The Wealth Creator's Playbook: A Guide to Maximizing Your Return on Life and Money

by John Christianson

Overview

An advisor to many of today's most successful wealth creators explains how to align your values with your wealth, including the ways in which it is earned, managed, and spent, to maximize both wealth and personal fulfillment.

Money is something most people fantasize about: if only financial independence became a reality, then life would be easier and more fulfilling. Wealth creators soon discover that while money provides incredible opportunities, it can also bring unexpected consequences: isolation, relationship challenges, and a lack of purpose that are often by-products of achieving financial success.

Wealth is a gift that involves practical, psychological, and spiritual stewardship. Wealth creators desperately need advice they can trust to maximize, not just manage, the gift of wealth. Drawing on wisdom from John Christianson's 25 years of experience advising some of the most successful wealth creators in the country, this book explores money emotional intelligence, roadblocks around money and relationships, kids and money, generosity, identity, and aligning your values with your money. The Wealth Creator's Playbook is the go-to guide for individuals who are chasing financial success and the richness of a deeply fulfilling life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440867866
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/22/2019
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Christianson is founder and CEO of Highland Private Wealth Management, a boutique financial life management company in Bellevue, Washington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Redefining Success 1

Chapter 2 New Millionaires and the Wealth Life Cycle 11

Chapter 3 Navigating Complexity 27

Chapter 4 Money EQ 49

Chapter 5 Navigating Relationship Roadblocks 65

Chapter 6 Money and Your Kids 83

Chapter 7 Values Alignment 101

Chapter 8 Your Highest Calling 113

Chapter 9 My Life Portfolio 125

Afterword: Making the All-Star Team 147

Appendix: Financial Tools and Resources 151

Notes 153

Index 157

About the Author 163

Connect with John 165

What People are Saying About This

Charles Meyers

“John Christianson’s expertise in wealth management, combined with his role as a life coach, make him uniquely qualified to offer both practical money advice and deeply personal prescriptions for a more healthy and fulfilling life. This book will inspire you to think deeply about your definition of success, how money affects your relationships, and how to align your money and your values. The Wealth Creator’s Playbook has opened my eyes to the relational and spiritual implications of wealth and inspired me to maximize my resources to live fully and pursue a higher purpose.”

David Zapolsky

“The Wealth Creator’s Playbook offers a unique mix of sound advice for those at various stages of wealth creation and guidance on how to examine the meaning and effects of money on every aspect of your life. For people confronting the wealth bubble and overwhelmed with the task of managing it all, John Christianson offers a candid, pragmatic approach to maximizing wealth and fulfillment. The book is a valuable and insightful resource for executives, entrepreneurs, and their families.”

Whitney Johnson

“John Christianson’s ‘playbook’ for wealth creators is an eminently practical and enlightened guide to understanding our relationship to money, the relationship of money to the many other things we value, and how all of these assets—or blessings—can be maximized for a life of true abundance and wealth.”

Scott & Ally Svenson

“The Wealth Creator’s Playbook is a significant resource for anyone experiencing the emotional and practical bumps in the road that come with building a company and wealth. We embrace John Christianson’s vision of a 'life fully lived,' using the power of wealth to impact others for good. The tools offered in this book will inspire you to find greater purpose in your own success.”

Carrie Morgridge

“In John Christianson’s book, you will learn how to maximize your own happiness through creating wealth not just for yourself, but also for helping others. Each one of us is born with a passion, and if you follow the advice in this book, your life’s passions might even change the world—or at least a life. Christianson goes deep into what true happiness is. This book is a gift, well worth the time to read, learn from, think about, and act upon.”

Fred Smith

"John Christianson's expertise in wealth management, combined with his role as a life coach, make him uniquely qualified to offer both practical money advice and deeply personal prescriptions for a more healthy and fulfilling life. This book will inspire you to think deeply about your definition of success, how money affects your relationships, and how to align your money and your values. The Wealth Creator's Playbook has opened my eyes to the relational and spiritual implications of wealth and inspired me to maximize my resources to live fully and pursue a higher purpose."

Bob Goff

“The Wealth Creator’s Playbook will help you maximize your return on life and invest in what really matters: dreaming bigger than you thought was possible!”

Howard Behar

“Because we’re all human, money can complicate our relationships, consume our focus and even derail our happiness. John Christianson is on a mission to help wealth creators ask and answer the question, ‘What’s my life for?’ The answers in this guide, a money book with tremendous heart, will help you maximize your wealth and your life.”

Paul Shoemaker

“The Wealth Creator’s Playbook offers a unique vision of true wealth: a life of passion, purpose and understanding the meaning behind your money. If you’ve ever wondered, ‘What’s the money for?’ look no further. I’ve known John Christianson for over ten years, and he is the ultimate guide to aligning your values with your wealth and expanding your vision of what’s possible, with the end-goal of maximizing your impact on the world.”

Marshall Goldsmith

“The Wealth Creator’s Playbook offers critical insights and advice that will make life happier and more fulfilling for anyone climbing the ladder of success.”

Ida Cole

"John Christianson’s approach to wealth through the unique lens of deeply held values and discovering your highest calling encourages wealth creators to construct a life that really means something, putting your money where your heart is.”

Steve & Patty Fleischmann

“As wealth creators, we’ve experienced firsthand how money can complicate relationships, impact your children, and feel overwhelming to manage. John Christianson shares incredible insights that have influenced the way we approach wealth: from a place of purpose and meaning. His mission is to help wealth creators flourish, because of who you are, not because of your money.”

Kelly Kay

“John Christianson’s perspective on the relationship between money and success is perfectly in touch with today’s world. As he says so powerfully, the scorecard for success has changed from being mostly about income/wealth and now includes intangibles such as purpose, relevance, impact, relationships, etc. This is a must-read book for the person who knows that life is about much more than money.”

Kendra VanderMeulen

“John Christianson uses an unusual blend of intellect and vulnerability to guide all of us with the gift of wealth into the larger questions of meaning, purpose, and wholeness. If you are wondering why wealth has not brought the joy you are seeking, you will be blessed by this book.”

Barry Rowan

“John Christianson unpacks the very real issues that often accompany growing wealth, including practical complexity and relational issues, and asks his readers to invest in their life portfolio, not just their financial portfolio. John’s expert advice will benefit anyone struggling with the practical, emotional, and spiritual implications of wealth. His ultimate goal is to help successful wealth creators find joy, meaning, and purpose, or as John puts it, begin ‘living fully.’ John’s vision for a richer life is inspiring!”