📚 2 Books mentioned in "179. Can You Really “Manifest” Success Through Positive Visualization? | No Stupid Questions" of No Stupid Questions
Podcast: No Stupid Questions
Episode: 179. Can You Really “Manifest” Success Through Positive Visualization? | No Stupid Questions
Published on January 22, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Science of Getting Rich
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She was heavily influenced by a book from 1910, so almost a hundred years before she wrote hers, by a guy named Wallace Waddles, who wrote a book called The Science of Getting Rich, and it was this three-step process: ask, believe, receive.
In the podcast, Angela mentions that the book 'The Secret' draws influence from 'The Science of Getting Rich' by Wallace Waddles, outlining its three-step process of asking, believing, and receiving.
The Secret
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There was this book that came out and this movie that came out called The Secret. Oh yeah, have you ever heard of this?
Podcast hosts Mike and Angela are discussing the concept of manifestation. Mike brings up 'The Secret,' a book by Rhonda Byrne, to introduce the topic.
So The Secret was written by this Australian TV writer, her name is Rhonda Byrne. The book went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages.
In this segment, the host discusses 'The Secret,' a book written by Australian author Rhonda Byrne. She highlights the impressive sales of over 30 million copies and its translations into more than 50 languages.
So in The Secret, Byrne refers to this three-step process and she loved this idea so much, she ran with it and talked about how her life had collapsed around her.
Host Angela provides context about 'The Secret', explaining that author Rhonda Byrne outlines a three-step process, and reflects on how her life had fallen apart before she embraced this philosophy.
The Secret and manifestation is interesting. I can't define it necessarily; manifest means to happen, right?
In this segment, host Mike brings up 'The Secret', linking it to the concept of manifestation. He also expresses his challenges in defining what manifestation truly means.
So the book that Byrne wrote, The Secret, was largely based on the law of attraction, but like, attraction to what?
In this segment, host Angela discusses the book 'The Secret', explaining that it focuses on the concept of the law of attraction.
I'm going to say like, oh you know, maybe what all these kids need to do, maybe what I should have done as a teacher is sat at lunch and really helped kids visualize these positive futures! I don’t know, passed around The Secret!
In this moment, podcast host Angela humorously considers the idea of using the book 'The Secret' as a helpful resource for encouraging children to envision their positive futures.
So here’s the thing that you don't read about in The Secret: the butt is this—the butt is this—when you cross the Rubicon, you're not done!
Angela discusses an overlooked aspect of the concept presented in 'The Secret,' emphasizing that there are additional steps in the process that are not mentioned in the book.
I know this is obvious to you and me, but I don't think it's obvious to everybody who buys The Secret or who answers questions like, you know, the universe is going to bring me success!
Angela discusses that while the ideas in 'The Secret' may seem clear to some, they might not be obvious to everyone who invests in the book, highlighting its potential shortcomings.
In the first half of the show, Mike says that in her 2006 book, The Secret, author Rhonda Byrne writes that the titular concept is largely based on the law of attraction.
During a discussion in the podcast, Mike highlights that Rhonda Byrne's book, 'The Secret', discusses concepts primarily rooted in the law of attraction.