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A Self-help History: Peter McWilliams and ‘What to do When Your Guru Sues You’
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In this episode, Dr. Glenn takes us through the fascinating tale of Peter McWilliams who was both the author of the best-selling “Life 101” series and a victim in many ways of his guru/cult leader, John-Roger.
The story of Peter McWIlliams is sad and interesting; but importantly, it demonstrates so many of the recurring themes of how the self-help industry operates:
- Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs) as a gateway into more insidious and culty self-help
- self-help gurus fabricating an origin story
- the ways in which manipulative leaders divert and exploit the talents of their followers
- how self-help continuously recycles (and/or plagiarizes!) the same old content
- the readiness with which self-help organizations use law suits for intimidation and self-protection
In telling the story of McWilliams, we also take a walk through some of the biggest self-help books, leaders, and movies of the last ~35 years! Be sure to check out the links below!
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Books:
Life 101 Series by Peter McWilliams
"The Personal Computer" by Peter McWilliams
“Getting Things Done” by David Allen
“Tragedy in Sedona” by Connie Joy
“The Road Less Traveled” by M. Scott Peck
“Ain’t Nobody’s Business if you Do” by Peter McWilliams
“Fit for Life” by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
Info Pages and Articles:
About Life 102: What to do When Your Guru Sues You by Peter McWilliams
Large-group Awareness Trainings definition
Erhard Seminar Trainings (est)
LA Times article about allegations against John-Roger
Review of I Am Not Your Guru documentary about Tony Robbins
Podcasts:
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In this episode, Dr. Glenn takes us through the fascinating tale of Peter McWilliams who was both the author of the best-selling “Life 101” series and a victim in many ways of his guru/cult leader, John-Roger.
The story of Peter McWIlliams is sad and interesting; but importantly, it demonstrates so many of the recurring themes of how the self-help industry operates:
- Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs) as a gateway into more insidious and culty self-help
- self-help gurus fabricating an origin story
- the ways in which manipulative leaders divert and exploit the talents of their followers
- how self-help continuously recycles (and/or plagiarizes!) the same old content
- the readiness with which self-help organizations use law suits for intimidation and self-protection
In telling the story of McWilliams, we also take a walk through some of the biggest self-help books, leaders, and movies of the last ~35 years! Be sure to check out the links below!
Also mentioned in this Episode:
Books:
Life 101 Series by Peter McWilliams
"The Personal Computer" by Peter McWilliams
“Getting Things Done” by David Allen
“Tragedy in Sedona” by Connie Joy
“The Road Less Traveled” by M. Scott Peck
“Ain’t Nobody’s Business if you Do” by Peter McWilliams
“Fit for Life” by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
Info Pages and Articles:
About Life 102: What to do When Your Guru Sues You by Peter McWilliams
Large-group Awareness Trainings definition
Erhard Seminar Trainings (est)
LA Times article about allegations against John-Roger
Review of I Am Not Your Guru documentary about Tony Robbins
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