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The YES Group is a personal development community started in London in 1993 by a group of people who had been to the first UK Unleash the Power Within event by Anthony Robbins.

The London group was the first and has subsequently been followed by groups in other parts of the UK, Europe and the world. The founder of the group is Karl Pearsall who today actively promotes the YES Group and is building the existing network of groups. See side bar for list of groups.

The YES Group monthly events have for many years had incredible inspirational speakers from all walks of the personal development and business world. Speakers such as Bob Proctor, Mark Victor Hansen, John Demartini,

The purpose of the group is to grow and develop a community and peer group where everyone gets the support and help they need to achieve their goals. Tony Robbins has a system of 6 human needs, which are:


 * 1) Certainty
 * 2) Uncertainty
 * 3) Significance
 * 4) Love and Connection
 * 5) Growth
 * 6) Contribution.

The YES Group primarily exists to help people meet the final two needs, Growth and Contribution. It is the final two needs which are often where people need help to achieve because they are not often able to meet these needs if they are not meeting the preceding four needs in one way or another. In many ways it is symbolic of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs with self actualisation at the top. The needs for growth and contribution are a form of self actualisation but with a different view to Maslow, Robbins and the YES Group believe that these needs can be met regardless of where someone is in their pursuit of achieving their other needs, whereas Maslow believes all preceding needs must be met first.

The mission statement of the London group is ''

Many of todays inspirational leaders and speakers have either been involved with or spoken at the YES Group London, or one of the other YES Group,s at some time in their career and many of the YES Group 'Chairs' have gone on to become renowned around the world for their leadership and inspirational speaking. See side bar for previous 'Chairs' The role of chair in the London YES group is two year tenure.

Other YES Groups

Since the first YES Group was founded in 1993 many other groups have been created are the UK and the world. Some have come and gone and others have thrived. The groups are also working closely with the Power Teams in the US, which have a very similar mission and origin, and together they are building a network of groups around the world.