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'''Rhonda Byrne''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɜːr|n}} {{respell|BURN}}; née '''Izon'''; born 1951, [[Melbourne]], Australia) is an Australian television writer and producer. Her book ''[[The Secret (Byrne book)|The Secret]]'' is based on the belief of the [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|law of attraction]], which claims that thoughts can change a person's life directly.<ref name="Scientific American">{{cite journal | last = Shermer | first = Michael | author-link = Michael Shermer | title = The (Other) Secret | journal = [[Scientific American]] | date = 1 June 2007 | volume = 296 | issue = 6 | page = 39 | doi = 10.1038/scientificamerican0607-39 | pmid = 17663221 | bibcode = 2007SciAm.296f..39S | url = https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-other-secret/ | access-date = 2 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Live Science">{{cite web | last = Radford | first = Benjamin | author-link = Benjamin Radford | title = The Secret | work = [[Live Science]] | date = 3 February 2009 | url = http://www.livescience.com/5303-pseudoscience-secret.html | access-date = 2 February 2018}}</ref> She wrote several sequels to the book, including ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'', ''[[The Magic (book)|The Magic]]'' and ''Hero'', as well as other books that relate to ''The Secret''.
'''Rhonda Byrne''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ɜːr|n}} {{respell|BURN}}; née '''Izon'''; born 1951, [[Melbourne]], Australia) is an Australian television writer and producer. Her book ''[[The Secret (Byrne book)|The Secret]]'' is based on the belief of the [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|law of attraction]], which claims that thoughts can change a person's life directly.<ref name="Scientific American">{{cite journal | last = Shermer | first = Michael | author-link = Michael Shermer | title = The (Other) Secret | journal = [[Scientific American]] | date = 1 June 2007 | volume = 296 | issue = 6 | page = 39 | doi = 10.1038/scientificamerican0607-39 | pmid = 17663221 | bibcode = 2007SciAm.296f..39S | url = https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-other-secret/ | access-date = 2 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Live Science">{{cite web | last = Radford | first = Benjamin | author-link = Benjamin Radford | title = The Secret | work = [[Live Science]] | date = 3 February 2009 | url = http://www.livescience.com/5303-pseudoscience-secret.html | access-date = 2 February 2018}}</ref> She wrote several sequels to the book, including ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'' and ''[[The Magic (book)|The Magic]].''


==Life before ''The Secret''==
==Life before ''The Secret''==
Byrne was born in 1951, [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], to parents Ronald and Irene Izon. She worked as an executive producer for television, with credits including ''Oz Encounters: UFO's in Australia'' (1997), ''Sensing Murder: Easy Street'' (2003), ''Loves Me, Loves Me Not'' (2003), and ''The World's Greatest Commercials'' (1995 - 2004).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126279/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Rhonda Byrne|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>
Byrne was born in 1951, [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], to parents Ronald and Irene Izon. She worked as an executive producer for television, with credits including ''Oz Encounters: UFO's in Australia'' (1997), ''Sensing Murder: Easy Street'' (2003), ''Loves Me, Loves Me Not'' (2003), and ''The World's Greatest Commercials'' (1995–2004).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126279/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Rhonda Byrne|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=June 2022}}


After the death of her father in 2004, Byrne became very depressed. At the instigation of her daughter Hayley, she read ''[[The Science of Getting Rich]]'' (1910) by [[Wallace D. Wattles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/794/000141371/|title=Rhonda Byrne|website=NNDb.com}}</ref> She discovered positive thinking, the laws of attraction, and how to find further success in life. Hence, she started doing research on the subject and the project of ''The Secret'' was born.
After the death of her father in 2004, Byrne became very depressed. At the instigation of her daughter Hayley, she read ''[[The Science of Getting Rich]]'' (1910) by [[Wallace D. Wattles]]. She began to work on ''The Secret.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Is ‘manifesting’ dangerous magical thinking or a formula for success? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/apr/21/is-mainfesting-real-the-secret |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>


==The Secret==
==''The Secret''==
According to Byrne's research, she claims that all great men in history knew about the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)]], suggesting [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Winston Churchill]] and others. Furthering her research, she found current proponents of the laws of attraction include author [[Jack Canfield]], entrepreneur John Assaraf, visionary [[Michael Beckwith]], John Demartini, Bob Proctor, [[James Arthur Ray]], [[Joseph Vitale (author)|Joseph Vitale]], Lisa Nichols, Marie Diamond, and [[John Gray (U.S. author)|John Gray]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/ca-fr/title/70063484|title=The Secret|last=Herriot|first=Drw|website=Netflix.com|date=2006}}</ref>
Byrne claims that all great men in history knew about the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)]], suggesting [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Winston Churchill]] and others. She asserts that current proponents of the laws of attraction include author [[Jack Canfield]], minister [[Michael Beckwith]], self-help speaker [[James Arthur Ray]], author [[Joseph Vitale (author)|Joseph Vitale]], and author [[John Gray (U.S. author)|John Gray]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/ca-fr/title/70063484|title=The Secret|last=Herriot|first=Drw|website=Netflix.com|date=2006}}</ref>


Byrne found success with both the [[The Secret (2006 film)|DVD]] and the book of ''The Secret''. ''The Secret'' was published in 2006, and by the spring of 2007 had sold more than 19 million copies in more than 40 languages,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/books/review/Chabris-t.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Pseudoscience of ‘The Secret’ and ‘The Power’|first=Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J.|last=Simons|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> and more than two million DVDs.<ref name="The 2007 TIME 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615871,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505052057/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615871,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2007|title=The 2007 TIME 100 - TIME|first=Jack|last=Canfield|date=3 May 2007|website=Time.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> ''The Secret'' book and film have grossed $300&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/15/self-help-industry-ent-sales-cx_ml_0115selfhelp.html|title=What People Are Still Willing To Pay For|first=Melanie|last=Lindner|website=Forbes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>
Byrne found success with both the [[The Secret (2006 film)|DVD]] and the book of ''The Secret''. ''The Secret'' was published in 2006, and by the spring of 2007 had sold more than 19 million copies in more than 40 languages,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/books/review/Chabris-t.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Pseudoscience of ‘The Secret’ and ‘The Power’|first=Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J.|last=Simons|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> and more than two million DVDs.<ref name="The 2007 TIME 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615871,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505052057/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1615871,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2007|title=The 2007 TIME 100 - TIME|first=Jack|last=Canfield|date=3 May 2007|website=Time.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> ''The Secret'' book and film have grossed $300&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/15/self-help-industry-ent-sales-cx_ml_0115selfhelp.html|title=What People Are Still Willing To Pay For|first=Melanie|last=Lindner|website=Forbes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>


In 2007 Byrne was featured in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]''{{'}}s ''TIME 100: The Most Influential People'', which is a list of 100 people who shape the world every year. Since 2010, she has been featured in Watkins ''Mind Body Spirit'' magazine's annual list of ''The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People''. She gained mainstream popularity and commercial success after appearing on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.<ref name="The 2007 TIME 100"/>
In 2007 Byrne was featured in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]''{{'}}s ''TIME 100: The Most Influential People''. She gained mainstream popularity and commercial success after appearing on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.<ref name="The 2007 TIME 100"/>


==Sequels==
==Sequels==
Byrne was inspired to write a sequel to ''The Secret'' called ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'' after answering several thousand letters from readers of ''The Secret''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thepowerrhondabyrne.net/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721123757/http://thepowerrhondabyrne.net/ |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Byrne wrote a sequel to ''The Secret'' called ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'' after answering several thousand letters from readers of ''The Secret''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thepowerrhondabyrne.net/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721123757/http://thepowerrhondabyrne.net/ |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 17 August 2010 ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'' was published as both a hardcover edition and audio CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14arts-SECRETAUTHOR_BRF.html?src=mv|title=‘Secret’ Author To Reveal More Insights In ‘Power’|first=Julie|last=Bosman|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> In 2012 Byrne published a third book called ''[[The Magic (book)|The Magic]]''.
On 17 August 2010 ''[[The Power (self-help book)|The Power]]'' was published as both a hardcover edition and audio CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14arts-SECRETAUTHOR_BRF.html?src=mv|title=‘Secret’ Author To Reveal More Insights In ‘Power’|first=Julie|last=Bosman|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>
In 2012 she published a third book called ''[[The Magic (book)|The Magic]]''.


==Additional works==
==Additional works==
More of her published works include ''Hero'' [2013], ''How The Secret Changed My Life'' [2016] and ''The Greatest Secret'' [2020]; Byrne has a website dedicated to ''The Secret'', www.thesecret.tv.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14arts-SECRETAUTHOR_BRF.html?src=mv|title=‘Secret’ Author To Reveal More Insights In ‘Power’|first=Julie|last=Bosman|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>
More of Byrne's published works include ''Hero'' (2013), ''How The Secret Changed My Life'' (2016), and ''The Greatest Secret'' (2020).''<ref>{{cite web |last=Bosman |first=Julie |title=‘Secret’ Author To Reveal More Insights In ‘Power’ |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14arts-SECRETAUTHOR_BRF.html?src=mv |access-date=16 August 2018 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:25, 7 June 2022

Rhonda Byrne
BornRhonda Izon
(1951-03-12) 12 March 1951 (age 73)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationWriter, producer
Notable works
Children2

Rhonda Byrne (/bɜːrn/ BURN; née Izon; born 1951, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television writer and producer. Her book The Secret is based on the belief of the pseudoscientific law of attraction, which claims that thoughts can change a person's life directly.[1][2] She wrote several sequels to the book, including The Power and The Magic.

Life before The Secret

Byrne was born in 1951, Melbourne, Australia, to parents Ronald and Irene Izon. She worked as an executive producer for television, with credits including Oz Encounters: UFO's in Australia (1997), Sensing Murder: Easy Street (2003), Loves Me, Loves Me Not (2003), and The World's Greatest Commercials (1995–2004).[3][better source needed]

After the death of her father in 2004, Byrne became very depressed. At the instigation of her daughter Hayley, she read The Science of Getting Rich (1910) by Wallace D. Wattles. She began to work on The Secret.[4]

The Secret

Byrne claims that all great men in history knew about the Law of attraction (New Thought), suggesting Abraham Lincoln, Ludwig van Beethoven, Winston Churchill and others. She asserts that current proponents of the laws of attraction include author Jack Canfield, minister Michael Beckwith, self-help speaker James Arthur Ray, author Joseph Vitale, and author John Gray.[5]

Byrne found success with both the DVD and the book of The Secret. The Secret was published in 2006, and by the spring of 2007 had sold more than 19 million copies in more than 40 languages,[6] and more than two million DVDs.[7] The Secret book and film have grossed $300 million.[8]

In 2007 Byrne was featured in Time Magazine's TIME 100: The Most Influential People. She gained mainstream popularity and commercial success after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[7]

Sequels

Byrne wrote a sequel to The Secret called The Power after answering several thousand letters from readers of The Secret.[9] On 17 August 2010 The Power was published as both a hardcover edition and audio CD.[10] In 2012 Byrne published a third book called The Magic.

Additional works

More of Byrne's published works include Hero (2013), How The Secret Changed My Life (2016), and The Greatest Secret (2020).[11]

References

  1. ^ Shermer, Michael (1 June 2007). "The (Other) Secret". Scientific American. 296 (6): 39. Bibcode:2007SciAm.296f..39S. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0607-39. PMID 17663221. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Radford, Benjamin (3 February 2009). "The Secret". Live Science. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Rhonda Byrne". IMDb.com.
  4. ^ "Is 'manifesting' dangerous magical thinking or a formula for success?". The Guardian. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ Herriot, Drw (2006). "The Secret". Netflix.com.
  6. ^ Simons, Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel J. "The Pseudoscience of 'The Secret' and 'The Power'". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b Canfield, Jack (3 May 2007). "The 2007 TIME 100 - TIME". Time.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ Lindner, Melanie. "What People Are Still Willing To Pay For". Forbes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Bosman, Julie. "'Secret' Author To Reveal More Insights In 'Power'". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ^ Bosman, Julie. "'Secret' Author To Reveal More Insights In 'Power'". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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