For the inaugural episode of Self Made Man, I reached out to my friend, Porter Stansberry, because he personifies the fundamental principles and core values of the SMM community.I was particularly interested in asking Porter to share his extraordinary story of how he, over a 15-year period, went from dead broke and using a borrowed laptop computer, to building a very successful, $150M+ annual business with more than 200 employees. I was also curious to know from his perspective why our country is experiencing the deep-rooted challenges we are today, and more importantly, I wanted him to offer real guidelines to help each of us live the best lives we can in business, investing, and family.