Truth, lies and personal development

I was talking with a businessman the other day who has been involved with the wealth creation/personal development industry and we were discussing the fact that so much of what is taught in this area is both poorly researched and often simply “drivel”.

As an example He mentioned the “Harvard Study” that I have heard quoted by countless speakers regarding goal setting.  There are 2 versions of the story, you are bound to have heard at least one of them.

Version 1 is that they researched 100 Harvard graduates in a particular year.  Only 4 out of the 100 had clearly defined written goals.  Ten years later those 4 were worth more than the combined worth of the other 96.

The other version is similar but ten years later the 96 were all working for the 4.  I knew the story immediately as I have literally heard it a dozen times from many household names in the motivational speaker space.

And it’s a great example of the power of goal setting.  The only problem is…… you guessed it,

It is complete  nonsense!!  No such study ever happened and people happily quote it because they heard it from a reliable source, who heard it from a reliable source, who heard it from who ever made it up.

So this is one of the reasons I try and write and speak out of my own experience.  I can be certain of what has happened to me and works in my life without risking passing on fairy stories.

Even some of the harmless inspirational stories i have had sent to me or read about end up being fantasies.  Completely harmless in most cases but there is always this sense of “betrayal” when something you thought was true turns out to be a nice story.

So thought for the day, live your life and make it interesting enough that you can share your own experiences with others and they will be inspired

Stay Inspired and Stay Safe ~ Dean Letfus @ www.MassiveAction.tv

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