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~ Randy Gage (Author)
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This groundbreaking self-help book reveals the secrets of manifesting health, happiness, and prosperity in your life—but not in a way you’ve experienced before. Blunt, outspoken, and brutally honest, Randy Gage shoots down the forces that hold you back and keep you dumb, sick, and broke, and shows you how to take action to get smart, healthy, and rich.

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If you're one of the millions of people stressed with money issues, struggling with health challenges, or enduring work that brings you no satisfaction, Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke . . . And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich! is the perfect book for you. And it's perfect for those winning the rat race but living like a rat.

In this powerful and groundbreaking book, Randy Gage reveals the secrets of manifesting health, happiness, and prosperity in your life—but in a way you've never experienced before. He takes the timeless and universal principles of success and applies them to the complexities, challenges, and realities of today's world.

Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke . . . And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich! takes on all of the people, institutions, and beliefs that threaten your health, happiness, and prosperity. But be forewarned: Gage is blunt, outspoken, and brutally honest. No target is off limits—from religious leaders to media outlets, from well-meaning family members to New Age self-help gurus. He is dedicated to exposing the insidious role of "memes" that can infect your subconscious mind and cause you to sabotage your own success.

From reality television to an education system that kills critical thinking ability—from cults to organized religion, from dysfunctional families to the pervasive mentality of victim-hood and entitlement—Gage holds nothing back in revealing the forces at work in keeping most people dumb, sick, and broke. Read this book and discover his powerful action plan for getting smart, healthy, and rich!

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (October 9, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470049316
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470049310
  • Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,040 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Book!, November 2, 2006
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I have been an e-zine subscriber and customer of Randy's for many years. He is authentic, outspoken and not afraid to speak the truth even if his views are unpopular. Until I met Randy I was a bleeding heart liberal who tried to save every down and out human that crossed paths with me. No matter how much love, support and financial aid I gave none of these people ever improved their situations. All they did was attract more back "luck" and begged for more money. If I wasn't able to help they'd turn on me and equate me with the devil. After reading Randy's books I began to work on my own prosperity consciousness and I stopped giving handouts to those who didn't really want help. I make more money now and I support animal rescue and adoption groups. Read anything that Randy writes and think about what he says objectively. You will learn a great deal and if you take it to heart you will prosper.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "What's it going to be?", May 1, 2007

As I began to read this book, I recalled Voltaire's suggestion that we cherish those who seek the truth...but beware of those who find it. Few will quarrel with Randy Gage's faith in becoming - and then remaining -- "smart, healthy & rich" but many will disagree with his opinions which he presents as facts (e.g. the late Pope "leaves behind a legacy of poverty, ignorance, and despair" and with his suggestions which come across as fiats (e.g. those whose purpose is to "serve God" ought to be in a straightjacket"). Somewhere well-buried within this book is a very important insight which complements Voltaire's: Too often, too many of us are unwilling and/or unable to think independently (e.g. to challenge the assumptions and premises of so-called "conventional wisdom"), and then, to take principled and effective action, guided and informed by what our independent thinking reveals.

All of us make bad decisions at one time or another. Obviously, Gage asserts, it is "dumb" to repeat them. For example, to become addicted to health-threatening behavior as well as to spend far in excess of income while maxing out credit cards. Various bad decisions can significantly reduce one's quality of life, standard of living, and career. How easy it is to be controlled by what James O'Toole has aptly characterized as "the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom." Presumably helping people to avoid or escape from such control is one of the reasons why he wrote this book. It is a worthy objective.

Frankly, I would have added another star to the rating were it not for Gage's frequent use of confrontational ("shock") rhetoric which, in my opinion, creates distractions throughout the flow of his narrative. Of course, making the right decisions cannot guarantee that one will become "smart, healthy & rich!" but that will certainly improve the odds. According to Gage, the fundamental challenge is to replace a "fear of success" mindset with a faith in what can be accomplished, and then make whatever changes may be necessary in one's values, attitudes, and behavior to achieve the desired objectives. It is that easy...and, yes, that difficult...but possible.
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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Invitation to Indulge In Critical Thinking, November 7, 2006
There's a reason this book has so many 5-star reviews here on Amazon, and the reason is:
It's great!

Gage invites readers to exercise their perogative to use CRITICAL THINKING (which is no small feat), and he also encourages readers
to QUESTION everything they THINK/KNOW/BELIEVE (this includes anything they read in his book).

The value of critical thinking is that is gets us to question our long-held beliefs,
and, possibly, to change our ways for better results in every area of life.

If you are feeling "stuck" (Dumb, Sick, or Broke), do yourself a favor, and read Gage's no-nonsense,
pull-no-punches book, which is one super REALITY CHECK!

Great motivational reading!
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The book came on time and is quite interesting. It is a common sense approach to life!
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