Self-Improvement is Not All Ra-Ra
We Can All Benefit From Developing Ourselves I have to admit that I used to be extremely critical of the entire self-improvement industry because, let’s face it, that’s what it’s become, a huge industry. I used to think that it was all ra-ra and woo-woo that was full of ‘happy clappers’, as we referred to the people who attended the seminars or bought the books or watched the videos and unquestioningly accepted everything their preferred 'guru' espoused. I thought that the self-improvement gurus were just selling a dream of what life could be to people who had very little chance of achieving such an existence. Sort of like what my husband, son and I used to refer to as the Australian Idol Syndrome. You know, when you would see contestants interviewed on Australian Idol and they would say how their Mum told them how fantastic they are and that they can achieve anything they wish for. And then they’d perform and be absolutely terrible. Well, that’s the Australian Ido