by Frederick Mann
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Some people learn a few things about freedom. Then they assume that their version of freedom is the one and only gospel. And to save the world, all they have to do is get others to accept their gospel.
The more I learn about freedom, the more I find that there's still more to learn. In order to broaden our freedom perspectives, it may be useful to think in terms of the Freedom Steps we take. We don't necessarily take these steps in the sequence I've classified them. Some of us take only some of the steps. And some of us may take a step only partially and later come back to take more of that step.
| Step 1 | PAIN - Discovering freedom for the first time. |
| Step 2 | Saying "NO" to the system. |
| Step 3 | THINKING SKILLS - improving your intelligence and ability to think. |
| Step 4 | Rejecting COERCION - rejection of the initiation of violence, fraud, and threat of violence. |
| Step 5 | PLEASURE - Discovering that you are FREE BY NATURE. |
| Step 6 | PERSONAL POWER - to maximize your freedom, you may have to increase your personal power in several areas of your life. |
| Step 7 | PRODUCTIVITY - why you may have to PRODUCE MORE in order to increase your freedom. |
| Step 8 | PROFIT & PROSPERITY - profit or die is the motto of the universe. |
| Step 9 | PROTECTION from PREDATORS - how to protect your life, mind, body, income, and assets from government and other predators. |
| Step 10 | RECOGNIZE POLITICAL & PREACHER PRANKS - Your freedom can take huge leaps forward when you realize the extent to which some politics and religions may be pure HOAXES. |
| Step 11 | POSITION yourself to OUTCOMPETE the ENEMIES OF FREEDOM. |
| Step 12 | REDUCE POLITICAL POWER for PEACE and PROSPERITY. |
| Step 13 | ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS. |
| Step 14 | PERSONAL HEALTH. |
| Step 15 | PERPETUITY - how to overcome DEATH, the greatest enemy of freedom. |
| Step 16 | Confront COMPULSIVE KNEE-JERK NEGATIVITY without reacting in like fashion. |
| Step 17 | Shift to a HIGHER PLANE - Move to a META-POSITION - Focus on Your OBJECTIVE and What You Have to Do to Achieve It. |
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