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Hi Vicki,
I can understand your frustration as I have also been caught into a couple of expensive seminars myself due to slick and persuasive marketing. Thankfully, I decided not to go any further as I found internet forums and discovered these seminars are generally more hype than substance.
If you have a look at the storm financial thread here at ASF, you will see how people were sucked into some very risky deals while being led to believe everything was OK and, from reading their stories, made to feel somewhat stupid if they didn't go along with it. It might help you feel you are not so alone.
It is difficult when you are down with losses and you are told that, if you continue, you make your losses back and some. I can understand how it is possible for persuasive sales people to make it look completely reasonable to continue with them even though it is not the most prudent way to do things. I know NLP type marketing can be quite controlling and there are probably versions of it that are used to make people feel "safe" when the alarm bells would normally be ringing loud and clear.
I feel it has made me more aware of the marketing methods used out there and, as soon as I suspect any sort of manipulation, I am out of there fast. In fact, these massively long web pages (also found on Bill's site) put me right off. Whenever I find one, I'm outta there fast...lol
And agree that it's good to move on as best you can and look for ways to recover your money more safely. You have the benefit of experience where it is unlikely you will make the same mistakes again.
I am sure your posts here as ASF will help others see a different side of the picture to weigh up if this sort of thing is really for them. It is also quite possible that others who have been (or still to be) burned may make contact with you in the future where you can then work together as a group.
All the best...
I can understand your frustration as I have also been caught into a couple of expensive seminars myself due to slick and persuasive marketing. Thankfully, I decided not to go any further as I found internet forums and discovered these seminars are generally more hype than substance.
If you have a look at the storm financial thread here at ASF, you will see how people were sucked into some very risky deals while being led to believe everything was OK and, from reading their stories, made to feel somewhat stupid if they didn't go along with it. It might help you feel you are not so alone.
It is difficult when you are down with losses and you are told that, if you continue, you make your losses back and some. I can understand how it is possible for persuasive sales people to make it look completely reasonable to continue with them even though it is not the most prudent way to do things. I know NLP type marketing can be quite controlling and there are probably versions of it that are used to make people feel "safe" when the alarm bells would normally be ringing loud and clear.
I feel it has made me more aware of the marketing methods used out there and, as soon as I suspect any sort of manipulation, I am out of there fast. In fact, these massively long web pages (also found on Bill's site) put me right off. Whenever I find one, I'm outta there fast...lol
And agree that it's good to move on as best you can and look for ways to recover your money more safely. You have the benefit of experience where it is unlikely you will make the same mistakes again.
I am sure your posts here as ASF will help others see a different side of the picture to weigh up if this sort of thing is really for them. It is also quite possible that others who have been (or still to be) burned may make contact with you in the future where you can then work together as a group.
All the best...