Nobody Ever Let You Fail — And That's the Problem
Every time he was about to hit the wall, someone caught him. Every teacher, every friend, every family member. They thought they were helping. They were making sure he never learned to stand.
I Used My Own Kids to Test My Theory
After almost 30 years of watching authoritative parenting fail the kids who needed it most, I stopped writing about the 4 LAWS and ran the experiment in my own house. I put my name on it. If my kids didn't make it, it was on me. That was over six years ago. I just got my answer.
You're Already Rich and Don't Know It
He'd been an amazing baseball player until a sports injury took everything. Then came the drinking, the cigarettes, the lottery tickets — always chasing the big win. Then lung cancer put him in a hospital bed, and a little boy walked through the door carrying his name, a checkerboard, and the fortune he'd been stepping over his whole life.
I'd Rather Make What's Me Than What Makes Me Popular
Rachel's pottery studio was her sanctuary — until the internet noticed. The followers came. The galleries called. And slowly, the thing she loved became the thing she performed. This is the story of how she caught the contamination before it killed her pearl.
"Too Late. I Already Called 911 and I'm Recording Everything."
An older kid had been threatening Billy for weeks. "Don't snitch. You know what happens." Billy had already hit his hidden 911 button and his pen camera was rolling. He looked the bully in the eye: "Too late. 911 is already on the line and everything you're doing is being recorded. You just can't see the camera." The bully never bothered him again.
My Kid Spoke Up in Class. The Teacher Tried to Crush Him for It.
Jerry was a certified Safety Officer — trained in the 4 LAWS Youth program to know his rights and protect them with calm precision. Then he met a teacher who took that confidence as a personal challenge. What his family did next — with a formal notice and a paper trail — changed the school forever.
The French Fries Were Cold — What I Did Next Changed Everything
DoorDash ruined the party. Cold food, sugar on the fries instead of salt, and a kid in tears on the couch. I could have said "I paid for it, not my fault." Instead I got dressed, grabbed my keys, and showed my kids what the Law of Responsibility actually looks like.
She Opened His Eyes. The 4 LAWS Changed the Verdict.
The psychologist told the judge he had no conscience. Then a letter arrived — from the one person nobody expected to hear from.
She Believed in the 4 LAWS. Then She Spoke Them to a Man in Prison.
She came from a family that loved hard and fought harder. Then she learned a different way to see — and when she looked at a man behind bars, she saw something no psychologist could find.
Two Brothers Lost Their Jobs on the Same Day — One Year Later, Only One Had a Life
Same company. Same layoff. Same day. One brother spiraled into excuses. The other started recovering his losses before the dust settled. The difference wasn't luck — it was a cycle that destroys families or builds them.
You Already Know What You Want — You Just Won't Let Yourself Have It
Your hands have been reaching for it your whole life. Then pulling back. "I'd never be able to..." What if you could?
They Called Him a Problem Child — He Was Five Years Old and Terrified
He ran from classrooms. He hid under desks. He ripped posters off walls. Every adult saw a behavior problem. His mother saw a little boy who didn't feel safe anywhere — including with her.
Everybody Kept Saving Him — And That's Why He Was Losing
They called him lazy. They called him the class clown. Nobody expected him to amount to anything. Then one person did something nobody else had — she stopped catching him when he fell.
The Superpower That Ruined the Game:
"My superpower is that I can make everyone friendly when they come near me." The kid stared at me. "You can't use that power." "Why not?" "It would ruin the game." He was right. And after 35 years as a clinical psychologist, I can tell you exactly how that power works.
You're Not Lazy — You're Running the Wrong Operating System
Everyone called him lazy. Unmotivated. A lost cause. The truth was simpler and sadder — nobody had ever let him make his own choices.
You Have a Pearl — Are You Ignoring It?
Jesus said don't throw your pearls before swine. That means you have one. It's the thing that makes you feel most alive — and you may have buried it decades ago when someone told you to be practical.
You're Still Following Someone Else's Plan — And You Know It
He figured it out at seventeen. Most people don't figure it out until forty. Some never do. You're still following someone else's plan — and somewhere inside, you know it.
The Day Everything Collapsed — And the Four Decisions That Saved Him
He got a text that ended his world. Rage told him to destroy everything. His inner voice told him something different. Four decisions in the worst moment of his life changed the trajectory of everything that followed.
They Told Her Dancing Was a Waste of Time. They Were Dead Wrong.
When she was your age, Elena begged her father to let her dance. He told her it wasn't proper for a nice girl. She spent twenty years feeling empty and not knowing why. Then she walked into a dance class — and they stopped to applaud. Twice. Don't let anyone bury your Pearl.
The Thing You Stopped Doing Is the Thing You Need Most
She was a social worker. Good at it. Helped people. But she had no energy, no fire, no discipline. She blamed herself for forty years. Then she walked into a ballet class and they applauded her twice. The talent had been there since she was a girl. Her father just locked the door.