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Originally Posted by GordonJ
PS The attached pic sums up my thoughts on THE SECRET
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Hi Gordon,
"The Secret" - or envisioning a certain future - can help in some ways, perhaps through motivation...
But is it a kind of "magic?"
A friend of mine is very successful in the finance industry... (He made just under $1 million in salary and bonuses in the past year, pre-tax.) Let's call him Stan...
Stan's mother-in-law became entranced by "The Secret." Commenting on his success, she announced, "Stan knows the Secret!"
Stan was amused by this... In his mind, it wasn't "The Secret" which made him successful. It was all the hard work and time which went in to constantly improving his own skills in what he did...
(He told me this himself, which is how I know the story...)
Another counter-example is James Arthur Ray. He was one of the narrators of the film "The Secret." Sadly, three years after "The Secret" film was released, several people died in one of his sweat lodges, and he was convicted of negligent homicide.
Did he envision the deaths and the negligent homicide ruling, and that's why it happened?
"The Secret" has a lot of holes. I'm not saying there aren't benefits... But it is a long way from a complete picture (as Gordon says)...
Best wishes,
Dien