2017.10.18; Are You an Insight Junkie? A History of Tai Lopez
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My ears are burning.
Something wasn't adding up.
Am I being paranoid?
A good passive aggressor (now that's an oxymoron) is so subtle that even the victim questions whether they are being messed with or not. This way, no one else could even have a remote chance at figuring out what is going on. And the aggressor's reputation stays squeaky-clean while still getting to harass his victims.
But with life experience, you can always sniff out passive aggressive behavior no matter how subtle it is. That gut feeling is never wrong.
Still, it didn't make sense as to why Tai Lopez would suddenly be passive aggressive towards me. I know he knows about me, since he has retweeted my stuff in the past, but he doesn't know me.
He also knows I'm a fan (or was), from all the backlinks I gave him from social media. Certainly you wouldn't do that to a fan.
Even our difference in popularity makes things more confusing, my blog was getting about one hundred thousand views per month while he is now in the millions. However, both of our sites were growing (his, obviously, much faster than mine). But why bother with someone with a fraction of your readers?
So what was the passive aggressive message I thought he was sending?
"Stop blogging and go do something else." (only put not so nicely)
But why send this message?
I had already decided not to renew my hosting plan a few months prior (I'm a minimalist and a blog is one less thing to maintain). And the end of my hosting just happened to be about two weeks after he started his head games (I'm not going to keep my blog in spite of someone).
However, the intentional sting of passive aggressive comments will always leave a bad taste in your mouth. I had to know why.
Then it hit me, my Tim Ferriss post.
People have always accused Tim of being less than a good person, but they never provided cohesive evidence, well written arguments, or, at the very least, gain any traction in hurting his reputation (Tim has shown to be very skilled at manipulating the masses).
Penelope Truck did have a decent article showing Tim's true colors (especially when it came to promoting his book). But my article went into detail showing evidence of his psychopath behavior.
And it was one of my most popular posts.
Did it effect Tim? Of course not, he is too big to fail at this point, but I doubt anyone would want clear and concise evidence showing their evil ways. I did it before, and, of course, I won't hesitate to do it again (besides it's fun ;P ).
Is Tai just another Tim?
Maybe Tai came across the post and got worried about being exposed too? He isn't too big to fail, at least not yet. Sounds very far fetched, but, hey, worth looking into.
Besides, the best way to deal with passive aggressive behavior is to show the world what kind of a person they really are.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
So I googled: Tai Lopez is a fraud...
A History of Tai Lopez
According to LinkedIn, Tai Lopez started out in wealth management in the early 2000s with GE (he definitely seems to be chasing after the "good life" as he puts it).
From there, he started his own wealth management company for about 4 years until 2007.
After that, he now appears to be doing a fraudulent internet business...
In 2008, he became the owner of Elite Global Dating, LLC (which has many dating websites).
And that is where the shit hits the fan. Google "Tai Lopez is a fraud" or "Elite Global Dating, LLC," and you'll come across these kind of complaints:
After cancelling my subscription they still took payments from me! I then deleted my profile and advised my bank about their fraud but they still keep going!! My bank says they have to pay money out but refund me the cost. I wonder do I have to keep paying them forever! Countless emails to their costumer service without reply. Its not only scam but real FRAUD!-allyka Complaintsboard.com 2014 (This is 1 of about 100-200 complaints on the site over a span of 5 years!!!)
I bought an information product from this company and did not sign up to become a member. After checking my VISA statement, I noticed that they had charged me over $200 for a monthly membership fee that I had not authorized. I have contacted my bank and they have cancelled that VISA card. Beware to anybody who has any dealings with Elite Global Dating.
Too bad that Tai Lopez is a thief, liar and commits fraud. Other than that, sure, great person to listen to. Be aware, Tai Lopez is a bad person who only wants your money.
Elite Global Dating LLC Tai Lopez, This is a fraudulent dating site. They send fake emails to enduce you to pay for their bunk service.
SCAM ALERT DON'T DON'T DON'T SIGN UP TO THIS SITE. IT IS A SCAM! Do I FEEL LIKE A DUMB BLONDE FALLING FOR THIS? YES!!! I am not a dumb blonde, but should of, could of, would of..... Check into this, I hope these guys get what is coming to them. Karma!
The owner of eliteMeeting Tai... is the most unscrupulous dirtbag on the planet... funny how he even comes on this site, and creates a whole lot of negative votes for everyone that has a complaint against his site and super props to every stupid positive shameless promotion of his site... We know it is you Tai... get lost you stupid scammer...
This isn't just forums on the internet. They also had complaints filed against them with the Better Business Bureau.
And you think that last guy was making up the whole manipulating the votes thing?
I want you to listen to "Adrian," who works for 40 different online dating site (with 600,000 people subscribing to his newsletter!!!), give a review of MeetingMillionaires.com (one of the sites Elite Global Dating, LLC owns).
It's freaking Tai Lopez pretending to give a review as someone else.
Tai, at least ask a friend to do the voice for you. Come on.
So what other sites does this "excellent" company own?
As of the start of February 2015 Elite Global Dating, LLC or Tai Lopez appears to own*:
tailopez.com
elitemeeting.com
modelmeet.com
mythailove.com (???)
ifyouresingle.com
eliteglobaldating.com
curvyfitness.com
tailopez.net
millionairemagnetsystem.com
millionairelifecoach.com
meetingmillionaires.com
findadate.com
datetallmen.com (But, Tai, you're short!)
elitemeet.com
justmillionaires.com
*As of this date, all IP addresses for the websites listed have Elite Global Dating, LLC shown as the owner.
Furthermore, the above websites either share the same IP addresses, website template or theme, and/or is directly associated with Tai Lopez as the owner.
But let's forget about his dating business for now.
What about Tai Lopez's main website and YouTube channel?
He is always talking about his 67 Steps program on them.
Seems like it is more of the same...
Signed up for this service and I wasn't happy with my customer experience. They never stated the fee was recurring, I called them on it. They stated the recurring fee was for "monthly mentor calls" from Tai, I told them to cancel my order and give me a refund. The initial email was responded to immediately the one regarding a cancellation and refund wasn't responded to at all. I will say used some strong language but, it's my money.
...You can subscribe by email to receive the summaries... what I received from him in the morning was a link to a survey that, first thing, asked me for MY NAME, MY PHONE NUMBER, MY BIRTHDAY, MY ANNUAL INCOME, ETC. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
What business does he have knowing how much you make? None.
Tai is probably trying to figure out who to pitch his more expensive products to. Probably some lame inner circle thing. I hear he has a few costing $1,000 and up.
Just remember what Tai says, "if you don't know who the sucker is, you're the sucker." Great advice Tai.
He knows what he is doing.
It seems like he's taken the script from Robert Greene's book, The 48 Laws of Power (or what I call the "Handbook for Sociopaths and Psychos"), such as hide your intentions, guard your reputation and destroy those who undermine it, interpersonal terrorism, act like a member of royalty, and feed people the lies they want to hear.
Finally, he is using the carrot and the stick. Want to date a millionaire? Want to date tall guys? Want to date a model? Want the "good life" (money)? What's $2,000 if I can get you $2,000,000? And if he sees you as a threat or if you challenge his thoughts, he'll passive aggressively attack you.
Just avoid this guy.
Are You an Insight Junkie?
So his two big lessons right now are to not be an insight junkie and to find a mentor.
He more or less defines an insight junkie as someone who is always learning, but never takes action.
So, by his definition, he would not be an insight junkie since he takes action in life (however in the purist sense of the words, yes, without a doubt, he is an insight junkie...the biggest one of all).
But you know who is? Most of his audience.
And if you fall into that category, the answer isn't buying one of his courses, it's to stop watching his stuff and take action in your life.
Unsubscribe.
Do you really need a guy to regurgitate what he learned from skimming a book?
Come on. You can do better than that.
The Best Mentors
Mentorships are something where you must have a personal relationship (being friends with your mentor) for them to work. Never pay for a mentorship.
But in finding a good teacher or role model, you don't have to be friends with them.
However, in both situations, you need to make sure they put the right thing first: other people.
When you idolize someone who puts wealth first (Tai Lopez) or sex (like his buddy Tyler Durden, aka Owen Cook), they might have some good, or even great, things to say and teach (but almost all of it is just mental masturbation), however in the end they'll not only immensely disappoint you, but they'll lead you down a path that you wish you hadn't traveled.
Money and sex won't give you true happiness.
Those who put other people before everything else (especially money) probably won't be celebrities (online or offline), but they can still be wealthy, both financially and, more importantly, in relationships.
And that's who you want to be.
Take care and I hope for the best for you all in your self improvement/entrepreneurial journey.
Peace.
Posted 6th February 2015 by Final Words
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