A Critique Of “The Science Of Getting Rich”
“The Science of Getting Rich” was written by Wallace Wattles and published in 1910.
This book is a core part of the foundation of the modern self help movement and the material promoted by people like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Robert Kiyosaki, Zig Ziglar, Wayne Dyer, Joe Vitali and so many others.
This book is the inspiration and source for Rhonda Byrnes’ “The Secret” and promotion of the Law Of Attraction [LOA] which has become the financial juggernaut that all of the aforementioned motivational writers and trainers have jumped onto.
However, when you read and reflect on Wattles’ writing it rapidly becomes apparent that several key aspects of Wattles’ approach have been left out of the popularised LOA teachings and I will highlight these points below.
It also becomes very clear that distortions have arisen, resulting in the ridiculous and offensive belief taught in the LOA [and especially by Byrnes’ … Read more