The following text below these videos is Sameena's Journey since the beginning of the Pandemic followed by offer details for Billy
INTRODUCTION
VIDEO RESPONSE FROM SAMEENA
FRED'S 90 DAY TESTIMONIAL
FRED'S CASE STORY IN THE LAST 90 DAYS OF WORKING WITH SCOTT AND SAMEENA
Written by John Newland
How it all happened:
My name is John Newland. I have been Scott Gallagher's writer for about 11 years now. He introduced me to Sameena during Covid and asked me to help when her business came crumbling down on her. I have been with her the whole journey doing various writing projects to try to help Sameena, some were paid and some were pro-bono. The point is, I’ve been working with her for 18 months, and I’ve seen how everything happened.
The work I did to help her with her landlord, I did for free. Scott gave me clear direction on how to proceed with various writing communications to her landlord regarding the harassment Sameena was tormented with constantly by her landlord all through COVID.
In fact, the harassment started in the first week of May 2020 when Sameena’s landlord refused to accept her rent cheque. This resulted in over 12 months of dealing with her landlord’s harassment and abuse.
Despite Sameena’s landlord knowing about her medically diagnosed anxiety condition, they continued to harass her and further trigger her anxiety condition. This made it impossible for her to focus on getting her revenue stream back on track. As she shared these moments with me, I could see her diagnosed condition becoming paranoia as she tried to deal with the harassment.
After Sameena went bankrupt April 4th, 2021 to save herself from eviction the reprisals and harassment from her landlord did not stop. Sameena’s landlord took her to the Landlord and Tenant’s Board for a second time trying to get her evicted for being persistently late with the rent from May 2020 to April 2021, which was primarily caused by her landlord refusing to accept Sameena’s rent cheque in May 2020.
Scott represented Sameena at the hearing and won the case for her preventing her from being evicted.
Adding to the stress just before Sameena’s first eviction hearing, her grandmother very suddenly got ill on May 18th, 2021 and was in palliative care before she passed on May 28th, 2021.
On May 28th, Sameena not only lost her grandmother, who she was extremely close to, but 6 hours after her grandmother died, Sameena found out that her best girlfriend Sarah Clarke also very suddenly died, leaving Sameena devasted and grief stricken.
So, Sameena was not only dealing with grieving from two very significant losses, but she was also faced with the possibility of eviction.
Sarah was also Scott's very dear friend who he knew for over 20 years. Scott was also in shock and numb when he found out that Sarah had very suddenly died. Sarah was like family to Scott, the closest he would call as family given that Scott is not in connection with his own family because they are abusive. Sameena came to know Sarah through Scott.
Prior to Covid, Scott had created a number of platforms for Sameena which gave her visibility and attention on her self and helped other people (through her various platforms) get attention and visibility on themselves and on their passions, and some of her platforms had people talk about what they did for a living or what they wanted to do for a living which helped them get reasonable amount of attention on themselves, where otherwise they would have to spend a lot of money for advertising elsewhere. Her studio was an outgrowth of the popular Facebook Streaming show Scott created for her.
People would come into her studio, Sameena would act as the host, and interview the person to bring out their best side and their true self which is what had them look attractive into the audience they most wanted to reach out to all in front of multiple video cameras. This would be broadcast as a Facebook Live on the person’s Facebook Timeline. This was done as a free service, which raised the interviewees profile on social media, as well as get them free attention and marketing leverage without having to invest in Facebook ads.
Some of these people ended up becoming high ticket clients and ended up hiring Sameena (with Scott's guidance and support in the background) for her other higher end services that were also offered through the studio and required in person meetings. And Sameena packaged Scott in all her higher end services increasing it's perceived value, and it had people who became her paid clients pay her more money all because Scott was part of the offer
Whether it was Scott's consultation services, intervention, being part of his 12-Week signature program called Integrity Choices, which Sameena also got trained in to lead this program with her clients on her own, still with Scotts support and guidance in the background.
And all of these services were provided in person.
My name is John Newland. I have been Scott Gallagher's writer for about 11 years now. He introduced me to Sameena during Covid and asked me to help when her business came crumbling down on her. I have been with her the whole journey doing various writing projects to try to help Sameena, some were paid and some were pro-bono. The point is, I’ve been working with her for 18 months, and I’ve seen how everything happened.
The work I did to help her with her landlord, I did for free. Scott gave me clear direction on how to proceed with various writing communications to her landlord regarding the harassment Sameena was tormented with constantly by her landlord all through COVID.
In fact, the harassment started in the first week of May 2020 when Sameena’s landlord refused to accept her rent cheque. This resulted in over 12 months of dealing with her landlord’s harassment and abuse.
Despite Sameena’s landlord knowing about her medically diagnosed anxiety condition, they continued to harass her and further trigger her anxiety condition. This made it impossible for her to focus on getting her revenue stream back on track. As she shared these moments with me, I could see her diagnosed condition becoming paranoia as she tried to deal with the harassment.
After Sameena went bankrupt April 4th, 2021 to save herself from eviction the reprisals and harassment from her landlord did not stop. Sameena’s landlord took her to the Landlord and Tenant’s Board for a second time trying to get her evicted for being persistently late with the rent from May 2020 to April 2021, which was primarily caused by her landlord refusing to accept Sameena’s rent cheque in May 2020.
Scott represented Sameena at the hearing and won the case for her preventing her from being evicted.
Adding to the stress just before Sameena’s first eviction hearing, her grandmother very suddenly got ill on May 18th, 2021 and was in palliative care before she passed on May 28th, 2021.
On May 28th, Sameena not only lost her grandmother, who she was extremely close to, but 6 hours after her grandmother died, Sameena found out that her best girlfriend Sarah Clarke also very suddenly died, leaving Sameena devasted and grief stricken.
So, Sameena was not only dealing with grieving from two very significant losses, but she was also faced with the possibility of eviction.
Sarah was also Scott's very dear friend who he knew for over 20 years. Scott was also in shock and numb when he found out that Sarah had very suddenly died. Sarah was like family to Scott, the closest he would call as family given that Scott is not in connection with his own family because they are abusive. Sameena came to know Sarah through Scott.
Prior to Covid, Scott had created a number of platforms for Sameena which gave her visibility and attention on her self and helped other people (through her various platforms) get attention and visibility on themselves and on their passions, and some of her platforms had people talk about what they did for a living or what they wanted to do for a living which helped them get reasonable amount of attention on themselves, where otherwise they would have to spend a lot of money for advertising elsewhere. Her studio was an outgrowth of the popular Facebook Streaming show Scott created for her.
People would come into her studio, Sameena would act as the host, and interview the person to bring out their best side and their true self which is what had them look attractive into the audience they most wanted to reach out to all in front of multiple video cameras. This would be broadcast as a Facebook Live on the person’s Facebook Timeline. This was done as a free service, which raised the interviewees profile on social media, as well as get them free attention and marketing leverage without having to invest in Facebook ads.
Some of these people ended up becoming high ticket clients and ended up hiring Sameena (with Scott's guidance and support in the background) for her other higher end services that were also offered through the studio and required in person meetings. And Sameena packaged Scott in all her higher end services increasing it's perceived value, and it had people who became her paid clients pay her more money all because Scott was part of the offer
Whether it was Scott's consultation services, intervention, being part of his 12-Week signature program called Integrity Choices, which Sameena also got trained in to lead this program with her clients on her own, still with Scotts support and guidance in the background.
And all of these services were provided in person.
After broadcasting, many of the interviewees would purchase various consulting services from Sameena with her coach and mentor’s guidance in the background in order to help get their business or life on the right path for them.
Scott created this business model for Sameena as a pathway to her self-sustainability after she suddenly lost her job and her career in 2016.
She lost her job right after she stood up for her rights (with Scott's support) for being forced to work unpaid overtime. Losing her job led to a chain of other events which eventually resulted in Sameena having to give up her social work profession entirely in 2017.
Sameena was in no position to go find a new job at the time and start a new career that involved being in the system based on her deteriorating mental and emotional health. She was unemployable.
Sameena was devestated over losing the only pathway she knew to making an income. She lost her passion, her purpose going into work everyday knowing she was making a difference with her clients, all of that was gone for her. And to top it all off, she did not know how to sell on her own and she had zero entrepreneurial skills.
One thing I know about Scott, knowing him for over 11 years now, is his word is everything to him, this is how he lives his life, no matter what the circumstances, he always finds a way to honor his word, which is what he has been doing with Sameena since 2016.
Scott being in business for himself for over 30 years, took Sameena under his wing and made her his number one focus and passion project, making her into the solopreneur she is today.
Prior to COVID, Sameena's business model that Scott created for her was dependent on being able to have people into the studio for their broadcasts. The in-person studio was the most valuable asset that Sameena had to generate paying clients and free marketing. And people loved the in person connection.
Starting in March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, face to face meetings in the studio were no longer possible, and her entire studio had to be shut down. During the first lockdown, Sameena lost her highest-paying client, because the contract was to deliver services in person, which she could no longer fulfill because of social distancing laws.
Covid destroyed Sameena’s business model.
Sameena with Scott’s help tried to readjust by moving the studio online (doing broadcasts over zoom), but that did not produce the equivalent value for her prospects. Zero customers came out of it, so she had to quickly scrap that idea.
She found herself in a horrible situation. No face-to-face meetings meant no customers. No customers meant no income.
Adopting the Booking Process:
From March 2020, Sameena tried a number of things to revive her business. The one that is working the best, like her Facebook Live broadcasts, is based on service.
In June 2020, Scott introduced her to a process called “Booking”. It is a process where 2 people go through a section in the book together, marking the passages in the book with highlighters, where the colors correspond to the type of statement being made in the passage, bringing the book to life and most importantly, bringing the book into the person's life.
The whole spirit behind the 'booking' process and why it causes miraculous results, especially when a person is doing it everyday consistently at their most preferrable times, is because the idea is to come on the booking session with the INTENTION to make a difference for the other person through booking in the way we are taught to do it.
This process was traditionally practiced among people in 12 step programs as part of their Step 12 service. But it turned out to be a very helpful and most powerful and longest lasting meditation process using other books among non-addicts.
Booking served a dual purpose. In addition to an in-depth study of the books, it offers a unique form of human connection as this process is done over zoom instead of in person. By adopting business books, Sameena was able to help many people with their businesses, and I am one of them.
When Sameena says in all her videos to family that there are people that they are struggling with depression, negative thinking, stress and anxiety, she’s talking about me, John. I am one of those people.
In November 2021, Scott created a business model around booking with the intention that it would turn into a recurring revenue stream for Sameena, making her finally self-sufficient.
In order to support the growing number of people booking, a great deal of scheduling and recording infrastructure is required.
During the first18 months of the pandemic, it has been a constant struggle for Sameena. If it wasn’t landlord triggering and scaring her, it would be one family crisis after another. So Sameena really did not have a chance to get in a positive and consistent momentum in her business.
Regardless of everything Sameena was going through, Scott continued to support her and work with her at her pace, based on everything she was dealing with.
It wasn’t until just recently that Sameena realized the constant family interruptions and distractions further triggering her anxiety really cost her, leaving her almost destitute
Sameena was able to avoid eviction because of harassment issues. In fact, she is waiting on a court date for her to be heard on all the harassment that I helped document for the court.
So the lateness of rent from May 2020 through April 2021 was really caused by her landlord’s harassment, even though they had been made aware of her condition. They did everything they could to try and trigger her anxiety.
Sameena has a court order that states that if she is even 1 day late in her rent again, eviction is automatic, and there is no recourse. She can’t afford to lose the place because it is the only place where she can continue her work with Scott.
And thanks to the blessing of Fred Brown becoming a six month client of Sameena's, Sameena was able to pre pay the rent right up through the period of the order, so she is no longer at risk of being evicted because she has pre paid her rent for the month of August and Sepember. The order was in effect for one year from October 2021 through September 2022. Therefore, Sameena is not at risk of being evicted anymore.
Scott created this business model for Sameena as a pathway to her self-sustainability after she suddenly lost her job and her career in 2016.
She lost her job right after she stood up for her rights (with Scott's support) for being forced to work unpaid overtime. Losing her job led to a chain of other events which eventually resulted in Sameena having to give up her social work profession entirely in 2017.
Sameena was in no position to go find a new job at the time and start a new career that involved being in the system based on her deteriorating mental and emotional health. She was unemployable.
Sameena was devestated over losing the only pathway she knew to making an income. She lost her passion, her purpose going into work everyday knowing she was making a difference with her clients, all of that was gone for her. And to top it all off, she did not know how to sell on her own and she had zero entrepreneurial skills.
One thing I know about Scott, knowing him for over 11 years now, is his word is everything to him, this is how he lives his life, no matter what the circumstances, he always finds a way to honor his word, which is what he has been doing with Sameena since 2016.
Scott being in business for himself for over 30 years, took Sameena under his wing and made her his number one focus and passion project, making her into the solopreneur she is today.
Prior to COVID, Sameena's business model that Scott created for her was dependent on being able to have people into the studio for their broadcasts. The in-person studio was the most valuable asset that Sameena had to generate paying clients and free marketing. And people loved the in person connection.
Starting in March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, face to face meetings in the studio were no longer possible, and her entire studio had to be shut down. During the first lockdown, Sameena lost her highest-paying client, because the contract was to deliver services in person, which she could no longer fulfill because of social distancing laws.
Covid destroyed Sameena’s business model.
Sameena with Scott’s help tried to readjust by moving the studio online (doing broadcasts over zoom), but that did not produce the equivalent value for her prospects. Zero customers came out of it, so she had to quickly scrap that idea.
She found herself in a horrible situation. No face-to-face meetings meant no customers. No customers meant no income.
Adopting the Booking Process:
From March 2020, Sameena tried a number of things to revive her business. The one that is working the best, like her Facebook Live broadcasts, is based on service.
In June 2020, Scott introduced her to a process called “Booking”. It is a process where 2 people go through a section in the book together, marking the passages in the book with highlighters, where the colors correspond to the type of statement being made in the passage, bringing the book to life and most importantly, bringing the book into the person's life.
The whole spirit behind the 'booking' process and why it causes miraculous results, especially when a person is doing it everyday consistently at their most preferrable times, is because the idea is to come on the booking session with the INTENTION to make a difference for the other person through booking in the way we are taught to do it.
This process was traditionally practiced among people in 12 step programs as part of their Step 12 service. But it turned out to be a very helpful and most powerful and longest lasting meditation process using other books among non-addicts.
Booking served a dual purpose. In addition to an in-depth study of the books, it offers a unique form of human connection as this process is done over zoom instead of in person. By adopting business books, Sameena was able to help many people with their businesses, and I am one of them.
When Sameena says in all her videos to family that there are people that they are struggling with depression, negative thinking, stress and anxiety, she’s talking about me, John. I am one of those people.
In November 2021, Scott created a business model around booking with the intention that it would turn into a recurring revenue stream for Sameena, making her finally self-sufficient.
In order to support the growing number of people booking, a great deal of scheduling and recording infrastructure is required.
During the first18 months of the pandemic, it has been a constant struggle for Sameena. If it wasn’t landlord triggering and scaring her, it would be one family crisis after another. So Sameena really did not have a chance to get in a positive and consistent momentum in her business.
Regardless of everything Sameena was going through, Scott continued to support her and work with her at her pace, based on everything she was dealing with.
It wasn’t until just recently that Sameena realized the constant family interruptions and distractions further triggering her anxiety really cost her, leaving her almost destitute
Sameena was able to avoid eviction because of harassment issues. In fact, she is waiting on a court date for her to be heard on all the harassment that I helped document for the court.
So the lateness of rent from May 2020 through April 2021 was really caused by her landlord’s harassment, even though they had been made aware of her condition. They did everything they could to try and trigger her anxiety.
Sameena has a court order that states that if she is even 1 day late in her rent again, eviction is automatic, and there is no recourse. She can’t afford to lose the place because it is the only place where she can continue her work with Scott.
And thanks to the blessing of Fred Brown becoming a six month client of Sameena's, Sameena was able to pre pay the rent right up through the period of the order, so she is no longer at risk of being evicted because she has pre paid her rent for the month of August and Sepember. The order was in effect for one year from October 2021 through September 2022. Therefore, Sameena is not at risk of being evicted anymore.
Our current goal as of July 24th, 2022 is to raise a total of $22,000.
$22,000 would give Sameena enough time and breathing room to continue building Get Booked to Book Others where it is generating consistent recurring revenue, and so she can be 100% present with the members/potential prospects, serving them to full capacity without having to worry about money, such as paying mandatory operational bills, including Admin and management fees to keep this going. Sameena manages this entire membership on her own.
$22,000 would give Sameena enough time and breathing room to continue building Get Booked to Book Others where it is generating consistent recurring revenue, and so she can be 100% present with the members/potential prospects, serving them to full capacity without having to worry about money, such as paying mandatory operational bills, including Admin and management fees to keep this going. Sameena manages this entire membership on her own.
Scott's ultimate vision for Get Booked To Book Others
This is the most powerful meditation experience you will ever have.
This is not about us ...
This is not about us ...
'Booking' is about making a difference for another person in the most profound way that is at the most highest level. And we know the miraculous results and effects 'booking' (in the way we do it) can cause for that other person.
More than anything, we want to keep this work alive and continue to grow for years to come.
More than anything, we want to keep this work alive and continue to grow for years to come.
- 'Booking' is the solution -
- a way out for many people who are struggling with emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, self-doubt, overwhelm...
- and they find it very difficult to get into a consistent meditation routine, and cannot otherwise no matter how hard they try to meditate.
- 'Booking' is the way out for any problem ....
The Following Are Case Stories Of Liz And Vadim .....
Before Liz, came in for her first turnaround session with Scott (offered through Sameena), she was miserable in her job. Liz was a nurse and she had compassion and kindness for others. She loved helping other people, but she dreaded going into work, she was scared of her boss and she just wished, if she could, she would leave her job and focus on building her art business, her passion, what she really loved to do. But she could not justify leaving her paying job because it is what brought in money for her family and she had tremendous amount of guilt, if she was not contributing financially to her household, she felt like she was a bad wife and mother, and that guilt ate away at her. She was living her life like a robot, and she was very depressed and she did not like herself ......
Here is Liz's Full Story Written By Her:
"Before I met Scott and Sameena, I felt like I was treading water, barely able to keep my head above the surface. I was unhappy and scattered, torn between what I wanted and what I felt I should be doing - what I desired and deserved. I was being pulled in different directions by family, work, and even myself. I was an emotional wreck, pretending to be happy but privately crying every day. I was like a robot, floating through life on auto-pilot because there was no time to do anything that gave me joy. What I wanted wasn’t responsible, I told myself, it was frivolous, and I felt guilty just thinking about it.
To make matters worse, no matter how hard I tried, my business was getting me further and further in debt, causing me more stress and anxiety rather than helping me to feel fulfilled. I didn’t just feel like I failure, I WAS a failure. I was a disappointment and a burden to my family. A leech. I hated my life as it was. I despised my day job and felt undervalued and unappreciated both at work and at home. My only escape was art, and I couldn’t even enjoy that because it was putting my family in debt, forcing me to hide my spending on new art supplies out of guilt and embarrassment. I was a fake, and I was tired of pretending. My family argued all the time, and I yelled way to often. I didn’t appreciate what I had because I was so focused on the scarcity.
I said yes to everyone else’s needs, and no to my own, yet often felt that I had no integrity because I didn’t fulfill promises, or canceled plans with people because I had too much on my plate and couldn’t follow through on my commitments. My word had come to mean nothing, and I equated that to mean that I meant nothing. After all, if I am not even as good as my word, then what good am I? A failure. A liar. A disappointment. A fake. Hell, I didn’t trust myself - how could I expect anyone else to?
Who was I to dream? What right did I have? Every time I followed a dream, my family suffered, so I ended up carrying guilt - even for my most amazing adventures. It was like I wasn’t allowed to feel joy in a pure way. It was always tainted with guilt. Guilt always soured the pleasure until I felt hopeless, and that there was nothing in the world I could possibly do right.
If I am this terrible of a person, I thought, my family would be better off without me. And although at this stage in my life there was no plan to do anything differently, and I did not intend to harm myself, it was still a very dark place to live, wading through a swamp of shame. How could I possibly love myself and trust myself if I was such a disappointment and burden to everyone around me?
Unhappy was an understatement. I felt like I couldn’t do anything right, or make anyone happy, so what was the point of even trying? I was ready to give up. I had gained A LOT of weight, which I was also embarrassed about. A year before, I had run the New York City Marathon, but no one would believe that if they saw how much I had changed.
Then a friend of mine posted something on social media that intrigued me. It sounded like a great opportunity to showcase my business, and to share my enjoyment of art - the enjoyment I wanted to have; the joy I once felt before it became necessary for the art to support itself, which I had failed at. I allowed myself to respond to her call to action, and somehow was accepted into her schedule. As the day grew closer, it became obvious that I needed help. I wasn’t ready to share my passion because I wasn’t allowing myself to freely feel and follow my passion. At that point, I was offered a Turn-Around session.
At the turnaround with Scott, he put into words feelings and thoughts that I was ignoring and burying. I realized, “Wow, I am in a dark hole. I feel worthless and have no idea how to get out of this.” Then he gave me a chance to improve my situation. He asked me if I had a friend who had always told me the truth, no matter what. I told him I did, but she had recently moved away. It was a two-and-a-half-hour drive to her new home. Scott told me to go see her in person. “Don’t call,” he said, “Just show up on her doorstep and see what happens. And if she’s not home, leave a note.” And for some reason, I felt called to do this. I needed to do this. I wanted to do this. I called my husband and arranged for him to get the kids, then I got in the car and drove.
She was home when I arrived. We went out for dinner and a long overdue chat, and we supported one another. It was amazing and just what I needed. I realized that I am not valueless, and that someone would notice if I was missing. It got me to thinking about who else really cared for me, and accepted me as I am. I realized the most important thing that anyone can – that I matter.
When I returned, I started doing a daily, 15-minute audio and video clip about what this program means to me. I learned to share in a private community. It was awkward at first. I don’t like looking at myself and talking to my phone. But I did it. And I felt like by sharing my story, and commenting on other people’s videos, I wasn’t alone in my world, or on my journey to self-acceptance and awareness.
Then, a few months later, an AMAZING offer was presented to me - 12 weeks of support and integrity coaching. It was a new program called Integrity Choices, and I was one of the first people to be invited to join it. It was incredible. It started off with a promise to do a small action every day for 33 days. As I mentioned, keeping my word wasn’t something I was very good at, especially to myself. But I made a promise to do something for myself every day, and I started to feel proud of myself for accomplishing it. It was sometimes hard to remember to fill out the daily accountability log at the private membership site, but I am sure now that it was a key factor in my success.
With each passing week, I became more confident in myself because I was learning to honour my word - to others and to myself. By learning what integrity is, I was able to become a better person, a person I am proud of. I was able to incorporate good habits I had tried in the past but never continued for longer than a week, and make those activities part of my everyday life – activities like daily hypnosis meditations. They are no longer a chore or something I need to struggle to remember to do. I look forward to them. And as Scott promised, they have improved my outlook, confidence and success in life.
I also realized that I was codependent. That is, other people’s level of happiness dictated my own. If others were miserable, I became miserable. I was unstable because I was reflecting other people’s emotions. At that time, I wasn’t strong enough or confident enough to hold onto my own feelings or experience when surrounded by other people who were feeling conflicting emotions. This needed to change, as it was having a negative impact on my health, and my relationships.
People started noticing changes in me. Besides feeling and acting more confident, I was sincerely more content with my life. I became more able to accept what I had control over - my attitude and response to situations - and let go of trying to control other people’s reactions, or other things that were completely out of my control. I became much more accepting. I noticed the behaviour of my kids change in a positive way. There is now much less yelling in my house, less fighting and resistance, more I love you’s just because, and less guilt. Even the relationship dynamic between my husband and I changed. Instead of talking about what we don’t want, we now spend more time talking about what we do want, or about the positive things that happened in the day.
I discovered what Scott meant by “awakening.” Real change for the better happens not by trying to change others, but when we change ourselves. In fact, our own thoughts are the only thing in this world we have complete control over, or should. When Scott and Sameena helped me awaken – that is, become aware of and change my flawed thinking and habits, everything else changed too.
This program helped me see my happiness and healthy state of mind as important things to take care of, to nurture and support. I had the courage to leave my day job where I had been experiencing emotional abuse, and go “all-in” on my passion for art. Because of the support in this program, I was ready and able to take the leap of faith I needed.
I conducted my very first intuitive painting workshop with a guided meditation for entrepreneurs to connect with their vision and business at its core. It was magical. I have Integrity Choices to thank for that opportunity, and for pushing me to take action and control of an event. Although there were a few bumps in the road, it was a beautiful event, and I now feel able to take on the next event with total confidence.
Since completing Integrity Choices, I still continue with a weekly call with Sameena, to touch base as she and Scott continue to support me in my life’s journey. I have approached two locations to host art workshops and have booked one a month per location for the summer months.
I am doing it. I am living my dream. I know I am not perfect, but I also know now how to honour my word. And that is the greatest gift we have to offer other people - our word, our promise and our time in action.
I was pleasantly surprised that this really is a pure offer, with no hidden agenda. Everything Scott told me I could achieve – awakening my mind, turning around my life, and establishing integrity with myself and others – happened. I was struggling financially, and they supported me by working within my budget. Now that I’ve experienced their program, that is even more remarkable to me because the value of what they do is inestimable.
How much is a complete “turnaround” in my previously catastrophic thinking worth? How much is the ability to achieve financial success for a lifetime worth? How much is personal integrity worth? They could have turned me away for not being able to afford the normal cost of their services, but they worked with me, and I am forever grateful for that.
Scott and Sameena are two of the most giving and amazing people I’ve ever met. I will forever appreciate what they have done for me. And I am happy to share my journey. I hope it inspires someone else to make themselves a priority and take action so that they too can live in their higher, better self, full of integrity and appreciation, as I now do."
"Before I met Scott and Sameena, I felt like I was treading water, barely able to keep my head above the surface. I was unhappy and scattered, torn between what I wanted and what I felt I should be doing - what I desired and deserved. I was being pulled in different directions by family, work, and even myself. I was an emotional wreck, pretending to be happy but privately crying every day. I was like a robot, floating through life on auto-pilot because there was no time to do anything that gave me joy. What I wanted wasn’t responsible, I told myself, it was frivolous, and I felt guilty just thinking about it.
To make matters worse, no matter how hard I tried, my business was getting me further and further in debt, causing me more stress and anxiety rather than helping me to feel fulfilled. I didn’t just feel like I failure, I WAS a failure. I was a disappointment and a burden to my family. A leech. I hated my life as it was. I despised my day job and felt undervalued and unappreciated both at work and at home. My only escape was art, and I couldn’t even enjoy that because it was putting my family in debt, forcing me to hide my spending on new art supplies out of guilt and embarrassment. I was a fake, and I was tired of pretending. My family argued all the time, and I yelled way to often. I didn’t appreciate what I had because I was so focused on the scarcity.
I said yes to everyone else’s needs, and no to my own, yet often felt that I had no integrity because I didn’t fulfill promises, or canceled plans with people because I had too much on my plate and couldn’t follow through on my commitments. My word had come to mean nothing, and I equated that to mean that I meant nothing. After all, if I am not even as good as my word, then what good am I? A failure. A liar. A disappointment. A fake. Hell, I didn’t trust myself - how could I expect anyone else to?
Who was I to dream? What right did I have? Every time I followed a dream, my family suffered, so I ended up carrying guilt - even for my most amazing adventures. It was like I wasn’t allowed to feel joy in a pure way. It was always tainted with guilt. Guilt always soured the pleasure until I felt hopeless, and that there was nothing in the world I could possibly do right.
If I am this terrible of a person, I thought, my family would be better off without me. And although at this stage in my life there was no plan to do anything differently, and I did not intend to harm myself, it was still a very dark place to live, wading through a swamp of shame. How could I possibly love myself and trust myself if I was such a disappointment and burden to everyone around me?
Unhappy was an understatement. I felt like I couldn’t do anything right, or make anyone happy, so what was the point of even trying? I was ready to give up. I had gained A LOT of weight, which I was also embarrassed about. A year before, I had run the New York City Marathon, but no one would believe that if they saw how much I had changed.
Then a friend of mine posted something on social media that intrigued me. It sounded like a great opportunity to showcase my business, and to share my enjoyment of art - the enjoyment I wanted to have; the joy I once felt before it became necessary for the art to support itself, which I had failed at. I allowed myself to respond to her call to action, and somehow was accepted into her schedule. As the day grew closer, it became obvious that I needed help. I wasn’t ready to share my passion because I wasn’t allowing myself to freely feel and follow my passion. At that point, I was offered a Turn-Around session.
At the turnaround with Scott, he put into words feelings and thoughts that I was ignoring and burying. I realized, “Wow, I am in a dark hole. I feel worthless and have no idea how to get out of this.” Then he gave me a chance to improve my situation. He asked me if I had a friend who had always told me the truth, no matter what. I told him I did, but she had recently moved away. It was a two-and-a-half-hour drive to her new home. Scott told me to go see her in person. “Don’t call,” he said, “Just show up on her doorstep and see what happens. And if she’s not home, leave a note.” And for some reason, I felt called to do this. I needed to do this. I wanted to do this. I called my husband and arranged for him to get the kids, then I got in the car and drove.
She was home when I arrived. We went out for dinner and a long overdue chat, and we supported one another. It was amazing and just what I needed. I realized that I am not valueless, and that someone would notice if I was missing. It got me to thinking about who else really cared for me, and accepted me as I am. I realized the most important thing that anyone can – that I matter.
When I returned, I started doing a daily, 15-minute audio and video clip about what this program means to me. I learned to share in a private community. It was awkward at first. I don’t like looking at myself and talking to my phone. But I did it. And I felt like by sharing my story, and commenting on other people’s videos, I wasn’t alone in my world, or on my journey to self-acceptance and awareness.
Then, a few months later, an AMAZING offer was presented to me - 12 weeks of support and integrity coaching. It was a new program called Integrity Choices, and I was one of the first people to be invited to join it. It was incredible. It started off with a promise to do a small action every day for 33 days. As I mentioned, keeping my word wasn’t something I was very good at, especially to myself. But I made a promise to do something for myself every day, and I started to feel proud of myself for accomplishing it. It was sometimes hard to remember to fill out the daily accountability log at the private membership site, but I am sure now that it was a key factor in my success.
With each passing week, I became more confident in myself because I was learning to honour my word - to others and to myself. By learning what integrity is, I was able to become a better person, a person I am proud of. I was able to incorporate good habits I had tried in the past but never continued for longer than a week, and make those activities part of my everyday life – activities like daily hypnosis meditations. They are no longer a chore or something I need to struggle to remember to do. I look forward to them. And as Scott promised, they have improved my outlook, confidence and success in life.
I also realized that I was codependent. That is, other people’s level of happiness dictated my own. If others were miserable, I became miserable. I was unstable because I was reflecting other people’s emotions. At that time, I wasn’t strong enough or confident enough to hold onto my own feelings or experience when surrounded by other people who were feeling conflicting emotions. This needed to change, as it was having a negative impact on my health, and my relationships.
People started noticing changes in me. Besides feeling and acting more confident, I was sincerely more content with my life. I became more able to accept what I had control over - my attitude and response to situations - and let go of trying to control other people’s reactions, or other things that were completely out of my control. I became much more accepting. I noticed the behaviour of my kids change in a positive way. There is now much less yelling in my house, less fighting and resistance, more I love you’s just because, and less guilt. Even the relationship dynamic between my husband and I changed. Instead of talking about what we don’t want, we now spend more time talking about what we do want, or about the positive things that happened in the day.
I discovered what Scott meant by “awakening.” Real change for the better happens not by trying to change others, but when we change ourselves. In fact, our own thoughts are the only thing in this world we have complete control over, or should. When Scott and Sameena helped me awaken – that is, become aware of and change my flawed thinking and habits, everything else changed too.
This program helped me see my happiness and healthy state of mind as important things to take care of, to nurture and support. I had the courage to leave my day job where I had been experiencing emotional abuse, and go “all-in” on my passion for art. Because of the support in this program, I was ready and able to take the leap of faith I needed.
I conducted my very first intuitive painting workshop with a guided meditation for entrepreneurs to connect with their vision and business at its core. It was magical. I have Integrity Choices to thank for that opportunity, and for pushing me to take action and control of an event. Although there were a few bumps in the road, it was a beautiful event, and I now feel able to take on the next event with total confidence.
Since completing Integrity Choices, I still continue with a weekly call with Sameena, to touch base as she and Scott continue to support me in my life’s journey. I have approached two locations to host art workshops and have booked one a month per location for the summer months.
I am doing it. I am living my dream. I know I am not perfect, but I also know now how to honour my word. And that is the greatest gift we have to offer other people - our word, our promise and our time in action.
I was pleasantly surprised that this really is a pure offer, with no hidden agenda. Everything Scott told me I could achieve – awakening my mind, turning around my life, and establishing integrity with myself and others – happened. I was struggling financially, and they supported me by working within my budget. Now that I’ve experienced their program, that is even more remarkable to me because the value of what they do is inestimable.
How much is a complete “turnaround” in my previously catastrophic thinking worth? How much is the ability to achieve financial success for a lifetime worth? How much is personal integrity worth? They could have turned me away for not being able to afford the normal cost of their services, but they worked with me, and I am forever grateful for that.
Scott and Sameena are two of the most giving and amazing people I’ve ever met. I will forever appreciate what they have done for me. And I am happy to share my journey. I hope it inspires someone else to make themselves a priority and take action so that they too can live in their higher, better self, full of integrity and appreciation, as I now do."
Vadim was on the verge of bankruptcy, he was $500,000 in dept and he was about to lose his business, he was about to lose everything. His relationship with his wife was not going well up to the point where they were not communicating with each other. Vadim had difficulty with expressing himself, one of his biggest challenges, which he admits was communication, clearly communicating his thoughts and feelings. Below is Vadim's Story ....
Vadim Koltsov's Story:
Everything was falling apart - my finances, my business, my relationships with family and friends. I was two months away from bankruptcy and almost divorced. I truly could not understand why it was all happening to me.
Being an inexperienced entrepreneur, I was jumping from one business course to another, reading tons of books on business and self-development, joining different business groups, spending a lot of money yet not getting the results. I got to the point where nothing was working for me, and I had only one thing that kept me going, my business. I could let myself down, but I couldn’t let others down, my family, my employees, teachers, students and parents. Over 600 people were standing behind me; people who trusted me and counted on me.
I’d like to acknowledge my wife, who was with me at the most difficult times running the business. She took on a lot of responsibilities, and I can’t even imagine how much stress she went through because of me.
As I was witnessing my wife’s frustrations and desperation, I started to blame her for all our failures! I became aggressive and made her responsible for how I felt. I ultimately ended up pushing her away, thinking that if I took her out of the equation, everything would fall into place. I was wrong.
Not only did it not improve anything, my decision led to my complete failure as a human being, business owner, husband and father.
Sameena and Scott came into my life right on time!
My weekly sessions with Sameena brought me back to life and were like oxygen to me. It was hard at first to adjust to the language they used, and to look at myself honestly. I had always buried self-examination under more work.
That was part of the problem. I suppose I wasn’t unusual in that regard. Many people, especially men, know they need to improve the way they think and feel, but we aren’t trained to be open with our feelings, or we just don’t know how to begin. Fortunately, there are people like Scott and Sameena who do know.
In our counseling sessions, they introduced me to concepts like awakening, which is a very accurate term because I had been asleep in many ways, mainly how to think properly so I could achieve my true potential. That’s where the next step came – turning around.
That’s what it takes sometimes – a complete 180-degree turn. Not a slight adjustment, not a “tweak”, not a comfortable and minor change – a total overhaul. A turnaround. I kept what worked and turned around what didn’t, and that made all the difference.
Scott and Sameena also emphasized the word “integrity” a lot. Now that I’m further along the path, I realize that it was intentional. As the saying goes, “Sometimes, to get the bull’s attention, you have to hit it between the eyes with a board.”
My impatient, “I want it right now”, former business self would think, “Okay, I get it. Integrity. I heard you the first time.” But I didn’t get it because I didn’t have it. I was still resisting. The walls don’t come down easily. When I stopped resisting, I was able to reach deeper inside myself and really fix what’s broken.
Change comes hard sometimes, but when it does, it’s like sunlight bursting through clouds. Now I know, for the first time, what true integrity feels like. I was never a dishonest person. Integrity is more than just honesty.
It’s believing in yourself and putting your own needs first so you can serve others to your fullest potential. On airplanes, the flight attendants tell you to put on your own oxygen mask first in case of an emergency, before you even put your children’s on, because if you pass out first, you won’t be any good to anyone else. It’s a lot like that.
I remember when I first started to do my daily videos. (Part of the membership site programs.) That first time, I stared at the screen on my phone for an hour, too terrified to say a word. Little by little, though, I practiced my daily recordings, and it turned into a power habit I now can’t live without.
I can’t say enough about how much Sameena and Scott helped me clarify my own needs and find myself. My business is taking off, and my relationships with friends, family and employees have improved dramatically.
I am still working on my relationship with my wife and am seeing positive changes. I stopped blaming everyone around me for all my failures. I took full responsibility for my life.
Everything was falling apart - my finances, my business, my relationships with family and friends. I was two months away from bankruptcy and almost divorced. I truly could not understand why it was all happening to me.
Being an inexperienced entrepreneur, I was jumping from one business course to another, reading tons of books on business and self-development, joining different business groups, spending a lot of money yet not getting the results. I got to the point where nothing was working for me, and I had only one thing that kept me going, my business. I could let myself down, but I couldn’t let others down, my family, my employees, teachers, students and parents. Over 600 people were standing behind me; people who trusted me and counted on me.
I’d like to acknowledge my wife, who was with me at the most difficult times running the business. She took on a lot of responsibilities, and I can’t even imagine how much stress she went through because of me.
As I was witnessing my wife’s frustrations and desperation, I started to blame her for all our failures! I became aggressive and made her responsible for how I felt. I ultimately ended up pushing her away, thinking that if I took her out of the equation, everything would fall into place. I was wrong.
Not only did it not improve anything, my decision led to my complete failure as a human being, business owner, husband and father.
Sameena and Scott came into my life right on time!
My weekly sessions with Sameena brought me back to life and were like oxygen to me. It was hard at first to adjust to the language they used, and to look at myself honestly. I had always buried self-examination under more work.
That was part of the problem. I suppose I wasn’t unusual in that regard. Many people, especially men, know they need to improve the way they think and feel, but we aren’t trained to be open with our feelings, or we just don’t know how to begin. Fortunately, there are people like Scott and Sameena who do know.
In our counseling sessions, they introduced me to concepts like awakening, which is a very accurate term because I had been asleep in many ways, mainly how to think properly so I could achieve my true potential. That’s where the next step came – turning around.
That’s what it takes sometimes – a complete 180-degree turn. Not a slight adjustment, not a “tweak”, not a comfortable and minor change – a total overhaul. A turnaround. I kept what worked and turned around what didn’t, and that made all the difference.
Scott and Sameena also emphasized the word “integrity” a lot. Now that I’m further along the path, I realize that it was intentional. As the saying goes, “Sometimes, to get the bull’s attention, you have to hit it between the eyes with a board.”
My impatient, “I want it right now”, former business self would think, “Okay, I get it. Integrity. I heard you the first time.” But I didn’t get it because I didn’t have it. I was still resisting. The walls don’t come down easily. When I stopped resisting, I was able to reach deeper inside myself and really fix what’s broken.
Change comes hard sometimes, but when it does, it’s like sunlight bursting through clouds. Now I know, for the first time, what true integrity feels like. I was never a dishonest person. Integrity is more than just honesty.
It’s believing in yourself and putting your own needs first so you can serve others to your fullest potential. On airplanes, the flight attendants tell you to put on your own oxygen mask first in case of an emergency, before you even put your children’s on, because if you pass out first, you won’t be any good to anyone else. It’s a lot like that.
I remember when I first started to do my daily videos. (Part of the membership site programs.) That first time, I stared at the screen on my phone for an hour, too terrified to say a word. Little by little, though, I practiced my daily recordings, and it turned into a power habit I now can’t live without.
I can’t say enough about how much Sameena and Scott helped me clarify my own needs and find myself. My business is taking off, and my relationships with friends, family and employees have improved dramatically.
I am still working on my relationship with my wife and am seeing positive changes. I stopped blaming everyone around me for all my failures. I took full responsibility for my life.
BACKGROUND
- 2016-2020 - Scott had created a number of platforms for Sameena which gave her visibility and attention on her self and helped other people (through her various platforms) get attention and visibility on themselves and on their passions, and some of her platforms had people talk about what they did for a living or what they wanted to do for a living which helped them get reasonable amount of attention on themselves where otherwise they would have to spend a lot of money for on advertising elsewhere.
- Her studio was an outgrowth of the popular Facebook Streaming show she created with her mentor Scott Gallagher.
- People would come into her studio, Sameena would act as the host, and interview the person to bring out their best side, and their true self which is what had them look attractive into the audience they most wanted to reach out to all in front of multiple video cameras.
- This would be broadcast as a Facebook Live on the person’s Facebook Timeline. This was done as a free service, which raised the interviewees profile on social media, as well as get them free attention and marketing leverage without having to invest in Facebook ads.
- Some of these people ended up becoming high ticket clients and ended up hiring Sameena (with Scott's guidance and support in the background for her other higher end services that were also offered through the studio and required in person meetings.
- And Sameena packaged Scott in all her higher end services increasing the perceived value and it had people who became her paid clients pay her more money all because Scott was part of her offer(s).
- Whether it was his consultation services, intervention, being part of his 12-Week signature program called Integrity Choices, which Sameena also got trained and developed in, so she was qualified to lead this program with her clients on her own (with Scott's support and guidance in the background).
- And all of these services were provided in person.
The Significance Of The Studio:
- Scott created this business model for Sameena as a pathway for her to be self-sustainable after she suddenly lost her job and her career in 2016-2017 (a whole other story).
- Sameena's business model that Scott created for her was dependent on being able to have people into her residential home like studio.
- The in-person studio was the most valuable asset that Sameena had to generate paying clients given that Sameena did not know how to sell. People just loved the in person authentic connection.
STUDIO SHUT DOWN
March 2020
- When social distancing laws came into effect during the first lockdown, face to face meetings in the studio were no longer possible, and her entire studio was dismanteled eventually during the first lockdown period.
- Sameena lost her highest-paying client, because the contract was to deliver services in person (with Scott) which she could no longer fulfill because of social distancing laws.
- The pandamic destroyed her only avenue to generate paying clients, which in some form or another came from the studio.
Making The Transition
- Sameena with Scott’s help tried to readjust by moving the studio online (doing broadcasts over zoom), but that did not produce the equivalent value for her prospects. Zero customers came out of it, so she had to quickly scrap that idea.
- No face-to-face meetings meant no customers. No customers meant no income.
May 5th, 2020
- Sameena’s landlord refused to accept her rent cheque. This resulted in over 12 months of dealing with her landlord’s harassment and abuse, pretending to lose the cheque and lying about returning it. This resulted in Sameena (of no fault of her own) being technically late with her rent.
- Despite Sameena’s landlord knowing about her medically diagnosed anxiety condition, they continued to harass her and further trigger her anxiety condition.
- This made it impossible for her to focus on getting her revenue stream back on track. As she shared these moments with me, I could see her diagnosed condition becoming paranoia as she tried to deal with the harassment and frequent interruptions by her landlord scaring her and threatening her security.
- A couple months passed and her landlord did not account for the lost rent cheque, and when asked to return the rent cheque that they refused to accept before giving them a replacement cheque, they ignored Sameena and pretended that they had already returned it when they did not.
- In the mean time, Sameena's debt with her rent arrears grew up to the point where she could no longer afford to pay her rent for 11 months as her debt was just that big, also given that there was no extra income coming in from her business, and she was (with Scott's help) was starting from scratch after her studio business deccimated.
- In November 2020, after going back and forth with her landlord, they served Sameena with an N4 with an intention to evict her.
Around June 2020
- Scott took it upon himself to study this whole new world of Facebook Ads. This was new territory to (Sameena) because she never had to do this before thanks to the Studio. Now, she had to learn how to sell, create and put out their offers online.
- And just when she was getting ready to finally put out her offer after months of investing in Facebook Ads, building a whole new audience (online), trial and error, testing audiences .... Just before Christmas 2020, in December, her facebook Ads account unexpectedly got shut down, and all the work put in with creating audiences, etc, it was all gone!
- And, so she had to start all over again. And three months later, March 2021, Facebook suddenly shut down the Ads account again.
- At this point, Scott advised Sameena, based on the unfortunate circumstances with what suddenly happened to her account (and she was not out of complience with Facebook rules), not to have her business dependant on one platform as a source to generate leads - And it wasn't responsible anymore to keep on investing in Facebook Ads, and Scott advised Sameena that it would not be a smart business decision to put 'all eggs in one basket' as no business should be dependent on one platform where you don't have any control over. "Your account already got shut down twice, it could happen for the third time", he would gently tell Sameena.
- Scott (for Sameena) invested some time learning about Youtube Ads as a possible option for promotion and marketing.
- Again this was completely new territory for Sameena never having to learn about Youtube Ads which was even more complicated that Facebook Ads.
- After trying a number of different avenues, and Sameena couldn't justify putting a budget into now investing in a completely new platform where there is no certainty if it work or not, Scott had enough wisdom and being self-employed for over 30 years now, he said ...
'Lets scrap Facebook Ads, and Youtube Ads, and lets get back to what you enjoy best, building and nurturing relationships organically' .... Where it may take time, but this is what you love to do the most, connecting with people, focusing on building real relationships with people'.
- As we went into the new year, 2021, Sameena went into a very dark place where things started to feel very hopeless.
- The reality was, there were no new clients, and Sameena started to become doubtful if she will ever be able to generate new clients again as it has just been so long since a new paid client came in.
- Sameena's fear and anxiety around money escalated, and she was faced with a real threat of eviction if she could not pay her rent arrears before the first scheduled hearing.
- Sameena was already in so deep, that Scott new there is no other way out of her obsessive worry and anxiety other than embracing 'booking', it was the only solution for her to get out of her head faster and experience human connection with a different person every day through the process of booking.
- Scott would have these heart-to-heart conversations with Sameena understanding what it is like to be stuck in your head and not seeing a way out. he would say to her, it may not make any sence, but the only way to get out of her fears around money is to not focus on the money at all.
- In the summer of 2020, Sameena finally started to embrace booking.
- With the emotional state Sameena was in, she needed a person to book or be booked by everyday.
- But there was not a person for Sameena to have a booking session with everyday, so Scott would have regular booking sessions with her just so Sameena can get that booking experience.
- And I (John) was the first member to join Sameena and Scott in this booking process.
- There were times I would have morning booking sessions with Scott.
- And when this whole concept of 'booking' was new to me and Sameena, there was no tribe yet, it was just us.
- Sameena and I would have weekly booking sessions together every Friday morning. Most of the time, it would be her booking me (passing on what she was booked in) in Ask And It is Given, which was the very first book from the collection that Scott chose for Sameena to be booked in or book in. He felt it was the perfect book for Sameena to start with based on where she was at with her mindset.
- And as some time went by, and Sameena really started enjoying booking and it was helping her just like how Scott said it would, they started to share it organically with their friends, and they ended up joining and have booking sessions.
April 4th, 2021
- Sameena had to file for bankruptcy to save herself from eviction and further reprisals from her landlord.
April 21st, 2021
- Sameena receives another legal notice in the mail from the Landlord's legal firm, and this time, it is a notice for eviction for being persistently late with the rent. And this time, there was no 'Stay Of Proceedings' to protect Sameena from eviction. The Landlord was taking her to court for the second time on a whole different matter, being persistently late with the rent.
- Sameena’s landlord took her to the Landlord and Tenant’s Board for a second time trying to get her evicted for being persistently late with the rent from May 2020 to April 2021, which was primarily caused by her landlord refusing to accept Sameena’s rent cheque in May 2020.
- For months, the Landlord ignored Sameena's emails asking what happened to the rent cheque that they refused to accept, and if they can return it.
- And months later, after Sameena asked nine different times, 'what happened to the cheque' - One of the landlord's agents finally responded by saying that they returned the cheque, and it was wrapped in the evelope with the note saying that they will not accept the cheque because it was from a her business account, meanwhile, they accepted a cheque that came from the same account the previous month.
- The cheque was never returned to Sameena. She even had to take a Polygraph Test, which she did May 30th, 2021 to prove that she was telling the truth and it was her Landlord and their staff who were not being forthcoming with the information. She obviously passed the test.
May 28th, 2021
- Adding to the stress just before Sameena’s first eviction hearing, her grandmother very suddenly got ill on May 18th, 2021 and was in palliative care before she passed on May 28th, 2021.
- On May 28th, Sameena not only lost her grandmother, who she was extremely close to, but 6 hours after her grandmother died, Sameena found out that her best girlfriend Sarah Clarke also very suddenly died, leaving Sameena devasted and grief stricken.
- Sameena was not only dealing with grieving from two very significant losses, but she was also faced with the possibility of eviction.
- Sarah was also Scott's very dear friend who he knew for over 20 years. Scott was also in shock and numb when he found out that Sarah had very suddenly died. Sarah was like family to Scott, the closest he would call as family given that Scott is not in connection with his family because they are abusive. Sameena came to know Sarah through Scott.
- August 12, 2021, Scott represented Sameena at the second hearing and won the case for her preventing her from being evicted. But there is a one year conditional order against Sameena. If she is even one day late with paying her rent between September 2021 - September 2022, she is automatically evicted and she has no other place she can go.
- Sameena was able to avoid eviction because of harassment issues. In fact, she is waiting on a court date for her to be heard on all the harassment that I helped (with Scott's guidance) document for the court
- So the lateness of rent from May 2020 through April 2021 was really caused by her landlord’s harassment, even though they had been made aware of her condition. They did everything they could to try and trigger her anxiety.
- Sameena has a court order that states that if she is even 1 day late in her rent again, eviction is automatic, and there is no recourse. She can’t afford to lose the place because it is the only place where she can continue this work .
HOW MY JOURNEY STARTED - IT WAS ALL BASED ON
A PROMISE SCOTT MADE TO ME IN 2016:
Hi, this is Sameena
People always have questions about why Scott has devoted so much time and effort to helping me.
Well, there is a very profound story behind it that most people don't know, And so I thought it is important that I share the real journey behind why Scott has done all that he has done for me.
It goes way back to the year, 2016 - It first began with Scott taking a bold stand for my father. And ever since than, Scott has been honoring his promise to me that he made to me back in 2016. And the promise Scott made to me and why he continues to still honor that promise today, is based on things not turning out how we had both expected it to, and (in Scott's world) the choice was taken away from me ....
When my dad got cancer in 2016, I was afraid to ask for time off work. Dad used to drop me to work almost every day, but as he got sicker, he was no longer able to. So my friend Scott, who I met in a college course, started driving me.
One day before Scott dropped me off, he noticed that my hands were shaking, I was terrified going into work. I just found out that my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I was very scared and anxious going into work, terrified of my employer, I was forced to work all these overtime hours for free, I was supporting and giving care to all these strangers, but I couldn’t do the same for my dad.
Even under this stress, I always loved my job, and it was the most important thing in the world to me except for my parents. I would never do anything that would jeopardize my job because it was my entire life. It gave me purpose and a sense of worthiness and security.
I was working 60 hour weeks and getting paid for 25 hours. The organization I worked in, a local hospice, it was their culture to expect their employees to work overtime with no pay, which is illegal here in Canada.
Scott would gently tell me that what was happening at my job was illegal, and that my dad needed me. And Scott knew that I was too afraid to speak up for myself, and as I had witnessed for myself, anyone who would speak up for themselves at this company, including asking for time off, they would get reprimanded in some way, such as get fired or constructively dismissed. And I was afraid I would be next.
Scott normally would not intervene like this in someone else's live, especially when it came to their livelihood without seeking their permission first. This is not how Scott normally does in intervention work, but he knew me and understood me so well. He knew that I wouldn’t take any steps on my own to be able to spend anytime time with dad. And he also knew how much my family meant to me and aside from my work, they were the most important thing to me in my life.
Scott never asked me if he could do anything to intervene because he knew that if he had asked me first, 'hey Sameena, do you want me to reach out to the president of the board on your behalf and share with her what's going on with your dad and how scared you are asking for sometime off so you can spend time with your family?" - I would have said NO! I was so scared of losing my job.
And so, Scott knew to just trust himself because he knew that the kind of stand he was taking, it was not for himself or to meet his own agendas. He was taking a stand for my father and because Scott knew how much my father meant to me, he was also taking a stand for me.
That day, right after Scott dropped me off to work, as soon as he got back to the office, he created this very heartfelt video for Mary Grace, the President of the board of the hospice I worked at.
He shared with her as video message what was going on with my dad being ill, and that I was going through a lot of stress. And he made this very simple request of her, asked her if she could take me out for coffee and just talk to me so I could feel safe sharing openly with her what was going on with me.
Three hours after he sent that video, he received a very positive response back from the President expressing how touched she was with Scott's video. When I got in the car after work he told me what he’d done and that the she would be reaching out to me to have a conversation.
I panicked and asked Scott “what did you do, what did you do!?” I just couldn’t believe it as I was panicking. and Scott showed me the positive response he received from her, and he also showed me the video message he sent to her. And when I watched it, I cried as that's how beautiful the message was he had sent to her (behind my back). It completely honored me and my privacy.
You see, Scott didn’t ask my permission if he could reach out to the President of the board on my behalf because he knew I’d say no. And so, he followed his guidance and did what his spirit told him to do to support my father, me and the whole family during this very sensitive and conflicting time in my life.
And so, Scott saw the President's positive response to his message as an opening to get an in person meeting with just her on her own and Scott would come with me and just be with me, so I would feel safe in sharing with her everything that is going on and what I was dealing with, so I can get her support because I was too afraid to speak to my boss. I had experienced my employer yelling at me when I tried to talk to her and told her that I could no longer work those free hours anymore, and I will only work the hours I am getting paid for for my own wellbeing.
And so Scott suggested we get a meeting with the president of the board, and I reluctantly agreed.
And Scott made a promise to me that if I allow him to be my voice at a meeting with the President of the board of the hospice I was working for at the time, and he would come with me and support me in sharing all that was going on at this charity, including their illegal practices, and that I didn't feel safe going into work, it would result in me having a better career, not having to work all those free hours, and most importantly, I would feel safe going into work.
And the OPPOSITE happened, resulting in me losing my job and my entire career as a social worker and grief counselor.
Scott could not have anticipated that I would get reprimanded and suspended and that it would cost me my job and my career. He promised me that if I allowed him to get a board meeting and be my voice, that 1) I wouldn’t be afraid to go to work anymore, and 2) I would no longer have to work free overtime illegally.
He promised that I would have a better life and a better career because I allowed him to represent me. He expected that the board knew nothing of what was happening, and that they would move swiftly to fix it.
Instead we found out that the corruption went all the way up to the board, they knew all about the malfeasance, and they would kill my career in order to punish me for bringing it up.
From then on, everything Scott has done for me has been to honor his word that his intervention would make my life better and help my career. In his mind, he took away my choice, my career, my financial security. Instead of saying “sorry it worked out that way” like most people would have, he honored his word, and continues to honor his word even today.
Scott was there for my family, driving me to my dad's treatments. He took a stand for my father. Everything Scott has done since then has been him honoring his word because out of no fault of my own, I lost my job and career and financial security.
Scott has been a successful entrepreneur for 30 years, but he decided to put his business and money making on hold until he helped me create a pathway to being self-sustainable again.
He said it was impossible to do 2 things at once, and he wouldn’t be able to help me start a business if he was still working on his business. That was his oath to himself and to me. And everything he’s done since then has been consistent with that oath.
Scott took responsibility for the choices he made behind my back that cost me my job, which I loved.
Anyone else would have said they had done their best, they didn’t mean to cost my job, now I have to take care of myself. But not Scott.
During that time, Scott acted as my agent and represented me with the ministry of labor and got me $30,943.71 of unpaid wages which he promised he would. And he did not ask nor want a dime!
Everything that has happened since 2016 has been about Scott honoring his word. He wasn’t helping me as a charity case, he never gave me money or enabled me in that was. But he gave me an opportunity by creating all these platforms, multiple brands, and other creations for me with the intention that they would lead to a pathway for generating an income for me.
And I had multiple successes along the way thanks to Scott's guidance and support. in fact in that first year after the legal battle with my employer and Scott won the case for me, and I lost my profession, with Scott's mentorship and guidance, I made $70,000, which was huge for me back then, given that I was making 21,000 a year in my job.
Scott helped me get my own coaching clients, my very first client paid me $11,000 for 30 days of my time to help her build her own business and also with some personal issues she was dealing with at the time (With Scott's support and guidance in the background of course). And all the profits that came in, it all went to me because it was part of Scott honoring his word to me.
And I would get into a positive groove and momentum with my business that Scott was building for me, and then another family crisis would happen, and I would get out of that momentum for a while, and it would be difficult to get back into it.
And despite all of the family interruptions and distractions to my business, Scott continued to support me with whatever I needed at the time and work at my pace.
This pattern continued over the years, the constant family interruptions, one thing after another, which is why I haven't been able to maintain a consistent cash flow in my business. And regardless, Scott continued to support me no matter what.
I have allowed my family, my parents overtime to have a negative influence on my business and what Scott was creating for me to make me permanently self-sustainable.
Scott was honoring his word and taking responsibility for the impact his actions (with good intentions) had on my career and on my financial security. Scott made me his passion project and promised to make me self-sufficient.
I was in no position to go find a new job and start a new career that involved being in the system. I became unemployable.
I was devestated over losing the only pathway she knew to making an income. I lost my passion, my purpose going into work everyday knowing I was making a difference with my clients, all of that was gone for me. And to top it all off, I did not know how to sell and I had zero entrepreneurial skills.
Scott being in business for himself for over 30 years, took me under his wing and made me his number one focus and passion passion project making me into the solopreneur I am today.
People always have questions about why Scott has devoted so much time and effort to helping me.
Well, there is a very profound story behind it that most people don't know, And so I thought it is important that I share the real journey behind why Scott has done all that he has done for me.
It goes way back to the year, 2016 - It first began with Scott taking a bold stand for my father. And ever since than, Scott has been honoring his promise to me that he made to me back in 2016. And the promise Scott made to me and why he continues to still honor that promise today, is based on things not turning out how we had both expected it to, and (in Scott's world) the choice was taken away from me ....
When my dad got cancer in 2016, I was afraid to ask for time off work. Dad used to drop me to work almost every day, but as he got sicker, he was no longer able to. So my friend Scott, who I met in a college course, started driving me.
One day before Scott dropped me off, he noticed that my hands were shaking, I was terrified going into work. I just found out that my dad was diagnosed with cancer, I was very scared and anxious going into work, terrified of my employer, I was forced to work all these overtime hours for free, I was supporting and giving care to all these strangers, but I couldn’t do the same for my dad.
Even under this stress, I always loved my job, and it was the most important thing in the world to me except for my parents. I would never do anything that would jeopardize my job because it was my entire life. It gave me purpose and a sense of worthiness and security.
I was working 60 hour weeks and getting paid for 25 hours. The organization I worked in, a local hospice, it was their culture to expect their employees to work overtime with no pay, which is illegal here in Canada.
Scott would gently tell me that what was happening at my job was illegal, and that my dad needed me. And Scott knew that I was too afraid to speak up for myself, and as I had witnessed for myself, anyone who would speak up for themselves at this company, including asking for time off, they would get reprimanded in some way, such as get fired or constructively dismissed. And I was afraid I would be next.
Scott normally would not intervene like this in someone else's live, especially when it came to their livelihood without seeking their permission first. This is not how Scott normally does in intervention work, but he knew me and understood me so well. He knew that I wouldn’t take any steps on my own to be able to spend anytime time with dad. And he also knew how much my family meant to me and aside from my work, they were the most important thing to me in my life.
Scott never asked me if he could do anything to intervene because he knew that if he had asked me first, 'hey Sameena, do you want me to reach out to the president of the board on your behalf and share with her what's going on with your dad and how scared you are asking for sometime off so you can spend time with your family?" - I would have said NO! I was so scared of losing my job.
And so, Scott knew to just trust himself because he knew that the kind of stand he was taking, it was not for himself or to meet his own agendas. He was taking a stand for my father and because Scott knew how much my father meant to me, he was also taking a stand for me.
That day, right after Scott dropped me off to work, as soon as he got back to the office, he created this very heartfelt video for Mary Grace, the President of the board of the hospice I worked at.
He shared with her as video message what was going on with my dad being ill, and that I was going through a lot of stress. And he made this very simple request of her, asked her if she could take me out for coffee and just talk to me so I could feel safe sharing openly with her what was going on with me.
Three hours after he sent that video, he received a very positive response back from the President expressing how touched she was with Scott's video. When I got in the car after work he told me what he’d done and that the she would be reaching out to me to have a conversation.
I panicked and asked Scott “what did you do, what did you do!?” I just couldn’t believe it as I was panicking. and Scott showed me the positive response he received from her, and he also showed me the video message he sent to her. And when I watched it, I cried as that's how beautiful the message was he had sent to her (behind my back). It completely honored me and my privacy.
You see, Scott didn’t ask my permission if he could reach out to the President of the board on my behalf because he knew I’d say no. And so, he followed his guidance and did what his spirit told him to do to support my father, me and the whole family during this very sensitive and conflicting time in my life.
And so, Scott saw the President's positive response to his message as an opening to get an in person meeting with just her on her own and Scott would come with me and just be with me, so I would feel safe in sharing with her everything that is going on and what I was dealing with, so I can get her support because I was too afraid to speak to my boss. I had experienced my employer yelling at me when I tried to talk to her and told her that I could no longer work those free hours anymore, and I will only work the hours I am getting paid for for my own wellbeing.
And so Scott suggested we get a meeting with the president of the board, and I reluctantly agreed.
And Scott made a promise to me that if I allow him to be my voice at a meeting with the President of the board of the hospice I was working for at the time, and he would come with me and support me in sharing all that was going on at this charity, including their illegal practices, and that I didn't feel safe going into work, it would result in me having a better career, not having to work all those free hours, and most importantly, I would feel safe going into work.
And the OPPOSITE happened, resulting in me losing my job and my entire career as a social worker and grief counselor.
Scott could not have anticipated that I would get reprimanded and suspended and that it would cost me my job and my career. He promised me that if I allowed him to get a board meeting and be my voice, that 1) I wouldn’t be afraid to go to work anymore, and 2) I would no longer have to work free overtime illegally.
He promised that I would have a better life and a better career because I allowed him to represent me. He expected that the board knew nothing of what was happening, and that they would move swiftly to fix it.
Instead we found out that the corruption went all the way up to the board, they knew all about the malfeasance, and they would kill my career in order to punish me for bringing it up.
From then on, everything Scott has done for me has been to honor his word that his intervention would make my life better and help my career. In his mind, he took away my choice, my career, my financial security. Instead of saying “sorry it worked out that way” like most people would have, he honored his word, and continues to honor his word even today.
Scott was there for my family, driving me to my dad's treatments. He took a stand for my father. Everything Scott has done since then has been him honoring his word because out of no fault of my own, I lost my job and career and financial security.
Scott has been a successful entrepreneur for 30 years, but he decided to put his business and money making on hold until he helped me create a pathway to being self-sustainable again.
He said it was impossible to do 2 things at once, and he wouldn’t be able to help me start a business if he was still working on his business. That was his oath to himself and to me. And everything he’s done since then has been consistent with that oath.
Scott took responsibility for the choices he made behind my back that cost me my job, which I loved.
Anyone else would have said they had done their best, they didn’t mean to cost my job, now I have to take care of myself. But not Scott.
During that time, Scott acted as my agent and represented me with the ministry of labor and got me $30,943.71 of unpaid wages which he promised he would. And he did not ask nor want a dime!
Everything that has happened since 2016 has been about Scott honoring his word. He wasn’t helping me as a charity case, he never gave me money or enabled me in that was. But he gave me an opportunity by creating all these platforms, multiple brands, and other creations for me with the intention that they would lead to a pathway for generating an income for me.
And I had multiple successes along the way thanks to Scott's guidance and support. in fact in that first year after the legal battle with my employer and Scott won the case for me, and I lost my profession, with Scott's mentorship and guidance, I made $70,000, which was huge for me back then, given that I was making 21,000 a year in my job.
Scott helped me get my own coaching clients, my very first client paid me $11,000 for 30 days of my time to help her build her own business and also with some personal issues she was dealing with at the time (With Scott's support and guidance in the background of course). And all the profits that came in, it all went to me because it was part of Scott honoring his word to me.
And I would get into a positive groove and momentum with my business that Scott was building for me, and then another family crisis would happen, and I would get out of that momentum for a while, and it would be difficult to get back into it.
And despite all of the family interruptions and distractions to my business, Scott continued to support me with whatever I needed at the time and work at my pace.
This pattern continued over the years, the constant family interruptions, one thing after another, which is why I haven't been able to maintain a consistent cash flow in my business. And regardless, Scott continued to support me no matter what.
I have allowed my family, my parents overtime to have a negative influence on my business and what Scott was creating for me to make me permanently self-sustainable.
Scott was honoring his word and taking responsibility for the impact his actions (with good intentions) had on my career and on my financial security. Scott made me his passion project and promised to make me self-sufficient.
I was in no position to go find a new job and start a new career that involved being in the system. I became unemployable.
I was devestated over losing the only pathway she knew to making an income. I lost my passion, my purpose going into work everyday knowing I was making a difference with my clients, all of that was gone for me. And to top it all off, I did not know how to sell and I had zero entrepreneurial skills.
Scott being in business for himself for over 30 years, took me under his wing and made me his number one focus and passion passion project making me into the solopreneur I am today.
SCOTT'S HEARTFELT APPEAL TO FRED AND CLOSING HIM IN MARCH AFTER REVIEWING THE FOOTAGE OF THE ZOOM CALL BETWEEN FRED AND SAMEENA
Hey Billy, I just want to be transparent in the offer that you saw Fred got. We made a promise to Fred that Sameena would never charge so little for a 6-month contract again. And so, I (Scott) made a promise to Fred and Sameena that Sameena would not charge 11K to anyone else for the same amount of time as was promised to Fred in the offer that is being presented in the video above. And so to honor that first promise, we have slightly increased the price of the 11K offer from 11K to $12,222
FIRST OPTION:
SIX MONTH VERSION WORKING WITH SCOTT AND SAMEENA
BELOW ARE THE 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR THE $12, 222 FOR SIX MONTH CONTRACT:
#1 12,222 US times 13 percent HST Taxes if paid within 30 days of the start date of the contract VIA WISE = 13, 810.86
#2 13,444 US plus 13 percent hst taxes if paid within 90 days of the start date of the contract VIA WISE = 15, 191.72 divided by 3 monthly payments of 4,481.33
#3 14,555 US plus 13 percent hst taxes if paid within 6 months of the start date of the contract VIA WISE = 16,447.15 divided by 6 monthly payments of 2, 741.19
#2 13,444 US plus 13 percent hst taxes if paid within 90 days of the start date of the contract VIA WISE = 15, 191.72 divided by 3 monthly payments of 4,481.33
#3 14,555 US plus 13 percent hst taxes if paid within 6 months of the start date of the contract VIA WISE = 16,447.15 divided by 6 monthly payments of 2, 741.19
SECOND OPTION:
ONE YEAR VERSION WORKING WITH SCOTT AND SAMEENA
BELOW ARE THE 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR THE $24,444 FOR ONE YEAR CONTRACT:
#1 24,444 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes if paid within 30 days of the start date of the contract = 27,621.72 US DOLLARS
#2 26,555 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals $30,007.15 if paid over 4 months.
FOUR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 7,501.79 US DOLLARS
#3 27,888 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals 31,513.44 if paid over 8 months.
EIGHT MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 3, 939.18 US DOLLARS
#4 29,333 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals 33,146.29 if paid over 12 months.
TWELVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 2,762.19 US DOLLARS
#2 26,555 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals $30,007.15 if paid over 4 months.
FOUR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 7,501.79 US DOLLARS
#3 27,888 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals 31,513.44 if paid over 8 months.
EIGHT MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 3, 939.18 US DOLLARS
#4 29,333 US Dollars plus 13 percent hst taxes equals 33,146.29 if paid over 12 months.
TWELVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF 2,762.19 US DOLLARS