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Originally Posted by Level1  Additionally, it would be refreshing to hear from a P.D. Guru who didn't acheive their abundance through the sale of personal development. How about a person who just runs a successful restaurant or something. |
I prefer getting PD info from people who are full-time PD pros. I find they're more serious about personal growth if they're willing to turn it into their career. A restauranteur wouldn't have as much credibility with me, even before I started working in the PD field myself. I figure something is wrong if a restauranteur is writing/speaking about PD instead of running his/her restaurants.
Personally I love seeing seeing PD pros succeed financially with their work. I'd rather see people spending their money on books, audio programs, home study courses, and seminars that may improve their lives vs. coming to Vegas and pumping their cash into slot machines like hapless zombies (even if those people are paying my taxes for me).
What better way to achieve financial independence than in a career devoted to helping people improve their lives? I think we're better off helping each other improve our self-esteem, knowledge, and wisdom vs. satiating our taste buds.
It takes a heck of a lot of work (as well as life experience) to create useful, positively impactful content. I say those people who choose to sell their content fully deserve to be paid for it. One good idea can easily recoup the cost of such programs. I spend quite a bit of money on these programs myself, and I'm happy to do so. When I couldn't afford them, I checked out PD books from the library.