Bob Proctor (author)

Canadian author (1934–2022)

Summary

Robert Corlett Proctor was a Canadian, new thought self-help author and business owner. He was best known for his New York Times best-selling book You Were Born Rich (1984) and being a contributor to the film The Secret (2006). Proctor's business model maintained the idea that a positive self-image was critical for obtaining success, frequently referencing the pseudoscientific law of attraction.

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/* Law of attraction */Well they said nor can the body change its "vibrational frequencies" to attract items of a "similar vibration". The. Body does give off vibrations there called vibes for short. People give off a vibe or feeling without even talking to them and it's a human feeling we get from others. There may not be alot of research on it but there is 2 principles that are true without knowing everything about them. One is luck. How can you explain to someone luck is real. How do...

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/* Law of attraction */I removed the false comments commented on Bob Proctor,and replaced with truth so that the whole world may understand

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