Hello all.
If you google “Impact Trainings” the RipOff Report website shows up on the first page. Here:
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www.ripoffreport.com]
Two months ago someone calling themself Steve authored a pro Impact post on the RipOff Report site. Here it is, or scroll all the way down after you click on the above link:
Trust your friends and family, not internet strangers!
I would be surprised if people reading this trust total strangers more than their friends and family. Talk to your friends and family who have gone through this program. After talking to them, make your own decision. I trusted my wife so I went and I can't think of any aspect of my life that hasn't improved.
If you want to check it out before going, you can go to one of their “free guest presentations" on Tuesday nights. It's free and takes about 2 hours. The first level training is $495 and 4 days. If you don't like it, don't do the other levels! My personal experience is that most people love it. If you want to do the second level it is $695 and 4 more days. The third level is $695 and 5 weekends (1/2 of Friday and all Saturday). The weekends are spread apart by about 2 to 4 weeks. It is a busy 3 months and it takes commitment, but it is well worth it. I can't promise you that you will love it as much as I did and if you are reading this, you have probably read the rest of this site, so you have read some very negative things. I believe that these experiences are the exception. I am not knocking what they feel or what they have experienced, but ALL the people that I personally know that have gone through this program, feel they have benefited; even those that only did the first level.
Trust the people you know and love. Talk to them. They most likely won't talk about other people in the training or the processes they went through, so don't get frustrated if you ask about these things and they don't want to talk about them. There are plenty of questions that most would be happy to answer. Ask them questions like: Why did you go? What is different in your life now compared to before you went through this program? How long ago did you go through? What did you learn about you? Are you happier after going through? Are you happy that you went through? Knowing what you now know, would you do it all over? What was the biggest thing you got out of the program? What are your relationships like now? If they asked you to go, ask them why you feel I should go? Are you asking me because you think I need fixing? What benefit do you feel I will receive by going? Was it easy? Was it worth it? These types of questions won't tell you what they did, but will definitely let you know what they have experienced and how it has affected their lives. Trust your friends and family.
If you want to see my personal experience visit
www.fastcompany.com/user/impact-trainings-0
SteveHello Steve, may you read this forum. I have some questions and comments for you related to your post.
You titled it
“Trust your friends and family, not internet strangers!” So should I not trust you because you are an internet stranger, or because you are not friend & family?.... Both? Both it is.
You said,
“Talk to your friends and family who have gone through this program. After talking to them, make your own decision…….. My personal experience is that most people love it!” So I should surround myself with people who have been through and enjoy Impact, then make an unbiased decision?
You said
“I trusted my wife so I went and I can't think of any aspect of my life that hasn't improved.” Steve, does Impact ever use the “trust” of a loved one as a manipulation tool, such as “What is so wrong with us if you don’t trust me to do this? This hurts me that we have to have this conversation, dear. I just don’t want to see you miss out on this. Am I enough for you to say yes?”
You said
“The first level training is $495 and 4 days. If you don't like it, don't do the other levels!” Oh I have $495 to throw out! And in case it doesn’t work, I just won’t do the other levels. What a deal, a non-refundable deal, a have to sign a waiver deal…
You said
“…..If you are reading this, you have probably read the rest of this site, so you have read some very negative things. I believe that these experiences are the exception. I am not knocking what they feel or what they have experienced, but ALL the people that I personally know that have gone through this program, feel they have benefited; even those that only did the first level.” If you classify the criticism against Impact as exceptions and negativity, how are you not knocking what they feel or what they experienced? Complaints against Impact do deal with the raping of the mind, which can cause financial and emotional dependence on the trainings and painful recovery, if there is one. But that's their fault, right, not Impact's?
Steve, you said
“Trust the people you know and love. Talk to them. They most likely won't talk about other people in the training or the processes they went through, so don't get frustrated if you ask about these things and they don't want to talk about them.” So I should trust people who don’t want to talk about what I am asking about?
You said:
“Ask them questions like: Why did you go? What is different in your life now compared to before you went through this program? How long ago did you go through? What did you learn about you? Are you happier after going through? Are you happy that you went through? Knowing what you now know, would you do it all over? What was the biggest thing you got out of the program? What are your relationships like now?” Those are good questions Steve, and when I asked them to my trusted family and friends who have gone through all levels of Impact they responded to them as follows: “I never should have, I now know what a cult is, I went during the time Hans was a sociopath and chummy with the ladies, nothing but what I was told, if you mean after leaving then yes, fuck no, look at previous answer, the desire to wish it didn't exist, better.....because we left Impact”.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/09/2009 12:06AM by Glaucon.