Dr John Demartini on London Real: Values, Wealth and Purpose

Dr John Demartini is an American human behaviour specialist, educator and author who founded the Demartini Institute. He is known for the Demartini Method, his own approach to resolving emotional reactions, for his seminar The Breakthrough Experience, and for appearing in the 2006 film The Secret. His books include The Breakthrough Experience and The Values Factor.

Brian Rose has interviewed Demartini three times on London Real, in 2022, 2024 and 2025. They have talked about values, gratitude, purpose, money, relationships and what he sees as the limits of the law of attraction.

His core idea is that your highest values shape your life and that living by them leads to fulfilment. Each interview is listed below in order with a short summary.

Bio

  • Name: Dr John Demartini
  • Known for: Human behaviour specialist, educator and founder of the Demartini Institute and the Demartini Method
  • Signature seminar: The Breakthrough Experience
  • Books: The Breakthrough Experience, The Values Factor
  • Official site: drdemartini.com
  • London Real appearances: 2022 to 2025, 3 interviews

Start here

How To Change Your Life: The Secret Formula For Wealth & Purpose (September 2025). His most recent interview and the clearest overview of the Demartini Method and his ideas on values and wealth.

Every Dr John Demartini interview on London Real

Key ideas

Live by your highest values

Demartini argues that everyone has a personal hierarchy of values. Speaking in 2024, he said that trying to live by other people’s values or an idealised image of yourself leads to frustration, while aligning your life with what you value most brings leadership, creativity and progress.

Gratitude as wealth

Gratitude comes up in all three interviews. In 2022 he shared his ideas on gratitude and on why blaming other people holds you back, and in 2025 he described gratitude as the highest form of wealth.

It is not the money, it is the mentality

In his 2022 interview he said people’s results with money follow from their mentality and values. In 2025 he linked purpose-driven living to both fulfilment and financial abundance.

Beyond the law of attraction

Although he appeared in The Secret, Demartini discussed in 2025 what he believes the film got wrong about the law of attraction. In 2024 he put his own view this way: the magnificence of who you are far exceeds any fantasy you will ever impose upon yourself.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr John Demartini?

Dr John Demartini is an American human behaviour specialist, educator and author. He founded the Demartini Institute, developed the Demartini Method and wrote books including The Breakthrough Experience and The Values Factor.

What did Dr John Demartini talk about on London Real?

Across three interviews with Brian Rose from 2022 to 2025, Demartini talked about identifying your highest values, gratitude, money and wealth, relationships, social media and authenticity, and the law of attraction.

Which Dr John Demartini episode should I watch first?

Start with How To Change Your Life from September 2025, which covers the Demartini Method and his ideas on values, wealth and purpose. Ultimate Self-Mastery from 2022 is a wider-ranging introduction.

How many times has Dr John Demartini been on London Real?

Three times: Ultimate Self-Mastery in 2022, When Your Destination is Clear It’s Your Destiny in 2024 and How To Change Your Life in 2025.

What is the Demartini Method?

The Demartini Method is Demartini’s own trademarked process of questions designed to balance a person’s perception of events and people and so dissolve strong emotional reactions.

Was Dr John Demartini in The Secret?

Yes. Demartini was one of the teachers who appeared in the 2006 film The Secret. In his 2025 London Real interview he talked about what he believes the film got wrong about the law of attraction.

What is The Values Factor about?

The Values Factor, published in 2013, sets out Demartini’s view that identifying what you value most is the key to an inspired and fulfilling life. It includes a questionnaire to help readers find their highest values.

Related

Official site: drdemartini.com

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