What if a single sheet of paper could end most of the money fights in your marriage? Sean Kirby walks through the Master Dream List, the one-page tool his dad has used since 1982 to keep couples aligned on the long-term goals that actually matter. It's the document that stopped Sean from buying a pool he couldn't afford, and it's the same document he hands every young couple who walks into Performance Financial.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

⚡️ The Master Dream List is built on five prompts: I want to be, I want to learn, I want to do, I want to go, I want to achieve. Five lines. One sheet. Dates next to each item.

⚡️ Couples fill it out independently first, then merge into one shared list. The combined list becomes the burden of proof for every future spending decision.

⚡️ "Plans are in pencil. Goals are in ink." Reassess plans yearly. Keep the goals constant.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — The Pool Question That Saved Us Thousands

00:55 — Robbing Peter To Pay Paul

01:24 — The Master Dream List Explained

02:20 — Why Couples Fill It Out Separately

03:12 — What's Our List Say

04:41 —Point To The Document Not The Person

06:25 — The Generation Shift From Stuff To Stories

07:20 — Reassess Every Year

07:49 — Goals In Ink Plans In Pencil

CONNECT WITH US:

👉🏻 Email: sean@performancegroupindiana.com

👉🏻 Website: https://performance.financial/

👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerformanceGroupIN

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Twenty years ago, Sean Kirby's dad put a clock inside the letter O of the Performance Financial logo. Nobody ever asked why. Last year Sean finally did. The answer is the reason this podcast exists, and the reason a 4 out of 10 spelling test from his six year old daughter hit him harder than any business problem ever has.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

⚡️ The clock has been hiding inside the Performance Financial logo for 20 years for one reason nobody noticed

⚡️ The five to nine after the nine to five used to be free. With kids in the picture, it's a sprint

⚡️ Your calendar tells the truth about what you actually value, regardless of what you say

⚡️ The simplest survival tactic is two named blocks. Production time and collaboration time

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 — The Clock In The Logo

1:00 — Time Is The Only Asset

2:15 — The Five To Nine Sprint

3:11 — The 4 Out Of 10 Spelling Test

5:00 — The Feedback Loop Problem

5:48 — One Calendar Tactic That Holds Up

CONNECT WITH US:

👉🏻 Website: https://performance.financial/

👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerformanceGroupIN

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