I was on a financial board and there was a rather harsh discussion about the different gurus. Rich Dad Robert Kiyosaki was full of garbage. Suze Orman was a hypocrite. David Bach only wants to sell books.
Maybe.
But looking back at my mentors over the years, I can’t find a single one who was perfect in all aspects of life. Heck, I can’t find one perfect in their chosen field.
Why?
Because they’re human and humans make mistakes. They’ll say something stupid (I say something completely stupid every day, comes with talking a lot). They’ll give advice and then change their mind when they get more information. They’ll say one thing and do another (like me, I’ll say chocolate is bad for me while I’m eating a big slab of Cadbury milk chocolate).
Does that mean I discount all of what they have to say? No. That would be foolish (throwing the baby out with the bath water as my Mom says). They got to be top of their game because they’re good at something. People listen to them because they have something of value to say.
For example: I hear a lot of people criticize Suze Orman… until she starts talking about insurance. Then folks shut up and listen. Because the woman knows insurance. She knows it front and back. To not listen to her advice on insurance because she thinks you should cut up your credit cards is silly.
Take what you need from them. Confirm that it is true (for you). Then discard the rest. (That goes for any books I reco too).