A lot of them, however, probably just got sick and tired of trying something they learned from some self-help guru and failing. So they find it easier to just bash the whole industry. By making self-help a bad thing, it somehow makes them feel better about not living the life "self-help" promised they would experience.

Then there are people who are just skeptical, mainly out of fear of having their hopes up and seeing it crash. So they say those self-help people are just out to scam everyone and none of that stuff works, etc. They place blame on "it" and not themselves.

So don’t even pay attention to those people. Keep improving yourself everyday. One day you will live the life you want while those people will still be bashing and complaining.