I started training with Empowerment Inc (formerly Empowerment Partnership) in 2019 after I had just…read morecome off a binge of Tony Robbins events, looking for something more. I went to UPW (twice), Life/Wealth Mastery in Fiji, and Date With Destiny in Florida (twice). The only one of those I would recommend to extroverted friends is Date With Destiny. Why extroverted friends and not introverted friends? If you've been to a live Tony Robbins event, you know it turns into a loud concert a at different points each day and you need to bring ear plugs if you value your hearing.
The biggest difference that made a difference to me between what Tony does and what Dr. Matt does is that Tony *uses* NLP (he rebranded it as NAC) but doesn't *teach* NLP. Fun as his events are, I grew tired of going back to an event for a "fix" and wanted to be able to do it for myself. I got that in NLP Practitioner Training (Prac) and NLP Master Practitioner Training (Master Prac) with Empowerment Inc.
I got such incredible value from the Prac training, that I immediately signed up for Master Prac. At my Prac, I was chosen as a demo person for Parts Integration and completely let go of my fear of committing to a romantic partner. And, for the record, I was not pre-selected and didn't have any sort of discussion with the trainer before that segment; I had no idea I would be chosen. When I brought my mom to Prac, she let go of a lot of fear she had around money and hasn't gotten the "dear in the headlights" dissociated stare during financial conversations ever since. After attending Master Prac and releasing my baggage around relationships there, I was able to attract the most amazing partner who I am now married to.
I would love to address some of the complaints of the 1-star reviewers because I have such a different perspective: 1) a lack of interaction, 2) not answering questions, 3) too much storytelling, 4) reading off of PowerPoints, 5) pitches for future trainings.
1) A lack of interaction: In my perspective, there is plenty of interaction. They teach to all the different learning styles. If you learn best by listening, seeing, or doing, you'll be able to enjoy the training. With each new concept, they tell you why it's relevant to you, what the technique is about, exactly how to do it, give you an opportunity to practice and apply it with a partner, then offer time for questions. Segments are typically 90 minutes long, which is perfect for my attention span and my bladder capacity. Lol!
2) Not answering questions: They answer questions when it makes the most sense (at least to me), after they have presented the material and you've had a chance to try it out. If they didn't do this, participants would be there for hours answering all the "what if" questions from people. They literally ask "What questions do you have" after they have completed presenting each concept. If you save your questions, you'll either have your questions answered in the process OR you'll get a chance to ask at the end before moving onto another concept.
3) Too much storytelling: This is super subjective and I happen to like storytelling because I learn so much, seeing stories as metaphors that I can apply to my own life. If it was 100% content with no stories, that would be so boring to me. I think they give a good balance.
4) Reading off PowerPoints. This hails back to the learning styles. Some people are more visual and need to see the words on the screen to absorb a new topic. I recall receiving MUCH more information than what they can fit on a PowerPoint slide. The information on their slides is very big-picture and they give the details when they talk about it. It goes slow enough that you can write down all the info on the slide (if you're Type A like me) and not so slow that any part of it is boring, at least to me.
5) Pitches for future trainings: I may be biased on this one because of my Tony Robbins background. At Tony's UPW, it feels like the last day and a half is a pitch-fest. What they do at Empowerment Inc is not that. They take time out of a couple mornings out of 4 days at Prac where they talk about future training opportunities and they still put content in there that I felt I benefited from. After paying so little for a 4-day training at Prac (where the math works out to less than $8/hour over 4 days with the current $294 price tag), I felt totally cool with them marketing their higher-ticket trainings for a bit. And I ended up signing up for one that felt like a good fit for me.
This company is truly the best school for communication, NLP, and dealing with mental and emotional baggage so you can get the results you want in your life. I would not have the beautiful life I have today without this company and I will forever be grateful for finding them.