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Sam Parr

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8897 total appearances

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My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Well, so here's the thing.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

People did debunk it later on, but it's sort of like R. Kelly and his music.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

You could separate the art from the artist.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Do you know what I mean?

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

I could still listen to the music and acknowledge that it's good music.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

But the book was so good, and I could talk about some of the stuff in the book.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

It was so good that it's known that he was a fraudster and that all of this story, it's completely fake.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

But the book is actually so good that he...

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

He didn't get a pass, but people acknowledge the book's great, and also he's full of shit.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So in the book, there's actually a bunch of amazing stuff.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

For example, have you ever heard of the term mastermind?

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

He created that.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So he came up with this idea.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Probably not.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

That's a Napoleon Hill term.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So he created this idea of, I mean- He popularized it, at least.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

Popularized it.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

But I think it's the first time that someone has ever said the word mastermind, or at least published.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

He did a bunch of amazing stuff.

My First Million
‘Think and Grow Rich’ Is a Lie. (But The Advice Still Works)

So in the book, he says that you need to have a specific goal, you need to write it down, and you need to repeat it to yourself.