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The golden rule

The Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. — Anon

You have no money, and therefore you have no say in what you do with your life.

Worse, you are in debt and you are financially dependent on others who want you to become a Doctor and fulfill their dreams…never mind the dreams you have for yourself.

What do you do?

One thing:

You need to make your own money…and a lot of it.

I’ve proven this the hard way over 13 years with a wife, 5 kids, unemployment benefits, odd jobs and jumping through hoops for family just to make ends meet.

Bottom line: you need to make your own money…and a lot of it.

The same brainpower you’ve been using to cram biochemical pathways and learn the branches of the brachial plexus and the components of the coagulation cascade…

That same brain power needs to be deployed on getting some financial literacy really quickly.

Because whoever controls your money, controls you.

And when it comes to your parents/guardians/society etc, if you’re dependent on them for your finances, then you’re going to have to jump through their hoops and put up with their demands…until you change the dynamic by making some money.

This section will give you the condensed version of what is covered in the Escape Velocity module on money.

Punchline #1: you can make a lot of money right now using the time, energy and knowledge that you already have.

Punchline #2: making your own money is an important step in getting your parents et Al to support you emotionally in pursuing your dreams.

Punchline #3: you can make a lot of money right now…and you need to.

This is a taster from Escape Velocity: a personalised email course that guides medics step-by-step in how to successfully make the transition from being stuck in medical school…to living a life of happiness, freedom and fulfilment. Admission is by invitation-only. Click here to apply for your FREE invite.

What turns you on?

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What was the last thing you did, saw, ate or experienced that left you feeling turned on?

Heart racing, eyes dilating, imagination exploding with possibilities, adrenaline coursing through your blood stream and dopamine/serotonin flooding your nervous system.

What was it?

Deeper than sex, food, alcohol and drugs…what activities give you a similar high that you can’t get enough of?

Make a list right now…and then spend 5 minutes doing one of those things on your list.

The gruelling schedule of Med school is designed to kill your passions, or at least kill your ability to connect with them.

(An emotionally impotent person is much more compliant and easier to control than someone in touch with their life’s true passions.)

Now whilst you may feel you’ve lost your love for kite boarding, stamp collecting, air guitar or improve, taking a moment to admit that those things still turn you on (even a bit) is a step in rekindling your desire for those things.

So…what turns you on?

The best way to escape a nightmare…

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…is to wake up.

But you can only make yourself wake up by realising that you are asleep, and that what you are experiencing is only a dream.

A dream…one of many possibilities, and not the only experience available to you.

And this dream — this nightmare — is one that you no longer wish to be part of.

Once you realise that this is just a dream, you are able to increase the frequency and intensity of your brain’s vibrations…disrupting the fabric of the nightmare world.

Reading, listening and absorbing alternate inputs that contradict and invalidate the images, emotions and scenarios of the nightmare you’re in right now.

As you keep turning up the dial on your brain frequencies, you raise your level of consciousness, raise your level of self-awareness…you wake up.

The #2 best way to escape a nightmare, is to dream another dream.

Don’t just quit (part 1 of 3): Build yourself a runway

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Don’t just quit or drop out of Medical school…until you have built yourself a runway to launch yourself into the next level of your life.

This is extremely important, and something I cover in detail in some of the Escape Velocity modules.

That’s because as important as it is to go after your dreams, it’s even more important to be aware of all the deadly obstacles you’ll need to navigate.

Things like parents, cultural expectations, debts, student loans, network pressures, peer pressures, lack of connections, lack of directions, bad habits, addictions, etc

All of these forces have the potential (and incentives) to destroy your dreams before they even have a chance to get off the ground.

But they’ll never get off the ground if you don’t build a runway, a structure, that allows you to build up enough momentum and velocity to escape the gravitational pull of all those obstacles.

Knowing you need a runway might be enough to help you figure out what that means.

If you need more, check out the Escape Velocity modules.

Key message: If you really want to give your Dreams a fighting chance of surviving (and thriving)…take a bit of time to build them a runway.

Who will miss you when you’re gone?

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There’s a difference between success, and significance.

There’s a difference between grabbing everyone’s attention as you make a grand entrance into the room…and being noticed when you quietly slip outside for some fresh air.

There’s and reason why many “successful” people commit suicide after achieving all that they thought they wanted.

It’s because they got what they wanted, only to find that it didn’t matter as much and they thought it did.

The pursuit was more fulfilling than the achievement.

There’s no doubt you will succeed. But my question is, ‘Are you going to matter’? — Seth Godin

Who will miss you when you’re gone?

Make them pull the trigger

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Don’t quit…get them to fire you.

Don’t shoot yourself…get them to sniper you.

Don’t overdose…get them to lock you away.

Don’t slit your wrist…get them to come after you with knives, pitchforks and bayonets.

Don’t take your own life. Instead, give it in the outrageous service of your gifts/perspective to others…and make your haters try and take it from you.

Don’t pull the trigger…provoke them to do it for you by how generously and daringly you go after your dreams.

Don’t make it easy for them to get rid of you or silence who you are.

They don’t deserve it.