Most coaches are full of crap. So are most parents, teachers, therapists, doctors, lawyers, tax accountants, designers, programmers, consultants and freelancers of every variety, and anyone who ever talks about, writes about, or even thinks the word "entrepreneur."
But oh, no, HN hates business coaches especially because of the sneaking feeling that they're tricked by approaches that HN readers cannot understand. Those tricksy life coaches, they'll never get one over on us! All advice should be free! All you have to do is read once to understand! They can't fix your life if you make no effort therefore they are bogus! If they cannot quantify and prove the vaguaries of the human heart, more so than the best scientists in the world, they are a lying thieving scumbag!
Please.
The original essay is fine-ish, except that it states that the mere presence of good speaking skills means you should suspect a person. The mere presence of a statement like that in a blog post means you should suspect a person. When a person makes a statement like that, you should be on your guard about everything else the person has to say (write), because that indicates a sweeping generalization and no small amount of personal/professional jealousy.
Oh yes, witty mnemonics, they're a sign that evil is afoot!
But so is showing that you belong to a community and attempting to gain its respect as "one of us" by loudly attacking a presumed common enemy.
See, bloggers just want your money and attention too.
Most coaches are full of crap. So are most parents, teachers, therapists, doctors, lawyers...
I believe the point being made is that "life coaches" are exceptionally good at disguising that they are full of crap.
If you force yourself to do the hard work of understanding a dry technical text, filling in the missing details yourself, BS will stand out. If you smile and nod to a charismatic speaker, it wont.
Yes, downvote me. That just shows that you prefer to be tricked by people who are putting on a show as being "one of you."
Where, I ask you, is the science that proves that there is a correlation between speaking skills and valuelessness? Or witty mnemonics and an intent to trick or defraud?
This essay, and the comments, are more of the same deception that the OP accuses a whole industry of. It's just that the call is coming from inside the house.
But oh, no, HN hates business coaches especially because of the sneaking feeling that they're tricked by approaches that HN readers cannot understand. Those tricksy life coaches, they'll never get one over on us! All advice should be free! All you have to do is read once to understand! They can't fix your life if you make no effort therefore they are bogus! If they cannot quantify and prove the vaguaries of the human heart, more so than the best scientists in the world, they are a lying thieving scumbag!
Please.
The original essay is fine-ish, except that it states that the mere presence of good speaking skills means you should suspect a person. The mere presence of a statement like that in a blog post means you should suspect a person. When a person makes a statement like that, you should be on your guard about everything else the person has to say (write), because that indicates a sweeping generalization and no small amount of personal/professional jealousy.
Oh yes, witty mnemonics, they're a sign that evil is afoot!
But so is showing that you belong to a community and attempting to gain its respect as "one of us" by loudly attacking a presumed common enemy.
See, bloggers just want your money and attention too.