I used to be a huge fan of self-help paths. Whether it was confidence or body image, artistry or writing, or anything in between, I’d go buy the book and give it a try, hoping it would better my life. I have to say that many of these programs really did help me. They are what you put into them for sure, and books like The Artist’s Way and The Four Agreements really aided me in getting through tough times and becoming a stronger person and writer.

However, once I started to get to know self-help authors (not the above ones, mind you)—whether via work, free teleclasses they offered, or otherwise—I came to realize that most of what I was being fed was sheer bull. Much of it was simply the same stuff passed on and re-written as something new (much like many people have complained about The Secret simply being The Law of Attraction).