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Jennihul · 02-23-2008, 08:28 PM

I love all the speakers mentioned. They all have merit and some of it depends on what merit badges YOU have earned, as to whether it resonates with you or not at all.

I find some of the most miserable people in the world respond best to Tony Robbins mainly because they have forgotten what good feels like and he is excellent at getting them to feel again and feel good. Also everyone knows how absolutely defeating negative self-talk can be no matter how motivated you think you are. NLP is a simple, effective cure for what ails so many people who really don't have it as bad as they think they do.

Wayne Dyer is a God among men and I feel truly blessed to have watched HIS transformation at the same time that he has helped transform me. But his message isn't for the beginner of self-development. Nor the wretch trying to get out of the gutter. His now messages are for people that are aspiring to go beyond a certain level of achieved self-development and away from the need for material gain, fame and fortune, fast cars, luxury homes and yacht lifestyles so you have to basically be in a special place to resonate with his message. Plus, his greatest benefit to mankind, I am convinced, is that he translates "Deepak Chopra" so well into normal human language.

Deepak is another God among men but I can't understand him as well until Wayne translates.

Steven Covey is famous and beloved but he just doesn't ring my bell. I know many people that have seriously benefitted from his material but when I listen to him, I am usually scratching my head. Like, huh?

So sending out the lions into the arena to tear apart any of these great men is really silly. Just because you personally got nothing out of their material doesn't mean the once suicidal man sitting next to you in the diner didn't get helped. Or the kid that was thinking about killing 30 of his classmates at school but is now starting his own business and volunteering with mentally ill kids. It might SEEM like it's all about you, but it's really all about us. All of us.

Jennifer

02-23-2008, 08:28 PM	#30 (permalink)
Jennihul Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,031	I love all the speakers mentioned. They all have merit and some of it depends on what merit badges YOU have earned, as to whether it resonates with you or not at all. I find some of the most miserable people in the world respond best to Tony Robbins mainly because they have forgotten what good feels like and he is excellent at getting them to feel again and feel good. Also everyone knows how absolutely defeating negative self-talk can be no matter how motivated you think you are. NLP is a simple, effective cure for what ails so many people who really don't have it as bad as they think they do. Wayne Dyer is a God among men and I feel truly blessed to have watched HIS transformation at the same time that he has helped transform me. But his message isn't for the beginner of self-development. Nor the wretch trying to get out of the gutter. His now messages are for people that are aspiring to go beyond a certain level of achieved self-development and away from the need for material gain, fame and fortune, fast cars, luxury homes and yacht lifestyles so you have to basically be in a special place to resonate with his message. Plus, his greatest benefit to mankind, I am convinced, is that he translates "Deepak Chopra" so well into normal human language. Deepak is another God among men but I can't understand him as well until Wayne translates. Steven Covey is famous and beloved but he just doesn't ring my bell. I know many people that have seriously benefitted from his material but when I listen to him, I am usually scratching my head. Like, huh? So sending out the lions into the arena to tear apart any of these great men is really silly. Just because you personally got nothing out of their material doesn't mean the once suicidal man sitting next to you in the diner didn't get helped. Or the kid that was thinking about killing 30 of his classmates at school but is now starting his own business and volunteering with mentally ill kids. It might SEEM like it's all about you, but it's really all about us. All of us. Jennifer Last edited by Jennihul; 02-23-2008 at 08:30 PM.