From the Archive: Your Money Blueprint: Why You Keep Earning and Losing the Same Amount | T. Harv Eker

From the Archive: Your Money Blueprint: Why You Keep Earning and Losing the Same Amount | T. Harv Eker

June 13, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 1403

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James Altucher interviews T. Harv Eker about the different skills required for earning and keeping money and the impact of childhood beliefs on financial success.

Episode Description: In this episode from the early days of The James Altucher Show , James sits down with T. Harv Eker, author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind , to examine why earning money, keeping money, and feeling secure about money are three very different skills. Harv recounts cycling through 14 jobs and 12 businesses before building a successful chain of fitness stores—and then losing much of what he had earned. That experience forced him to confront what he calls a person’s “money blueprint”: the beliefs about wealth, work, success, and self-worth that are often absorbed long before we recognize them. Although this conversation was originally recorded years ago, Harv’s advice still applies today. He explains how to separate your identity from your financial results, challenge inherited beliefs, create income that does not depend entirely on your time, and recognize the thoughts that quietly keep you inside your comfort zone. What You’ll Learn: Why making money and keeping money require different skills How childhood experiences can shape your unconscious expectations about wealth A four-step process for replacing beliefs that no longer support you Why Harv believes…

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