Revolution 2.0

Introduction Laying out and following a sure path to a successful life is simple, hard, and oh-so-well well worth it. Politicians and government are preaching, promising and rewarding the opposite. For their benefit, and to our detriment. This deliberate and self-serving reversal of how things need to be is the subject of today’s 10-minute podcast. Continuing The rules for succeeding in life are simple. If you merely do the basics; finish high school, hold a full-time job and don’t have kids until you are married, you will escape poverty and be self-supporting. Add further education focused on a vocation, anything from welding to brain surgery, and greater success will be yours. Work hard over time, start early investing 10% of your earnings in your future and don’t finance anything that depreciates and it gets even better. The rules are indeed simple. But these simple rules are hard to follow. Hard work by definition is hard. Investing rather than spending can also be challenging. Getting a real educa