Gordon, is there anything you haven't tried?

Gordon, I am amazed at all the different businesses that you've been involved in. Singing telegrams, candle making, remote hypnosis, to name several.

I have a serious question for you and others. Have you been involved in any MLM type companies? If you'd like to send me your responses privately, this would be fine. I don't want to start an MLM thread to promote anyone's products.

Here's my story. One of the reasons I divorced my ex. was he was an MLM junkie and if we didn't go our separate ways, we would have both been bankrupt. So, I hate MLM companies with a passion, mainly because of all the bad memories associated with it.

I'm a real alt. health junkie. I don't believe in traditional medicine unless it's a life threatening situation, in which case, I would incorporate both western and alt. therapies. I always use the analogy of a car engine when I describe our bodies' digestive system. If we take care of our cars, give it regular maintenance, fix problems at the early stages rather than later, it'll perform for us when we most need it. Same as our bodies. If we give it the right nutrition, and so on, on a regular basis, not occasinally, we'll have less disease and live healthier and happier lives.

Several years ago I got into taking green drinks for breakfast. You may know them better by the brands at your local health food store by Greens+, some containing spirulina, green algae, and a whole host of ingredients that I feel help supplement the raw green veggies that I don't eat, nor do I enjoy eating. As well as some soya based drinks that I take as a shake for my meal replacement when I'm too busy to eat.

Recently, I discovered that one of the green drinks that I've been buying at my local health food store is an MLM product. And I found this out by pure accident. I actually saw a posting on Paulette's board about a guy in Canada who had pre-sold 1000 copies of his booklet. So, I wrote the guy and found out that not only is he selling his booklet and making money at it, he's also got a backend product - his MLM line of products. Very clever marketing I thought.

So, after making some very genuine promises to both my husband, family and friends that I would NEVER EVER get involved in an MLM type company, because of all the money I lost years ago, I signed up. Why? I'm already using the products and I like them. So, why not buy wholesale rather than retail. But somehow, MLM has such negative connotations attached to it, that I won't tell anyone that it's MLM. I get around by saying it's a network marketing company, or anything other than MLM.

So, given the wisdom of the minds on this group, what advice would you give me? The company has been around for a long time, has a good track record and the fact that the product is being sold at some health foods stores and by health professionals, is a good endorsement and not a real hard sell. But the MLM stigma is one I have a real hard time coming to grips with.

Any comments??

Thanks.

Eliz.