When I read the book, Pindar reminded me immediately of an advisor I’ve worked with on a couple of recent online ventures. Perhaps not in his explicit philosophy, but in his generosity, his experience, and his bearing as a person — and (in the words of this critic) that he’s a “successful real-life” businessman.

So this criticism certainly misses the mark, for me. The critic also seems to somewhat miss the point of a parable, which is, in part, to portray exemplars of a given archetype.

I don’t know Bob Proctor (other than having seen him speak once) but I can imagine that he’s merely a more realized version of the kinds of business advisors who are commonly motivated to reach back and help younger entrepreneurs like myself achieve what they had achieved themselves.

I’ve always said, “Karma isn’t a one-to-one relationship.” You may never “repay” the people who helped you get where you are and some of the people you help may never “repay” you, but if you apply ALL FIVE Laws in order, you WILL achieve your dreams faster than you would have using any other “strategy.”

I can’t repay all the Pindars I’ve had in my life – many of them had passed on before I had enough “life collateral” to do so. But I have tried to honor their contribution by making contributions of my own, and I think that is the payment they wanted from me. On the other hand, they were all hugely successful people (by different measures of success) and I know their “go-giver’s path” brought them the dreams they realized just as surely as it is doing for me.