It’s almost like the religeous preachers all promising salvation, especially if we send generous donations.

All in all though, we all need help or teachings from time to time to become what we are supposed to become on this physical plane which is….simply becoming better Spirits

If there are people out there who want to help in that cause… God Bless them for even trying!

But I will disagree with you on one point: I don’t think the “scammers” do get found out eventually. Some do, for sure. And, thanks to the Internet, the word does travel faster. But there are MANY scammers who merely set up shop somewhere else and, even with all the bad i-press, continue to rake in the cash from those who can’t tell a scam from a not-scam.

Which brings up the point that many people (including those teaching) don’t know a scam from a non-scam, especially given the cognitive biases we have that allow humans to see cause and effect where there is no real connection, or to misunderstand the role of chance and randomness in the outcomes we hope to achieve.

For example, I think the notion (not invented by, but most popularized by Freud) that we have problems now as a result of events that happened to us as children, is false. And, if I’m correct, anyone teaching ANYTHING based on that idea, including how to “clear up” those issues, is a scammer. But since, at the moment, most people in the self-development game believe in this concept, they’re not seen as perpetuating a myth. That is, they are unknowingly scamming people (more accurately, both teachers and students are unknowingly participating in a lie that results in the transfer of money from the student to the teacher).

And, I’m sure you’ll agree that having a money-back is no guarantee of legitimacy.

Actually, let me toss this back in your direction, Larry… name a “legitimate player” in the self-development game. And then name a non-legit player. And describe the difference. (BTW, I would argue that I’m a legit one, and the “why” is simple: I don’t believe in “self-development,” nor do I have a mythology about cause-and-effect that explains why you may not be happy or have circumstances that you like, nor how you can produce specific results which lead to happiness in an imagined future.)

As I retired police officer I am currently constructing a site that will expose the scammer’s and what I call the ‘waste of timers’. I have seen many people over the years get ripped off and it is sad to see, but many of them also have to take responsibility for themselves and realize that had they done just a little research they would have never given their credit card number.

Yes it can be easy enough to make a million dollars in the self development business, however the frauds get exposed sooner,because now especially with the net, bad news travels a lot faster then good news.

My advise to others is just this-

1. Do not follow any one person or ‘guru’ as no one person has all the answers to what you may be looking for. You may find that you gain one or two ideas from each one and incorporate some of those ideas into your life. Some will work for you some won’t. It’s like running a business, increase the stuff that’s working for you and dump the stuff that wont. But don’t be afraid to try different methods. In a society where the average person spends more on tobacco, alcohol, and junk food then they do on personal development, it makes me wonder why more people are not complaining about the millions that are made by the companies that are addicting you to those.

2.If anyone tells you it’s a limited time deal and is trying to sell you on emotion, turn around and walk away. Tell them simply, if I have to decide right now, then my answer is no. Never feel pressured to buy.

3. THERE ARE NO GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES. However with some motivation and some creativity you can achieve the financial goal you want, it just won’t happen overnight and it won’t fall on your lap. The movie the Secret is a great movie, but remember this, (for those who turned it off early) the movie does focus on personal action to obtain what is is you want. (Think + Feeling) + Action= Results (+ or -). It’s the core foundation to self development. You can study the method someone used to be successful and map out a plan, it will involve changes in your life and there will be work involved, so if you don’t believe you can do it you won’t. The people who persevered and stopped worrying about what everybody else thought about what they were doing are the ones who obtain the same results.

The person with 5 times more money then you is not 5 times smarter, they just stopped underestimating their own abilities. They realize that if you can do it, I can do it too, it might take them longer or they may make a few tweaks and do it faster. But you have to get emotional to drive yourself to do something that you know is going to be hard work. Most people do not recognize their destiny because it is dressed in work clothes. Is it such a bad thing to be positive? If you were not passionate about your website and your views you wouldn’t have created it, because it is work initially and I can see by the quality you have put a lot of work into it. You envisioned how you wanted it to look like and believed you could make a quality site and you took the action to do it, I would even bet you had to learn a skill or two to do it?

4.Regardless of what you believe about the law of attraction or any other form of self development, remember that the world commerce revolves around business. Things are changing at an extremely fast rate. We have evolved more in the last 10 years then we have in the last 200. Yet our school systems are still preparing our children for a world from 20 years ago. With our ability to globally communicate at the drop of a hat to people on the other side of the earth and to be able within 24 hours to fly there and do business leads to all kinds of incredible opportunity. The days of life long jobs and pensions are going to disappear, but we shouldn’t be frightened of that. Change brings on new opportunity, it always has, however our school system is structured so negatively that most people upon graduating never want to pick up another book or learn anything new. Never stop learning, we are all carrying a super computer on our shoulders, just while writing this post or while anyone reads it, the brain is doing trillions of computations automatically. If someone inspires you to look at something in a different light and it helps you make the changes you needed to make, have you been wronged? Success is as you define it big or small, everything has a process to attaining it, learn it and go for it!

That being said let me leave you with these two quotes;

The illiterate of the year 2000 will not be the individual who cannot read and write, but the one who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. -Alvin Toffler

When all think alike, no one thinks very much. -Walter Lippman

Sorry to be so long winded. I’ll understand if you don’t post for that reason.

Enjoyed your site, it is well laid out. I didn’t attach my site address as it is still under construction and do not want to draw any traffic till it’s complete

All the best.

Larry.

another way to become a millionaire is by searching for rich relatives you didn t know about.
on http://www.famillion.com you can register for free and build your family tree.
I did it and found a cousin in Australia! well, he is neither rich nor old, but maybe yours is!!!
Check it out! it s worth it and fun!
yours,

Keira

Create a workshop for people who want to, oh, get rid of unpleasant (if you use the word “negative” it may be better) thoughts about their bodies… because once they do, they’ll lose weight, earn more money, get their dream job as a greeter at Walmart, and be happier than everyone from their high school class.

Then, teach the “Quantum Holographic DNA Resenquencing Multi-phasic Lemurian Astral Neuro-cartography Bio-electric Body Scan.” Don’t know what that is? Me either. Make it up. It just has to be doing something simple for so long that people have a mild psychotic episode.

OH! Here’s the technique — have people stare at their naked bodies in the mirror for 3 hours, focusing on the one square inch they don’t dislike. Guaranteed that enough people will have “breakthroughs” that EVERYONE will want to sign up for the next workshop (the breakthrough people will need to “integrate,” and the other group will want to get what the first group got).

OH, part 2! Charge $4997.95 for the five hour event. If it’s THAT expensive, it MUST be great! At that price, some people would figure out a way to have a “transformative experience” and get their money’s worth. Frankly, at that price, you could not even show up and the majority of people would be too embarrassed to ask for a refund!

Try it, you’ll see