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I later became a masterful player of The Money Game. However, as Bob says, “No matter how well you play it, and no matter how much money you pile up as you play, there’s always a major price to pay in the form of stress, anxiety, pain, loss of something else that’s important to you, or disillusionment—if you play according to the rules, regulations, and structure you’re taught growing up.”

Truth has a way of reaching the soul of the seeker, even though the outer garments may temporarily distract the gaze.

Why? Because it’s going to take me a while to go through the philosophy and science that make the practical action steps possible. You may feel impatient for me to “get to the meat” from time to time. I want you to remember we’re ultimately headed for extremely practical application in your daily life. And I promise you that when we get to the practical aspects of the Busting Loose Process, you’ll understand and be extremely grateful for the foundation I laid to make them possible.

On that day, he started me on the path of understanding two critical Truths that changed my life forever: 1. There are hidden forces driving what happens in the world that few people ever find out about. 2. By understanding and learning to tap those hidden forces, tremendous power can be unleashed and used to create literal miracles in your life.

What I discovered through my own experiences and my relationships with hundreds of extremely wealthy people (including some of the wealthiest in the world), is that The Money Game is a game you can’t win. As you’ll soon see, no matter how well you play it, and no matter how much money you pile up while playing, The Money Game always leads to “failure” in the form of stress, anxiety, pain, loss of some kind, or disillusionment—if you play according to the rules, regulations, and structures you were taught growing up. It doesn’t work to simply play The Money Game better and pile up more and more money, which is what most of the experts out there teach. You have to actually bust loose from The Money Game entirely and start playing a new game with a new set of rules and regulations of your choosing. That’s when things truly transform, stay transformed, and life gets really exciting! One more key point before we move on. When reading books, some people start at the beginning and read to the end, sequentially. Others skip ahead, jump around, skim parts and dip down and read other parts. My intent is to support you in busting loose from The Money Game. To do that, I have to give you specific puzzle pieces in a specific order and support you in assembling them in a specific way.

If you make the commitment and do the work, the rewards you’ll receive are beyond anything you can possibly imagine right now. I can say without the slightest doubt that once you’ve busted loose, money will become a total non-issue in your life. You’ll never again worry about bills, cash flow, or the balance in your checkbook.

CHAPTER 1 The Rules of the Game Three strikes you’re out, being caught off base, committing an error—those are baseball’s rules, rules of that game, but they don’t apply outside the game.1 —J. C.

Here are three of the primary rules, regulations, and structure points we’ve been taught are “real” when playing The Money Game.

1. Limited supply. There’s a limited supply of money available to you (and/or the world) and every time money “goes out,” that limited supply decreases. Therefore, you must find ways to constantly replenish your supply or you’ll run out.

2. Money moves. There’s a flow of money in and out. Money is “out there,” somehow separate from you, and you must go out to get it and bring it into your life. In addition, as you spend money, it…

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Busting Loose From the Money Game by Robert Scheinfeld presents key insights from the Taoism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.

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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 10 are particularly representative.

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