Imagine paying 5000 to get told to work hard

Dan Lok dresses the way people who have never been in sales think that sales people dress like.

Just like so many toxic relationships: if you're successful, the credit goes to your teacher/parent/advisor. If you fail, it's your fault.

你好，我是來自亞洲的人，你可以使用翻譯，看看我的想法. Dan Lok，他最近一直在亞洲各個國家不斷在宣傳他的影片，因為他開始往他熟悉的國家做傳播，宣傳他的“課程”，（中國、馬來西亞、新家坡、台灣） 我認為，你們應該把這個影片增加 Mandarin的語言， 讓更多人看到這個影片！ 他現在把很多的影片，增加了另一個語言（e.g. Mandarin), 讓更多人“加入”他的團隊. 雖然我沒有買他的任何課程，但是我看的出來，他的手段，他不斷敲擊受眾的“需求”, 擴大受眾的“慾望”, 甚至催化他們的“願望”.. 我常常看到他的廣告，我真的覺得很厭煩. 希望不要再有人受騙了. 你的影片，非常有意義. 很棒✌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Worst part about these schemes is that victims usually stay quiet because of embarrassment, but they need to speak up about their experience to warn others.

“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” Mark Twain

I have a brother that is trapped inside this kind of cults. I've tried several times helping him out but most of the times i felt powerless. The most disturbing thing about this is not the money wasted buying those courses, but the mental scar that those toxic comunities leave and the psychological consequences. Now my brother has no friends, he is 24/7 in his room following those courses and he lost touch with everyone, family included, he spent lots of money chasing the "6 figures skill" . I moved to another city and he completely deleted me, in more than 3 years i have no communication with him because those cults promote isolation in order to better control and brainwash you, and if you disagree with those cults' principles you are a negative person that has to be isolated, the same happened to my brother: he isolated me because i was a negative person that was trying to block his path towards success. And the saddest thing is that is not his fault, but is how the game was meant to be. They took advantage of a good, intelligent, determined and pure person like him. Those cults are no different from Jonestown, but instead of god there is money and the lead principle is chasing cash and luxury.

I hope his wife is doing well. Imagine your spouse quitting their job without telling you and spending damn near 30k on a scam. His folly affects her, too.

MASSIVE respect to the person opening up about being scammed. It takes a big man to make himself vulunerable like that and in my opinion, it speaks a lot more about the kind of man he is than him getting scammed in the first place. Millions of people get scammed, but only a few could admit it to themselves and the public for the sake of helping others steer clear from this.

Dan Lok makes the Indian IRS call center scammers look like angels.

Garrett shows more strength and intelligence than 99% people. Everyone is susceptible to cults especially at moments of vulnerability. Surviving a cult and raising awareness about it, that's more admirable than never having being in one.

He is so good at telling the story, I felt like he must have gone thru this in his head a lot of times to be this smooth, hope you're doing better now!

I research so much before buying a $10 Udemy course, I don't understand how people would buy a $2000 course 😶

Isn't it funny how MLMs/Scammers sell you these schemes based on the desire to not work hard then get criticized for "not working hard enough" lol

This reminds me of the MLM marketing scam where i lost $2500 when i was making only $15/hour. I was so broke and desperate to change my life. Those people were evil.

Admitting you've been fooled takes real courage and integrity. When you admit it you can help many, many people from making the same mistake.

I found a gem. Hey UKposts algo. This needs a boost.

The greatest scam on earth, getting rich by telling other people you're rich and that you'll tell them they could be rich too, giving you their money, making you richer.

The problem with our society is I heard a teacher call himself unskilled. That's just not right, teachers are building blocks of our society.

I just want to add to the cacophony of people saying I'm glad Garrett chose to do this interview. You've got a lot of courage man, I wish you well

The cheapest "high income skill" course would probably be a few 10$ coding courses on Udemy honestly

There is NO shortcuts, no hidden secrets, just do the grind and focus on the things that you're good at for a long period of time and you'll get there. just keep this in mind, nobody will ever sell their golden goose.

Gawd I can feel this guys heart ache, bud. Feel positive that you recognized this and got out before getting deeper. Uphill from here man. Good luck to you

I didn't recognise Coffeezilla at first. I was "who is this young guy on the right?".

Whenever you see a timer on a page, always refresh the page and the counter will get reset haha.. beware of fake scarcity...

"BUY MY BOOK... how i made millions selling books"

I know the guy is laughing. But there is obviously an undercurrent of sadness. I really hope this guy finds the success he wants. Much love 🧡

“Sifu” means “teacher.” Teachers are part of a noble profession. These con artists are an abomination.

I'm from Hong Kong. It seems Dan knew he's being exposed and he started to shift the Target audiences to Chinese speaking population. I see a bunch of his ads in Chinese language on FB.

To learn to sell and close, get a non-commission retail job, especially in apparel. Then act as if it is a commission sales job. I worked at an apparel store while in college and did just that. I was getting paid to train myself in sales and closing. I did not go in to sales, but the “training” and experience has served me well in life and business ever since.

I was so broke in college that I couldn't be scammed. I'm now 23 and managed to avoid those crypto scams and really wanting to be independant.

Dude with 2500$ you can pay 2 entire years of college fee in Switzerland + Books. Dan is a master of perceived value but real value is not in his vocabulary.

Dude, I was just a step behind joining Dan's program. I'm glad I saw this in my recommendations.

I genuinely believe every fucking dime Garrett spent was completely worth it. if he wasn't in those rooms, we wouldn't hear about this insanity. I appreciate the sacrifice you have made.

Garret is debt free by now, just bought a house and has a son. He seems happy and i am glad he bounced back :)

Time to make a paid course on how not to be scammed, lol

He broke the first rule: If it has to be now, it has to be no.

Beardless coffeezilla feels illegal

I hope he's doing well now 💜 it's really brave to come out like this, so many people don't talk about how they've been scammed or taken advantage of and it's so important to do it

This guy. This guy is very brave. I wouldn't have the balls to admit being manipulated out of thousands of dollars on some useless cultrse. If you are reading this, bless you dude, hope it all goes well for you from now!

It’s sounds like Dan Lok is using his “high ticket closing” on his students

Less of a 26k “mistake” and more like a 26k theft. Keep being awesome.

I was feeling like shit for not having money to pay a course like this til I find this video. Thanks a lot.

This dudes a great story teller. He’s probably a great teacher!

After hearing all the crypto NFT manchildren blow all their family's cash and then blame everyone else, it's refreshing to see an interview with someone capable of a bit of self reflection.

That "guy" that worked with Dan was doing something called push pull. He talks him down to feel out how you guys are feeling. Then report back to Dan, telling him exactly how To reel you in with the information you willingly gave him. Emotional & confused your mind isnt expecting to be probed, & they used psychology to upsell you again.

Can y'all contact Netflix for a documentary???? PLEASE. This is absolutely worthy of a limited series. They already did one for Herbalife.

Thought this dude called himself “Seafood”

A friend sent me a vid from Dan Lok a couple of years ago saying "how good this guy was". I had recently read "Rich Dad Poor Dad" from Robert Kaizaki and literally the whole of the Dan Lok vid was just ripped off from this book. I am amazed that he doesnt get sued over ripping off other people's work.... maybe he does??? He didnt even sell the ideas he ripped off particularly well.

Dude. It takes incredible strength to come out with your story like this. That is... Wow

from hearing him speak, this dude seems very self aware and intelligent. If he can be duped, I guess It can happen to anyone.

I think most young people are quite vulnerable in their first year of working after university. The transition from university to the often disappointingly paid, unpleasant working environment is brutal and leads to feelings of hopelessness and desperation

At some point you said “shame on me”. But there’s no shame in getting scammed: it’s the only thing these guys are actually expert at. It’s kinda like feeling shame that your accountant did your taxes correctly or something. You don’t need to feel shame because someone else is really good at their job. It’s just unfortunate that his job was scamming you. No shame, only lessons. You won’t make this mistake again and you’ve steered a lot of people away from the same one. I think pride is more appropriate than shame here.

These classes are predatory and manipulative. No one should feel ashamed about coming forward and telling others what really happens. There is no shame in recognizing when something wrong happens to you and then how you choose to realize and then get out of it. That shows strength, intelligence and maturity.

Dan Lok really out here selling closing skills while closing you, dat boy wildn'

I'm new to coffee's content so at the start of the video I was like "Who TF is this little kid and why is he hosting this interview?"

I was about to pay $2000 for a copywriting course of Dan. I just asked one question to the sales man on call 'How will this program help me land a job as a copywriter? And the guy on call said 'Oh! It's not about job, it's about gaining financial confidence!' and I was like thank you for your time, bye. Thank god I didn't pay $2000 of my hard earned money to this shit fu!

The biggest slap in the face unexpectedly comes from UKposts giving me a self help guru ads with a balding guy in sportswear telling me how I can make 5000 dollars an hour sitting on my couch.

I would love to see the two year review from this guy. You should get this guy back on to talk about this. I would like to hear what he thinks about it a few years later. Pat yourself on the back man you are one of the few people in the world that was able to escape a cult and lived.

This video is the best thing I got out of this Black Friday

"Oh we are just calling it live seminar, but is prerecorded" - Dan Lock

Bro looked so young and energetic 4 years ago. Now bro looks so mature. All in just 4 years. How time flies.

Mad Props to Garrett! This is the sort of stuff real hero's are made of. Humility to face the truth once you see it, and the Humility to share your understanding with others in an attempt to help them avoid the mistakes you made :)

Never trust the words coming out from the people who live by selling their words.

What no one expected: this whole scam process is the real sales class!

This guest is cured! So many more need help. Thank you so much.

I'm an Ex JW (raised in it) and something that Garrett said about calling strangers that took the same course as him "Brothers and sisters" just resonated to how much of a cult the JW "religion" is. Fuck-king-hell. I always felt like it's a cult but it just feels even more and more after looking into more cult-like organizations and the tactics they use.

To quote the Simpsons "This is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No sir, our model is the trapezoid."

Anyone can get scammed, those victims shouldn't be ashamed of themselves. The only shameful is if you refused to admit that you are scammed, and won't move on to try repairing any damage.

hey man you are helping distract me through some tough times - thanks

Thought I clicked on the wrong video. I didn't even realize that was coffee. He looks totally different without facial hair.

I took HTC for free, torrent baby. Even at that price it was freaking waste of time.

I was one of those people who got scammed by Dan Lok. After the seven weeks course, I signed up for inner circle and when I saw the community and how sheepishly people acting. I requested a refund. And said goodbye! I still feel ashamed of myself in believing that some like Dan would help me improve my life. But well you learn when you try sometimes

You can tell coffezillas interviews has improved coz he went from interupting every two minutes to shutting up n asking the right hard hitting questions

"He was selling access to himself..." Dude is the most expensive escort, and you don't even get a happy ending.

I always wondered how far down the rabbit hole those things go

“He’s taking a bunch of unskilled people such as myself...” Damn, dude, quit selling yourself short. You’re a teacher. Granted, in the States it’s a rather maligned career, but still easily respectable by most thinking human beings. You won’t make millions, but you’ll be shaping future generations. Lok can’t say that; he actually is easily replaceable.

Coffee, three years ago i saw this video from you after having fled from a pyramid scheme myself, didn't get scammed luckily. I am so happy that you have grown so much in these three years

It hurt me when the interviewee called himself “skilless”. Like bro if u graduated college ALREADY you’re really fucking skilled.

Those 1.2k dislikes are probably just new students “sifu” told they needed to dislike this if they wanted to get a job

Steps to become a Guru: 1. Scrap together multiple catchy motivational phrases about working hard and avoiding procrastination (similar to what your father used to tell you as a kid and you ignored). -> 2. Add some basic tips on whatever it is you are promoting (and which you can probably find on the internet or a book for free). -> 3. Add a 2k price tag to it. -> 4. Get 100 people to quit their jobs and commit fully to it -> 5. 95 fail, 5 succeed (a rate anyone could have without being a guru). -> 6. Convince the 95 that failed that it was their fault and the 5 that succeeded that it was your doing (Actually done before the success/failure step) -> 7. Get the testimonials of the 5 that succeeded so that you can convince another 100 to get in the game -> 8. Repeat steps 5-8. This shit is typical MLM stuff...Copy pasted the speeches and gatherings of companies like herbalife into their own context..

I work in direct sales in the automotive industry now, before that I sold hearing aids. It took me 5 years to get from 30 to 60k a year and another 3-4 years to get over 6 figures in the profession. Because honing these skills takes time and you have to build a customer base of repeat and referral business.

God this is heartbreaking I’m so happy this guy is getting back on his feet. I really hope he’s doing good heading into 2023

Dan Loc is the type of dude that closes the refrigerator with his hips.

Rich people won’t teach you how you can be rich too, they’ll teach how you can make them more rich.

Huge respect to this guy, he seems like a super good person with critical thinking skills, that was able to fall into a scam. In the end everyone is vulnerable to a scam, there's always something that WILL eventually get you, the best thing is to be open and share it, everyone loses money sometimes.

You all remember that episode of Doug where Doug gets wrapped up in a Ponzi scheme and loses all his money? I am so glad I took that message to heart when I was a kid.

I feel like the sunk-cost fallacy is also a big part of these people falling down these rabbitholes. Basically we are much less likely to pull out of something if we’ve already invested a certain amount. Seems like so many people are hopeful the “next one” will get them everything back and more. Kind if like gamblers.

If these Gurus are so rich. They wouldn't be bothered doing seminars for Plebbs.

I’m too broke to buy any of these courses. Good thing I found your channel

**Buys a course** Course: *"Go get a job."*

OMG man! What you do is really saving some people (include the people like me now,alas🥺). Oh God!! WHY Ytube show your contents so late to me... I am learning so much from you. And🙏Love what you do here, Coffeezilla !

This guy’s really great at telling stories. I was literally on the edge of my seat almost the entire time

This video needs to go viral. I'm an ex student of HTC as well and can absolutely vouch for what this man is saying.

What’s great is this guy could do sales! His story telling is fantastic

It’s actually so depressing that Dan Lok is clearly preying on people who are desperate and feel like they have no other option. It’s so sad.

This Garrett guy is a great speaker, he would make a wonderful podcast host

Almost halfway through this interview I got an ad from Dan Lok lmaooo

Mad props to him. He realized his mistake and hope he's doing better now.

The Bitcoin commercial cutting in right at the question _"Is Dan Loc a Cult?"_ was, shall we say, priceless 🤣😭