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MJ DeMarco
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I will always have a strong fondness for Tony's old book, Awaken The Giant Within. I learned a lot from it and it is transcendent.
But in today's culture, he's just another duplicitous hypocrite preaching to the plebs how to get rich when none of BS he's spewing is behind his fortune. He made money while he slept because of his business, not because of his Wall Street investments. He sold seminars and books, he didn't buy stocks and wait.
GMA FN BREAK.
Puke-worthy. And yet people will eat it up in droves never spotting the hypocrisy...
Kinda like me writing a book on how to become a wealthy doctor running a medical practice.
Oh really MJ? Did you get rich running a medical practice?
Uh, no.
Very poignant. In short, he's duplicitous and hypocritical, endorsing and validating the limiting beliefs of the peasants just so he can tailor a ubiquitous lukewarm strategy that will appeal to the masses.
This is business decision based on market size, pure and simple. Most of the plebs will buy it hook line and sinker, the rest of us know better.
But in today's culture, he's just another duplicitous hypocrite preaching to the plebs how to get rich when none of BS he's spewing is behind his fortune. He made money while he slept because of his business, not because of his Wall Street investments. He sold seminars and books, he didn't buy stocks and wait.
GMA FN BREAK.
Puke-worthy. And yet people will eat it up in droves never spotting the hypocrisy...
Kinda like me writing a book on how to become a wealthy doctor running a medical practice.
Oh really MJ? Did you get rich running a medical practice?
Uh, no.
I like Tony Robbins. I believe that he's a good person with good intentions and that we can learn a lot from him. I learned a lot from him, too.
Having said that, it's funny how much he talks about the limiting beliefs of other people, yet here we have a prime example of a limiting belief coming straight from him.
Yeah, you won't earn your way into a fortune so better just accept your lot in life and save $50 a month for the next five decades of your life while you rot away in your cubicle. (coming from a guy who tells people to raise their standards and strive for more)
Yeah, the only way to make money while you sleep is to earn interest on your interest. Building a business? Nah, who would ever do that? (coming from a guy worth close to a billion owning a truckload of companies)
Wait until you're 65 to achieve what many consider one of the most important pieces of the puzzle to become successful (financial independence). Because who cares about enjoying your life while you're still young, right? (coming from one of the most intense guys in the world optimizing every single aspect of his life, stressing how important it is not to postpone your dreams)
One of the most important tenets of his school of thought is to prime yourself for the day ahead (put yourself in the right mental state to continuously grow in life). Imagine jumping up and down, telling yourself how you're going to crush the day only to go to the office and save $50 a month for the next few decades of your life. What's the point?
I understand why he's saying that. The media wouldn't accept if he gave less generic (but much more useful) advice. He probably wants to help as many people as possible and needs to provide advice—even if flawed—that an average Joe is most likely to act on. Still, he could have at the very least mentioned that there's a different way for those willing to work harder to enjoy a better life now, not when they're 65 (which I assume is his main target audience).
Very poignant. In short, he's duplicitous and hypocritical, endorsing and validating the limiting beliefs of the peasants just so he can tailor a ubiquitous lukewarm strategy that will appeal to the masses.
This is business decision based on market size, pure and simple. Most of the plebs will buy it hook line and sinker, the rest of us know better.