The notion that just thinking something can make it happen is a joke. Too bad some people fall for it.
By: Barry Riholtz
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The past three decades of minimal real wage growth have led some people to wonder why they haven’t gotten ahead. And in much the same way that nature abhors a vacuum, con artists hate missing an opportunity to separate suckers from their money. This might explain why we see a special class of self-help gurus — none of whom were rich until they developed this particularly odious grift — who have dedicated themselves to convincing people that if you only believe it, it can happen. Typical of the genre are platitudes like this:
What’s the main thing that separates the rich from the poor? Ask any of the financially free people, and they will tell you the same: their mindset.