Get Motivated Seminar
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | self-help, self-improvement, personal development, management consulting, continuing education |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Key people | Peter Lowe, Tamara Lowe |
| Products | Get Motivated seminar |
| Website | Get Motivated Seminar homepage |
Get Motivated Seminar Inc. is a personal training and development company founded in 2002 and still operated by Peter Lowe.[1] Motivational speakers have included George W. Bush, Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Robert Schuller, Lou Holtz, Steve Forbes, Brian Tracy, and Zig Ziglar.[2]
[edit] Criticism
Former participants and observers have criticized the company's sales/marketing techniques in several senses:[3]
- That the seminars are a lead-in to more expensive products marketed to people of limited means.
For example, one speaker touts his stock-market program whose green arrows and red arrows are said to tell the optimum time to buy and sell individual stocks. While the actual price is said to be $3200, he discounts it to $99 for attendees. There is also a subscription component available. Many hundreds of people line up to purchase this program, which they carry back to their seats in distinctive red bags. During the October 2010 seminar, a total of three financial seminars were offered. One at $99 and another at $49.
- That the seminars have an unacknowledged religious or proselytizing component.
The majority of the speakers are thankful to their faith for their success. Tamara Lowe, wife of motivational speaker Peter Lowe, has a specific 3-minute segment of praise to God. She describes her ascent from drug addict and dealer with an 8th grade education to a person who has met 6 U.S. presidents and has earned a Masters degree.
- That the event has a political bias reflected by the guest speakers who sometimes use the forum to promote personal political agendas.
One example is Steve Forbes who heavily emphasized his flat tax agenda.
[edit] References
- ^ Florida Secretary of State Division of Corporations, documents from 2002-2010, reviewed 2/8/2011. http://sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.exe?action=DETFIL&inq_doc_number=P02000025166&inq_came_from=NAMFWD&cor_web_names_seq_number=0000&names_name_ind=N&names_cor_number=&names_name_seq=&names_name_ind=&names_comp_name=GETMOTIVATEDSEMINARS&names_filing_type=
- ^ "George W. Bush wants to help people 'Get Motivated!'", by Martina Stewart, October 21, 2009, CNN
- ^ "Rachel & George W. get motivated!", by Wayne Slater,October 21, 2009, Dallas News
