Do you ever feel like you're stuck on a hamster wheel, running as fast as you can but not really getting anywhere?

I know I’ve felt that way. I know you’ve felt that way. And so has Krisstina Wise, my guest on the last episode of Getting Real.

Krisstina Wise is a self-made millionaire, real estate mogul, and creator of the Wise Money Method. She's built several seven-figure businesses and coached high-income entrepreneurs on how to build true financial freedom. But, here's the thing—you don't get to that level of success without some serious bumps along the way.

In fact, as Krisstina shared with me, success is often much messier than it looks from the outside. She had it all—awards, fame, multimillion-dollar businesses—but there was something she was missing. Something huge.

Here’s what she taught me, and what you need to know, about building real wealth and escaping the never-ending grind:

1. The Path to Success Is Anything but Straight

Krisstina dropped a truth bomb right from ...