|
The Secret Critic Shows the Good, Bad, & The
|
|||||||||||||||
Dollar Card Marketing builds your business by creating customized $5, 10, 20, and 100 dollar bill business cards, drop cards, and sizzle cards for any business or promotion. Nothing grabs attention like CASH! |
|
 The Secret - What Good is it?
|
 The Ugly Secrets Behind The Secret |
The Secret DVD and book by Rhonda Byrne have been runaway hits. Rhonda Byrne's creation has topped Best Seller lists and has been Amazon.com's fastest selling book in history. The Secret has been a leading product in the self help industry has received unprecedented media attention; both good and not-so-good.
One of the first things one might think when viewing negative press regarding Rhonda Byrne's, The Secret, is "Well, they're just at the top and people just want to make it their crusade to knock down an overnight success." In some cases, this may be true. However, in the case of Rhonda Byrne and her cast of characters, it appears they've subjected themselves to additional scrutiny by not necessarily getting to the top by utilizing the very message they've taken there.
We've personally had good experiences and frankly, bad experiences during the time we've been involved with The Secret and much has come to light during that time. We've taken some time to reflect on the events that have transpired and tried to decide how best to cope and move onward. What we've decided was to heed the advice of many self help gurus and psychologists and simply VENT. That's right... just take a deep breath... and get it ALL off our chest.
So, the purpose of this site is to reflect on the good times we've had as well as the bad times and try to make a purposeful use out of both. This is sort of like implementing another strategy that is favored by self help wizards and psychologists; think of some uncertainty in your life and make two lists, A Pros and Cons list. Then when you've exhausted your lists, see which one weighs heavier. THIS IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO FOR YOU!
As mentioned, I've taken quite some time before entering into this endeavor so as not to be unfairly driven to one side. However, I'll be quite honest with you, given the series of events between us and The Secret production company, my bias is clearly toward the negative. On the other hand, I've always taken pride in being a person of integrity and fairness. I will try to list and comment on ALL published and credible resources (meaning not just Uncle Burt who wants to wave a finger and spout off) for both sides of The Secret, its principles, its teachings, methodology, and its cast. AND, you'll also get your chance to put in your two cents (providing that it's done with some decorum). You see, I've set up both sides in a blog format allowing you to comment on each post. Mind you, I will be monitoring all comments and will absolutely filter out spam, flames, and other such nonsense.
Above, you will see two icons. One is The Secret logo with a check mark and the other, The Secret logo with a circle and line through it. Clicking on each of those icons will bring you either The Pros or Cons of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
So, let the lists commence!
|
Buy The Secret
|
DISCLAIMER
It's an unfortunate shame that in an effort to protect ourselves from people who just want to sue instead of having a rational discussion and reasonable resolution, we have to belittle the intelligence of the average site visitor to say that we are not officially endorsed or representatives of The Secret or TS Productions LLC. The purpose of this site is to provide critique, criticism, parody, and commentary of The Secret DVD movie and book by Rhonda Byrne as well as critique and commentary of the cast members that appear in The Secret Book and DVD. The opinions and views expressed on this site, except where explicitly mentioned, do not reflect those of Rhonda Byrne, TS Productions LLC, John Assaraf, Michael Beckwith, Lee Brower, Jack Canfield, Dr. John F. Demartini, Marie Diamond, Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle, Hale Dwoskin, Morris Goodman, Dr. John Gray, Dr. John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Dr. Ben Johnson, Loral Langemeier, Lisa Nichols, Bob Proctor, James Arthur Ray, David Schirmer, Marci Shimoff, Dr. Joe Vitale, Dr. Denis Waitley, Neale Donald Walsch, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, Esther Hicks, Bob Rainone, Don Zyck, Beyond Words Publishing, Cynthia Black, and Richard Cohn.
To Those With a Litigious Disposition Within The Secret Organization
PLEASE NOTE
Aside from my First Amendment Rights of Freedom of Speech,
please note the following text as stated by
Section 107 of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of The United States Code (aka
Copyright Law [Fair Use Provision])
|
§ 107. Limitations on exclusive
rights: Fair use
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include — (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
By the way, this includes the use of the modified logo with the check mark and/or circle line through. |