The Virtus Path is a real thing.

At least, it will be once you finish building it.

It’s not a metaphor – not entirely, anyway. It’s an actual, physical pathway that starts at anxiety and ends with feeling calm, focused, productive and optimistic.

Walking it, though, is a metaphor.

That wouldn’t be hard, given how short it is. How short? About half the length of your forearm, if not shorter. That would hardly appease your pedometer app, now, would it? It might not even register a pathway that long as a single step.

What good is a Path that’s only a few inches long?

Ask that to a microchip. Short pathways let you walk them fast.

And that’s the point. You want to be able to move from anxiety to focus quickly. If it takes too long, that would defeat the point – and prolong your suffering.

No, I’d rather that you move out of any anxiety, uncertainty or overwhelm smoothly.

I’m sure you’d rather that too.

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Most things in life require follow-through.

Writing 90% of a novel gets you the same sales, acclaim and respect as writing 0% of one.

A mostly cooked meal is probably inedible.

Almost asking someone out will leave you single.

But not everything is like this. Take The Virtus Path as an example. Building and walking the path involves a series of steps, done in sequence.

You’ll get the most benefit from walking the entire Path.

But you’ll get a lot out of just completing the first step.

In fact, it could just liberate you from anxiety right then and there. That’s not even rare. The rest of the Path is for the rest of us who need more than that.

Even if it doesn’t, the first step alone is immediately and profoundly useful.

Every step is.

Some folks have a history of not finishing things. They make that even worse by refusing to start.

Well, I just took that excuse away from you. Attempting the first step makes you stronger. Mastering it puts you ahead of most folks you’ll meet.

That alone can make you surprisingly focused and productive. Sometimes, that’s enough to make your confidence bubble to the surface.

I don’t recommend stopping after the first step.

But it’s a valid choice. I certainly can’t fault the efficiency there, even if the full benefits come from walking the full Path.

Either way, the first step along it is vital.

Here’s how to begin:

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The Virtus Path is a weird guide teaching a weird idea.

That’s by design. I could soften it a bit, make it a bit more accessible to the typical person.

But I don’t want the typical person to read it. I’d rather keep it short, focused and bizarre.

You say you suffer from anxiety. You don’t – not really, not unless you’re more than happy to put up with this:

The Virtus Path opens with long, rambling stories that seem to go nowhere. And if you skip them to get to the good parts, it won’t work as well. The stories are the good parts.

It also requires you to do things. These things involve getting away from screens for a while. No, you don’t have to go outside or talk to anyone. The exercises are all things you do in private, alone. But you can’t be distracted, so no computers, no phones and no tablets.

Except for the screen you’re reading The Virtus Path on, of course.

A third reason?

These exercises can look goofy. Again, you’re doing them in private so no one has to see you do them. In time, you’ll learn how to do them quickly and discreetly, but it’ll probably look weird while you’re practising.

That’s enough to defeat some folks. They’d rather live in mediocrity than do anything a hypothetical person might judge them for.

It’s a test.

If you can’t even handle that, you’re not motivated enough to move past your anxiety.

Beware anyone who says that profound change can come quickly, easily and without doing anything differently.

Then again, maybe you can handle trace amounts of weirdness in your self-improvement stew.

I should hope so. There’s no other way forward than through doing things differently and with effort.

If you’re okay with that, you’ll be okay with The Virtus Path:

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Embarrassing story time:

A while ago – but not as long ago as I’d like – I had to talk to this woman.

I forget the details. She was the point of contact for something, like she was coordinating some group activity or something.

So I not only had a reason to talk to her, she wanted me to talk to her.

Even so, I approached her while she was by herself…

… froze…

… then, after about ten seconds or so, I walked away, went back to my room and played video games for a few hours. I don’t even know if she noticed I was there. I hope not.

So, yeah, I know what it’s like to have anxiety. I know how invasive and insidious it can be – how it can leap out of nowhere when it wants to.

I know what it’s like.

Take two things from this dive into my awkward past:

One, my techniques work. It’s one thing to hear from someone who was born into confidence and charisma. I had to learn to overcome my anxiety, which means you can learn how as well.

Two, I’m not being flippant, cheeky or disrespectful when I call anxiety a superpower.

It really is.

But it’s the sort of superpower that’s difficult to control. It’s less Superman and more the Hulk.

That’s good news! It’s easier to learn to control raw, primal, unfiltered power than to create it.

The same things that caused my anxiety are also what allow me to write so much. It’s how I never run out of ideas and can create such a wide range of products, services and useful little things for you.

It also lets me be charming, in my own way.

As with everything, the problem isn’t a problem. The problem is a resource in disguise. It’s the answer to itself – and a whole lot more besides.

So maybe instead of fighting your anxiety, you’d be better off using it.

That’s what The Virtus Path is all about. Learn how to “walk” it and you’ll have a way of quickly and easily harnessing the power of your fear, uncertainty and overactive imagination.

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The Virtus Path teaches you how to quickly, easily – and, in time, automatically – turn your anxiety into confidence and productivity.

A key principle in how it works?

You don’t have to take the Path. No one’s forcing you. No one’s even judging you for avoiding it, even if I use loaded terms when describing that option.

Yes, it’s true – you’re allowed to suffer.

You’re allowed to be useless.

Civilisation means you don’t have to pull your weight or live up to your potential. You can coast along. Some folks will even encourage you to do that.

That means you can live with your anxiety if you want, knowing you’ll be less happy than you would be otherwise.

And you’ll disappoint those who rely on you.

But it’s not like that will get you tossed in a gulag or anything. There’s no law against mediocrity – and there’s quite a lot to be said for someone who can enjoy the simple life, never aspiring to achieve anything.

Maybe you can even pretend to enjoy your anxiety – to appreciate the lessons it can teach you.

It’s an option.

If you want to decline it, though?

If you want to rise above your anxiety and be the type of person folks can rely on?

Then you can begin The Virtus Path right here:

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My latest book – The Virtus Path – is exactly what you might need.

It’s a quick, simple guide to overcoming anxiety.

Actually, it goes well beyond that. Leaving your anxiety in the dirt behind you is a side effect of following the Path. You’ll be too busy feeling focused, motivated and alert to worry about any anxiety.

But there’s a problem.

This guide is ugly. In fact, it’s downright hideous. The endless beige simplicity of its formatting might offend you if you have a taste for design.

There are no pictures or diagrams.

No table of contents.

Hell, it doesn’t even have page numbers. I get by with plain text and bold text – and nothing more.

Why? Is it because I’m a talentless hack when it comes to anything beautiful?

Well, that may be true but that’s not why. The real deal is that I don’t want you to overthink this. This is a short, quick, snappy guide. You might be able to read it in one sitting. If not, you’ll want to take it slow and practice all the techniques.

They’re simple exercises, but they draw on a lot of interesting neuroscience principles. Doing them is weird, sure, but it quickly locks in a state of calm, focused confidence into your system.

Then you can call on it with a simple stroke of the wrist.

If that sounds too good to be believed, here’s the catch: you need to put the work in first. It’ll take a lot of repetition to get this to work. It’s not difficult, but it can get boring.

You’ll have to decide if that’s too steep a price to pay for overcoming anxiety.

I can’t make you walk the Path. All I can do is guide you along the way.

If you’re willing to put in a few hours of effort to overcome anxiety and finally get things done, then you can begin the Path here:

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