❀ the cult of: ➥motivational speakers ➥life coaches ➥personal growth gurus ➥new-age charlatans ➥AWESOMENESS FEST

i want to cut and paste every single one

oh god oh god oh god

Shulé Houlihan

Shulé is a stage performer, author, and teacher who as a youth spent seven years backpacking the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa where she muscled an Enfield motorcycle through the Himalayas, learned to meditate under the same Bodhi tree as the Buddha, was kidnapped in Pakistan, faced an angry mob in India, survived a massive flood in Cambodia, and was gang raped in Spain. These mesmerizing stories are the basis for her upcoming book and live presentation “For The Strength of Men: a One Woman Show”.

frinstance i googled one of these dude's moneymaking scheme + "scam" and got hundreds of fake wordpress pages

― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:48 PM (17 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha nice

LIVE A LIFE ALIVE®

wait what xxp

...and was gang raped in Spain.

UH

ya that was the double-take moment

“Destroy Normal” is the saying Taylor lives by. Here is a brief timeline of Taylor’s life: Age 20 – hired as North America’s youngest professional firefighter. Age 24 – picks up real estate on the side and becomes the highest grossing new agent in the country and joins the top one percentile in North America. Age 27 – removes himself from his business, travels the world, and following a trip to Africa, decides to devote his life to philanthropy and social enterprise. Age 29 – uses his business background to create a system that enables anyone to raise $10,000 for charity in under 3 hours. Age NOW – looking forward to speaking at Awesomeness Fest where (for the first time) he will “tell all” about how to raise $1,000,000 to build over 100 schools in Africa to empower hundreds of thousands of people… in less than a day.

^ lots going on here

and was gang raped in Spain.

is this for fucking serious

Apparently that is a "mesmerising story". Jesus fuck.

this is going to be like deathdrone, isn't it

haha oh no *stares into abyss*

Dawn Nicole Hoang

Dawn is a channel and intuitive coach to several CEOs. She is also the head of the Modern Mystery School for the Southern California Region. Dawn teaches classes on channeling and mysticism.

uh ok i looked that up:

http://mms.new-paradigm.net/

http://www.zynniatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/THE-LOVE300.jpg

At the age of 20, Nick was living the life of a rockstar traveling the world in one of Australia’s most popular bands, Sneaky Sound System. At 26 when his super cute son Leo was born, Nick made the switch to real estate (he did what!) and in 4 short years was awarded the top sales person in Australia with an average sale price of $7M.

(he did whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!)

i wish i could remember exactly how my former roommate phrased her central Landmark metaphor--something about building a foundation for a house that she used for every real-life situation. Mordy, do you remember anything about this?

Have not heard this metaphor, sorry...

lol now i want a comedic series based based on motivational speakers in the style of Party Down

Up In The Air should have been about George Clooney's motivational speaking.

(he did what!)

http://mms.new-paradigm.net/sites/default/files/lifeactbutton_home.jpg

*clicks*

(Get a what!)

(what!)

frinstance i googled one of these dude's moneymaking scheme + "scam" and got hundreds of fake wordpress pages

― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:48 AM (1 minute ago)

this is going to be like deathdrone, isn't it

― horseshoe, Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:51 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha oh no *stares into abyss*

― lag∞n, Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:51 AM (17 seconds ago)

on that note I would like to fully disclose to the ILX community that while I briefly considered starting this thread on 77, it was a very conscious decision to post it on a publicly-viewable board.

namaste.

the thing is i think i'm translating her totally incomprehensible metaphor to one that makes more sense to me...it was all about laying foundations for good relationships but the metaphor wasn't of building a house it was something i could never make any sense of and of course i've completely forgotten it. she would just walk around our suite saying so many things and i could understand none of them! it was genuinely scary. i was young, i guess, but it was like invasion of the body snatchers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aew4qoWSFY8&feature=related

so, what do we think? husband? brother?

Malek Houlihan

Malek is a veteran musician and storyteller who has performed over 1,200 times in 9 countries. He began lecturing on stage at seven years old and was one of the first musical acts officially sponsored by Myspace. ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper the memoirs that weave through his unique live show. He has been featured on Warped Tour, MTV, NPR, Brain World, independent films, and major magazines.

^ the abyss xp

I've spent most of my professional life fighting these frauds.

on that note I would like to fully disclose to the ILX community that while I briefly considered starting this thread on 77, it was a very conscious decision to post it on a publicly-viewable board.

namaste.

― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:54 PM (4 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha was just thinking abt what yr decision making process on that one mustve been

ctr-f "success" - found 28 times

‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper the memoirs that weave through his unique live show.

cool story

I've spent most of my professional life fighting these frauds.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:55 PM (45 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What work do you do?

Mike started and failed his fair share of companies and projects before building the successful tech muscle called Tech Guys Who Get Marketing. Tech Guys, as it’s usually called, specializes in helping companies increase their efficiency with technology, with a keen eye for marketing.

successful tech muscle

it is truly amazing how much these people talk about marketing without ever mentioning what the product is they're marketing

"one of the first musical acts officially sponsored by Myspace"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is truly amazing how much these people talk about marketing without ever mentioning what the product is they're marketing

― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:58 PM (19 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://i.imgur.com/44JR5.png

they're no sneaky sound system.

What work do you do?

Our student media department falls under a certain university division known for and expected to produce motivational twaddle. Before this I worked at a local bookstore whose biggest source of revenue (after travel guides and dictionaries) was New Age campfire fodder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7KUP2oI9V8

http://s22.mindvalley.us/awesomenessfest/media/images/screen_shot_2011-08-05_at_1.12.25_am.png

Jonathan Budd

Jonathan Budd’s mission in life is to contribute in any way possible to the global shift that must happen on this planet, in order for humanity to create a sustainable, just, & fulfilling future for all. Combining powerful spiritual and transformation principles with the game of making money… he teaches his students how to go BEYOND the surface when it comes to their goals in life… and tap into a much deeper & meaningful fulfillment that comes when making money is about something much more than just making money. Having earned his first $10,000,000 by age 26, & being recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world of home business… Jonathan is just getting started bringing this message to the world.

Jonathan "Fedora" Budd

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more than just about making money making money making money $10,000,000

lolol xpost

his first $10,000,000! that proverbial first $10,000,000.

Editor of Mindvalley’s FinerMinds Network, Leanne (a.k.a. Bee) has a penchant for graffiti-print Converse, poetry slams and hard hitting drum & base.

hoos maybe you oughta...

global shift

planet

humanity

making money making money making money making money making money making money

real actual TED connect!

Cindy Gallop

Cindy Gallop’s background is brand building, marketing and advertising – she started up the US office of ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty in New York in 1998 and in 2003 was named Advertising Woman of the Year. She is the founder and CEO of www.IfWeRanTheWorld.com, a web meets world platform designed to turn good intentions into action one microaction at a time, which launched in beta with a demo at TED 2010, and of www.makelovenotporn.com, launched at TED 2009.