Focus brings clarity to the mind and success, and with focus comes happiness and productivity. The enemy of focus, however, is options. When people have too many options they lose focus, which leads to hesitation, anxiety, and unhappiness.

In this chapter of Money, People, Deal, you will learn why the people with the least options are the ones with the most determination. When a person has their back to the wall, their failure rate dramatically drops and the success rate dramatically increases. There’s a reason you can only have security or freedom, but never both. Which one are you pursuing?

“In my own life, the happiest, most exciting, most relevant moments have all been moments where I had put myself into a “no options” situation.”