Financial Fitness with Alan Akina - 8 Things I Learned from "The Last Dance"

26 May 2020 · 2 min

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In this solo monologue, Alan Akina reflects on the Netflix documentary "The Last Dance" about Michael Jordan and extracts eight financial and life lessons. He emphasizes MJ's deliberate focus and detailed approach to both on‑court and off‑court business, his specialization in what he does best, deep commitment, a strong work ethic cultivated from childhood, the necessity of trusting teammates to achieve financial success, the relentless nature of money (it never sleeps), using setbacks—like being cut from his high‑school varsity team—as fuel for improvement, and the foundational role of hope, illustrated by Jordan’s comment that everything began with the word hope. Throughout, Akina ties each lesson back to personal finance, urging viewers to adopt these principles in their own financial journeys.

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Good morning, gang. Now, I gotta tell you that for the past 5 Sundays, I've been like a kid in the candy store. I couldn't wait till the next episode of The Last Dance. Watching Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman do their thing brought back some great memories. Now, I'm not here to talk hoops, but I want to share with you the 8 things that I learned about money from MJ's Last Dance. Number 1, he was very deliberate and detailed with both On-the-court business and his off-the-court business. MJ was focused on what he did best and let the money come to him. He was deeply committed. He developed a strong work ethic as a kid and kept it up throughout his life. He learned over time how to trust his teammates. He knew that the only way to win a championship is with the help of others, and in the world of finances, we cannot do it on our own. We need trusted teammates to help us win. MJ didn't sleep, just like money doesn't sleep. He had failures like getting cut from the varsity high school team, but instead of quitting, he used those failures to fuel him to get better. And number 8, at the end of episode number 10, he said that it all started with the word hope. Someone just needed to strike the match to let the fire burn. For Wake Up Today, I'm Alan Akina. Go Bulls!