I know something you don't know about your favorite guru

A big course guru got exposed yesterday for not being able to pay his sales team.

When confronted, he offered to mail them his $21,000 watch because he didn't even have $20k in his bank account.

Couldn't sell his Lamborghini STO either – turns out he's drowning in monthly payments.

This is the same guy who built his entire brand on Lambos, trucks, watches, and the whole luxury lifestyle fantasy.

His business model? Teaching people to be coaches, who then teach other people to be coaches, who then... you get it.

A pyramid scheme with better marketing.

I won't name him out of respect (and because I don't want to get sued).

But here's what really got me thinking...

I used to look up to guys like this.

When I first started, the flashy lifestyle and financial freedom spoke to me.

The penthouse views, the exotic cars, the watches that cost more than most people's annual salary.

But as I get older, I'm realizing most of it is bullshit.

Don't get me wrong – there are a select few who are actually legit and have real motion.

But they're far and few between.

And I'm not trying to pick on this guy specifically. This happens all the time.

I've been in this game for close to a decade now, and I've seen people come and go.

It's very rare someone in this space sticks around for the long haul.

Here's the typical playbook:

They blow up out of nowhere or catch lightning in a bottle at a young age.

They immediately spend their money on flashy items to market on social media.

They use those flexes to get more people to buy their course.

Rinse and repeat.

Sooner or later, the money runs out.

Or worse – they can't deliver on the promises they made their customers.

Then they disappear, rebrand, or get exposed like this guy did.

The point I'm trying to make here is simple:

Be careful who you admire on social media.

I'm not saying you can't watch their content or be inspired by it.

Just know you're playing your own game.

Focus on yourself.

Instead of saying "I want to be rich like him," flip the script.

Get rich and do what YOU want to do.

Be your own hero.

Because at the end of the day, the guy with the Lambo and the watch might be one missed payment away from having to mail his jewelry to creditors.

Meanwhile, you could be building something real.

Something sustainable.

Something that doesn't require you to rent a McLaren for Instagram photos.

To keeping it real,

Grant