Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless

The self-help industry should not be dismissed as "silly but benign," says Salerno, and he documents how it has undermined psychology, education and health care in this blistering critique. And the positivity yields questionable results in any case. Laura (the preacher of family values who didn't know when her own mother was murdered), among many others. (June 28)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . In addition to detailing the raw facts, Salerno excels at pinpointing the self-abnegating strategy the self-help industry employs: namely, tearing you down in the name of building you up. From Publi

"You know it's true" according to Lew. I've just finished reading this excellent critique of the self help industry, an industry that has gotten it's fair share of my hard earned money. I've read books, listened to audios and attended seminars. Being in sales most of my life, "self help" has always been at the forefront of what has been proposed by sales organizations of every stripe to propel one the the highest levels of achievement.Mr. Salerno effectively poi. Being Successful does not Equal being Evil Amazon Customer The author of this gossipy book writes as if ALL self-help or self-improvement is harmful and ALL gurus and teachers who make a lot of money with it are harmful scam artists. The idea that these people became rich because they might have been useful to a lot of people never crosses his mind. The book is almost a conspiracy-theory. It's childish to believe that everyone has been duped and every therapist, coach, motivational. Wild Bill5Without a doubt everyone has been the victim of useless and stupid use of motivational theory I had a mixed reaction to Sham although a lot of what the author says is obviously true, he seems to "throw the baby out with the bath water" in his condemnation of all things motivational. As an athlete and an employer, how does Salermo suggest we motivate performance without using many of the "platitudes" that he is so critical of. Without a doubt everyone has been the victim of useless and stupid use of motivational theo. said Without a doubt everyone has been the victim of useless and stupid use of motivational theory. I had a mixed reaction to Sham although a lot of what the author says is obviously true, he seems to "throw the baby out with the bath water" in his condemnation of all things motivational. As an athlete and an employer, how does Salermo suggest we motivate performance without using many of the "platitudes" that he is so critical of. Without a doubt everyone has been the victim of useless and stupid use of motivational theo

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