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Bookmark on DeliciousPublished: Jan. 25, 2010
Words: 91094 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
The true story of how I was recruited by a notorious door-to-door sales organization, and traveled across the country in pursuit of success. My goal of making millions took some unexpected setbacks as I mastered the art of cold-calling, mouse-killing, and "ringing the bell." A rare look into the culture of Cydcor/DS-Max, this memoir is both harrowing and humorous.Tags
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Review by:
Alicia Crowe
on Jan. 12, 2012 :
As a former employee of this company, and a character in the book, I was intrigued to read someone else's point of view. Luke did a great job writing this book. I was captivated by his ability to integrate both personal and professional details of his experience with this company. I found it to be humorous, and laugh out loud funny at times! Having experienced "the field" I was able to relate, and my heart broke for him and his many disappointments.
Not only is Luke a great storyteller, (and salesman!) but also an excellent writer. This was a good read-I couldn't put it down!
Thank you, Luke, for writing this book! I will read any book you write in the future!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
rachel harary
on July 15, 2011 :
Great read. Get ready to become invested. Very few authors would be this honest. You will find yourself consistently cringing with embarrassment for him in a 'meet the parents' style.
This book is probably best read by keeping track of every single time you would have quit, instead of pushing forward as the writer did. I personally lost count, but I know the first time I would have quit was early in the first chapter. I know this because that IS when I quit. I have interviewed for this 'company', and if you have a heartbeat and have looked for a job in the past 10 years, then you probably have too. This was the first and only time I have heard about what happens to those that stay... and stay... and stay. As it turns out, it becomes an uphill, always striving for the next sale, step, position, recruit, leader, battle that mainly takes place in the trenches, which are the colorfully described streets of cities across the country.
The author will take you through the actual experiences of being part of this seemingly promising, fortuitous place, where with a can-do attitude and fearless entrepreneurship, you can skip the rat race your parents went through and friends are going through, and jump right to being the brilliant millionaire business owner you were always meant to be. No matter how low, and it gets pretty low, or painful, or unbearable, or impossible, or outright outrageous it gets, he keeps going.
With his perfect and kaleidoscopic descriptions you will work through the field to becoming a business owner with him. You will be as disappointed and as disheartened as he was. You will feel all his pain, develop his cynicism, and want him to get to the next promotion almost as much as he actually did. He opens himself up and connects with reader so well that you recognise statements dripping with sarcasm and feel you are in on his inside joke. The best part was instead of his final decision being based another unfeasible obstacle and the breaking of the camels back, it instead amassed from the same soul, conscience, and vigor that got him as farther than literally tens of thousands of others would ever have made it.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
m o
on April 25, 2011 :
very good read, as someone who gave the biz a few months and cut ties, it was interesting to be put in the shoes of someone who stuck with it and obviously kept a part of his original self through all of it, unlike most of the "grizzled vets" i encountered in my time in the biz.
for anyone wondering, yes the biz is a scam and a variation of a pyramid scheme, specifically a multi level marketing scheme, full of deception and empty promises among dozens of other shady practices (and i worked mainly in a "good" office). the two worst things about it is how it tricks decent, eager people looking for a better life into getting sucked in and then turned into tools who live a crappy life (with very very slim chances for even an ok one) for the benefit of the people at the top and on many cydcor campaigns, customers are often lied to and tricked or bribed into signing up for something that will screw them in the long run.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Mehdi K
on Oct. 23, 2010 :
Hey!!! This is Mehdi. One of the people that Luke had talked about in this book. It was a fun ride, going back in time and reliving moments in different phases of the Biz. Thank you Luke for the memories, I will recommend this book to my friends.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
Steve Cardenas
on March 29, 2010 :
Hey Everyone! This is Steve Cardenas AKA Rocky The Red Power Ranger. I am the Steve that the author talks about in this book. Although I'm the main character, There are many many other supporting cast that are very funny in this story that takes me back and will really suck you in. Get this book!
PS- Just kidding about being the "main" character. But still read it anyway.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Steve Cardenas
on March 29, 2010 :
Hey Everyone! This is Steve Cardenas AKA Rocky The Red Power Ranger. I am the Steve that the author talks about in this book. Although I'm the main character, There are many many other supporting cast that are very funny in this story that takes me back and will really suck you in. Get this book!
PS- Just kidding about being the "main" character. But still read it anyway.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Nikki Cengic
on Feb. 10, 2010 :
Great read! I was engrossed in the fascinating story and felt as if I was a passenger along for the ride, reliving the adventure from beginning to end.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)