Just the idea of trying to pose as an expert at something I don’t know anything about has always felt wrong to me. You’re right, being in the process of investigating something is the minimum for taking others along for the journey, and real expertise is a must for being a “teacher”.

I feel honesty in these situations is the best modality, nobody deserves to pay for a service from someone who claims to be all high up there who relly isn’t. I enjoyed this article very much so. Thank You.

- Vahid.

One problem with all the “frauds” out there, is that when someone comes along as a “visionary” in your definition, people are likely to think you are a fraud anyway.

I work in the hotel industry, almost only in luxury hotels. I have worked out how to create a kind of guest experience that goes beyond the regular 5-stars level by working through people’s hearts. It took me years to do it. It creates a very spiritual guest experience.

Does it work? … Yes. As an experiment I helped a hotel in India to win a World Travel Award in the “World’s Leading Hotel” category. It has won it 2 years in a row now. The World Travel Awards are the Oscars of the travel industry. It was the first time an Indian hotel had won one of these awards, and the Minister of Tourism made a big fuss about it. This is not the first hotel I have helped to win an award for Best in the World. It is easy to do, but you just have to ditch the usual methods that the hotel industry uses. That’s all.

My point is this. When I write articles on the most well-known hotel industry website, hardly anybody takes any notice about the approach, which I now call Spiritual Hospitality. I tell hotel group corporate offices, but they don’t care and probably don’t believe it can be done. Basically, the ideas are too far ahead of their time.

As a result, if a certain bio-fertilizer deal goes through in the next 1-2 months, I’m just going to turn my back on the hotel industry and go into agriculture. It’s a shame as no hotel has to have the spirit it does.

The frauds can get more people to listen to them.

[Heather's REPLY]:

I’m not familiar enough with them to comment on WHY you might think so… but in any case, you’re incorrect.

I don’t get my thoughts, opinions or observations from specific places of education, whether that be an institute, a book, a DVD or what-have-you. The truth is, I’ve spent a lot of time living, thinking, questioning, and observing other people… and therefore forming opinions firsthand.

cheers
Heather

Peace, Light and Love to you and yours. . .

CordieB.