The Maturity Test

Spank Your Inner Child And Tell Him To Grow Up Or Else

by preston

"Reality is like a fine wine; it will not appeal to children."

-    Don Miller, Author of ‘Searching For God Knows What’

"When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child,
reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things."

-    1 Corinthians 13:11

There are two types of people in this world.  Those who like Neil Diamond… and those who don’t. 
This article has absolutely nothing to do with the sentence right above this one.

There are another two types of people in this world who actually specifically
matter as far as this particular article goes…

One type seeks to discover life as it truly is, no matter what the cost. 
Reality is held in high esteem.  Even if it hurts.

The other seeks to discover nothing; his only concern is to avoid pain
and experience pleasure.  Kind of like… an animal.  A really dumb one. 
Like a buffoon.  Reality is subconsciously avoided at all costs.  It’s like kryptonite. 
Just a whiff of it is enough to turn him into an ostrich.

For the former, the value of truth supersedes the value of a good time. 
For the latter, complete delusion is chump change in return for the comfort it affords.
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"Ignorance is bliss."

 - Cypher, The Matrix 1999
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Did you know that the majority of men out there in the scary scary world are
only men in terms of chronology?  Inside… they are still boys. 
Still looking for someone to take care of them, still holding on to fairy tales,
still believing the world is a playground.

These man-boys rarely have money, never get girls, usually whine, and love prison.

Children expect someone else to take care of them. 
Mature adults take full responsibility for their lives.

Children believe in fairy tales and magical spells. 
Adults know how complex life is and how hard they have to work in order to
see anything actually happen.  They take the words "easy" and "simple" with a grain of salt.  

Children tend to hate work and would rather play all day. 
Adults embrace work as a way of life and find joy in it.

Children are naturally selfish.   Adults… are naturally selfish too.  : – ) 
But the mature ones work hard to not be.

Children see the world in very simplistic terms. 
Adults know better than to believe there are 7 easy steps to ANYthing.
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"The simple believes every word; but the prudent considers his steps well."

-    Proverbs 14:15
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It’s changing you.  And the more you change, the more money you will naturally make. 

Get It Out Of Your Head That Money/Success Is Of Primary Importance!

Until you begin to work harder on yourself than
you do on your business, success will elude you.

Why?

Because your outer world is nothing more than a reflection of your inner world. 
Get your inner world right, and success will come as a byproduct.

Weak/Simple/Childish Inner World = Disaster In The Outer World

The world eats weak people for breakfast. 
Heck, it eats them for mid night snacks while it’s sleep walking. 
I just pictured a globe sleep walking and grabbing a miniature
alive person out of the fridge and eating it.  Is that weird?

What will you do to strengthen your inner world?

95% of the world has the weak/simple/childish viewpoint. 
Are you sure you’re not one of them?

Are you open to the possibility that you ARE one of them?  

Closed minded people operate out of fear. 
The 5% of people who do NOT have the childish viewpoint are probably
the most likely to read this article and think they’re part of the 95%. 
Strange, huh?

Here is the bottom line, and I don’t care if this costs me a thousand subscribers:

God created YOU and He created this WORLD SYSTEM. 
I think He knows how it works.  I double dare you to start asking Him to
show you the truth about life.  Heck, I TRIPLE dare you.  But I warn you,
ask this question with any degree of faith, and He will answer it…

But it’s not gonna feel good. 

Boys don’t become men without trial and suffering. 
In some cultures they literally torture the boys during their initiation phases. 
The Unites States is one of the only countries without an initiation tradition
for boys seeking to become men.

Hence all the people out there seeking Get Rich Quick schemes and being broke all the time.

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"Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense."

 - Proverbs 12:11
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Are you willing to suffer for the truth?  Or are you happy with your head in the sand?

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The Secret To Success With or Without It


Freedom$oft came.

It saw.

And it crushed.

It’s only been a few weeks, and we have already been inundated with
emails and calls from users who have finally done their first deal with
Freedom$oft. 

3 people have just received their first referral checks from the loan
mod outsourcing feature.

Several have sold their houses through the property syndication
wizard. 

As we are setting people financially free, one-by-one, I’ve been forced to get really honest with myself, look in the mirror, and say “How in the world did Stick Boy make a dime in real estate?  Cuz he’s an idiot.”

Now I can say this because I’m friends with Stick Boy, and he truly is
mentally handicapped.  He’ll tell you right to your face maybe.

But seriously … couple his lack of any and all skills that might lead to
success in real estate along with not having Freedom$oft when he
first started, and you really gotta scratch your head and wish you had
been there in the beginning to take the bets against him that anyone
who knew him would have gladly made.
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Side Note To Stick:  Sorry dude.  I couldn’t think of anything else to
write about.  You know I love you (in spite of your many challenges).
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I say all that to say this …

Even if you missed out on Freedom$oft, or couldn’t afford it or whatever,
you can still get rich buying and selling houses without spending a
dime.  Stick Face is living proof.  And so am I in all honesty.  I’m
not the sanest person in the world after all.  There were 900 people in
my graduating class, and I was voted least likely to succeed or live past
20.  It’s really a miracle that I even know how to type this article
(confession:  I’m using 3 fingers.  Fast though.  I am lightning fast with
these three fingers).

Flipping houses, and getting rich in the process, does not require
intelligence.  It doesn’t require money.  It doesn’t require connections.
It doesn’t even require Freedom$oft (although that does make it a
heck of a lot easier and faster).  It requires only one thing …

Balls.

Another word for that might be “boldness.” 

It requires the balls and boldness to get started.  Most people never
even really start because they are scared. 

-       Scared of the unknown

-       Scared of the work involved

-       Scared of failure

-       Scared of Stick Boy’s hair (that is a legitimate fear)

-       Scared of the responsibility

-       Scared of __________________ (fill in the blank with your own personal fear.  Sissy.)

Yeah, they may act like they’re starting.  But they don’t honestly
commit themselves 100% to the process down in the depths of
their souls.  They’re fooling themselves subconsciously. 

But what if you knew that you were not alone in all of this?  What if
you knew that you were virtually guaranteed success if you would
merely begin with definiteness of purpose?  Take that first step of
true faith?  The kind of faith where there is no looking back? 

“Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:  that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would not otherwise have occurred.  A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in ones favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man would have dreamed would come his way.  I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it.  Begin it now.”  

– W.H. Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition

When I first got started in real estate, I didn’t know what I was doing.
I still barely know what I’m doing as a matter of fact.  The fact that
you’re following me is questionable wisdom on your part actually.  But
whatever.  Do what you want.

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Side Note:  No one knows what they’re doing.  The sooner you realize
that, the sooner you’ll be empowered to get out their and join all the
idiots who are getting rich merely because they have the BALLS to act
despite their ignorance.
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So despite me knowing nothing and feeling the fear that goes along
with that, I decided to commit myself 100% to success with real
estate, and I took the plunge.  And I got rich.

And you can too.

You can too because the same thing that happened to me will
happen to you.  All the resources, knowledge, money, partners,
mentors, and deals will start magically coming your way.  Because
you are not alone.  A force much greater than all this world could
possibly throw at you is at your side ready to give you everything
you could possibly want.

But this force will not do a dang thing for you until you exercise
faith, decide definitely to succeed, and get moving.  Actually it
will do something if you don’t, but you’re not going to like it.
You’re probably experiencing it right now.

This force is God, but we can save that for another day.  Why
does he help out saints and sinners alike in this manner?
Because he “causes his sun to shine on the just and on the
unjust.”  So take advantage of that while you can.  (It will only
last for not much longer, that much I can tell you with 100%
surety).

Get moving.  Now.  Decide once and for all to DEMAND success,
and then do something to make it inevitably happen.  Start
today. 
 

Preston