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059: Jordan Olmscheid - More Than a Window Washer: Helping People See More Clearly

059: Jordan Olmscheid - More Than a Window Washer: Helping People See More Clearly

FromMindful Money


059: Jordan Olmscheid - More Than a Window Washer: Helping People See More Clearly

FromMindful Money

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Upcoming Event!How Can Mindfulness Help You Reach Financial Independence?Do you want to reduce money anxiety, but don’t know who to trust?Would you like to learn how to set up and manage your own retirement plan?Do you want to know how we create a passive income stream you can’t outlive?If yes, join us and learn how to answer the 4 critical financial independence questions:Am I on track for financial independence?What do I need to do to get on track?How do I design a mindful investing portfolio?How do I manage that portfolio and my income over time through changing markets?Learn more: https://courses.mindful.money/financial-independence-bootcampJordan Olmscheid is a ‘girl dad,’ husband, Christian, and a small business owner/solopreneur. By day, he runs a one-person (him) cleaning business, where he washes windows and cleans gutters. Jordan also has a very interesting side project, The Wealth Letters, where he collects insights from people of all walks of life on the pursuit of wealth, wisdom & meaning. Today, Jordan joins the show to discuss faith, money’s impact on happiness, and what his ultimate goal is for The Wealth Letters.? Watch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ekB7moiL2nMKey Takeaways00:54 – Jonathan introduces today’s guest, Jordan Olmscheid, who joins the show to discuss his exposure to entrepreneurship at a young age and his incredibly voracious work ethic08:17 – Jordan expounds on how he built a successful cleaning business from scratch13:17 – The decision to scale back instead of grow the business20:58 – Why Jordan describes himself as ‘just a window washer,’ despite his many previous successes28:17 – What inspired Jordan to start The Wealth Letters33:52 – Money and happiness and Jordan’s favorite letter40:11 – Jordan’s ultimate goal for The Wealth Letters and how to connect with Jordan43:42 – One thing we can do to have better satisfaction in our lives and one thing to completely avoid46:09 – One thing Jordan has changed his mind about recently and the one question he would want to know the answer to50:23 – Jonathan thanks Jordan for joining the show today and for sharing his storyTweetable Quotes“For the most part on the residential side, most people - if they choose to get their windows done - get them done twice a year. So kind of a Spring and a Fall type schedule. Some people do the insides themselves, but we do them both if needed.” (12:48) (Jordan)“That allowed the ability for me to be able to downsize to myself. I do still have a couple of part- timers that help me out as needed, but I do mostly commercial work now. And most of it is contract work. I have a handful of my own accounts that I still have that I service under my business as my customers, but most of what we do now is contract work, which works for my lifestyle.” (17:36) (Jordan)“The expectation on myself was that I was going high-profile job, maybe I was going to be in medical or something like a lawyer, or something like that. And to look at what I’m doing now, I don’t think my younger high school self would have thought that this would be a successful route.” (22:16) (Jordan)“It is ok to have an occupation or to have a day job that supports your family, your kids, and your lifestyle. And it’s ok to have passions outside of your work. Work doesn’t need to be the definition of who you are.” (26:01) (Jordan)“That has been a very interesting thing that I’ve noticed that has bled across the letters so far is that...
Released:
May 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Do you struggle with money? You’re not alone. Money is a means, not an end. It’s a necessity of life for sure, but more money does not always guarantee a “good life”. Money enables many aspects of modern life, but as a dominant consideration it becomes destructive.  The paradox is that more time and energy spent on personal finance does NOT create better outcomes. Unlike many other parts of life, we can’t create better outcomes by being smarter, spending more time, or putting in more effort. Join Mindful Money author and experienced 40-year investor Jonathan DeYoe as he shares stories from artists, authors, entrepreneurs, and other advisors about how they mindfully minimize their need to think about money and get more out of life. If you aren’t happy with your finances, feel like money takes more time that it should, or want to place your financial decisions into the broader context of your life, this show is for you.  Each episode will draw the line between the “enough” activities that the academics tell us are additive to family outcomes, and those “little bit more” efforts that take time and sap energy, but do NOT improve outcomes. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy