct 12, 2021 • 12min
The Prosperity Supply Chain - Episode 432
How can we improve the supply chain issues in the country as people and how can we apply prosperity thinking to it? Spencer and Kim surround their conversation for today with these two questions. They share their thoughts and ideas on how you can level up your thinking to a prosperity mindset. Spencer and Kim also talk about how you can apply the prosperity supply vision to your life. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Thinkers thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@prosperitythinkers.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Show Notes The idea of unleveling your thoughts around the area of supply. - 0:50 Level up your thinking away from the physicality of the item that may or may not be connected to the supply. - 1:24 There's always an alternative. - 3:17 Thinking in a prosperity mindset: Who can we have a relationship with that will be able to supply us with great quality meat and can take out the middleman? - 4:41 Sometimes we apply prosperity thinking with a decision to say no. - 5:41 There are three sides to a coin: You have the heads, you have the tails, and you have the edge. Everything out there has three sides. - 9:29 How can you apply the prosperity supply vision to your life? - 10:34 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Oct 5, 2021 • 10min
How Much is Enough? - Episode 431
Do you often ask yourself, "Why am I not good enough?" or "Did I do enough today?" Spencer and Kim discuss the important question "How much is enough?" A lot of times, people focus on the challenges and forget to focus on small wins that when put together, can create a grand success. Spencer and Kim also talked about how people, even teenagers, can solve the problem of thinking "How much is enough?" or "Do I have enough?" And how you can give forward, instead of giving back. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Thinkers thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@prosperitythinkers.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Show Notes The question of the day: How much is enough? - 0:08 How does Kim answer this question? - 0:37 Maybe it's the wrong question to be asking. - 2:16 We were put on this earth to serve. When we don't serve, we are wasting our life. - 3:05 Even teenagers could solve the problem of thinking "How much is enough?" or "Do I have enough?". - 6:30 You don't give back, you give forward. - 8:19 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Sep 28, 2021 • 14min
Teaching Kids the Family Business - Episode 430
What lessons should you impart to your kids? One of the most important lessons that you can teach your children is handling finances. Teach them young: As they grow older and start building their career and their own family, they'll thank you for it. Spencer and Kim discuss the importance of using Quickbooks, doing proper accounting, and focusing on what's going in and out of your family's finances. They also talk about teaching kids the importance of handling family finances at an early age. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Thinkers thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@prosperitythinkers.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Show Notes The importance of having Quickbooks and keeping records separate. - 1:22 Educate your children in the family business called your personal finances until they rise to their capability. - 2:41 Are affluent clients doing the proper accounting? - 4:20 Paying attention to your finances: Making sure to look at what's going in and what's going out on a monthly basis. - 5:12 Should families who will not enter their information in Quickbooks be hiring bookkeepers? - 6:27 Other pieces about the family business that you should teach your kids. - 9:39 I'm a firm believer that when kids get out of college, even if there's a family business, they should experience life and work outside the family business. - 10:19 Today is your opportunity: Whatever their interest is, start there. - 12:14 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Sep 21, 2021 • 15min
Prosperity Decision Making - Episode 429
Saying no to a big decision… is that the right solution? It may not be! Spencer and Kim tackle this idea of Prosperity Decision Making. They share their insights about making big and important decisions by saying yes and no on different occasions. Spencer and Kim also discussed decision fatigue and the important aspects of decision making and following the principles of prosperity. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Thinkers thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@prosperitythinkers.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Show Notes "Decide" means to kill, in other words, to kill off your "no" decisions so that you can accept your "yes" decisions. - 0:25 What are things that you can do to feel less frustrated? - 1:56 If you're not in the habit of digging the good out of the little things, it's gonna be way harder. - 2:16 Whatever it is that you happen to see, it's what you choose to do about, it's what you decide to do about it. Not only in that moment, but in subsequent moments as well. - 5:03 What's decision fatigue? - 7:08 Sometimes, the things we say no to are more important than the things we say yes to. Being okay saying no and being clear with what you want to say no about makes bigger decisions easier. - 11:15 What's the most important aspect of decision-making? - 12:42 Where's the best place for people to get the principles of prosperity? - 13:19 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Sep 14, 2021 • 14min
Retirement - Episode 428
What's the perfect retirement age? Do you really have to retire at the tender age of 65? These are just some of the topics revolving around retirement that Spencer and Kim discussed. They also cite down the Action Item List: What are the five things that a person nearing the retirement age can do alternatively, after quitting their business and their job? Find the answers to these questions in this exciting episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://partners4prosperity.com/category/podcast https://seniorshelpingseniors.com/ Show Notes One of the greatest conspiracies alive is that people must retire when they are 65 yet our country is run by 70 and 80-year-olds. - 0:14 New adults of the new generation start to question "Why would you want to retire and not look for a job that you love?" - 2:36 Every decade, just have a good time away. Do a check-in of yourself and a shift in your business, in your career or work that you're doing that will enable you to bring back in more of the work that you love or a new perspective on the work that you love or possibly, an entirely new career. - 4:08 The Action Item List: Five things that a person nearing the retirement age can do alternatively. - 6:29 To make your mind young, you have to be around someone that's young. So find someone to mentor. - 7:27 Your community is your family. - 9:58 Mentoring allows you to get help in the areas you need help with. - 12:01 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Sep 7, 2021 • 14min
Easy Cash - Episode 427
Do you believe that easy cash exists? You might see a lot of rags to riches stories on different websites and on social media, but believe it or not, they're just showing you the end result, easy cash doesn't exist. In today's episode, Kim and Spencer talk about not seeking the easy way out: Instead, work smart AND work hard. If you seek the easier route, you'll get easy results. But if you seek the hard, you'll get hard results that you can enjoy longer. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Economics thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@partners4prosperity.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://partners4prosperity.com/category/podcast Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs Show Notes Easy cash doesn't exist. - 0:14 You were given two hands: One to serve yourself, one to serve others. - 1:12 Just seeing the end of the result makes people delusional. - 2:41 We can come back and go to work and not be seeking the easy way out all the time. - 4:31 There is nothing wrong with seeking passive income from lump sums of money to getting your basic expenses paid. But always ask yourself: "And then what?" - 6:39 When you seek easy, you'll get easy results. When you seek hard, you'll get hard results. 8:08 What's the next area of growth? - 10:48 Ask yourself: "And then what?" - 12:09 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Aug 31, 2021 • 19min
Prosperity Lens - Episode 426
There is nothing permanent except change: Especially in the world today. Spencer and Kim discuss using the prosperity lens in dealing with the changes. They also talked about how adults today can move knowledge to the next generation. Is progress impossible without change? Find out in this episode today. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Economics thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@partners4prosperity.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://partners4prosperity.com/category/podcast The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy Show Notes What's the prosperity lens? - 0:16 Things are changing quickly in the world. - 1:12 Be very, very careful about who you read, who you listen to, what you pay attention to, where you spend your time. - 4:40 How does Spencer find out about the change, after undergoing the news diet approach? - 5:51 What are the two ways to go and find information? - 6:09 The meaning behind the statement "More than I could allow." - 9:45 Dealing with change through seeking the gain - 11:44 Using the prosperity lens through different situations. - 13:29 Moving knowledge to the next generation by thinking about and developing different questions to ask without just simply giving them the information. - 15:52 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Aug 24, 2021 • 7min
Inflation - Episode 425
Kim and Spencer talk about something that is affecting everyone: Inflation! They are going to talk about what to do with it. Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Economics thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@partners4prosperity.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://partners4prosperity.com/category/podcast http://www.shadowstats.com/ https://partners4prosperity.com/adjusted-for-inflation/ Show Notes The real inflation number - 2:23 There's nothing that you can do about it - 2:46 Focus on working on something that you love - 3:00 What's going to happen with inflation - 5:33 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS

Aug 17, 2021 • 11min
Changing How You Feel About Money - Episode 424
Kim and Spencer talk about how to change the way you feel about money. Check out their insights about it! Best-selling author Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw show you how to take more control of your finances. Tune in to The Prosperity Podcast to learn more about Prosperity Economics thinking and strategies today! Do you have a question you would like answered on the show? Please send it to us at hello@partners4prosperity.com and we may answer it in an upcoming episode. Links and Resources from this Episode For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://partners4prosperity.com/category/podcast Show Notes Do everything with love - 3:02 Taking action daily - 3:49 Moving money everyday with love - 4:04 The word love when it comes to money - 4:51 Moving money is good - 6:08 Using your money with love - 10:30 Special Listener Gift Free eBook: Financial Planning Has Failed Kim Butler's groundbreaking eBook/ audiobook explains why typical financial advice may be sabotaging your wealth... and what to do instead! Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe on your favorite podcast player to get the latest episodes. iTunes Stitcher RSS


