Exclusive: 2 New Preparation Course Opportunities for 2026
(Not yet in The Preparation book!)
Thursday, January 9th, 2026
Writing to you from Osaka, Japan
The Preparation — as an alternative to college, the trades, and the military — only comes out to cost ~$75,000 over 4 years. You’ll come out the other side of those 4 years with priceless skills and experience, zero debt, an international network of interesting people, and likely much more money than you started out with.
Compared to the other paths you could take it’s a no-brainer.
But, it can get even better…
It’s a Big Deal
Let me explain: We were doing a lot of research to find the best Anchor Courses for each Cycle of The Preparation before its release to find the top courses in different fields. Despite each Anchor Course being “hand-picked” we know how little we know…or are aware of. Courses that are like pure gold are hidden and hard to track down, but they are many in number and every once in a while you stumble into them.
Well, we are always on the lookout for those diamonds in the rough. Recently, we found 2 courses that…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Maxim Benjamin Smith to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

