the secret

WOW!

Just published on November 28, 2006 and number one on Amazon with millions in print. I am of course talking about "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.

I was unaware of this new best seller until this weekend but such success cannot remain hidden for long and the media has jumped all over the story. In their time tested formula of presenting opposing views the media are trotting out 'experts' on both sides. We have the believers who have been promoting some or all of the ideas found in the book for a long time and we have the debunkers who are confusing the whole thing with Positive Thinking.

Well I find all of this very interesting. I have written a lot about self improvement on this blog and like seeing a best seller in this genre, flaws and all.

I have not read the book so will not comment on it. Seems to be enough of that going around already. I will just reprint something I wrote here on May 15, 2005. Says it all.

one thing

Self improvement boils down to one thing, thinking.

All the self improvement, personal transformation and business inspiration books on the shelves spend all their time telling you that you just need to learn to think in a new way. This idea may be new to us but it is not a new idea.

Hearing it like this it might seem so simplistic as to be worthless. It's not.

The steps to success have worn a path through the world yet most people cannot find them.

Set goals, learn about your mind, train your mind and act upon your plan. It can be as simple as focusing on these four steps.

Choose to control your thinking, that's it, that's the one thing.