The Mind Your Business Podcast

Episode 796: BBD Live Keynote Speaker Series: How to Create More Wealth in Your Life with Mel Abraham

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Show Notes

Is your cash machine leaking? Are you just focused on making money, only to watch it disappear? Today we're continuing the BBD Live Keynote Speaker Series, where we've been bringing back some of our most impactful past episodes. This one with my good friend Mel Abraham is all about the crucial money conversation you just may be ignoring (but can't afford to!) and is not only essential listening, but something so important that you need to listen again even if you heard it the first time. In this episode, Mel reveals what you need to know to get your money working for you, because it's just about making the most money possible, but what matters is what you do with it! When this happens, you don't just have a Business By Design, but you have a LIFE by design! Mel will be joining me on the stage this year at BBD Live 2025 in December in Phoenix, Arizona and we are not doing one next year! I don't know when the next in-person one will be, which is why we wanted to pull out all the stops and make this the biggest and best ever, so if you want to see Mel Abraham and all of our other amazing speakers rock the stage and blow minds at BBD Live 2025, go to www.jameswedmore.com/tickets ASAP to see if tickets are still available)! If you haven't yet signed up for my free weekly newsletter for online experts, The Digital CEO Weekly, you can sign up now and get it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday morning at www.jameswedmore.com/newsletter. Hey there, Digital CEO! If you're loving this episode and you know this is your year to finally build, launch, or scale your digital business the right way — then I've got something for you. Business By Design, my signature program that gives you everything you need to design a leveraged, profitable digital product business, only opens once a year… If you want to be the FIRST notified when doors are open, you can get on the waitlist for BBD 2026 right now. That way, you'll be the first to know when we open enrollment again (and trust me, you do not want to miss it!). Head to www.businessbydesign.net/ and join the waitlist today! Snap a screenshot of the episode playing on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @jameswedmore @jeunejenni and @melabraham9. We'd love to hear what resonated with you the most! In this episode you'll hear: That the key to financial security is to understand that every single dollar has a job

Why you absolutely need a long-term perspective when it comes to investing

How building a real business requires focusing on something that becomes boring and consistent

Tips for investing without getting your emotions involved

The reason you should choose index funds and ETFs over individual stocks

Why the money is made on the buy side, not the sell side, when it comes to real estate and other investments

The value of diversifying your income streams and assets and Mel's best advice for thriving in a modern economy

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