It can happen to anybody. Look around you, it happened to everybody here. One day you are notified
that you will receive, even after taxes, millions of dollars, and not long after you wish you had
been taught the meaning of the word finite. But when it sinks in that you are even worse off than
you were before you won all of that money you realize that the shock of losing the magical status
is not going to stop rattling your soul any time soon.
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Is there good news? Well, sure. [P A U S E] Well, not so much. The trauma you are feeling needs
immediate attention. Coming to MMDR is not going to solve all of the problems associated with the
shock. You are going to have to help yourselves, too.
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One way is to become a millionaire again and this time take care of all that money. That, however,
is a longer shot than winning millions in the first place. Another solution is to... is to...
Well, perhaps there isn't another way, unless you embrace the concept of denial.
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It's usually not suggested as a remedy for a personal problem but let's face it, folks, you are a
special category that needs immediate attention. This is why MMDR will emphasize denial as the sole
solution. If you convince yourselves that it was never your fault that millions of dollars left
your possession because you did not know a thing about handling that kind of money, you could
free yourself of the torment you feel now. The best part about denial is you don't have to prove
blame, you simply accuse, particularly, people and situations that are out of your control.
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Blame your government. Blame the education system, your generation's lust for excess, some things
your parents did to you when you were a child, other members of your family that you never liked.
The list goes on and on and as you get deeper into MMDR's denial program you will rid yourself of
a debilitating condition - stupidity that you and you alone bear responsibility.
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Thank you and goodnight.
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Frank Cotolo can be found hosting the talk and interview programme Cotolo Chronicles. You
can send him an e-mail at this address: frank@148.ca.
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