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Gurus are Human

I received an email this week that spawned an interesting conversation. I’ll share it here. Hector wrote: How are your teachings different from all the dozens of gurus advertising out there? I’m genuinely confused by inconsistencies from the gurus. For example, Wattles wrote books about health and riches and then he died at 53, lost his bid for public office and to my knowledge he was still scrambling economically. The author of Science of Miracles, Max Long Freedom committed suicide due to leg cancer while his group was in disarray and his wife left him. Arthur Ray is in jail. I honestly would like to

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Cherishing Those Teenage Boys

I have mixed emotions right now – thought I’d write to try and sort it all out. I’m going to be working with a woman soon to help her with her book as part of my Profitable Author Coaching program, and in preparation for my first call with her, I’ve been reading her blog. I’m a little concerned that this may be one especially difficult project for me, because as much as I look forward to helping her achieve her goals, the topic is tough. She lost her 16 year-old son to a heart disease less than 2 years ago, and her book and her blog is all about going through the grieving process and coming out on the other end okay.

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About Getting Harpooned…

A few years back a friend of mine contacted me because she and I hadn’t seen each other in a decade, and in her words, she said, “I found you on a site that listed you among people who have gone to the devil (along with a bunch of other people I really respect), and I just had to see what you were up to!” Well, I’ve always wondered what site had me as having ‘gone to the devil’ but didn’t want to get mired down so I didn’t really look for it. In response (in case anyone cared to know what my response would be), I created a post called Trick or Treat. But today, I think I may have found it (accidentally)!! I was searching for

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Gurus are Human

I received an email this week that spawned an interesting conversation. I’ll share it here. Hector wrote: How are your teachings different from all the dozens of gurus advertising out there? I’m genuinely confused by inconsistencies from the gurus. For example, Wattles wrote books about health and riches and then he died at 53, lost his bid for public office and to my knowledge he was still scrambling economically. The author of Science of Miracles, Max Long Freedom committed suicide due to leg cancer while his group was in disarray and his wife left him. Arthur Ray is in jail. I honestly would like to

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Cherishing Those Teenage Boys

I have mixed emotions right now – thought I’d write to try and sort it all out. I’m going to be working with a woman soon to help her with her book as part of my Profitable Author Coaching program, and in preparation for my first call with her, I’ve been reading her blog. I’m a little concerned that this may be one especially difficult project for me, because as much as I look forward to helping her achieve her goals, the topic is tough. She lost her 16 year-old son to a heart disease less than 2 years ago, and her book and her blog is all about going through the grieving process and coming out on the other end okay.

Read More »

About Getting Harpooned…

A few years back a friend of mine contacted me because she and I hadn’t seen each other in a decade, and in her words, she said, “I found you on a site that listed you among people who have gone to the devil (along with a bunch of other people I really respect), and I just had to see what you were up to!” Well, I’ve always wondered what site had me as having ‘gone to the devil’ but didn’t want to get mired down so I didn’t really look for it. In response (in case anyone cared to know what my response would be), I created a post called Trick or Treat. But today, I think I may have found it (accidentally)!! I was searching for

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