It’s fascinating to me how quickly our collective attention has moved away from this incident. The people touched personally by this incident will never be the same — and we should remember this did not have to happen.

My guess is that if/when civil and perhaps even criminal charges are fired it will be back on the front page.

In the meantime, we are blessed with friends, family, and resources to improve our lives beyond measure.

Scott

This unfortunate story has touched millions, but it’s hit guys like you, me, and Sanborn a little bit deeper. After all, we are in the same basic industry and we all know–and at some level, like and respect, James Ray. But we couldn’t be further apart in our core beliefs and our practices.

Another one of our colleagues, Naomi Rhode, coined the term “The Privilege of the Platform” as a convention theme; but it has become far more than that to me. It is my creed and oath.

You and I are privileged to do what we do, and we’d like to go to bed each night feeling like we helped people improve personally and professionally. With the ovations come the fans, and our fans can make us believe that we have ‘the secret’ they’ve been searching for. It’s a short and slippery slope to suddenly fall in love with our message, and get sidetracked into believing that we’ve got it all figured out.

I am blessed with a wife, kids, & buddies who keep me grounded by reminding me, in their own ways, that I am as common as an old shoe. I have no secrets, …just a few ideas and a privilege platform to share them.

Thank you for having the courage to speak out on this important topic, and for bringing some much needed perspective to those who continue to struggle with this.

God be with the victims of this senseless atrocity.

I especially love this:

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