218 - Damion Lupo, Reclaim Control of Our Finances and Our Future

Are you a financial underdog? According to Damion Lupo, we all
are — but we also have the power to reclaim control of our
finances and our future. Listen in to learn Damion’s investing
advice, what he’s doing right now, and how to land yourself a
killer mentor (not just a coach) who can help you gain and learn
from valuable experiences. 


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Show Notes


00:30 – Coronavirus conversation

04:30 - On Financial Underdogs; everyone’s a financial
underdog and it’s about exposing the truth and giving hope and
information

05:20 - Damion’s background

05:25 - He lived in Alaska; his background is in real
estate and he made great money

06:28 - He got an overinflated ego, lost a lot of money,
was over-leveraged and had to start over; he shifted into
something that’s more than just money

06:55 - That’s how Financial Underdogs came to be and how
he learned

08:40 - What he did do is take action and go through the
experience 



10:00 - Damion’s advice

10:25 - Invest in yourself; it’s not about the money,
money makes us lazy and stupid

11:05 - Borrow smartly and don’t be average; create value
and get out there to get experience

13:30 - Go to MeetUp groups and just show up; make
mistakes, gain lessons



14:40 - On EQRP

14:50 - It’s taking control of your money and taking it
off Wall Street and onto Main Street; it’s the Ferrari of
401k’s

15:30 - You want a diversified mix of investments

16:30 - He’s not buying right now; he’s holding and
buying things that are real and that he can understand



17:00 - More lessons

17:30 - Be patient and know when to take a time-out



18:20 - How to learn more: go to EQRP.co, text EQRP to
72,000, and/or send Damion a (real) message on LinkedIn



3 Key Points
Own your experience. Don’t let your ego get in the way.  A
coach has learned something, a mentor has experienced it.