Your Fatal Flaw

On a recent television episode of the hit medical drama series, "House," the doctors are completely bewildered over the diagnosis of a woman who is mysteriously dying. Her main symptom is such deep sleep she can’t wake up except for brief periods.

After endless testing and eliminating every possible cause, the only diagnosis that remains which matches her symptoms is African Sleeping Sickness. Though treatment will cure the otherwise fatal disease, the medical team cannot dispense the cure without being certain of the diagnosis.

The doctors question the woman’s husband if she or he ever has been to Africa. The husband states that neither of them ever have. The medical team is forced to ask a very delicate question: if he or his wife has ever had an affair – because the disease can be transmitted sexually.

The husband is greatly offended by the question and vehemently denies this. He also vouches for his wife’s absolute loyalty to him, explaining they’ve been married for 10 years and have been deeply in love ever since they were high school sweethearts.

During one of the woman’s awake periods the doctors explain to her the gravity of her situation. They tell her what they believe her diagnosis is. They explain that the disease is curable if they can be sure that it is the correct diagnosis and begin treatment immediately. They ask her the same delicate question about a possible affair, and she reaffirms what her husband has told them, vouching for both their loyalty and long-time love for each other.

The doctors are more mystified than ever. What else can the sickness be?

When the commercial break comes, I turn to Paulette, a special friend whose home I was visiting when the episode aired, and said, "I know the ending."

Paulette doesn’t believe me. Not wanting to ruin it for her, I write it down on a piece of paper.

At the end of the twist-filled show, Paulette smiles at me, certain I could never have guessed the surprise ending correctly. She grabs the piece of paper I wrote on earlier, and to her dismay discovers I hit it dead on the nose.

"How did you ever figure it out?" she demands.

I’m not usually the best at guessing the ends of TV or movie plots, but this one I knew with absolute certainty. So I tell Paulette how I knew.

My question to you is how "did" the show end?

And even more importantly – how did I figure it out?

(Clue: my background as a holistic doctor for 20+ years helped . . . but not in the way you might think).

The answer to the mystery is extraordinarily luminous, and has a wonderful Wealthy Soul lesson hidden within it. It pertains directly to your life, and very well may have a direct impact on the way you handle future decisions in your life.

Share your answers to the above 2 questions on my blog below.

Next week I’ll let you in on the actual answers.

Yours for the greatest wealth,

Michael

** The first person to record on my blog not just how the show ended (because you might have also seen it on television), but who correctly explains how I knew it would end the way it did, wins a free 40-60 minute coaching session with me ($300 value).