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In order to answer this question I have spent in total 9 hours last week reading as many forum posts and blog articles as I can find.

Here is what I have found…

99% of the people complaining about Knowledge to Action are in two camps:

1. They signed up to attend one of the Knowledge to Action courses such as the one I attended – “Ultimate Forex“. Then got cold feet, got a refund & complained when Knowledge to Action offered alternatives to a refund such as changing course dates.
2. They signed up, did the course, sat on their bums and did nothing then slammed Knowledge to Action that the course failed!

I have been introduced to numerous con artists and scams throughout the entire 8 years I have been running PropertyTalk.com. I think after this time I have a very good gut-feel for when a person/business is running a scam.

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What I have found with people in general is that most never “get off the couch” and try to reach their goals. They are instead quite happy to talk about their goals and dreams using phrases like “If only….”, “If I had a million dollars…”, “I hate my job…”, “One day I am going to leave my job and do what I love…”, “I am much smarter than my boss…”, “I will win Lotto this week!”.

YAWN

Boring right?

Because you have heard this from most people you know maybe even yourself.

I have also found that people who talk like this will generally feel good about themselves when someone, who is trying to reach their goals, hits a challenge or initially fails. They feel good because they can say to themselves “I told you so…” or “I knew he/she would never make it – who do they think they are…”.

What they are doing is “proving” to themselves that its better to say on the couch and dream than make an effort and go for it and have RISK in their life.

People who sign up to courses that can change their life but get scared and give up EVEN before they start are the ones that complain the most.

When I am looking at courses to attend I don’t ask these types of people for their advice – because they are not in the same mental frame as me. They are worker bees and most will stay like that until they die.

Harsh words?

Well its your life not theirs so why should they influence how you think?

One of the most common tips that successful people state is “be around people who think like you”.

For example if you stated to your workmates during a coffee break that you are going to become a Forex trader full time so you can be your own boss. What would the bulk of replies be? Negative right? That’s because they don’t want you to succeed because then they have to think about their own life which is cocooned in “safe” and “comfortable”.

Another thing that I found looking through the comments asking if Knowledge to Action is a scam is the question on why the course costs what it does. To be honest its not that much – a few thousand to change your life? Believe me when I say you can lose that amount and more trading Forex without any professional training.

What I have found is that the bulk of people who complain about the cost of a course are not interested in doing the course no matter how much its costs – hell! It could be free and they would still complain. What they are doing are finding excuses not to attend as they would rather stay cocooned in “safe” and “comfortable”.

I have even seen people complain that there is no lunch provided!! Get over it! If you don’t attend a course solely because they don’t provide lunch but instead provide top trainers and really good content then go back to work and stay there.

Running a business costs money – tax, staff wages, rent, lawyers, accountants, running costs, hardware, software and more bloody tax (especially in Aussie where they start calling tax “levies” when they want to get more $$ from you!). So if the bulk of the money is used to provide you with the best teachers and content and there is nothing left for lunch then isn’t that a good thing?

So after this mad rant is Knowledge to Action a Scam?

In my opinion no – because:

1. I found the course very good. Dragan taught the course who is a professional trainer. The course starts at the very basic level such as “why Forex?”, “what is Forex?”, “what are trend lines?”, “what are pivots?”, “what is MACD?”.
2. Knowledge to Action teaches you 3 strategies to use in the Forex market which are called “Forex Income Generator”, “Ultimate Forex Pivots”, “Ultimate Forex Sniper Trade”.
3. They teach you about the importance of risk and working out how much money to place on a trade.
4. They teach you how to read the market and identify signs that alert you to opportunities or times to get out of the market.
5. You get 3 coaching sessions with a professional Forex trader who helps you work out your goals and reviews your traders log! Do you think that should be free? How much do you think these guys charge an hour if you approached them directly??

The list goes on but read my posts for more information…

And finally if you like “Free” or “discounted courses” then just remember this “you pay peanuts – you get monkeys”.

I would rather pay for professional traders to teach me the basics of Forex trading and then give me 3 trading strategies designed to reduce risk when trading than go to a free course because they serve lunch but of course the instructor is a seller not a professional trader.

Knowledge to Action’s SCAM Page

Here is a very good list of signs to watch out for Forex scams “Forex Scams”

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If you look at where the world is heading now – the USA losing all sense of reality and thinking they can just keep going the way they are – or the Eurozone falling apart then its not hard to start thinking about your own job security. At the end of the day you should be looking at additional sources of income just incase you lose your day job.

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