Rhonda Byrne has said that “The Secret” was inspired by “The Science of Getting Rich.” That is a great book, and I love it – but the opeing scenes of the movie tells a different story and I wonder why.
The book that Byrne pulls out of the trunk in The Secret begins like this…
The World’s Greatest Discovery
But you’ll never accomplish more;
If you’re afraid of yourself, young man,
There’s little for you in store.
For failure comes from the inside first,
It’s there if we only knew it,
And you can win, though you face the worst,
If you feel that you’re going to do it.”
—EDGAR A. GUEST. *
A chapter title that is not from The Science of Getting Rich and a quote from Edgar Guest, that great poet.
This is not how The Science of Getting Rich begins but rather how Robert Collier’s The Secret of The Ages begins.
The scene goes by quickly but if you advance your DVD playback slowly, you can see it as in the screen capture above and in the Rhonda Byrne video clip at the end of this article.
Both of these books are great books and both have a similar message. We have audio of chapter 11 (The Law of Attraction) of Collier’s book on this site.
Interesting is that Collier is listed in the part of of The Secret’s website called “Behind The Secret” but Wattles is not. However you can get an ebook of “The Science of Getting Rich” but not of “The Secret of The Ages” on The Secret website. In Byrne’s Recommended Reading List we find The Science of Getting Rich (and many other success classics) but not The Secret of The Ages.
This is only an observation, not any great controversy. The messages of both books are congruent and both carry the same great message of the law of attraction.
The Science of Getting Rich is all about the law of attraction, but never calls it that, Collier’s book, The Secret of The Ages is likewise about the LOA and it even has a chapter by that name.
So I invite you to choose your success, watch The Secret and read The Science of Getting Rich or The Secret of The Ages… Perhaps you’ll even double down and take both of these classics to heart.
Rhonda Byrne and The Secret of the law of attraction
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“The Secret of The Ages” by Robert Collier
By Nathan S. Collier
My grandfather, Robert Collier, died in 1950, two years before I was born. He was a tremendous businessman, a pioneer in the mail order sales business, and wrote “The Robert Collier Letter Book” on business correspondence.Robert Collier also had a strong spiritual side and in the late 1920s wrote some of the first self-help books, including one called “Secret of the Ages.”
The Science of Getting Rich: The Origin Of The Secret Law Of Attraction
The Science of Getting Rich is a success book written by Wallace D. Wattles in 1910. It is considered a “philosophy of Mental Science or Mind Science.” It is widely credited as preceding the New Thought Movement.
An Introduction To The Science Of Getting Rich
Although Rhonda Byrne, the author of “The Secret” says that “The Science of Getting Rich” is was one of the books she was influenced by, she missed some crucial points about what Wallace Wattles had to say.
The Science of Getting Rich – Secret Book – Wallace Wattles
The Science of Getting Rich – Secret Book – Wallace Wattles. The Book Behind The SECRET is The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles.
The Science of Getting Rich Summary Affirmations
This is a video summary of The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles. The Science of Getting Rich is the book that inspired the movie “The Secret” Watch this video two times per day and observe positive changes in your life.
The Secret Law Of Attraction And The Science Of Getting Rich
The Science of Getting Rich preceded other financial success works such as Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Rhonda Byrne described the The Science of Getting Rich as the basis for her movie, The Secret, as well as the book by the same name.
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