Max Living

By Mark Brown
Economics is one of the central tenets of Max Living. We aim to help people progress to financial freedom, whatever that means for them, and give them tools and resources that help them exert more control over events in this part of life. If you’re worried about your financial future, chances are you [...]

“You’ve heard of people calling in sick. You may have even called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well?
It’d go like this: You’d get the boss on the line and say, ‘Listen, I’ve been sick ever since I started working here, but today I’m well and I [...]

What motivates you? The answer might surprise you.
Research has shown that money motivates well for rudimentary tasks but isn’t that effective for more complex work.
What we really crave is self-direction, mastery and the desire to make a contribution.

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Do you often find yourself taking on the responsibilities of others?
Many would-be leaders, in their quest to produce value, end up taking on unnecessary tasks that others are responsible for and thus feed irresponsibility in those around them.
Leaders understand their unique role and do it with excellence, and they allow others to also fulfill their [...]

Do you find it difficult or even impossible to get others to see your view? Do you feel like you have important things to say that get ignored or discarded?
Leaders recognize areas of improvement in any endeavor and seek positive avenues and methods for enacting change.
They don’t whine when people don’t listen to their [...]

Do you know the rules for the game of prosperity? Prosperity is a simple game with predictable and consistent rules.
Much financial failure is the result of players simply not knowing the nature and the rules of the game.
How could you win a game of Monopoly if you didn’t know the purpose of placing hotels [...]

There are four different types of people in the world of money: Employees, Self-Employed, Business Owners, and Investors.
Where are you on the CASHFLOW Quadrant? Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki explains.

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How many people in America are working in a job that they tolerate at best, and suffer through at worst, because they can’t bear to give up their benefits and their “security?”
How many of us can hardly stand to get up in the morning, yet we do it any way because we’re like a [...]

Do others want to follow you, or must you resort to manipulation or force to get your way?
Jim Kouzes said that,
“Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations.”
In other words, we must learn how to inspire, as opposed to require.
People will only follow you with [...]

Does your income flow passively, or are you stuck in a position that requires constant and unnecessary work?
A high form of production is to use systems to duplicate our efforts in order to produce the greatest amount of value for the greatest amount of people.
Most small businesses fail because the owner does [...]