T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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2 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Connie J. Lewis xi Preface...iii Acknowledgements...vii CHAPTER 1 - Baring My Soul Sacred Cows Do Not Give Milk...1 Somebody Isn t Telling The Whole Truth!...1 Baring My Soul - Seeing Is Believing!...4 MLM Works... Just Not For You?...5 Confessions of a Burnt-Out Networker...5 CHAPTER 2 - Early Preparation: Marketing Guru Goes To Grade School From Rags To Riches?...7 A Young Enterprising Poor Kid...9 Older And Wiser... Business at Age Guilty By Inheritance Do As I Say...Not As I Do!...12 Earned My First MLM Badge at When You Know You re Being Followed CHAPTER 3 - Getting Paid To Drink! Overqualified! You Look Marvelous!...15 Stressed-Out, Medicated Mother Of Two...16 Before I Knew It... He Was In My Kitchen!...16 What s So Tough About Network Marketing?...17 Broke. No Credit Card. Friend Dependent...18 All I Wanted Was A Washing Machine!...19 Believing In The Dream...20

3 xii REALITY CHECKS CHAPTER 4 - Becoming More Of Yourself MLM Will Make You Become More Of What You Already Are!...21 Friends For Life...Unless What?...22 The Real Struggle - Where Does Family Fit In?...24 CHAPTER 5 - Rules Of Engagement Oh Yeah... Like Telling A Friend About A Good Movie?...25 Any Plan Will Work, If You Do!...26 Product vs. Biz Op?...27 What s a Product Of The Product?...28 Little Did I Know I Can t Tell My Own Story?...29 What s The Hang-Up?...30 When Those You Love Most Just Won t Get It...31 What If Someone Pukes?...32 The Smartest Mistake I Ever Made!...33 Fasting Woman Freaks Out!...34 They Say It s Simple! - Anyone Can Do It! - Is It Another Lie?...35 Who Feels Cheery Every Day?...37 Ever Needed A Mental Maid Service?...38 Sticky Notes, Envelopes And Paper Napkins - Oh My!...39 Truth You Can Bank On!...40 Residual Income Is Real!...40 CHAPTER 6 - Fake It Till You Make It! In Love And Loving It...43 Up The MLM Flagpole...44 Simply The Best?...45 My Homecoming...47 Give It A BIG Check - Goal Met!...48 Yet Another Conference...49 Little Red Dress At A Black Tie Affair...50 Black, White And Red All Over!...51 To Speak Or Not To Speak?...52 Why Can t I Touch The TV Remote?...52 Ever Get Caught Up In Logo-Wear, Buttons or Bumper Stickers?...54

4 Connie J. Lewis xiii What Some People Won t Do To Avoid Talking To People!...55 Like Car Salesmen, MLM ers Have Reputation Hurdles To Jump!...56 When MLM ers Become Evangelists...57 Jesus Did Set Up The Perfect Network Marketing System...58 Money Is Not The Root Of All Evil!...58 Illegal Pyramid? Or... The Way It s Meant To Be?...59 Legal... Now What?...61 Blaze A New Trail! More Than One Way To Attract A Crowd!...62 CHAPTER 7 - Death Of An MLM Stuff Happens! People Die, Buy-Outs Happen, Companies Change Plans!...65 What About Multiple Streams Of Income?...66 First Came MLM Divorce - The Death Of That First MLM Love...67 Looking For That Perfect Plan - Perfect Company...68 Jump In With Both Arms, Legs And 7 Days A Week In Work!...69 When You re Met At The Door By A Woman In A G-String Three Checks Felt Way Better Than One!...72 Are You Afraid Of Becoming An MLM Whore?...73 Words From Above - Another Defining Moment!...74 Two Exceptions To The Rule...75 The Day I Fired My Downline!...76 A Neglected Downline...79 MLM Eye-Opener ~ Heavy Hitters Sometimes CHEAT!...80 Who Benefits From Cheating?...81 Is Divorce Always... Final?...82 CHAPTER 8 - Pick Your Company, Your Friends... Your Nose! Picking A Good Company...85 When To Fold Em...87 MLM Is Corporate America?...88 Working For Yourself But Not By Yourself - Really?...88 Own Me Or Crucify Me!...88 Shifting Gears...90 Empty House - 6 Pets... What s A Networker To Do?...92 Have You Learned To Speak Techno-Babble?...93 Facing Rejection...94 The Harvest Is Plenty - Prospecting At Church...95 How To Spot A Disillusioned Or Dead Amway Rep...97 Hey, Couldn t Help But Notice... You Are Fat!...98

5 xiv REALITY CHECKS CHAPTER 9 - Will Work For Perks! Wardrobe Malfunction...99 Will Work For Carrots? More Karats Please! Gucci Gucci Goo The Truth About Contests Free Incentive Trips - Non-Buyer Beware! How My Dog Taught Me Safe Flying, Smooth Sailing, And How To Avoid A Hangover! CHAPTER 10 - Secrets Better Kept Who Came Up With The Law Of Attraction? Rocks In My Pocket Or Rocks In Your Head? Follow The Fallen Pebbles Everyone s Looking For Leaders - 12 Of Them! Top Rung Income For Heavy Hitters How Does A Top Producer Earn A $5 Check? What If IBM Decided To Pay Employees Half... Beginning Monday? Never Believe Your Own Press Releases! Beware Of Your Own Changing Headlines! Getting Paid To Stay Home - Do NOT Attend Conference! The NSF Corporate Check CHAPTER 11 - Where Do We Go From Here? MLM With No Regrets - Is That Possible? Create Your Own Niche - Even Within Your Company He Suggested I Fire My Downline... Every 6 Months! Easier To Give Birth Or Raise The Dead? Faster Is Richer - Money Follows Speed! Mercedes On The Fridge Really? Getting Back To That Illusive Buck Focus, Focus, Focus It s All About The List! The Drink That Still Worked Needing One More Go-Round For Proof-Positive Once You Have A Stellar Month Have You Learned To Speak The Foreign Language - MLMese? What To Say When You Haven t Started Making Money Yet Benefits Beyond Dollars And Cents See The Big Picture ~ Now Go Paint It! Gold Is In The Follow-Up...134

6 Connie J. Lewis xv CHAPTER 12 - In Search Of The Illusive Buck Some Men MLM Impostors It Looks Like BS. Smells Like BS Hmmm, Wonder What It Is? More BS Who Are Your Customers? What Makes You So Special? Old School Marketing That Still Works! How To Create A Local Frenzy! How To Live Way Beyond Your Means! (Without Breaking The Bank!) Can I Lay Me Down To Sleep? Detours Of Good Intent Words Worth Repeating...151