No Steve, it’s about responsibility…
August 12, 2007
Just came across this video on Mark Victor Hansen’s website. It’s a short clip of Anderson Cooper (CNN) hosting a debate between Mark and Steve Salerno, critic and author of “Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless.”
The premise of Steve’s book is that the Self-Help movement is little more than addiction - that no real proof exists that any of it really helps people.
He cites the lack of any real credentials (citing Dr. Laura) of some of the gurus…
Or the hypocrisy of others (like Dr. Phil)…
And his conclusion is that the industry ends up hurting people and making America “helpless.”
Hmmm…
Isn’t most every human being hypocritical in some way or another?
All of his arguments ignore one of the basic rules for being a human:
you are personally responsible for your own life
No one can make you helpless. That’s an affliction you’ve got to give yourself.
Nor can anyone change your life by waving their magic wand. That’s your responsibility, too.
Get the help to do it wherever you want.
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