Does Listening to Motivational Speakers Really Make a Difference?
Their names are icons of American Optimism. They are Synonyms of Success. They walk in notoriety. They are admired by hundreds of thousands and even millions not only in the United States, but around the world. Ziglar, Tracy, Rohn, Waitley, Canfield, Hansen, Robbins, Covey, Alessandra, “Tremendous” Jones, White, and many more. The Old Guard of Positive Thinking, inspirational, motivational, can-do speakers and writers such as Carnegie and Nightingale passed their baton to a new generation years ago. Some of the old-timers in the current group have already begun to pass the baton to a younger group such as Maxwell, Gitomer, and Widener. This new and improved group also includes many women such as Frapp, Podesta, and Jiminez. But for all their good press and positive feel-good message, does what they have to say really make a difference? “Personal Development” is an $8 Billion per year industry in America. But at the end of the day, will you be a better person because you listened to the
