Dave Ramsey Solution’s speaker and author, Anthony ONeal, on empowering teens and young adults to make wise financial and life decisions: TWMM 075

Anthony ONeal is a national best-selling author and dynamic speaker who travels the country spreading the message of hope and teaching people how to manage money God’s way. He has served as a Ramsey Personality since 2015.

Before joining Ramsey Solutions, Anthony was the pastor of One Way Youth Ministries at The Bethel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. With over 12 years of pastoral experience, he has served as both an associate pastor and teaching pastor to congregations of 20,000 plus attendees weekly.

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Sneak Peek Into What You’ll Learn…

2:55 Anthony explains why he is so passionate about helping teens and young adults make wise financial and life decisions. He shares how he hit rock bottom at age 19 and turned his life around.

7:06 Anthony opens up about his life-changing, rock-bottom experience and some significant lessons he learned from his parents.

13:30 Anthony shares valuable advice about how to find a great mentor and shares tips to help you get started with your new mentor.

19:05 Anthony discusses his best-selling book, The Graduate Survival Guide. Anthony shares his approach for reaching young people with his important personal finance lessons.

25:28 Anthony describes his collaboration with Dr. Meg Meeker in a new program called Smart Parents, aimed at equipping parents to form deeper relationships with their children.

27:49 Should you fake it till you make it? Anthony shares his strong opinions about the popular slogan.

30:01 For Anthony, every decision is “that serious.” We learn the backstory behind his personal saying and why he urges everyone to go all in once they decide to pursue a goal.

32:50 – Brass Tacks: The lightning round of concrete advice and tips

Quotable quotes:

“Sometimes the best place for your child to fall is in your presence… You can help them get up and help them avoid it the next time.”

“A true mentor wants to speak into your life and help you become better which requires you to be humble and a good listener.”

“Mentorship is really not about age; it’s about identifying somebody who’s doing what you want to do and they’re doing it way better than you.”

“The caliber of our students and our kids’ future is dependent upon the choices that parents make, and how they’re really depositing into their kids.”