Why ‘The Secret’ Will Never Work For Me

Nor will work for anyone in a serious capacity.

“The Secret is a fantastic book. You should read it. It’ll change everything about how you think.”

I was chatting in a conference room filled with excited women and a handful of men after a presentation where we were told we can live our dream life. All we had to do was sell beauty products. Even though I wasn’t big on beauty products — even though these ones were designed to be healthy for you — I did like the prospect of money and living on my own terms.

Adrenaline was pumping through me and throughout that entire time, I got all kinds of advice, a bit of guidance and engaging conversations. I nodded when I was told about this book “The Secret” and thought about picking up that book.

After all, I’m a network marketer after all. I should be investing in myself right?

I never went and bought the book.

To this day I have yet to get myself a copy of it either. And I’m so happy that I didn’t.

After spending years pursuing my career in writing and researching in the self-improvement world I can say this with confidence:

I hate The Secret. It’s a terrible book that is more damaging than it is helpful to this industry. The…