Hi Guys! Great show! I loved that you addressed something that was big in my life a few years ago... I got really into Tai Lopez when I was 17/18, I kid you not, I spent all my savings (£1500-2000) on his courses and the books to follow up. I went to business seminars in London, paid for loads of other online courses, just to feel I was going to be successful. Every pound I spent (‘invested’) made me feel special. As you say so well: I drowned in the ‘knowledge’. And I wish I had that money now! I thought Tai was my way out of the ‘normal’ lifestyle I was told existed. It was a high I couldn’t get enough of, it made me feel special, and that (with this ‘special’ person’s help) I could amount to something. I’m starting to learn to let go of that feeling, that need to be special in some way. No surprise that I became quite depressed soon after this phase, when I was 19, realising I had no idea why I was learning what I was learning, it all became too much. I had to stop take a step back and do nothing. It was hard trying to train out that ‘hustle’ mentality and I’m still working through it to find a balance for me, but I started getting into things I loved as a kid again... Star Wars, Film, Music. I became more me. I have no idea what I’d be doing if I hadn’t stopped. I’m sure I wouldn’t of been as happy. I think society and the ‘success industry’ pushes this ‘go go go’ ‘every second matters’ attitude. And I worry it’s hurting people who are in a similar situation that I used to be. I realise I long to experience, travel, find what works for me, explore, be creative, express. This is life after all! Do what I feel I want to, rather than what I feel I ‘needed’ to. Thanks again guys! We really need more people to openly talk about these things honestly, like you are! Keep up the good work.
Hi Louis! Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment on the show - we really appreciate you being so honest about your experience with the gurus! I think we all get taken for a ride at some point in our lives, and at least you didn't get sucked into paying for some of the most insanely-priced schemes out there. And it's clearly been a learning experience in itself, even if it came the hard way. I (Jon) have certainly gone down some of those paths myself, so the episode was in part a reflect of those same lessons learned. One of the trickiest aspects can be that many of these gurus don't consciously think of themselves as trying to scam anyone. Tai Lopez most likely DOES know what he's doing, but others are caught up in their own delusions, which makes it harder to spot them as outright manipulators. You might dig our 48 Laws of Power series we did when we first started the podcast - it highlights a lot of ways that people can use subtle tools of manipulation, and being able to recognise them is a big help in avoiding their traps. Thanks again for checking out the show!
Nice Work! Keep going guys 😊
Hi Guys! Great show!
I loved that you addressed something that was big in my life a few years ago...
I got really into Tai Lopez when I was 17/18, I kid you not, I spent all my savings (£1500-2000) on his courses and the books to follow up. I went to business seminars in London, paid for loads of other online courses, just to feel I was going to be successful. Every pound I spent (‘invested’) made me feel special. As you say so well: I drowned in the ‘knowledge’. And I wish I had that money now!
I thought Tai was my way out of the ‘normal’ lifestyle I was told existed. It was a high I couldn’t get enough of, it made me feel special, and that (with this ‘special’ person’s help) I could amount to something. I’m starting to learn to let go of that feeling, that need to be special in some way.
No surprise that I became quite depressed soon after this phase, when I was 19, realising I had no idea why I was learning what I was learning, it all became too much.
I had to stop take a step back and do nothing. It was hard trying to train out that ‘hustle’ mentality and I’m still working through it to find a balance for me, but I started getting into things I loved as a kid again... Star Wars, Film, Music. I became more me.
I have no idea what I’d be doing if I hadn’t stopped. I’m sure I wouldn’t of been as happy.
I think society and the ‘success industry’ pushes this ‘go go go’ ‘every second matters’ attitude. And I worry it’s hurting people who are in a similar situation that I used to be.
I realise I long to experience, travel, find what works for me, explore, be creative, express. This is life after all!
Do what I feel I want to, rather than what I feel I ‘needed’ to.
Thanks again guys! We really need more people to openly talk about these things honestly, like you are! Keep up the good work.
Hi Louis!
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment on the show - we really appreciate you being so honest about your experience with the gurus!
I think we all get taken for a ride at some point in our lives, and at least you didn't get sucked into paying for some of the most insanely-priced schemes out there. And it's clearly been a learning experience in itself, even if it came the hard way. I (Jon) have certainly gone down some of those paths myself, so the episode was in part a reflect of those same lessons learned.
One of the trickiest aspects can be that many of these gurus don't consciously think of themselves as trying to scam anyone. Tai Lopez most likely DOES know what he's doing, but others are caught up in their own delusions, which makes it harder to spot them as outright manipulators.
You might dig our 48 Laws of Power series we did when we first started the podcast - it highlights a lot of ways that people can use subtle tools of manipulation, and being able to recognise them is a big help in avoiding their traps. Thanks again for checking out the show!
Thanks Jon, I'll check it out. And I completely agree!
Avoid gurus and follow plants