Hey Moguls, Preston Ely here…
Founding father Ben Franklin said something interesting once that really sets today’s lesson in motion…
“If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.”
Right on, Benny! No wonder you’re on the $100 bill.
Look, every single successful person I know is quite literally addicted to learning. They are all compulsive learners. Total addicts. They binge on books, podcasts and seminars. And then they throw up their knowledge all over the earth and make it a better place.
They just can’t get enough.
Some people like to party. These people like to learn. I like both personally. I’m well-balanced when it comes to my partying and learning, don’t you know.
Jesus enjoyed partying – but he also liked to learn too…
“After three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions. Everyone who heard Him was amazed at His Understanding and His answers.”
~ Luke 2:46
He was 12 years old. All that learning paid off for Him apparently. He turned out to be a pretty popular guy, I’d say.
Quick Pop Quiz
1.) What do you like doing the most that makes you the happiest?
a. Watch TV
b. Rent a movie
c. Fight with my wife
d. Do something worthy of getting a guest appearance on Dr. Phil
e. Read or listen to an educational book or program in order to expand
your mind and stay off the Dr. Phil show (and out of jail).
That was it. It was a one-question quiz. You either ace it or fail it.
You circled “d,” didn’t you, ya big dummy? And you actually used a permanent marker on the computer screen. I knew it. I’m wasting my time with you. You got a frowny face on that quiz. Sorry. Show your mother when you get home.
Successul People Hate Relaxing
Honestly though – what would you rather do with your spare time? Relax? Or Learn?
Successful people HATE relaxing. Relaxing is for cats. Not for warrior champions such as yourself.
Ya dig?
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Get off yer butt and LEARN something, why don’t ya? It’s the only way!
I see the same people at every single REI boot camp and seminar that I go to. I wonder why. They always seem to have a lot of money. Hmmm. So that’s pretty weird. That may be a clue.
You should get one of those by the way. A clue, that is. They’re awesome. Get one. Heck, get a bunch. Get a whole cluster of clues and start making some cheddar, homey.
Clues = Cheddar
Now THAT is an equation that should be posted right next to E=mc2 in the chart of All-Time Best Equations.
Education Is Freedom
I think I spent somewhere around $25,000 on my education last year.
I probably went to at least 10 seminars, Masterminds and boot camps. I wonder if all that will pay off for me this year? My goal is to quadruple my income. Betcha I do it.
What’s your goal for this year?
How do you expect to achieve it?
You won’t do it at the same mental level you are at currently. And you won’t advance your mental level without doing two things:
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Surrounding yourself with “next-level” type people.
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Educating yourself.
“The only difference between who you are today and the person you will be in five years will come from the books you read and the people you associate with”
~ Charles “Tremendous” Jones
You MUST develop your appetite for learning. There is no success without it. And if you DO happen to get rich without it, then you’ll just be a rich idiot and no one will want to hang out with you (still).
Turn off the tube. Pick up a book. Or stay broke.
The choice is yours. But just know that you being broke is annoying people. Especially me. Stop it.
Make it happen.
Speak
Tell me something you’ve learned recently that inspired you.
Always be learning.
Pick up a book and read it.
Listen to an educational podcast.
Attend a seminar or Mastermind group.
Preston Ely
is a real estate investor, serial entrepreneur, life coach, musician and philanthropist. CEO of Real Freedom, Inc, one of the most influential internet-based information publishers in the world, owns the largest Anytime Fitness Gym in the United States, is recording a music album with Atlantic Records, sits on the board of Advocates Of Love Orphanage, and has a non-profit charity assisting the poor and oppressed in Cuba with both their physical and spiritual needs.
With over 200,000 subscribers to his email newsletter, he is rapidly fulfilling his mission on earth, which is to glorify God by setting people physically, mentally, financially, and spiritually free through his music and his message of FREEDOM. Preston is 37 years old, lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Ashley, where he spends most of his time reading, writing, and practicing mixed martial arts.