Why Does Oprah Need the Money?

John McElhenney
Nov 2 · 6 min read

Now Available On-Demand for $49.95: Why Do Gurus Still Need Money? When Deepak and Oprah team up to create meditation programs that are good for the world why do they still charge so much money for them?

I wrote a post on Facebook today that voiced some of my skepticism about enlightened leadership and why they still need the money. If Robert (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) is hawking a 19.95 per month newsletter that he…

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John McElhenney

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John McElhenney is an author and musician who lives in Austin, Texas. He’s best known for his single dad blog, The Whole Parent. (wholeparent.org)

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