Hey Lonewolf,
First of all the link to the Sydney peer group is
Sydney Dream Team Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonewolf  Earlier on, someone posted this about my concerns:
"My advice to you would be keep a healthy grounded attitude and examine the pros and cons for yourself. Also maybe ask yourself if the objections you have is an authentically bad vibe about it or if it could simply be a part of your mind looking for an excuse for this to be "too good to be true".
- (This is a typical Scientology/cult type tactic) - use reverse direction, circular arguments to try and discredit the logical reasoning of the "patient". You can justify almost anything with anti-reasoning such as this and on weak minded people they probably work from time to time as they are designed to destroy self confidence and centeredness. Many people who attend self help seminars are already vulnerable precisely in this area of their lives. |
Seems you put your emphasis on the second half of the sentence. I have no personal interest in whether you buy the seminar or not. What I meant was that by no means should you buy the seminar if it doesn't feel right to do so. But also to keep an open mind towards your own initial reaction (whether it came from fear or from your intuition). I'm sorry if this came across as manipulative.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonewolf More troubling still is that it's coming from a self-confessed volunteer within the Tony Robbins organisation and someone who has already paid 10 grand for a course. |
In your first post in this thread you requested feedback from someone who had experience with the course and now you're complaining about it.
I went to quite an effort to describe my involvement so that you could judge by yourself whether or not you wanted to listen to my comments.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonewolf Which leads me to another question - why does a guy like Tony Robbins who boasts about all the hundreds of millions of dollars he makes, need volunteers to run his seminars? Surely they should be paid a small percentage of these enormous profits for the work they do. It's not like this is a charity or something. Looks like exploitation to me. |
Why shouldn't he use volunteers? Every time he does the seminar the volunteer spots get filled very quickly and they even have a waiting list.
I think a better question would be "What makes people volunteer to do it for free even though they know how much is involved in the seminars?"
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonewolf Still though, I think going to Unleash the Power Within is one of the best things you could ever do (as long as you don't get suckered that is). |
That's big part of the answer for why people volunteer for free. Its extremely rewarding to see the change it makes in people's lives. For me the biggest thrill is to see the difference in people's eyes from when they arrive on friday to what they look like on sunday when they know that "life will never be the same again."
Rasmus