His latest book has perhaps the harshest title of all: People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It: The 10 Ways You Are Sabotaging Yourself and How You Can Overcome Them<\/em>.<\/p>\n So what’s the deal… are you really an idiot who’s broke because you want to be?<\/p>\n And why are we interviewing this guy, anyway?<\/p>\n Well, let’s answer the second question first…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ====== Continued<\/em><\/strong><\/span> =======<\/p>\n There are mentors who teach from a “warm fuzzy”, “love and light” stance.\u00a0 They’re all about positive thinking and supportive messaging… atta-boys and atta-girls all the way.\u00a0 They say “Namaste” a lot, and tell you that you’re perfect as you are and don’t need to change a thing.<\/p>\n They’re kind of like the equivalent of school teachers and elementary coaches who give every child a blue ribbon, “Just for showing up and giving it your all, gosh-darn it!”<\/p>\n Okay, that’s nice and everything.\u00a0 But we sure hope that our child, Konan, only gets handed blue ribbons when he’s performed in an outstanding way.\u00a0 When he truly deserves it.<\/p>\n We don’t want him to be molly-coddled into mediocrity, thinking that any amount of effort is “good enough” to get recognized.\u00a0 That kind of thinking carries over into adult life as people who expect a pat on the back for taking out the garbage, paying attention to their spouse, or just showing up for work on time.<\/p>\n The other type of mentor believes that you’re never as good as you could be, you’ve always got room to learn, grow and develop, and that sometimes you need to be shaken out of your comfort zone in order to move yourself along to a better place.<\/p>\n They believe that being stuck in a rut is a normal human tendency, but that you do have the power to dig your way out — and even climb over those roadblocks that you’ll find once you do climb out — if<\/em> you truly want to, and if<\/em> you will be responsible and accountable for your own life.<\/p>\n And we believe that too.\u00a0 That’s why we’re happy to interview Larry Winget, <\/a>The Pitbull of Personal Developmen<\/a>t<\/em>, and to bring along the mop so you can clean up your crap after you’ve heard from him, and move on to where you want to be (we won’t say we’ll mop up the mess for you though; you’ve got to do that yourself).<\/p>\n As for the first question… are you really an idiot who’s broke because you want to be?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, Larry says you’re an idiot if you know what you need to do to get ahead, but you don’t do it. Or if you’re too lazy to do it, and claim to be just too busy (like any of us aren’t<\/em> busy!)<\/p>\n He says you’re an idiot if you say you want a better relationship with your spouse, but don’t take the time to pay attention to them or do things they like; you’re an idiot if you say you want to be a better parent but, like most parents, only spend a few minutes each week in meaningful conversation with your kids.<\/p>\n He says you’re an idiot if you say you want to live a long, healthy life, but eat junk food, grab dinner at the drive-through, don’t exercise, or smoke.<\/p>\n Can you honestly say that none of the above applies to you? That you never indulge in idiotic behavior?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hey, Larry admits that he does.\u00a0 So do we.\u00a0 So if you still say you don’t… why do you deny it? And does that denial have anything to do with where you are today?<\/p>\n And as for being broke because you want to be… well, if you think you want more money, but don’t have it, it’s because you’ve spent more than you’ve made, or you’ve made bad decisions.\u00a0 It’s your own actions that have put you where you are financially (as well as in every other area of your life), and it’s your own actions that will change that for you, if you finally decide to do them.<\/p>\n That’s right, Larry doesn’t mince words.\u00a0 He believes you’re fully responsible for your own<\/em> life (what we like to call your “tree reality” lately).\u00a0 He’ll show you exactly where you’ve been going wrong up until now, and how you can do better from here on out.<\/p>\n To get a better sense of his style, watch this short video.\u00a0 It’s for his Nightingale-Conant program… something that took him 20 years to manifest (he doesn’t use that word, but that’s what he did) and something he never gave up hope on:<\/p>\n![\"winget-l\"](\"http:\/\/www.lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/winget-l.jpg\" "\\"winget-l\\"")
This pitbull is otherwise known as Larry Winget, the bestselling author of titles like Shut Up, Stop Whining And Get A Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life<\/em>, It’s Called Work For A Reason: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault<\/em>, and You’re Broke Because You Want To Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead<\/em>… and host of A&E’s TV reality show, Big Spender<\/em>.<\/p>\n