Comments on: Review: The Landmark Forum http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum GrowthPop is the community resource to learn and share about personal development media. Review, rate, and learn about books, movies, courses, workshops, games, and more, all related to personal developement and personal growth. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:43:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: xztheericzx http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum#comment-385 xztheericzx Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:14:24 +0000 http://www.growthpop.com/?p=6#comment-385 i'm eric. joining a couple boards and looking forward to participating. hehe unless i get too distracted! eric<ul></ul> i’m eric. joining a couple boards and looking
forward to participating. hehe unless i get
too distracted!

eric

    ]]>         By: ArahMan7 http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum#comment-37 ArahMan7 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:01:25 +0000 http://www.growthpop.com/?p=6#comment-37 I don't know whether you receive my comment or not. It just vanish without telling what's going on. Here's my comments again: Thank you for your lovely comment on <a href="http://arahman7.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-of-day.html" rel="nofollow">My Journey To Recovery.</a> I really appreciate it. Please come back again. You have a place on my blog. I'm putting your link on my Non-Recovery Links, if that is okay with you. Greetings and lotta loves from Malaysia.<ul></ul> I don’t know whether you receive my comment or not. It just vanish without telling what’s going on. Here’s my comments again:

    Thank you for your lovely comment on My Journey To Recovery. I really appreciate it. Please come back again. You have a place on my blog. I’m putting your link on my Non-Recovery Links, if that is okay with you.

    Greetings and lotta loves from Malaysia.

      ]]>             By: admin http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum#comment-32 admin Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:17:14 +0000 http://www.growthpop.com/?p=6#comment-32 I've done some reading up recently on Landmark. They're a for-profit company run by Werner Erhard's (who sold EST's technology to Landmark due to controversy) brother and other board members. They released financial statements a few years back and released information about how profits are dispensed (as dividends to employee-shareholders). I know that they've found that advertising doesn't work for their program. I think a lot of the problem is the name, frankly, but that friend-to-friend referrals work amazingly. No wonder they put so much energy towards it...I think the real problem, though, is in mixing their 'advertising' with their courses...leaves people feeling icky and gives them such a bad reputation, it's really too bad.<ul></ul> I’ve done some reading up recently on Landmark. They’re a for-profit company run by Werner Erhard’s (who sold EST’s technology to Landmark due to controversy) brother and other board members. They released financial statements a few years back and released information about how profits are dispensed (as dividends to employee-shareholders). I know that they’ve found that advertising doesn’t work for their program. I think a lot of the problem is the name, frankly, but that friend-to-friend referrals work amazingly. No wonder they put so much energy towards it…I think the real problem, though, is in mixing their ‘advertising’ with their courses…leaves people feeling icky and gives them such a bad reputation, it’s really too bad.
        ]]>                 By: marc http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum#comment-15 marc Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:29:26 +0000 http://www.growthpop.com/?p=6#comment-15 I completely agree. If you don't notice the hard sell, then you probably drank the glass of kool-aid on the way in. That said, the hard sell is almost the whole point. If you can get past it to the lessons, you've got a great first practice in getting past resistance to something deeper and more meaningful. What Landmark really was for me, was a course on communication and how to catch myself listening for what I wanted to hear. When people talk to us, we tell ourselves stories as they talk. Landmark teaches some great distinctions in how to notice, catch, and stop those stories. From there, you can really start to know yourself and others without all that racket.<ul></ul> I completely agree. If you don’t notice the hard sell, then you probably drank the glass of kool-aid on the way in.

        That said, the hard sell is almost the whole point. If you can get past it to the lessons, you’ve got a great first practice in getting past resistance to something deeper and more meaningful.

        What Landmark really was for me, was a course on communication and how to catch myself listening for what I wanted to hear. When people talk to us, we tell ourselves stories as they talk. Landmark teaches some great distinctions in how to notice, catch, and stop those stories. From there, you can really start to know yourself and others without all that racket.

          ]]>                     By: YogiD http://www.growthpop.com/landmark-forum#comment-14 YogiD Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:59:21 +0000 http://www.growthpop.com/?p=6#comment-14 I agree that this is a great starter course. When people ask me about the Forum, I reply that it feels like Buddhism for America. Many people I now already live their lives with Landmark 'possibilities' but for people who are new to the fact that they control their own destiny, it is a great place to start. I also alert anyone I know that when it's time to sign up your friends, that's a great time to go to the bathroom or have a silent meditation.<ul></ul> I agree that this is a great starter course. When people ask me about the Forum, I reply that it feels like Buddhism for America. Many people I now already live their lives with Landmark ‘possibilities’ but for people who are new to the fact that they control their own destiny, it is a great place to start. I also alert anyone I know that when it’s time to sign up your friends, that’s a great time to go to the bathroom or have a silent meditation.
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