The Argonauts Bewertungen 14

The Argonauts global community creates a professional arena for deeply exploring how we, as individuals and as organizations, can best address the challenges that face this world. As high-IQ/EQ leaders, we have the skills needed to bring curiousity to each person's story, to help each other look into and hone our choices and decisions.

This sounds quite nebulous to me, reading what I wrote above. But I don't really know how to be more specific without going into much too much detail for a review. All I can confidently say is that, while each of our situations will be different, learning how to make conscious decisions that provide greater benefit is truly possible in this trustworthy community. The Argonauts provides the space -- and training -- to do just that.

Amazing experience

Worldwide network which inspired me more than a lot of experiences in the physical world

From the first email, I felt something was odd about this organization. I even reached someone from this organization on LinkedIn. This person couldn't answer any of my questions properly. The same person mainly seemed to follow a predefined script.

But let's go deeper, how did they get my email in the first place? I disagree with previous answers (suggesting that you can reach someone else via email for more info, instead of clearly answering your concerns) that you need to keep the privacy of who potentially "recommended" me to this community if that person actually exists and was my real "friend" or an acquaintance, shouldn't I be able to ask him/her more details?

I belong to Toastmasters International, and in El Salvador, I served in the Lions Club, and I can speak openly about these organizations with my friends. I do it all the time without fear of being judged or that they will think that I belong to a "secret" organization. I don't hide my membership anywhere. I'm proud of being a Toastmaster and proud that the Lions are doing great things for our planet.

Now, you're saying that for the $2k+ and $350 per month, you will get X trainings. Fine, what are these trainings? Let me guess:
- Public speaking (what about Toastmasters? Or going to hackathons? They are cheaper, and you can get real experience, not virtual ones),
- Elevator pitching (go to hackathons. You can also build a brand on the way and software development skills),
- Positive mindset (I'd say I have an excellent one. My mom died of a 3rd and terminal cancer, and I've built a life far from my lands alone. I won a scholarship, have won several international contests, etc.),
- Marketing (I'm building my personal brand).
- Copywriting.
- High-Ticket Selling.

Personally, I dislike going to any website with too much secrecy, trying to sell dreams, and getting random/spammy emails with unclear explanations of how/why they are reaching out.

If they really knew one of my peers, I should be able to ask them personally about their experiences and get proper reviews from their side. If I cannot do it on my own, you can be certain, I'm not going to pay over $4k+ per year for "making my wildest dreams" come true. I'm already working on them.

Do I think I can learn something useful from someone else? Sure, I have kept my Toastmaters membership for over 7 years. What's more, I have brought several members to the organization over the years from multiple countries. Plus, I have paid for multiple courses (on Udemy and Coursera) over the last decade, which have allowed me to reach new highs (to grow on my career ladder) and get closer to obtaining my new citizenship (and most importantly freedom).

However, I am very suspicious of constantly paying $350 monthly for unclear things or trainings. It's incorrect that I must pay first to know what I'm dealing with. Am I going to get an easy refund if I don't like what I see in my first week? I highly doubt I'd get it.

If you ever:
- try doing your business clearer,
- give my "friend's" names (don't tell me about the GDPR since you told me that someone I know provided you my contact, and they should not have done without my consent in the first place),
- how you got my contact,
- and build a more transparent business (don't tell me about the ROI because some governments force this data to be public),
then we can talk. Until then, good luck.

I am a member of three leadership communities, among which is The Argonauts community. After my first full year with The Argonauts, I will now cancel my memberships with the other organizations. No one comes even remotely close to the life-changing transformational experience of the Trust-Circle experience of The Argonauts. This has been a gift from the universe.

I’ve been a member of the Argonauts since 2019. What prompted me to take a peek at the community website back then was the interesting tagline that said something along the lines of ‘’...for courageous leaders’’. Courage is really what we practice in our Trust Circles on a monthly basis.

These days you see jargon about transformation thrown around like candy. I was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case at this community. I got a lot of value from the circles in terms of networking, resilience building and got very actionable experiences shared by my peer group.

I think the monthly fee is absolutely worth it and you get additional benefit of privacy and publications that cater to topics that are directly related to the pains of business development and work-life balance. I would definitely recommend it to anyone hoping to be a better version of themselves by getting inspired from their peers, especially in crazy times like these.

I was contacted via linkedin because of my "outstanding" profile and was suggested to join the exclusive organization. When I asked questions about who is in the circle I was told that members are secret and cannot be disclosed.... Concerned that this movie has been seen before: they make you feel special, you join, they ask you for money and before you know you are part of something you do not want to be part of.....
Do your due diligence before you consider joining !......

I joined as a Friend of the Argonauts a few weeks ago. What I learned from Peter in the live challenge exploration had a huge impact on me. I am very thankful that members share their real-life challenges and how they overcame them. It is very helpful to hear the screw-ups too and not just the benefits. Thank you for this opportunity.

I love these guys - no one is thinking and talking about leadership in the terms they are. Or providing the resources and connections to think more deeply about global impact, leadership, egocentric vs. holistic, etc. It's all really cool stuff and ideas more CEOs and thought leaders should be talking about if.

I have not yet joined the paid membership, but after a few months of being part of the site and connections with some members, I am going to attend the event in Portugal and request an invitation.

I was contacted via LinkedIn mentioning that somewhere at some conference my leadership style in connection with my lecturing at the university was praised. How phony can it get?
I then reviewed the website and it is very clear that they are just out there to make money with your hopes and dreams but will never contribute to realising them. So rather donate money to a charitable organisation if you have too much. Don't invest it into these people!

I have been a member of leadership communities from EO to Vistage for more than a decade. Those are fantastic organisations which I have learned a lot from.
Independant from those great experiences, I have been missing something. Despite the fact that I was a member of global organisations, my peer group and my chapter were local, and they did not give me the diversity I was looking for. Also, I could not meet with them online in a modern fashion while being in a safe and trusted environment when I needed it.
After some research within my network, I was recommended to the Argonauts community, which seem to be offering exactly that. Unfortunately, I could not directly apply for a membership, I had to wait until I was invited. First, this put me off a bid but when I got an invite thanks to a recommendation by a friend and member, I could already see by the unusually profund and multi-layered application process that high standards of membership and trust were assured. For sure, this community was not for everyone. I was actually astonished to learn that only 3% of all applications were accepted and it also took me quite a while to get in. I have now been a member for almost a year and find my membership to be fantastically valuable for both my personal and my business life. Most of all, no other community has supplied me with peer-group experiences that are facilitated by professionals every single time, other than leaving it up to the members to form their group experiences. In essence - the Argonauts give me the best of both worlds.

I've heard a lot about the Argonauts from a friend who was really enthusiastic about the community right from the moment he joined a couple of years back. although it sounded tempting, i thought that kind of community wasn't really for me since I'm no CEO, and, frankly, also the assessment process put me off. why bother if I don't even fit their criteria? long story short, turns out you don't necessarily need to be the CEO of a large company or the advisor of some unicorn, but it is all about your leadership style and your mindset. they have built a community that, in my opinion, will change the world. so I gladly accept the nomination and am thankful and proud to be a part of this group.

The Argonauts have brought my definition of a community to the next level. I was searching for like-minded people, courageous leaders that are willing to develop their personalities and share valuable advice with their peers. That understand the next level of their career is being part of something bigger. And that their growth is accelerated by learning. Every member I have been in contact with since I have become a member of the Argonauts in 2018 adds value to our global community and is carefully selected. The online product itself is excellently designed and it’s a pleasure to use their extensive resources that involve state of the art topics directly linked to business and life. Highly recommended to my peers!

I got a message from somebody from Argonaut via Linkedin, saying that I've been nominated to the Argonaut community, and asked to express interest in this, while not knowing what it was. Their email nor website disclose much and I felt it was a little dodgy in the first place.

I nonetheless was interested to find out what this thing is, so I decided to go through the process a bit. I did 'value check' questionnaire where I was asked about what I value in professional life, such as personal fulfillment etc, which I did.

A week later, I got an email from 'Hannah Jason' saying that I 'passed' the first stage, and got additional information about this group. This is where the 'membership fee' is mentioned for the first time. USD 2,500 to register and USD 350 per month! I knew this was coming but when I saw this, I concluded that this is not a legit community.

For those going through the process, I recommend you to drop it right now...

The Argonauts seem to be a scam or a confidence trick. They spend a lot of time interviewing you and putting you through surveys until - after a couple of months - the price of membership is revealed to around $350 per month.
There is no trial period, so there is no way to determine whether a membership is worth this much.
Also, there is no visible membership list so you can not draw references.
Finally, apart from the website there is no mention of them anywhere else on the web, and not a single LinkedIn member has deemed it worthwhile or valuable to mention the membership.