It's time to introduce our new host for the Solomon Success show, Luke McClure. He will be going through both the old and new testaments as well as talking about important lessons you can learn in scripture, how to make better moral decisions using the foundation of the bible, and more. Today on the Solomon Success show he shares some incredibly valuable lessons he's learned as well as asks a very important question, “Will God approve or disapprove of my decision?” 

Key Takeaways:

2:15 – Ask yourself, will God approve or disapprove of this decision? 

4:15 – Where your treasure is is also where your heart is. 

7:10 – You should work with companies that are inline with your morals. 

10:00 – Make responsible decisions using the bible as your foundation. 

Mentioned In This Episode: 

http://www.solomonsuccess.com/

http://www.site5.com/

Richard Tiller is a motivational leader, manager, coach, as well as an author. He has been a bible teacher for the past three decades and wrote the Tough Conversations with the Heart of Jesus book. He shares some great insights on the Solomon Success show on how you can be a better leader in your work place and he also shares some great advice on having the tough conversations no one wants to have. 

Key Takeaways:

3:15 – The biggest reason why we avoid tough conversations is due to fear. 

9:10 – Richard shares some great phrases you can use to make tough conversations easier. 

12:30 – It's important to tell people what they've done well, but also let them know the standards that you've set for them. 

15:20 – Don't worry about winning or losing. It's a team effort. 

18:10 – The key to success in short term relationships is gratification, but that doesn't work for long term relationships. 

20:35 – Richard talks about the biblical aspects of his book in Tough Conversations with the Heart of Jesus.  

Mentioned In This Episode: 

http://www.richardtiller.com/

http://www.tillerleadership.com/

http://www.toughconversation.com/

Robert Kiyosaki is the author of the famous book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. His book has been referenced countless of times from financial experts all over the world. Robert has appeared on shows such as Bloomberg News, CNN, Oprah, and Larry King Live. He has been on Jason's show twice and today he talks about the biggest scams in our modern society. 

Key Takeaways:

2:15 – The real scam is when you don't know anything about money. 

8:10 – The biggest scam is when you invest in the stock market. The brokers are the ones who are always making money. 

11:52 – What's really happening in the stock market is the CEOs are buying their own stock and drying the market up to try and dube you that the market is doing well and to invest. 

18:26 – Robert talks about his investments and his debt. 

20:25 – Being successful in school doesn't make you rich. 

24:50 – The biggest scam is the lack of financial education in the school system. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.richdad.com/

Michael Novak is a journalist, novelist, diplomat, and an American Catholic philosopher. He has written and edited more than 45 books since 1961. Novak has touched on issues as vast as human rights and welfare reform to sports and television. Pope John Paul II called Novak his friend and Margaret Thatcher has praised him dearly for his work. He appears on the Solomon Success show to talk a little bit about his time with President Ronald Reagan, his opinions on abortion, the democratic party, and more. 

Key Takeaways:

3:55 - China and Indian alone have raised half a billion people out of poverty. A good 70% of the world is no longer poor. 

9:15 – Michael talks a little bit about how he started and his work with Ronald Reagan. 

14:15 – Michael breaks down what a good speech should consist of. It should open with some humor, talk about the current pains of the people, share facts not many people might know about, and what action you're going to take to fix this. 

18:45 – Michael makes a comparison between political parties back in his time and now. He believes in today's current time politics has become much more bitter. 

23:00 – Michael used to associate himself as a democrat, but that changed when the democratic party started to supported abortion. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://solomonsuccess.com/

http://michaelnovak.net

Key Takeaways:

2:40 – Jesus was always asking questions. It's important to always ask questions. 

7:15 – If you're governed by things, there's never enough. 

10:00 – What is the Christian way of investing? Hawkins explains a little bit more about this. 

13:10 – You have to start early to investing and to just get started. That's the important thing, just start. 

16:30 – If you want to see where someone's heart is, see where they're putting their money. 

18:10 – When Hawkins received his paycheck, he's always make sure a 10th of it went to the Lord. 

19:30 – God looks at how you get your money, how you guard it, and how we give it. 

22:25 – Book proceeds and donations goes to Hawkins's ministry that helps retired pastors and widows who are living near poverty level. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.solomonsuccess.com

The Jesus Code by O. S. Hawkins

http://www.guidestone.org

http://oshawkins.com/

Dr. Calvin Mercer appears on the Soloman Success show to explain a little bit about what transhumanism is and what exactly defines a 'human'. He talks about some of the future problems transhumanists might face when the technology allows you to modify your body in extreme terms and have it help you extend your life. He currently resides in North Caroline and has been teaching at the East Carolina University since 1985. 

Key Takeaways: 

7:25 – Fundamentalists are often anti-science and Dr. Calvin believes that it's going to get very complicated in the near future when more powerful technology is available and more people question what being human is. 

12:00 – The transhumanism community used to talk a lot about immortally. They understand that this subject can create problems for extremely religious groups because it gives them the image that they're trying to play God. 

13:40 – Many people are fine with enhancing yourself, but are not okay with enhancing your genetics that can affect future generations. 

16:20 – Dr. Calvin finds that women are less likely to be open to different therapies and technologies that would make them live for over 100 years.

18:00 – A lot of the transhumanism communities consistent of computer engineers and other people in the technology field. 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.jasonhartman.com/cw-290-%E2%80%9C100-how-the-coming-age-of-longevity-will-change-everything%E2%80%9D-with-sonia-arrison/

http://www.ecu.edu/religionprogram/mercer/

Jeff DeGraff joins the show today with Jason Hartman. DeGraff is a professor for the University of Michigan's Ross Business school and has worked extensively in teaching innovation. Today, he joins the show to talk a little bit about his new book called, “Making Stone Soup: How to Jumpstart Innovation Teams” and how it can help you succeed in your business venture. 

Key Takeaways: 

• 1:35 – Companies are struggling with innovation on a team level and his new book, Making Stone Soup, talks about some of these challenges and how they can over come it. 
• 4:25 – When you look at the history of innovation, most of these come from conflicting ideas or completely new hybrid ideas to try and make something better. 
• 7:15 – Forget the 80/20 rule. Innovation uses the 20/80 rule. 
• 11:25 – When you look at the patent timeline, it is more incremental than ever before. Jason asks, “Is it because everything has already been invented?” 
• 15:00 – Remember, you're catering to a completely new generation. Millennials experience the world in a completely different way now. 
• 20:00 –  DeGraff breaks down the four important elements that make innovation happen. 
• 23:00 – Tip: Focus on something that works. Do not focus on trying to fix something that's broken. 
• 27:00 – You can not start something new unless you give up something you're currently doing. We simply can't do it all at once. 
• 28:15 – As you are trying to build or invent something for the first time, remember that you need multiple versions of it before you can truly succeed. 

Bill Cheney joins the show today with Jason Hartman to talk about economics. Bill Cheney has been a chief economist for John Hancock for the past 27 years and shares a bit of his expertise on what he thinks about the GDP, CPI, and hedonic adjustments. You can find more information about what he does over at www.johnhancock.com/.

Key Takeaways:

2:15 – It's harder to calculate who's really unemployed as more and more people take on solo-gigs.

9:40 – People are getting better and are feeling less worried. Slowly but surely, there are less things people are concerned about.

13:50 – Is the stock market overvalued? It doesn't look that far out of line if corporate profits keep raising, but if they fall, then yes they would be.

15:45 – The economy is expanding. We have a healing economy, but not a healthy economy yet.

20:00 – Are people able to afford more stuff? The answer is yes, which is why inflation is being adjusted accordingly.

24:20 – The point of the CPI is to measure how much better our lives really are. 

Introduction

Jason Hartman welcomes author, John Horvat to today’s Solomon Success Show, where they discuss the state of our economy and the fundamental elements needed to fix it. They also talk about intrinsic human failures and their impact on the economy as well as what the Bible says about immigration issues.

Takeaways

03.10 – The economy can’t just be stimulated, regulated or legislated into order. Instead it requires the basic institutions of family, faith and community.

05.30 – We’re currently in a cruise-ship economy, but when the party stops, people are going to start looking for answers.

07.00 – Arguably, the principal reason for the current economic imbalance is due to our desire to have things immediately, coupled with our inability to see past the short-term gain.

13.00 – The Bible says that immigration can be healthy, but it takes time for a people to learn what the country is all about and in order for them to make decisions.

15.35 – With household debt at $13 trillion and government debt at $17 trillion, consumer debt is a huge problem.

17.20 – A conference in July spurred reports that our economy could now be as volatile as it was in the mortgage crisis of 2008.

19.15 – Head to www.ReturntoOrder.org to find out more, read a free chapter of the book and follow John Horvat’s blog.

20.00 – St Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica and the Bible would be some classic but intrinsic resources for those interested in these issues.

Rabbi Aryeh Spero is President of Caucus for America and author of, "Push Back: Reclaiming Our American Judeo-Christian Ethos." He's also a columnist for The American Thinker.

Rabbi Spero discusses what the Bible teaches about capitalism. He was the first Rabbi to endorse Ronald Reagan because he believes Reagan's ideology ties into the business principles as stated in the Bible and Torah. Rabbi Spero thinks Judeo-Christian values make people better Americans and capitalists. 

Rabbi Spero then talks about whether the Jews are experiencing a second Holocaust in Ukraine. 

Rabbi Aryeh Spero is a theologian and a political and social commentator. He is author of Push Back: Reclaiming Our American Judeo-Christian Spirit. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, National Review, New York Sun, Human Events Weekly, Newsmax.com, N.Y. Daily News, American Thinker, TownHall, Policy Review, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Judaism, Tradition, Midstream, Jewish World Review, and the Jewish Press. For over ten years, Rabbi Spero was a columnist for Human Events, and he currently writes a blog for CNS News.  

Rabbi Spero has spoken in front of the National Press Club, the National Women's Republican Club, and CPac. He has testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, and has addressed organizations including The Heritage Foundation and the Freedom Coalition. The first rabbi to publicly endorse Ronald Reagan, Rabbi Spero is an acclaimed public speaker, inspiring diverse audiences. He also has been invited to lecture by departments of economics at various colleges.  

Rabbi Spero has appeared on a number of Fox News programs, including The O’Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends, America's Newsroom, Megyn Kelly, Neil Cavuto, Stuart Varney, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Bill Hemmer; MSNBC, C-SPAN, WOR-TV, NET, FOX Business News, Glenn Beck TV, Scott Rasmussen's What America Thinks, and elsewhere. He also has been interviewed on radio across the country, including NPR, Laura Ingraham, Michael Savage, Tom Marr, Steve Malzberg, Dick Morris, Wall Builders, Andrea Tantaros, and many others. He is a regular, featured commentator for American Morning News (TRN) on issues regarding Israel and the Middle East, the Jewish community, and religion and morality, and is called upon for commentary by The Blaze.  

Since 2002, audiences and talk show hosts and masters of ceremony have fondly referred to Rabbi Spero as "America's Rabbi," and Rabbi Spero hosted his own radio program, where his by-line was "America's Rabbi." He has been invited to inform policy-makers, candidates, and elected officials in the halls of Congress, and in the Executive, regarding the moral and religious dimensions of policies and legislation under consideration. 

Visit the Caucus for America at www.caucusforamerica.com.