Bob Proctor death: Self-help author behind You Were Born Rich passes away at 87
SELF-help author Bob Proctor has died at age 87, his business partner has confirmed.
In a touching tribute, Sandy Gallagher, who helped run the Proctor Gallagher Institute with Proctor, revealed the author’s death on February 3, 2022.
“Bob has passed away and transitioned to the next phase of his eternal journey,” Gallagher wrote in a Facebook post.
“I have an immense amount of gratitude for Bob,” she continued. “Please join me in sending love and light to Bob and his family.”
Proctor’s cause of death is yet to be revealed.
Born July 5, 1934, Bob Proctor was a self-help author and presenter from Canada.
He is most known for his New York Times best-selling book You Were Born Rich and his role as a consultant on the film The Secret.
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Proctor’s materials have always emphasized the need of having a good self-image in order to achieve success, with many references to the Law of Attraction.
Proctor had low self-esteem and lacked desire as a youngster, dropping out of Danforth Tech after sustaining a thumb injury from a bandsaw and having no goals for the future.
At the age of 26, Proctor was working in a fire department in Toronto when he met a man who gave him the book Think and Grow Rich, which was the first book he had ever read.
Soon after, his life began to alter as a result of this book’s influence. To assist pay off his debt, he started cleaning floors and earning money.
Proctor went on to launch a cleaning service firm, which he claims made him over $100,000 in his first year despite having no formal education or business experience.
He went out to study more about this subject after realizing the book’s true worth.
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