As some of you may be aware, I run a Mastermind called the Freedom Warrior.
But, I have had quite a few people reach out to me over the last couple of months asking about the Freedom Warrior and what it’s all about.
So, I thought I would unpack a little more about the programme and who it’s for. In my opinion, it’s completely unique to the Australian and New Zealand marketplace landscape.
The Goal of Helping People in Freedom Warrior
There are two kinds of people that I work with.
The first is business owners who haven’t achieved financial freedom and any goals they might have had around building income streams outside of their business – despite acquiring multiple properties and having a significant net worth.
The other group are business owners who have done really well and have effectively created a business that is delivering high income, but they’ve been less interested in building wealth outside of the business for various reasons.
For example, maybe they thought they could sell their business for a high ticket price. So, building wealth has fallen to the back burner, and perhaps they’re at a point now where they’re not interested in amassing a traditional investment portfolio that’s going to take three or four decades to get them where they want to go.
My primary objective is to show these people a predictable and safe step-by-step method that can help them reach financial freedom and exit their business in as little as 18 months up to five years.
I’m trying to show people that you don’t have to take crazy risks. You don’t need a $10 million property portfolio. You could have a much smaller capital base.
And if you apply that capital base in the right kinds of investments – ones that will deliver you that sustainable, predictable annuity of income outside of the business – then you effectively give yourself a viable plan B in just a short period of time.
I’m committed to explaining to people what their options are so that they can make better investment decisions themselves. I’m passionate about people being empowered to make decisions instead of abdicating.
Freedom Warrior is designed to do precisely that – it’s designed to empower you to understand your investment options and how you can fast track your access to the right advisors and deal makers who can deliver them a great flow of deals.
Common Frustrations Business Owners Have
If I reflect over the sorts of people that I have been working with over the last 18 years; something that I’ve seen time and time again is that thousands of business owners are pouring millions of dollars of capital from their business into assets, such as properties and shares, in the hopes that they’ll eventually increase their net worth to the level that’s going give them the security that they feel they need to sustain their lifestyle.
Unfortunately, I also witness that the vast majority of people (despite having a high net worth) still find it hard to step away from their businesses because their asset portfolio is delivering subpar cash flow.
For example, in property investment, the typical net return that you can expect on a property where there is no debt at all is somewhere between 2.5% for residential and around 3% to 4% for commercial property.
You need a significant net worth to get a decent level of cash flow.
So, I think the frustration that many business owners have is that they’re doing everything right in the property investing playbook, but they’re no closer to financial freedom.
How Freedom Warrior Was Born
A good starting point to give you context into how the Freedom Warrior was born is to take you back in time.
In 2009, when we had a relatively strong property portfolio, I started to do the math on how long it would take for us to get to a point where we could rely on the income from our property portfolio.
We were at least 25 years away!
So, that’s really what motivated me to start searching for a different way of doing things. I was lucky enough to stumble across the world of alternative investments – particularly in international markets.
By just moving a small amount of my capital into those investments, I found that I was going to generate a strong cash flow return and shave years off my timeline.
What I wanted to do in creating the Freedom Warrior Mastermind is show people that world as well. I think many business owners lose heart when it comes to investing because, even with all of the blood, sweat and tears, they’re just not creating wealth or even making any kind of return that’s meaningful.
So, the ultimate charter of the Freedom Warrior Mastermind is to show people exactly what they need to do if they want to create life-altering, meaningful wealth that is going to allow them to be the architect of how they spend their time, who they influence and whether or not they continue to work in their business.
Who I Am Not
Before I go any further, I want to be clear about who I am not.
I am definitely not a property guru; that’s only about recommending investment deals to pad my pockets in building the Mastermind.
What I did not want to do was create a pitch fest environment.
The trusted advisors and dealmakers that come to the table are the best of the best. I’ve literally spent years looking for people, who are not only great providers of the deal flow, but they’re also at the coalface and have become mentors and advisors to me over the last ten years.
I’m also not a wealth advisor in disguise that gets kickbacks on the products I recommend to you.
I want to be able to put my hand on my heart and say that I’m agnostic about which investments you take on. My goal is to educate and help you better grasp what the world of alternative investments looks like and how to pair that with what we have available here in our local market.
Don’t get me wrong – I am still pro-property. But my argument is that when you can blend the best of what we have here with what’s available in other markets, you can start to see why you can better your results.
Lastly, I am not a financial planner or buyers agent who will charge you $30,000 just to find one deal. And I’m certainly not an educator or an info marketer who will show you how to do it and then leave you floundering to go find the deals yourself.
The whole purpose of building Freedom Warrior is to create a community of like-minded business owners who aren’t happy to settle for retirement at the age of 65 and who want to take control of their financial freedom.
I want people to feel safe. I want them to understand what they’re investing in because that, ultimately, is the number one rule of investing.
The Freedom Warrior Mastermind
The Freedom Warrior Mastermind, in my opinion, is the safest, fastest and most reliable method for business owners who want a superfast path to financial freedom without having to waste time finding deals yourself.
It’s for entrepreneurs looking to replace their six-figure business income with passive income without losing their lifestyle – and they want to do it fast.
I’ve spent the last 20 years building my wealth, and I put my money where my mouth is – I walk my own talk.
I want to help you figure out a faster way to achieve financial freedom because I think the traditional wisdom, which tells you that it should take 30 to 60 years, is just rubbish. It’s unfair and just shouldn’t have to be that way.
So, the framework that I’m passionate about is making an 18-month commitment with you so that you can build a crystal clear, foolproof plan for predictably growing and amplifying investment income that will give you a consistent and reliable annuity.
We’re also trying to engage in strategies that are recession-resistant. So, the starting point of the Freedom Warrior journey is to help you understand how much capital you’ll need to get the results you want and what your freedom formula is.
Most people are shocked that they don’t need as much as they think they do. If a small percentage of your portfolio is earning you net yields above 8% to 12%, then that in itself is what will give you the capacity to accelerate towards a 6-figure passive income.
In terms of what the programme looks like, it’s a journey of taking people through a series of steps.
First of all, it’s about making sure the foundations are right. We’ll work out:
- how much you’ve got;
- where the gaps are; and
- what your priorities and current objectives are.
The next step is centred on building a game plan. You’ll need to look for the opportunities and set some income objectives around the passive income. It’s all about:
- reviewing various strategies;
- setting milestones;
- making sure that you’re clear about your risk tolerances; and
- the logistics behind it all.
Logistics is all-around structures:
- Do you understand how to move money around?
- Are you structured in a way that’s going to be tax-effective?
- Do you have the correct legal team in place?
- Is your banking structure set up to support how you’re going to receive your income?
Then once the logistics are figured out, you’ll move to the deployment stage – which is all about:
- deploying capital;
- shortlisting preferred deal operators; and
- expressing capital commitments on a quarterly basis.
And then finally, once your capital is deployed, the focus is on optimising. Here’s where you’ll monitor and identify all of your assets and look for any underperformance and make minor tweaks where necessary.
The 6-Figure Vault Digital Course
To make things easier for people, I’ve also created a self-paced course. The six-module course is about helping people understand the world of alternative investing:
- What does it look like?
- What’s in scope?
- What are the strategies, and how do they work?
- What are some examples of deals?
I’ve created the course specifically for people who are perhaps a bit more sceptical or just want more information before they commit.
I’ve deliberately priced it as very affordable for two reasons.
One is, I’m keen to make it accessible to as many people as possible, whether you’re in a position to actively invest right now into alternatives or not – it’s just an essential piece of the education puzzle if you’re going to move towards being a professional investor.
The second reason is that I just want to clarify how to go about building wealth and accelerating your passive income stream through this style of investing.
Key Takeaways
I hope that’s given you enough of an overview of Freedom Warrior and why it was created.
So, just to summarise, we have:
- the Mastermind, which is for business owners who are ready to take action; and
- the Six-Figure Vault Digital course, which is for people who are looking for more information about the alternative investment environment.
If you’re interested in understanding how to create wealth through alternative strategies, please check out my programs, where I help you catapult your investment income and blend strategies to shave decades off your timeline to financial freedom.
Or, you’re welcome to get in touch today, book a call with me, and I would be happy to talk you through it – no obligation!