Comments for Discover Doug http://www.discover-doug.com News on my various travel, allergy, and web-services projects Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:49:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Ali http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-22897 Ali Sat, 17 May 2008 21:49:04 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-22897 I worked for the company and it treats its staff like worthless cattle, and eats its own..So don't "hope" things will get better, it will get worse and hopefully crash and burn. Most of my department are now quitting because it has become a horrific joke to be there. I left that office crying every night, fighting with my husband...etc. Mostly because they have no idea how to operate a company, and push all their amazing minds and workers out on the whim of some brown nosing director or manager..which don't even get me started on management...they tend to like putting people who do not know a thing about how a department works as the figure head. They are then so lost and confused, that they end up bullying people into listening to how they want things to run. When the people who had been in the trenches actually doing the jobs know exactly what,how, and when things need to be done. Then, there is the lovely matter of all of who who phone us, and start yelling at us on top of this bullshit..I thank you...... Peaks and it's clients have made me stronger....more bitter.... Good Riddance :) I worked for the company and it treats its staff like worthless cattle, and eats its own..So don’t “hope” things will get better, it will get worse and hopefully crash and burn. Most of my department are now quitting because it has become a horrific joke to be there. I left that office crying every night, fighting with my husband…etc. Mostly because they have no idea how to operate a company, and push all their amazing minds and workers out on the whim of some brown nosing director or manager..which don’t even get me started on management…they tend to like putting people who do not know a thing about how a department works as the figure head. They are then so lost and confused, that they end up bullying people into listening to how they want things to run. When the people who had been in the trenches actually doing the jobs know exactly what,how, and when things need to be done. Then, there is the lovely matter of all of who who phone us, and start yelling at us on top of this bullshit..I thank you…… Peaks and it’s clients have made me stronger….more bitter….

Good Riddance :)

]]> Comment on Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar Problem by Russianspi http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/11/13/firefox-bookmarks-toolbar-problem/#comment-21879 Russianspi Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:25:10 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/11/13/firefox-bookmarks-toolbar-problem/#comment-21879 Holy Crap!!! It was that easy!? Wow. I've dealt with this for months without taking the time to Google for a solution. Now, 5 minutes later it's fixed. Well, I feel stupid, but quite grateful to you for posting the solution. Thanks! Holy Crap!!! It was that easy!? Wow. I’ve dealt with this for months without taking the time to Google for a solution. Now, 5 minutes later it’s fixed. Well, I feel stupid, but quite grateful to you for posting the solution. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Drupal vs. WordPress by Living Off Dividends & Passive Income http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/11/29/drupal-vs-wordpress/#comment-21365 Living Off Dividends & Passive Income Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:28:35 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/11/29/drupal-vs-wordpress/#comment-21365 hosting companies like dreamhost have one-click install for wp. do you know any that have a similar easy-install option for Drupal? hosting companies like dreamhost have one-click install for wp.

do you know any that have a similar easy-install option for Drupal?

]]> Comment on eCommerce Digital Download Wish list by Rob Rush http://www.discover-doug.com/2007/04/15/ecommerce-digital-download-wish-list/#comment-20722 Rob Rush Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:20:14 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2007/04/15/ecommerce-digital-download-wish-list/#comment-20722 i have been trying to get this to work for a while... i have auto return on and it successfully returns to my site with the message "your confirmation email has been sent" but my shopping cart still dosen't send an email with the download link. what gives? i have been trying to get this to work for a while… i have auto return on and it successfully returns to my site with the message “your confirmation email has been sent” but my shopping cart still dosen’t send an email with the download link. what gives?

]]> Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Doug http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-20542 Doug Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:44:08 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-20542 Hi Joe, I highly recommend Wizard. Warrior is very much in your face (in a good and useful way, I might add). Wizard is not. It therefore may feel like it has less of an effect. Certainly I felt less transformed as I left the course. Wizard though is far more powerful in the long term. I found that it amplified what I learned from Warrior, and made me a much more powerful, effective person. Both courses are fantastic. Wizard is worth as much and more than Warrior. Everyone should take both! Hi Joe,

I highly recommend Wizard.

Warrior is very much in your face (in a good and useful way, I might add).

Wizard is not. It therefore may feel like it has less of an effect. Certainly I felt less transformed as I left the course.

Wizard though is far more powerful in the long term.

I found that it amplified what I learned from Warrior, and made me a much more powerful, effective person.

Both courses are fantastic. Wizard is worth as much and more than Warrior. Everyone should take both!

]]> Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Joe http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-20125 Joe Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:34:11 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-20125 Hi, Thanks for the feedback. We did Warrior which was excellent and may go back for Wizard. I haven't heard too much about Wizard though. How would you rate it compared to Warrior? I can't even begin to imagine the kinds of activities that go on there. Joe Hi,

Thanks for the feedback. We did Warrior which was excellent and may go back for Wizard. I haven’t heard too much about Wizard though. How would you rate it compared to Warrior? I can’t even begin to imagine the kinds of activities that go on there.

Joe

]]> Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Doug http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-19406 Doug Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:54:49 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-19406 Hi Shawn, What you say about Warrior is right. Involve yourself 100%. I got a great deal out of Warrior. I think Wizard is another must from Peaks. If you want to bring people along for the ride, Ultimate Leadership Camp is fantastic. The seminar courses are a different matter. Hundreds of people are crammed into a room and deluged with information. Good information, but delivered at a rate far too fast to absorb. So much for advanced learning techniques! Hi Shawn,

What you say about Warrior is right. Involve yourself 100%.

I got a great deal out of Warrior.

I think Wizard is another must from Peaks.

If you want to bring people along for the ride, Ultimate Leadership Camp is fantastic.

The seminar courses are a different matter. Hundreds of people are crammed into a room and deluged with information. Good information, but delivered at a rate far too fast to absorb. So much for advanced learning techniques!

]]> Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Doug http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-19405 Doug Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:50:20 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-19405 Hi Joe, Your story sounds typical. Extreme marketing techniques get you to sign up. In the case of some courses, you are glad you did. In the case of others, you realize you spent too much money for too little value. The camps are excellent, especially the following: - Warrior - Wizard - Ultimate Leadership Camp Those are my favourites and I have gained great value from them. The seminar courses, such as Gurilla Business School and Never Work Again are a different story. They have good information, but you are essentially paying to be marketed too. Hi Joe,

Your story sounds typical. Extreme marketing techniques get you to sign up. In the case of some courses, you are glad you did. In the case of others, you realize you spent too much money for too little value.

The camps are excellent, especially the following:
- Warrior
- Wizard
- Ultimate Leadership Camp

Those are my favourites and I have gained great value from them.

The seminar courses, such as Gurilla Business School and Never Work Again are a different story. They have good information, but you are essentially paying to be marketed too.

]]> Comment on Installing TinyMCE with Drupal by TQ http://www.discover-doug.com/2007/01/25/installing-tinymce-with-drupal/#comment-18945 TQ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:43:49 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2007/01/25/installing-tinymce-with-drupal/#comment-18945 This installer made things super easy for me. I just put the tinymce package from the tinymce website in the drupal module folder and ran the automatic configure module from at Administer -> Site configuration -> TinyMCE -- create default profile And it was set up perfectly. Then you can administer it from the Site Configuration page. It took all of 2 minutes! This installer made things super easy for me. I just put the tinymce package from the tinymce website in the drupal module folder and ran the automatic configure module from at Administer -> Site configuration ->
TinyMCE — create default profile
And it was set up perfectly. Then you can administer it from the Site Configuration page. It took all of 2 minutes!

]]> Comment on Peak Potentials RichLifeClub by Hrv Eker - How to Cancel by Joe http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-18227 Joe Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:56:28 +0000 http://www.discover-doug.com/2006/12/05/peak-potentials-richlifeclub-by-hrv-eker-how-to-cancel/#comment-18227 My wife and I attended the MMI in 2006 ended up signing up for a bunch of courses that were well beyond our budget. I'm amazed at how powerful their psychological marketing techniques are. The first course they talked about was Guerilla Business School and after they cut the price down from 7995 to around 3000 and said there were only 83 spots available, we went running to the back of the room to sign up. In a matter of minutes we put a deposit of a few grand on one of our credit cards. Then we went to lunch and my intuition kicked in - I started thinking about how there were more than 83 people that went to the back of the room and the only reason we ran back there was because we really believed the spots were limited. I got really angry because I was sure this coudn't be the case so we came back from lunch and asked them what happens to person number 84 who signs up. They said they pay 4500 instead of 3000 and the spots really are limited. (this was complete B.S.) I was still suspicious but felt a little better. By the end of the MMI, we signed up for 4 courses and more than maxxed out a credit card. I can't tell you how bad I've felt about that after doing it - but with the help of these courses we were destined to become rich, right?!?! Ha! Later we find out in the Train the Trainer seminar that the courses are never limited to 83 people and at anytime you want you could get the seminar pricing. I knew it! They calculate the amount of people that have signed up for these courses at previous MMI's and then tell you that that's the amount of spots available. That way they know they're only going to get about 83 people and it won't be obvious to people that there were way more than that who signed up. They also jack up the prices real high just to cut them down and make it seem like a great bargain. That bugs me. This is like K-mart who every single day has their jewelry on sale for 70% off. Prices are marked up but never actually sold for that much. Anyway, we went to several courses which were good in my opinion (warrior, life directions) and some that were not so good - trainer was so-so especially since everyone we kept in touch with didn't make any money using the unethical marketing techniques they teach there. GBS was also a joke - there's good info but the marketing you face is extreme. To get all of the info you have to sign up for the speaker's other courses. That's not how they made it seem when they talked about it at the MMI. After GBS we cancelled the Millionaire School/Never Work Again package and got an 80% refund. I'm not spending any more money on overpriced courses. I'd rather hit up BN or the library first. Now with all of that said, I do believe a lot of the information in these courses is valuable, but you can get it other places for cheaper. The exception may be Warrior becaue so much of that was experience based. A great alternative to warrior is the Landmark forum - I did this 2x and at the price of 440 the first time and 220 (or so) each additional time, it's a bargain compared to Peak. Sure you don't get food, accomidations, or cool adventurous activities, but it's a great value for what you do get. Perhaps another time I'll let you know about our experience with the Success Academy real estate investing course (offered through Peak but not by Peak). All I can say is stay far far away from that. The selling techniques are way worse than what Peak uses and it's damn near impossible to get a refund (though we were able to with persistance). My wife and I attended the MMI in 2006 ended up signing up for a bunch of courses that were well beyond our budget. I’m amazed at how powerful their psychological marketing techniques are. The first course they talked about was Guerilla Business School and after they cut the price down from 7995 to around 3000 and said there were only 83 spots available, we went running to the back of the room to sign up. In a matter of minutes we put a deposit of a few grand on one of our credit cards. Then we went to lunch and my intuition kicked in - I started thinking about how there were more than 83 people that went to the back of the room and the only reason we ran back there was because we really believed the spots were limited. I got really angry because I was sure this coudn’t be the case so we came back from lunch and asked them what happens to person number 84 who signs up. They said they pay 4500 instead of 3000 and the spots really are limited. (this was complete B.S.) I was still suspicious but felt a little better. By the end of the MMI, we signed up for 4 courses and more than maxxed out a credit card. I can’t tell you how bad I’ve felt about that after doing it - but with the help of these courses we were destined to become rich, right?!?! Ha!

Later we find out in the Train the Trainer seminar that the courses are never limited to 83 people and at anytime you want you could get the seminar pricing. I knew it! They calculate the amount of people that have signed up for these courses at previous MMI’s and then tell you that that’s the amount of spots available. That way they know they’re only going to get about 83 people and it won’t be obvious to people that there were way more than that who signed up. They also jack up the prices real high just to cut them down and make it seem like a great bargain. That bugs me. This is like K-mart who every single day has their jewelry on sale for 70% off. Prices are marked up but never actually sold for that much.

Anyway, we went to several courses which were good in my opinion (warrior, life directions) and some that were not so good - trainer was so-so especially since everyone we kept in touch with didn’t make any money using the unethical marketing techniques they teach there. GBS was also a joke - there’s good info but the marketing you face is extreme. To get all of the info you have to sign up for the speaker’s other courses. That’s not how they made it seem when they talked about it at the MMI. After GBS we cancelled the Millionaire School/Never Work Again package and got an 80% refund. I’m not spending any more money on overpriced courses. I’d rather hit up BN or the library first.

Now with all of that said, I do believe a lot of the information in these courses is valuable, but you can get it other places for cheaper. The exception may be Warrior becaue so much of that was experience based. A great alternative to warrior is the Landmark forum - I did this 2x and at the price of 440 the first time and 220 (or so) each additional time, it’s a bargain compared to Peak. Sure you don’t get food, accomidations, or cool adventurous activities, but it’s a great value for what you do get.

Perhaps another time I’ll let you know about our experience with the Success Academy real estate investing course (offered through Peak but not by Peak). All I can say is stay far far away from that. The selling techniques are way worse than what Peak uses and it’s damn near impossible to get a refund (though we were able to with persistance).

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