Promises of human potential leading to enslavement. NXIVM was especially insidious, as it camouflaged itself in terms of feminist empowerment, only to lead women into not just psychological, but sexual, bondage--including tattooing!
I find the concept of "life coaching" to be rather suspect. The people who engage in it often do not have appropriate backgrounds in counseling, social work, or psychology. The organization profiled in this article sounds like a cross between Amway and Scientology.
summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I find the concept of "life coaching" to be rather > suspect.
Agreed.
---------------- > The people who engage in it often do not > have appropriate backgrounds in counseling, social > work, or psychology.
I know a few "life coaches." They tend to be self-appointed experts who themselves come from troubled backgrounds and seem to thrive on others' attention and devotion.
I can think of one or two prominent ex-Mormons who fit that description, and wonder if the psychology does not partly explain Joseph Smith himself.
but the cult vehemently denies it. The actual quote is something like, "You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.” (source: goodreads.com)
Yeah. You would think when some individual or organization wants you to hand over $10K or $25K (as happened in the linked article,) that would raise a question mark in anyone's mind.