EP13: The Accidental Millionaire with Michael Dillard

There is more than one way to become successful and to achieve the dream of becoming a millionaire! In this episode, I am excited to share my inspiring conversation with the accidental millionaire, Michael Dillard. Raised by a single parent and living a portion of his life in poverty, he now teaches the new generation the wisdom he earned about creating money and building generational wealth. 

Tune in to and learn more in this new episode of Her Money Story —The Accidental Millionaire with Michael Dillard.

Key points covered in this episode: 

✔️ From collecting food stamps in the mail to being able to enjoy a nice, comfortable retirement. Educator and professional coach Michael Dillard is living the life he then didn't see coming. He shares how he went from being unemployed on a Friday to becoming a Foreign Service Officer on a Monday. He tells the details of his story and the blueprint on how you too can overcome setbacks in your life, career, or personal finances and create a vision plan in the book ACCIDENTAL SUCCESS: Accidental Millionaire Retirement. 

 

✔️ On getting insurance and the YOLO generation.  We don't live in Disney World — real stuff happens, and you've got to be financially prepared. 

Remember, you got to have the money in the bank to take care of short-term emergencies. And it would be best if you had the insurance to take care of the catastrophic things. Having these things in place means that you have a safety net to go out and live the vision you're creating for yourself.

✔️ Financial freedom is not having a ball of debt tied to your ankle when you wake up. For many people, waking up and saying, "I like being alive today" is a luxury. Much of the headspace is taken up by bills, and debts need to be repaid. Making good money choices today determines your peace of mind and future happiness. 

Michael Dillard was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and raised in Clarksville, Tennessee. Michael graduated from Northeast High School. From age 7, he was raised in a single-parent house when his parents divorced. The U.S. federal program called Upward Bound motivated him to develop a vision for his life. It provided tutoring and cultural exposure while in high school on the campus of Austin Peay State University.

His book, Accidental Success, is for someone stressed out with their life, career, or personal finances and needs the motivation to get up and get going. 

The book contains the inspiring real-life story of Michael Dillard and the secret formula that he used to go from unemployed on a Friday to traveling around the world as a Foreign Service Officer (what he calls an Accidental Diplomat) on a Monday.

In addition to being an author, Michael Dillard is an Executive Coach. He completed his ICF executive coach training from the Center for Executive Coaches. One can book or schedule a coaching session with Michael at www.madillard.com.

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Felicia Gopaul, CFP, is the Women's Wealth Builder 

dedicated to your financial success!

Ms. Gopaul is a Money Confidence Catalyst and author of an Amazon best-selling books "Preparing for the Five Ds: Divorce, Disability, Downsizing, Disasters, and Death" and "Local Business Mavericks - Volume 20: Insights & Innovation From Top Local Business Owners, Professionals & Community Leaders."

 

 She is also a speaker and Certified Financial Planner Ambassador (only one of 50 people in the United States). She teaches accomplished, successful and educated women to heal their money mistakes, rebuild their wealth, and ultimately reclaim their power. 

If you want to master your money and go from feeling even a little bit of self-doubt ➔ safe➔ secure & ultimately in control of your financial destiny, apply for a Financial Breakthrough Session at https://feliciagopaul.pages.ontraport.net/financial-breakthrough-session