When I first went to University, the Australian government had just introduced student fees. As I progressed through the university system, the fees increased. Lot’s of people were outraged at the introduction and then increases in fees – but I wasn’t. Sure it would be great it it were free – but it wasn’t and in the time I was studying I was more focused on getting a great education and getting out to work, than I was in worrying about the cost.
I’ve never objected to paying for high quality education. Once you have it, an education is something that you keep. You can’t get fired from it. You can’t lose it in a global financial crisis. It stays with you and enables you to do the stuff that you want to do.
Education – good quality education that is – speeds up your learning and helps you avoid expensive and lengthy delays. So, the cost of education shouldn’t just be weighed against the return on your investment but also against the opportunity cost of not getting it – because it will cost you.
It costs you in terms of time
It costs you in terms of opportunities
It costs you in terms of making wrong decisions and mistakes
Not getting educated can cost you a lot.
I have invested heavily in my education and as a result I now have a diverse ‘portfolio career’ in which I span across medical research, health care, education, publishing, consulting and providing services in digital marketing, and training business people in online business and internet marketing.
In terms of digital marketing and online business, I have trained with the best there is. I have also ‘trained’ with people who had no clue and whose training was appalling. I have literatlly travelled the world to find and study with authentic, quality people who deserve the ‘guru’ status that they’re given.
So, when it comes to online business who do I listen to and whose training do I attend? That’s kinda like asking a health professional which doctor they see – because you don’t want to risk any doctor – you want to see the doctor that the doctors go and see.
Well – there just isn’t that many people who I can recommend you to. I’ve got a small handful of marketers who I subscribe to, buy their stuff and recommend to other people. I open their email eagerly and subscribe to their RSS feeds. In fact, I even blew off an opportunity to see Tony Robbins and Sir Richard Branson to spend time at an event with one of my educators.
His name is James Schramko. He is one of the very few people I promote on this blog. Basically, his stuff rocks. He continually astounds me with his marketing knowledge and his business growth expertise. You simply can’t spend time with James and not get massive value.
It is without equivocation that I recommend the online business training that James provides. I would literally beat my friends about the head if they didn’t attend the training that he puts on. And I’m giving you plenty of notice. James runs very few events. He is only running one event next year and it’s in October. And you have a chance to attend.
When it comes to learning and training with James, it will cost you far more if you don’t do it. Far more. So, go and check out Fast Web Formula 3. There is no pressure. There is plenty of time to think about it, to ask around and do your own research. You can just pre-register if you want to – or not. It’s up to you.
I would say this, however. Next year you are going to spend some money on educating yourself for your business or online project and this is the event that you should put at the top of your list. Over the next few months, I will be promoting this event. I will keep reminding you because I firmly believe it is in your best interests.
I will be there, and when you attend the event because you found out about it and registered through this blog, then I will hook up with you at the event and we will form a small group. We will learn together and catch up before and after. Heck I might even provide my own training around his training to help you get the most out of it.
So, go now – and check it out. I’m sure that you will want to come back here and leave a comment or ask a question.
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