Jan. 28, 2025

The Hidden Costs of Success: Lessons on Resilience w/ Howard Dvorkin | EP 17

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Mastering The Inner and Outer Wealth with Jarek Tadla

In today's episode of the Mastering Your Inner Wealth podcast, Howard Dvorkin, a successful CPA, entrepreneur, and founder of Debt.com, joins the host Jarek Tadla. Howard shares his incredible journey from tough beginnings to building a legacy of success while helping millions overcome debt. 

The conversation starts with Howard’s emotional story of losing his father at a young age and how that life-changing moment drove him to work harder and aim higher. He opens up about his troubled teenage years, the mistakes he made, and a pivotal night that changed the course of his life forever.  

Howard talks about the lessons he learned while starting and managing over 60 businesses. He explains how failure shaped his success, the dangers of overconfidence, and the importance of going back to basics when things don’t go as planned. He also shares how his work at Debt.com has helped millions of people gain financial freedom.  

Jarek and Howard dive into teaching discipline to children, staying humble while succeeding, and why challenges are the best teachers in life. Howard emphasizes the two keys to his success and why true fulfillment comes from helping others.  

Join us as we discuss Howard’s inspiring story, the highs and lows of business, and the lessons he learned about persistence, purpose, and the power of helping people along the way.

Howard Dvorkin's Links:

Website: https://www.debt.com/

Website: https://www.howarddvorkin.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-dvorkin-finance-expert

 

Jarek Tadla's Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tadlajarek/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarek.tadla/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarek-tadla-453526b2

Website: https://jarektadla.com/

X: https://x.com/jarektadla

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JarekTadla

Podpage: https://podcast.jarektadla.com/

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Howard Dvorkin

Howard is one of the most highly regarded debt and credit expert in the United States and has played an instrumental role in drafting both State and Federal Legislation. He is a former consultant to the Board of Directors for the Association of Credit Counseling Professionals (ACCPros) and is the past president of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA).

Howard’s success in the financial industry has allowed him to be interviewed by countless media outlets over the years including The New York Times, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The American Banker, Investor’s Business Daily, and virtually every national and local newspaper in the country. He has also appeared as a finance expert on national and local television and radio programs, including the CBS Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, The Early Show, Fox News, and CNN.

Howard’s latest book “Power Up: Taking Charge of Your Financial Destiny” (published by Wiley & Sons) provides consumers with the detailed tools that they need to live debt free and regain their financial freedom. It delivers practical prescriptions for dealing with the stresses of daily financial challenges and shows how to lay a solid financial foundation on which to build a secure worry-free future. Howard’s first book, “Credit Hell – How to Dig Out of Debt” (published by Wiley & Sons, revised 2010) detailed how to rise from the debt inferno, the basics of good credit, consumer rights and the warning signs leading to credit problems.

Howard has been honored by many organizations across Sout… Read More