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This is why I am distrustful of motivational speakers. Their incentives aren't really aligned with mine. I want to hear a story of how someone became successful

This is why I am distrustful of motivational speakers. Their incentives aren't really aligned with mine. I want to hear a story of how someone became successful that I can replicate in my own life. They want to book speaking engagements and sell books. There is a huge incentive for motivational speakers to embellish, emphasize the interesting parts, and downplay the boring parts and the parts that we don't want to hear (i.e. that being successful often requires a good amount of raw talent and luck).

Jaygles 5y ago
My rule is, if someone is profiting off of my believing what they say, then assume they aren't above lying to me about it. I try not to be a curmudgeon about it and give people the benefit of the doubt, but my life experience has largely taught me that people are willing to lie much more often than not when there's money on the line.