Comments on: 7 Ways to Capture Wisdom From Your Coach http://thebalancedlifecoach.com/articles/coach-wisdom/ Purify Your Mind With Truths Inspired by Universal Laws, Not Personal Opinions Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:12:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Michael http://thebalancedlifecoach.com/articles/coach-wisdom/#comment-14 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:44:36 +0000 http://thebalancedlifecoach.com/articles/coach-wisdom/#comment-14 Our dear friend Jess does have a valid point - many in the self-help industry offer few solutions and instead focus on the hyping of hope. We all so badly want to believe in miracles. That's what makes us all vulnerable. And that's what makes the likes of Dr. Phil and Tony Robbins so wealthy. The Life Coaching Industry is even more dangerous, since thinly credentialed "experts" dispense worthless or even counterproductive advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans alone spend a staggering $10 billion a year on self-help programs and products. My hope is, though, that as you get to know me, you will see I am more concerned about providing you with suggestions and guidelines than trying to empty your pocket. It is people like Jess, who insist on always finding fault, that will never live a fulfilled life. She is so focused on negativity that she attracts more of the same into her life. While I appreciate her taking the time to write, she has not added any creative input or constructive criticism. Instead, her rant is purely to allow her to post a link to her (less than stellar) site. This world will always be full of naysayers, and it's my job to help you navigate around them. Our dear friend Jess does have a valid point - many in the self-help industry offer few solutions and instead focus on the hyping of hope. We all so badly want to believe in miracles. That’s what makes us all vulnerable. And that’s what makes the likes of Dr. Phil and Tony Robbins so wealthy.

The Life Coaching Industry is even more dangerous, since thinly credentialed “experts” dispense worthless or even counterproductive advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans alone spend a staggering $10 billion a year on self-help programs and products.

My hope is, though, that as you get to know me, you will see I am more concerned about providing you with suggestions and guidelines than trying to empty your pocket.

It is people like Jess, who insist on always finding fault, that will never live a fulfilled life. She is so focused on negativity that she attracts more of the same into her life. While I appreciate her taking the time to write, she has not added any creative input or constructive criticism. Instead, her rant is purely to allow her to post a link to her (less than stellar) site. This world will always be full of naysayers, and it’s my job to help you navigate around them.

]]> by: Jess http://thebalancedlifecoach.com/articles/coach-wisdom/#comment-11 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:55:58 +0000 http://thebalancedlifecoach.com/articles/coach-wisdom/#comment-11 Hi Burt. Do you know Burt Reynolds? I'd love to think you two just hang out together. The Two Burts. That's got a cool ring to it. Could be a movie in it or at the very least a reality tv show. Enough small talk, I've stopped by your blog for an important reason - to mock you and laugh at what you have written because I don't like people pretending to be life coaches. That's a made up job to scam people out of their last few dollars when they most likely genuinely need professional career, financial, relationship or physcological help. Not just some jack of all trades generalist tinkering around the edges with some motivational hooha especially hopefully not by someone with a self proclaimed brand name moniker like The Balanced Life Coach. When I opened up this web site and your video started playing that was comedy gold for me. Anyway, I've got other life coaches to annoy, you people are spreading like wild flowers. Please stop what you are doing, get a real job and stop being a disservice to that great name of yours. Do you really think Burt Reynolds would have a life coach or approve of anyone who had one? Enough said. If you are still operating in this shameful industry in 24 hours I will open my own life coaching consultancy to prove you need no knowledge, skill or qualifications to be a life coach and that is just being paid to be someones freind. My company will be called Dreams Can Come True Technology Inc and I will be known as The Greatest Life Coach in the World. Hi Burt. Do you know Burt Reynolds? I’d love to think you two just hang out together. The Two Burts. That’s got a cool ring to it. Could be a movie in it or at the very least a reality tv show. Enough small talk, I’ve stopped by your blog for an important reason - to mock you and laugh at what you have written because I don’t like people pretending to be life coaches. That’s a made up job to scam people out of their last few dollars when they most likely genuinely need professional career, financial, relationship or physcological help. Not just some jack of all trades generalist tinkering around the edges with some motivational hooha especially hopefully not by someone with a self proclaimed brand name moniker like The Balanced Life Coach. When I opened up this web site and your video started playing that was comedy gold for me. Anyway, I’ve got other life coaches to annoy, you people are spreading like wild flowers. Please stop what you are doing, get a real job and stop being a disservice to that great name of yours. Do you really think Burt Reynolds would have a life coach or approve of anyone who had one? Enough said. If you are still operating in this shameful industry in 24 hours I will open my own life coaching consultancy to prove you need no knowledge, skill or qualifications to be a life coach and that is just being paid to be someones freind. My company will be called Dreams Can Come True Technology Inc and I will be known as The Greatest Life Coach in the World.

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