Devil's Advocate

I have always wondered about the presence of a "secret" for the accompleishment of anything. I am not sure whether we go in search of that "secret" becuase we do not want to do the necessary work to accomplish that goal that we've set ourselves. Also, I am not sure whether those who promote the presence of a "secret" are doing so to hain visibility in the market place. I am not one of those who believe that there is any "secret" to do anything. Rather, I believe that there are a diversity of ways that we can fulfill that goal that we have set for ourselves.

What we need to do is study those who have succeeded in the things that we are after. If we do, we'll find that each one of them probably succeeded through the use of different methods; not one "secret." Then, if we can apply some of the strategies that they've used, make them our own, we too might be successful. In short, I believe that the things that are right before us are the things that we should be making greater use of. Unfortunately, we have been socialized to believe that the resources that we need to succeed are outside of us and not inside of us. They are far away from us and not around us. If that's the case, then the "secrets" that we promote aren't "secrets" at all. They are merely unrecognized and underused resources that have been available to man from the dawn of civilization.