1. Debt Since we are in America we must look at the primary means of setback for most Americans. America is designed for all adults to be in debt for most if not all of their lives. If you are over 18 and do not understand this concept then you may be headed for trouble. When you turn 18 you are bombarded with credit card offers because the corporate machine says you MUST have them. All your young life you were told to get a "good" education, so the lure of overpaying for college is like a noose waiting for you to stick your neck in. $50,000 of student loan debt later and you are the classic Government Slave. Debt to the government or to the mega corporations MUST be avoided at all costs. Debt is a freedom killer, as most of your money from your hard work goes to pay the Corporate Slave Master. Your money should be spent on you and your family, not interest payments to the bank.
2. Contracts Right behind Debt is the dreaded long-term Contract. A 30 years debt contract just to own a house. A 15 years of student loan debt contract to pay for 4 years of education. The lifetime commitment of marriage to someone you can’t stand. If you have a great marriage, you are the luckiest person out there and God bless you. If your marriage sucks, you are in big trouble. Make the wrong life partner choice and a lifetime of alimony payments follow you after your unfortunate divorce. I believe in marriage 100%, but just choose wisely.
Black Man Hands In Jail3. Jail Jail or prison not only restrict your physical freedom but in America you lose much more than your ability to move around. Felons lose their right to vote, have a hard time getting the jobs they want, lose their youth to the prison system and depending on the prison environment often undergo mental tortures and reconditioning that make you worse of a human being than when you went in. Gang affiliation and racism is almost a requirement to survive in most jails. If you are not careful you can go in as a peaceful man and come out a savage.
The Idiot Box4. Brainwashing Television, radio, billboards and all the other forms of advertising serve to turn the masses into a group of brainwashed individuals willing to buy whatever the corporations tell us to buy. TV is not for you to enjoy the show, it is for the mega-corporation to brainwash you with their advertising. The constant drone of "Buy my product!", "Buy my Product!", "Buy my product!" for 20 minutes of every hour that you are watching the "Idiot Boxâ€. Mindless TV shows sap your energy and root you to the couch to make sure you get the full effect of the media brainwashing. At least with the radio you can be mobile and engage your other senses (sight, smell, taste and feel). Do not let the TV sap your energy and motivation. Use the Internet to get the news and watch your shows. The Internet is the last truly free form of communication and YOU get to control what you see.
5. Bad People Here we are talking about the liars, criminals, haters and any other negative people that you come into DIRECT contact with. Muammar Gaddafi is a bad person, but unless you’re a soldier he has little or no impact on your life. No, here we are talking about the thug who steals your wallet right after payday, or the jerk who fires you because he wants to give the job to his nephew. Avoiding bad people is the key to your successful life. Spend some time trying to identify these people and stay away from them at all costs. NEVER give bad people control in your life.
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Posted By: Darrell Garrett
Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:29PM
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