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Ep 534: The $11 Billion Self-Help Lie That Keeps You Trapped
In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim makes a bold statement about the self-help industry: It’s built to keep you coming back, not to set you free. While personal development should be the goal, Jim explains that sometimes other things take precedence. One thing in particular is boosting the ego. He explains that instead of helping you work through your issues, some programmes focus on short-lived joy.
To illustrate this, Jim draws on Plato's allegory of the cave, in which people chained to the wall began to believe their shadows were real. He explains that constantly trying to fix…
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