Sol Spyre Wealth

09/10/2022

01/05/2022

Let’s talk about your wealthview.
What was your gut reaction when you read that 👆🏼

Was it something to the effect of pshh.. yeah, sure, you betcha… 🤨 or was it more along the lines of huh…. I can see that…

For those of you that are scoffing at the thought, ask yourself why.

Now, let’s dismantle this notion so we can get crystal clear on how our states of mind control our views.

A state of mind is simply a belief. Beliefs come in two (main) categories: conscious beliefs + 🥁 unconscious beliefs.

Conscious beliefs are the patterns we choose to create, usually in response to overturning unconscious beliefs we no longer desire to foster.

Unconscious beliefs are beliefs that we have picked up through direct experience, inference, + authoritative testimony or, in plain English, beliefs that are created because of:
✨things that have happened to us,
✨connections we’ve made between the stuff that’s happened to us or stuff we’ve heard from a “trustworthy” source and stuff that’s happened to other people
✨ stuff that has been impressed upon us by a “trustworthy” source.

In our lives, our first form of authoritative testimony we receive from a “trustworthy” source is our parents.

Now, when it comes to money + wealth, we have to ask ourselves now that we’re a little bit older + a little bit wiser:
is this the best source of information to learn the skills required to create wealth?

By now, you can probably see where I’m going with this, in society @ large, we have created an ideal environment to perpetuate a state of lack instead of a state of limitless prosperity.

To put an end to this cycle, we must:
✨ critically examine the behaviors + beliefs we perpetuate in our day-to-day lives
✨ be willing to cultivate awareness of our patterns
✨ possess the fortitude + tenacity to shift our patterns into one’s that are constructive

Right now, you’re either loving what I’m saying or it’s making you a bit uncomfortable. Either way is fine, but remember: fear is excitement without the breath.

👉🏼 Visit the link in my bio to snag a 30-day all access pass to join the Sol Spyre community to start making your dreams a reality.

01/04/2022

Is Wealth simply the accumulation of things, the lack of desire for things, or something else entirely?

My thoughts are: something else entirely. I believe your wealth is the comprehensive measure of your entire well-being.

👇🏼 What are your thoughts?

12/31/2021

✨Making ‘22 Your Wealthiest Year Yet ✨

You’ve heard me say it before and you’ll here me say it again.

Wealth is simply a tool to support your wellbeing so that you may flourish.

The trick is aligning your wealth so that it does, in fact, do that.

The concept of well-being can be broken down into:
✨ Fun
✨ Lifestyle
✨ Occupation
✨ Universality
✨ Resources
✨ Inspiration
✨ Supernality
✨ Health

See what I did there, 😉 F-L-O-U-R-I-S-H?

As the New Year approaches, I’ve been reflecting on this past year (or is it years 20/21 seem to have blended together) and the items I checked off the list, as well as those that I’ve failed to prioritize.

The all too common New Year’s resolution of “I’m going to get in shape” seems to be a recurring trend that hasn’t quite stuck for me.. why? I’m still in fairly good shape 😅 so this year it will probably be “I make healthy choices.”

As you’re considering what you’d like to make a reality in ‘22:
👉🏼 Take inventory of the Realms of Wealth: Where are you at? Where would you like to be? What’s one thing you can do to get closer to what you’re dreaming of?
👉🏼 Phrase your new intention as “I (am..) as if it is already present in your reality.
👉🏼 Delve deep to discover your why. Why is this your intention?
👉🏼 Avoid the negative (not, but, don’t). Example: I don’t smoke. | I am smoke-free.
👉🏼 Fake it till you make it. Setup a note in your phone, read it (at least) daily (if not multiple times a day). Repetition allows you to shift your reality by creating space for the new intention in your mind.

👇🏼 What’s one ✨BIG✨ dream you’d like to make a reality in ‘22?

12/22/2021

Revealing the Mystery of Market Capitalization, in other words: what gives?

Large-Cap = Transparency + Stability + Dividends

👉🏼 These companies have a solid reputation for producing quality goods and services. They serve as a buoy for your investment portfolio, mimicking the market without being too extreme one way or the other.

🌇 Large-Cap Companies: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta (a.k.a. Facebook), Walmart, Visa

Mid-Cap = Growth Potential + Increased Risk

👉🏼 Mid-Caps are still in their growth phase but have been around to prove themselves so they aren’t considered as risky as small-caps. They provide some level of stability and some level of growth potential.

Mid-Caps could potentially become the Large-Cap stocks of the future. On the same token, a Mid-Cap stock could be a Large-Cap from the past so due diligence is necessary.

🌇 Mid-Cap Companies: American Eagle Outfitters, Dublin’ Donuts, Grubhub

Small-Cap = Highest Potential Growth + Most Risk

👉🏼 The Small-Cap companies that are successful can offer a massive upside (or increase in share value). Or, they could fall flat on their faces and be a pain in your wallet.

Additionally, these companies may be “fallen angels” that once were categorized in the Mid-Cap or Large-Cap space, but for one reason or another have fallen on hard times or are facing bankruptcy.

As always, do your due diligence and anticipate being along for what could prove to be a wild ride 😉. Small-Caps tend to have the most volatility and thus, their market price fluctuates regularly.

🌇 Small-Cap Companies: Denny’s, Eventbrite, FitBit

👇🏼 What is your biggest takeaway?

12/14/2021

The Number ☝🏼Thing You Can Control on the Adventure of Your Life:

I clearly remember the day my mother decided it was fitting to impress this golden nugget of wisdom upon me. I got it in my head (and those of you that know me well know that I exemplify the Ta**us ♉️ trait of stubborness) that I was not going to attend school that day. I did the “I’m sick” thing and my mother, in all her wisdom, called b.s. Then the reasoning morphed, it was no longer a desire to merely stay at home, now I was driven by the perceived shame of showing up late to class. So, after dragging my feet and getting ready (and I’m sure plenty of banter with my mother), we ventured off to school.

I refused to get out of the car, when she went into the school to request assistance, I hid under some stuff in the backseat, performing a magical disappearing act that made her frantic. I think she ended up assuming I had ran away into the wilds of our small town.

I can’t recall if she found me in the back seat or if I resurfaced once we returned home, but that was when she looked at me sternly and said “the choices you make dictate the life you lead.”

It hit me like a ton of bricks. My interpretation was I was now solely responsible for my destiny, vulnerable, and no longer shielded by her efforts. My successes and my failures rested 100% on my shoulders. Alas, it didn’t prevent me from skipping classes. Ironically, I love learning, it’s still something I pursue to this day.

Now, I share this with you because you have the choice.

You have the opportunity to choose to become active, aware, and cognizant of your money 💰 and how your relationship either supports or detracts from the path to your dreams.

Or, you can keep perpetuating the same ol’, same ol’ because it’s easier, more comfortable, & more convenient.

👉🏼 The challenge: Commit to taking 5-10 minutes everyday to either:

1️⃣ Review your monetary circumstances and reflect on how your spending patterns support your dreams.
2️⃣ Peruse mutliple media sources (my favs: , , ) and skim the headlines to get a feel for the attitude (sentiment) surrounding the economic environment.

👇🏼Which do you choose?

12/08/2021

Believe in yourself.
Bet on yourself.

When I was younger, I decided that when all is said and done, the only person that would have my back and my best interest at heart, 100% of the time, was me.

At first blush, that might seem like I have trust issues 😅 and maybe at the time I devised this statement, that might have been the case. However, the premise of the message is that everyone else is rooting for the hometeam in some way, shape, or form. And this doesn’t mean they’re doing it in a manner that is detrimental to anyone else. It is simply that, they are (or, rather, should be) looking out for themselves.

When I handed in my resignation at the last of my jobs in the world of wealth management, my manager was taken aback. He was flabbergasted that I was leaving the firm because I had a bright future 💫 with them. I agree completely with the sentiment. Yet, I generally think that I have a bright future because I choose to create a bright future 💫 for myself.

At a very core level, I believe it all comes down to choice.

📆 We can choose to stay in the norm, in the comfort zone, subject ourselves to the hustle and grind.

💫 Or, we can choose to take responsibility for our realities and explore beyond the confines of societal norms to be awed by the majesty of our innate, natural potential.

The choice is yours. 💛

12/06/2021

The Precepts of Wealth: On top of the world.

Every time we hit a summit,
I revel in the awe of the land sprawling out in every direction.
The multitude of potentialities.

And, I sorrow.
Because I know many people will live their entire lives blind to the beauty of the world around them, the infinite potential.

I’ve been quiet the past few weeks, the lack of connectivity started a period of respite, allowing further reflection on what I am attempting to share with you.

The very core of it is:
✨ Wealth is so much more than money.
✨ Money is simply a means to support your overall wellbeing.
✨ Your wellbeing is comprised of your individuality, interrelationality, intellectuality, and intrinsicality (that’s a lot of -alities) which create your reality.
🗝 Knowing who you are at the very core is essential to living the life of your dreams.

Combined, these precepts create a potent formulation that allow you to live your dream, not the societal dream imposed upon us all from a young age.

Several years ago, I went through my “mid-life crisis,” my “wtf am I doing” moment. Fortunately, this happened way before my “mid-life” marker. I had all the markings of “success” from the loving partner, nice car, and living arrangements with a view to the high-earning career position with upcoming equity in the firm, all I needed to do was sign the paper.

And I walked away because deep-down, I wasn’t happy, fulfilled, or content. And I felt so, so guilty. As if there was something wrong with me because I hit all the socially deemed markers of “making it,” but I hated going to work everyday and hated coming back to the city after vacation. The only saving grace was my partner (and he still is to this day).

Instead of listening to my knowing that I should start a business that shifts the paradigm of wealth management then, I told myself I wasn’t ready and accepted a position where I could be an anonymous face in the corporate machine of one of the large brokerage houses which gave me a chance to get reacquainted with my soul. In the world of sink or swim, you learn a lot about yourself when you’re pushed to your breaking point again and again.

Ta ta, for now.
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