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There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more challenging, because things like fear only bother you when you do work that matters. The good news is Start gives listeners practical, actionable insights to be more awesome, more often.

People are talking about "escaping the matrix". They say people buy stuff they don't need to impress people they don't like. Consumers sing the praises of products that kill them. Ninety percent of people are stuck on the money wheels in their cages.

In 1990 I decided to embark on one of my famous sabbaticals. I needed to get away from it all and clear my mind. A victim of recession and some bad business decisions, I was caught between and rock and a hard place. I had to find out what was missing in my life and my mind. This time I chose Australia for my road trip. I combined it with a promotional book tour, sponsored by my publishers Harper Collins. I was to promote my international bestseller, Talk and Grow Rich–Master the Art of Persuasion. This is the story of Thuc and the magic formula I learned from him.