Chris Widener

Chris Widener Quick Bio…

New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com best-selling author, Chris is a seasoned businessman, author and speaker. He has for nearly twenty years been involved in leadership in the business community, the non-profit world, and as a speaker and author. He has learned what he shares through his own experience and his interaction with and observation of the most successful people in the world.


Here is a quick look at Chris Widener’s resume:

Business:

Founder and President of Made for Success, one of the world’s leading personal development companies

Coach and Consultant to:

 CEO’s and other C-Level executives

 Top political figures and candidates for some of America’s highest offices: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state Gubernatorial candidates

 Sales professionals in a wide variety of industries

 Network Marketing Professionals with over $100,000,000 in annual revenues

Personal and Professional Growth Expert and Author

 8 books

 35 audio programs, including the only personal growth audios sold through Costco and Sam’s Club

 450 articles on leadership, motivation and success

Radio and Television

 Past host of a weekly radio show in Seattle

 Currently host of nationally televised daily interview show – Made For Success

 Currently co-host of television show with famed motivator, Zig Ziglar

Speaker

 Spoken professionally since 1988

 Has given over 1200 presentations

 Has spoken to groups at some of America’s finest organizations such as General Electric, Cisco Systems, and the Harvard Business School

 Spoken to groups as large as 7500 people

 Shared the stage with U.S. Presidential candidates, nationally-known television news anchors, professional athletes, and best-selling authors

Endorsements from the Top Personal Development Experts:

“Chris Widener is one of the brand new top stars on the International platform speaking circuit.” Denis Waitley

“Chris Widener is one of the best speakers in America today. He does wonderful introductions, wonderful development, extremely motivational, he is funny, he is sharp, he is quick and to the point.” Brian Tracy

"Chris Widener is the leader of a new generation of personal development and leadership experts. He lives and breathes the strategies and tools he shares with millions around the globe. Chris' content is rich and practical, and his style is dynamic and engaging! If you want to see real change in your life, or the life of your organization, connect with Chris Widener." --Jim Rohn

Want a speaker who will educate your group while instilling humor, excitement and passion? Chris Widener is available to speak to your business or organization on the following: Extraordinary Leaders Chris' signature series!

• Becoming a leader people can count on
• Learn the real definition of leadership that will unleash your potential
• Practical leadership skills and character traits that will take you, and your organization, to the next level.
• Key "Leadership Mistakes" people make that you must avoid
• Leading courageously in tough and challenging circumstances
• The truth about leadership myths that most people believe

ARTICLE BY CHRIS WIDENER

Do you ever get this in your email box: Find Financial Freedom! Make $150,000 from home in the next 90 days! How about 10 times a day?

Every time I get one of these, I think to myself, "Hmmm, Financial Freedom. I already have financial freedom, even though it doesn't look like what these emails promise me."

Financial freedom is a buzzword for our generation. It is the pursuit of literally millions of people. So what is it? Is it that elusive? Can anyone get it?

Let me start by saying that this article will not be about how to earn money, or even more money. Rather, it will be about how to find financial freedom, which may or may not involve making more money.

Financial freedom - here we go!

The first step in finding financial freedom is to realize that financial freedom has absolutely nothing to do with how much money you have or make. What? Exactly. Financial freedom is something that goes on inside of you. This is why someone who makes very little can be happy and someone who makes a ton can be extremely stressed out over his or her financial situation. So the first step is to realize that financial freedom is more about our attitudes toward money than about the amount of money.

"Okay Chris, I'm with you. So what are the attitudes that provide financial freedom?" Here are a few that keep me in financial freedom.

I do not have to worry about money. I used to catch myself saying, "If I had more money, then I wouldn't have to worry about ..." But do you know what? I don't have to worry anyway. I can control my income. I can control my outgo. I can make choices that can alleviate any of my worries. I also realized that things always work out. So why worry? I choose not to worry.

I can be happy regardless of my financial state. I know people who are worth hundreds of millions of dollars and I know people who don't have two nickels to rub together. Some are happy and some aren't. And none of the people who have a lot of money say to me, "Chris, I've become so happy since I got money." They were happy before they had money and they are happy now that they have money. Their happiness has nothing to do with the money. I think it was the Billionaire David Geffen who said, "Anyone who says that money will buy them happiness has never had any money."

Money will be a means to an end, not the end itself. Another way to look at it is that money will be a tool to build the house, not the house itself. I would set some financial goals if I were you, but go beyond that to know what greater purpose there will be when you reach them. What will the house be that you will build with that tool?

I am free. I am free to earn - some people think it is bad to earn more money. It isn't. I am free to save - some people believe it is bad to save. It isn't. I am free to give money away - some people feel they will be better off hoarding it. They won't. I am free to spend - some people believe that they can't spend anything on themselves. They can. We are free to make choices. That is financial freedom. One of my favorite quotes is from Charles Wesley, "Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can." That will keep you in financial freedom.

Some other principles for financial freedom...

Debt is the primary freedom killer. Want financial freedom? The first thing you should do is to get out of debt. That is priority number one. One of the reasons I have financial freedom is that I have no debt other than my house payment. And I work hard to manage myself and our home to keep us that way. For years I drove an old junker car, and while I looked bad, I had financial freedom that others who were in debt didn't have!
There is an old proverb - The borrower is the servant of the lender. Who has freedom? The lender. Who doesn't? The borrower. Develop a plan to get out of debt!

Embrace delayed gratification. Here is the principle: Buy it now and struggle later. Another principle: Delay it now, invest the money, and have all you want later on! And you won't even have to touch the principal! We tend to think that having it now will bring enjoyment, but unless you can do it and not cause yourself financial stress, you will actually get more from waiting to buy it later!

Have more by managing better. The fact is that most of us earn enough. What would be beneficial would be to set our priorities and live by a budget. As we get control, our budget will loosen up a bit and we will find ourselves enjoying it more. Money that is already there can be your answer if you put it to work for you.

Spend some time thinking through your attitudes about money. You may be surprised at how you can change a few, look at things a little bit differently and begin to enjoy true financial freedom!


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