I've traveled to 27 cities in the last 90 days, and I see a renewed sense of optimism across the United States and Canada that it's never too late to start saving and investing. I've also met more and more people in their 60s and 70s whose "retirement" is including life-style entrepreneurship, part-time work on projects they love, or consulting jobs that relate to their hobbies. It may be their third, fourth or fifth "career" by now -- but they're enjoying it because they're finally getting the chance to do what they want. Of course, retirement can be about golfing, playing bridge or going fishing if that's what you want, but it can also be an amazing opportunity to pursue the passions you put on hold while you were raising a family or advancing your career. It is truly inspiring to see so many of you who felt you were starting late, but are now making the decision to take action and begin to live your dreams.

Ask Me Your Most Important Question About How To Generate Automatic Wealth

As a result of the all the inspiring stories I heard on my travels, I've decided to conduct a little experiment. I'm hoping you'll participate! If you had one chance to ask me ANY question to help you finish rich, even if you've started building your wealth late in life, what would your question be?

I'm really curious, so I want you to ASK ME!

Turn up your computer speakers (if you don't have speakers don't worry) and click this link to ask me what's on your mind:

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Click that link (above) and ask away, OK?

Happy Mother's Day!

With Mother's Day approaching, I want to tell my mom, Bobbi, I love you. She has always been one of my biggest supporters and cheerleaders. She raised me to believe that I could do anything in the world I wanted to do if I wanted it bad enough. Thanks to her love, support and the confidence she instilled in me, I've been able to pursue my dreams and passions to help others. And in many ways, Mom, I know I owe it all to you.

This is also a time of year for remembering loved ones who we've lost. As I've written and spoken about many times before, I'm very grateful to my beloved grandmother Rose Bach, who taught me the importance of living life to its fullest. She has been an inspiration to me throughout my life and I'll always keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

Help Your Mom Live and Finish Rich with These Important Tips

Many of you likely owe much of your success to your mom and grandmothers too. And now's the perfect time to give back. So, in honor of Mother's Day, I have put together 10 valuable things you can easily do to help your mom (or grandmother, aunt, spouse, or loved one) live and finish rich.

1) Say "I love you" -- and then tell her why.
Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity to do more than send a card or make a quick call to your mom. Why don't you take the time to share with her the reasons you love her so much? So often, we wait until loved ones -- especially our parents -- are sick or on their deathbed before we take the time to think in our hearts and share out loud how much they mean to us. Use this as a chance to let your mom know how much she means to you.

2) Listen to your mother's most precious life lessons.
One of the greatest gifts moms can give us as we get older is to share the life lessons they've learned. And one of the best gifts we can share with our moms is to ask and listen! Ask her to share a life lesson with you -- and you might also use this as an opportunity to admit that you realize she knew a thing or two when she was raising you. You may not have listened to her when she told you to clean your room or clear the table, but in retrospect, you realize that she was often right! Let her know that now you're all ears because you value what she has to say. If she could only share one life lesson with you, what would she want to pass on? Asking her this question will not only give her the chance to open up to you and feel appreciated, but chances are good you'll walk away with invaluable advice. It's a gift for both of you.

3) Ask her about her values.
One of the things I've taught over the years is that smart women and smart couples look at their values first -- and then they look at their money. Have a meaningful conversation with your mom about what her core five values are. You may only talk for 10 minutes about it, but you'll be thinking about what she has to say for the rest of your life. How have her values changed over her lifetime? And how have her values shaped the decisions that she's made? You may even want to ask her how her values have impacted the way she raised you.

Click here to download a free Value Circle™ worksheet you can share with your mom. (Note: This is a PDF document)

4) Learn about mom's five biggest decisions.
One of the most important lessons I've learned came from my grandmother, Rose Bach. She had a stroke and was on her deathbed when she shared with me the five biggest decisions of her life. She called them "coming to a fork in the road." The lessons I learned were not so much in the decisions that she made as in how she made them. When she came to a fork in the road, she said there were two choices every time: a safe route and a riskier one. When she was making big decisions, she would hear two voices inside of her -- the big Rose, who was more grown up, and the little Rose, who was carefree and adventurous. At all five forks that she came to, the big Rose won out, and she chose to take the safer path. The regrets she had were not the choices she did make, but the opportunities she turned down. At 86 years old she told me: "I'll never know what could have been had I taken more risks when I came to the fork in the road. When you come to the fork in the road, let your little boy come out and play more often." Use Mother's Day as a chance to find out about what forks in the road your mother has come to, and which path she's taken. Make time to find out what she would do differently if she could do it all over again.

5) Get your mom a coach.
When I wrote my first book, Smart Women Finish Rich, my goal was to help 1 million women live and finish rich. I've gotten a little more ambitious, and have now made it my mission to inspire 100 million people! One way I'm doing this is by offering a new coaching program to share the knowledge and secrets I have learned over the years about how to achieve financial success.

My 2005 coaching program is almost full, but I think that it is important to get as many mothers and families in this program as possible, so I've created a special Mother's Day offer. If you register for the Finish Rich Coaching Program today, I will reserve an extra space FOR FREE for you to share with your mother (or grandmother or daughter). Click here to sign up now. It's the perfect opportunity for your family to get motivated and work together to live and finish rich. I promise you that it will have a lasting impact on your family, and I offer a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee.

Please note: There are only a few more spaces available so register today if you are interested.

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