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I feel there needs to be clarification about what constitutes a scam guru vs. a legit instructor. There are tons of people out there trying to sell high-level stuff without knowledge/experience. But there are people offering legit high-level training that's absolutely worth the cost.
Over the last 2-3 weeks I had the opportunity to attend 3 high-level programs by industry experts. All 3 courses were full of info I'd never seen anywhere, and all 3 were worth their high price. I found value in all of them that I would have gladly paid for if it weren't for the fact I gained access for free (my client had already paid for them)
The only way they wouldn't be valuable is if the person going through them didn't have the right stuff. But at least 2 of those programs taught mindset & value first, so even that wasn't an issue. In all 3 I found useful, actionable info to immediately put to use.
I guess the point is it comes down to due diligence. For the right person I absolutely think it makes sense to pay the price to propel yourself to the next level, whatever that level may be. Should you go into debt for it...probably not, but if you can afford it, and if you do your research, then I say go for it.
Based on the story in the article, I feel the customer probably could have figured out whether this was legit or not with a 5 minute Google search.
Maybe a couple of identifiers could help.
Here's some stuff I've seen that might help people figure this out:
• Can you talk to the instructor directly?
• Have others worked with that person? What did they say?
• Do you know that person, or do you have reason to believe they know their shit and care to teach it?
• Are there any signs it might not be legit?
• Do they create value up front that you actually find useful or helpful?
• Are there any horror stories on Google about them?
That's straight from the article. If they had that experience, others did too, so it's on Google somewhere.
The above is why a place like this is so valuable and why I don't think twice about engaging with opportunities that arise from the experts of this forum. Generally their reputation precedes them and you don't have to think too had about whether or not a course, seminar or mentoring has intrinsic value.
I'm sceptical of any of the seminars or courses that I see pop up on Facebook, their designed generally with one thing in mind and there's often only one reason why people would need to mass market such a seminar that supposedly is such a rare, exclusive opportunity. It's become a real fad lately, the last one I saw a snippet of was basically along the lines of 'see a product advertised on facebook, buy it on aliexpress and become a millionaire'.
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