The gurus spew that crap to make newbies feel better about buying their expensive courses that embrace these techniques.

you need to figure out where the water is penetrating from the outside.

(Very expensive) usually you can mitigate most water penetration issues by simply addressing drainage at the surface.

Embrace it, acknowledge it, own it and move on.Don't fear mistakes.

Fixing this is going to depend on how bad the affected area is.If there's just some mold spots on a bathroom ceiling, you can kill the mold with some vinegar, or bleach/borax.Bigger mold defects (like deep penetration) might cost you significantly more.If I was in this situation, I'll first get a friend out who knows what he/she is doing for input, then maybe start getting quotes from mold specialists.And you do want to do this as soon as possible - you're right this could affect your health and that of your loved ones

Do you embrace deception?

An excellent idea Jon of writing articles to write the chapters of a book.And to your point of enduring fundamentals, the book "Think and Grow Rich" remains an interesting read that exposes and embraces fundamentals that are applicable to all types of businesses.

If water is allowed to sit on the surface on a seam, it will penetrate into the floor and cause it to bubble.

This is because the mold should be just on the surface and shouldn't have penetrated into the drywall itself.

Great sentence for all to embrace.