J. Goodbread, Author at Financially Simple

February 7, 2023

Extreme Ownership Principles: Battle Tested Leadership

February 7, 2023

3 Ways to Quickly Implement Extreme Ownership in Your Team

Have you ever wondered why some leaders are more effective than others? The extreme ownership principles taught by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, both in their book and consulting firm, shine a light on the necessary traits of effective leaders. But how do you take battle-tested (literally) leadership principles and apply them to your business with the most efficiency? With this entry, I’m going to explore 3 ways you can quickly apply extreme ownership to your team and your business.

March 1, 2022

Mapping Your Business’ Process of Selling – Decentralizing

If you’re preparing to sell your business, one of the most important things you can do is remove yourself from it. Although this may feel wrong to many business owners, decentralization is the only way to make your company transferable and scalable. Being the primary “salesperson” in your business was fine in the beginning. But now that it’s grown, you must allow your team to take over the daily operations so you can work on increasing its value. But how do you ensure your team follows your exact sales process when there may be steps, you’re performing at a subconscious level? Join me as I explore how mapping your sales process can help you decentralize yourself from your business.

July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018

Options for Relief from Tax Penalties

Meeting tax obligations is always something you want to ensure you have covered. However, from time to time you may be among the millions of taxpayers that, due to unforeseen circumstances, may not be able to pay. This means you will likely be charged penalties on top of your tax bill. When that happens, you might have options for relief from tax penalties.

October 17, 2017

October 17, 2017

Selling Your Business 101 – The Financially Simple Guide

In my introduction to this blog & podcast series, I told you that my goal for this series is to walk you through the journey of starting, building, and ultimately selling a business. And now right off the bat, I’m going to talk to you about selling your business? Hold up. Isn’t that a little strange talking about the end before we even start? Well, yeah, but hear me out.

May 28, 2017

5 Steps to Set Up a Successful Personal Budget

Did you know that two out of three Americans go through life without a budget? That equals out to about 70% of Americans living without a detailed plan that allocates what they should be spending and saving. We’ve all heard just how important budgets are to keep your finances on track, yet the vast majority of the country’s citizens continue to live without one. Why is that? For many, the word budget conjures up images of frugality they aren’t willing to partake in—people see it as more of a restraint than a liberating element to their life. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Once you’re in control of where your money goes, then you know how you want to spend it. Here are five steps to transform your financial life by simply setting up a successful personal budget.

May 25, 2017

How a True Wealth Manager Views Your Life

Hey, guys! Justin with Financially Simple here to help you understand how a wealth manager views your financial life. Most people think a wealth manager is just someone who invests money, but that’s not really the case if they are a setting up a comprehensive plan. Investing money is just one aspect of what we do.