Here He Goes Again: Robert Dean, Former Tahitian Noni, MonaVie, Evolv, Visalus and LIMU Distributor Joins Momentis

This is not a reprint. Robert Dean, Former Tahitian Noni, MonaVie, Evolv, Visalus and LIMU Distributor Joins Momentis MLM energy company.

LIMU has “suspended” Dean in the meantime. Over on Ty Tribble’s MLM Blog, it’s been reported that Robert Dean is still paying off Tahitian Noni. That was six MLM companies ago!

Examples like this are precisely why prospects should know the backgrounds of these MLM “leaders.” The more information they have, the better they’ll be able to say, “NO WAY!” when confronted with these dubious business opportunities.

Dissecting the New TEAM FAQ

There’s a new FAQ on the TEAM web site. The following sections no doubt will spur much discussion here.

Do some people make money on the sale of TEAM leadership materials?

Yes, based upon the amount of total TEAM profits (if any) left over at the end of each month. Those who participate at this level are called Directors. The TEAM invites certain individuals to become Directors from a pool of business builders who have proven their ability to build and lead successful teams of people. Directors must exhibit high character, integrity, professionalism, teamwork, people skills, consistency, and the ability to help the other Directors run and manage the TEAM training environment.

This is one of the few written declarations that there is money to be made in TEAM (i.e. not just in the LIFE, MonaVie, or formerly Amway/Quixtar businesses).

How did the TEAM get its start, and why? And how do those economics work today?

When Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady began their business careers they unknowingly joined an organization in which profits were weighted towards those who “got there first.” They didn’t like this situation and vowed to fix it. As a result, in 1999 they formed the TEAM, with the goal of developing the fairest, most equitable plan to share 100% of the profits remaining each month. This, in fact, caused many rival organizations to attack them as they made an issue of, made public, and sought to end the unfair distribution of profit from training materials.

Orrin and Chris unknowingly joined Amway or InterNET (Dexter Yager’s Amway Motivational Organization)? I’d like to hear that story explained a little better. I especially like the line about them not liking the situation and vowing to fix it. Seems like this is the reason why many MLM training organization leaders break away from their uplines — to form their own systems. To me, it always boils down to greed; Orrin and Chris wanted more money for themselves, so they broke away from Yager and started TEAM.

The TEAM FAQ continues with:

No one, not Orrin Woodward, Chris Brady, nor any of the other Team Policy Council leaders makes any money from ownership of the TEAM. Nor do they receive consideration for any travel related (or otherwise) expenses necessary for their responsibilities therein. All profits (revenue minus expenses) are pooled at the end of each month and disbursed based upon each Director’s performance. In other words, any character-based leader can build an organization bigger than the founders on a per-organization basis and make more money than anyone else.

I’d like to see an example of how someone can build a TEAM business that’s bigger than someone like Orrin Woodward or Chris Brady, two individuals who “got there first.”

What if someone who was previously invited to become a Director doesn’t maintain the standards of character and ethics requisite to that honor?

The TEAM is a “grace” organization, seeking to restore people in a spirit of love and understanding. However, if someone continues to violate the core principles of character, integrity, and conflict resolution, then he or she will not be invited to continue as a Director. Until he or she address the character-based issues, it is simply too dangerous to the rest of the community.

Has anyone ever been disinvited as a Director?

Yes. However, and thankfully, there have been less than five instances out of nearly five hundred Directors over the course of twelve years in which character issues have not been resolved. The TEAM wins when others win, so the goal is always to restore relationships where possible. With that said, however, no one will be allowed to exploit others for their personal gain within the TEAM community. Anytime lack of character is displayed, the Policy Council will and must act out of duty to protect the entire community against destructive behavior.

There is also the condition wherein a Director stops leading his or her organization and thereby stops contributing to the work requisite to leading and managing productive teams. In these cases, character and ethics are not the problem but rather leadership and participation. In these situations, obviously, Directors are not invited to continue participating until their contribution becomes requisite with the position.

Curious to hear how those former high-level TEAM members think about what’s written in the TEAM FAQ. It’s clear to me that these last two sections are talking about some of the ex-TEAM members who have been commenting on this site.

TEAM Leadership Convention This Weekend

TEAM’s Leadership Convention is this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. It starts early with a meeting of the Round Table on Thursday evening, followed by a Leadership meeting on Friday afternoon for those TEAM LIFE members who qualify as Power Player, Turbo 10 Tickets (convention) or Student 15K LIFE Rank.

The event kicks off in earnest on late Friday afternoon and will run through Sunday. Here’s a list of the scheduled speakers:

• Orrin & Laurie Woodward
• Chris & Terri Brady
• Tim & Amy Marks
• Claude & Lana Hamilton
• Dan & Lisa Hawkins
• Bill & Jackie Lewis
• George & Jill Guzzardo

It’s interesting to note that Dallin Larsen is scheduled to speak on behalf of MonaVie as well at Leadership. We all know that Orrin Woodward and the rest of the TEAM leadership played hooky from MonaVie 2.0 in Dallas two weeks ago, so I wonder if Dallin will return the favor. After all, MonaVie is having its second MonaVie 2.0 conference in Vancouver, Canada, during this same weekend. If he does attend in person, he’ll probably do so on Friday night, so that he can fly back from Ohio to Vancouver in time.

The forecast for Columbus this weekend is wet, partly cloudy, snowy and cold. To those TEAM members who will be traveling to the Leadership Convention, travel safely and stay warm. Pay close attention to what your leaders say and compare it with what they have done. Watch your pocketbook, because everyone’s going to want you to buy tools, tools, and more tools from the Tool Room.

Readers, leave a comment about your experiences at past Leaderships below.

Tool of the Day: LIFE January 2012 CD Pack

Here are details on the 4 CD’s coming from LIFE in January, as described by Chris Brady:

1. Mark and Jen Paul – The Pauls talk about fitness. Is there any mention of MonaVie, the official supplier of Fitness products for LIFE? Brady didn’t mention the title, but could this be MVS 47: What Do You Want Out Of Life?
2. Love, Respect and the M1 Tank by Bob McEwen: The former Republican Congressman from Ohio talks about marriage. The CD was previously known as LLR 172 and was part of TEAM’s TL 222 Marriage CD Pack. I have a sinking feeling that McEwen’s PIE talk is going to show up as a Freedom CD sometime around election time.
3. The Ant and the Elephant by Orrin Woodward: Orrin talks about programming your mind for success. He’s written about the elephant charge and the ant nest before on his old blog. Clearly, he’s talking about Vince Poscente’s book instead of the Bill Peet’s children book of the same name. Orrin’s talk was previously published as TEAM 571 and was included in the TL50A TEAM Top 50 CD Pack.
4. Nail Your Colors to the Mast by Laurie Woodward: A CD about friendships, the strength of relationships, and never surrendering.

I feel bad for those old-time TEAM members who have to purchase (yet again) recycled and re-branded TEAM CD’s. And for those new TEAM LIFE members, I see multiple copies of these CD’s in your future. Ex-TEAM members: How many copies of The Ant and the Elephant did you have?

Finally, Brady encourages people — even if they don’t like what they hear or agree with what’s said — to listen to the CD’s over and over again. Is that teaching or brainwashing? Guess it depends on your point of view.

LIFE One Time Cash Bonus Awards

Excited about the recently announced One Time Cash Bonus Awards from LIFE?

These bonuses are given to LIFE members who reach certain levels in the business. They range from $3000 for a Leader 6 (~150 people in the organization) all the way up to $250,000 for a Triple Life Coach 12 (~2250 people in the organization).

Here is a reader-submitted chart regarding what’s involved to reach these levels:

No doubt LIFE members are being whipped up in a frenzy by the lure of some extra money. No doubt some people will get these bonuses, but they will probably be those you’ve already heard before: Woodward, Brady, Marks, Hawkins, etc. Everyone will be simply be contributing a penny here, a dollar there, towards these bonuses, with each purchase of a book, CD, or function ticket. Remember, the bonus money has to come from somewhere!

Dallin Larsen, Jr.: MonaVie Whistleblower?

Several readers pointed out a new article on JuiceScam about Dallin Larsen, Jr., the son of MonaVie Founder Dallin Larsen. Junior apparently has had it with MonaVie and wants to get out. This is something that will be worth following in the coming weeks and months. Will MonaVie find a way to quiet him, or will the top completely blow off of MonaVie?

MonaVie 2.0: Orrin Woodward’s Day Off

Orrin Woodward's Day Off

The big reveal of MonaVie 2.0 happened this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Some new juice concoctions and vitamin products were revealed, along with the launch of the new MVP training program for distributors. Those in MonaVie may think that it’s a brand-new day for their businesses, but to me, they are just re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic… or the Coasta Concordia.

At one point near the end of the conference, all of the Black Diamonds came out onto the MonaVie 2.0 stage to give one tip for building a big business. Roll call time!

Brig and Lia Hart? Present.

Steve and Gina Merritt? Present.

Orrin and Laurie Woodward? Woodward? Woodward? Woodward?

Chris and Terri Brady? Brady? Brady? Brady?

Tim and Amy Marks? Marks? Marks? Marks?

TEAM LIFE Top 50 Books Price Comparison (Jan. 2011)

Here is a reader-submitted price comparison between the TEAM LIFE’s Top 50 books, Amazon, and the library. The Amazon prices are separated between those sold by Amazon itself and those sold by Amazon Sellers (new and used conditions).

Note: These prices were compiled in early January, 2011 2012.

Title	Author	LIFE Price*	Amazon	Amazon Seller New	Amazon Seller Used	Price difference	Library Fee	Comments
Acai: An Extraordinary Antioxidant	Alexander Schauss, Ph.D	12.00	N/A	3.97	0.01	11.99	FREE	Amazon prices include S&H
Ant & The Elephant	Vince Poscente	12.95	N/A	2.95	0.01	12.94	FREE	Amazon Hardcover $13.57
Attitude is Everything	Jeff Keller	11.95	N/A	10.16	19.94	1.79	FREE
Be a People Person	John C. Maxwell	12.99	11.36	8.44	5.74	7.25	FREE	Hardcover
Bringing Out the Best in People	Alan Loy McGinnis	7.99	8.99	3.25	0.01	7.98	FREE
Business School	Robert Kiyosaki	12.00	N/A	7.00	7.94	5.00	FREE
Cashflow Quadrant	Robert T. Kiyosaki	17.95	11.96	7.92	4.04	13.91	FREE	New version from 2011 available new for $11.96
Character Counts	Os Guinness	15.00	15.00	2.95	2.00	13.00	FREE
Churchhill on Leadership	Steven F. Hayward	15.00	14.49	5.72	0.25	14.75	FREE	Cover different so editions may be different, but couldn’t find the one sold by LIFE/TEAM.
The Coming Aristocracy	Oliver DeMille	14.95	N/A	8.75	8.74	6.21	FREE	Edition pictured on LIFE/TEAM website is NA for Amazon. Different edition is 12.95.
Courage: The Backbone of Leadership	Gus Lee	27.95	16.63	13.33	3.33	24.62	FREE
Developing the Leader Within You	John Maxwell	14.99	11.32	8.16	5.87	9.12	FREE
DNA of Relationships	Dr. Gary Smalley	14.99	10.19	8.49	0.40	14.59	FREE
Dream Giver	Bruce Wilkinson	17.99	11.27	4.20	0.01	17.98	FREE
The E Myth Revisited	Michael E. Gerber	16.00	12.91	4.99	1.89	14.11	FREE
Fifth Discipline	Peter M. Senge	24.95	16.47	14.82	9.71	15.24	FREE
Five Love Languages	Gary Chapman	14.99	6.95	5.69	4.89	8.04	FREE
Good to Great	Jim Collins	22.00	17.99	10.85	4.65	17.35	FREE
Greatest Salesman in the World	Og Mandino	7.99	N/A	5.99	2.65	5.34	FREE
How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success	Frank Bettger	13.00	11.20	6.00	1.91	11.09	FREE
How Should We Then Live?	Francis Schaeffer	19.99	13.17	12.69	11.98	8.01	FREE
How to Have Confidence & Power in Dealing with People	Les Giblin	12.95	10.20	7.24	1.93	11.02	FREE	Cover different so editions may be different.
How to Win Friends & Influence People	Dale Carnegie	7.99	N/A	4.36	4.25	3.74	FREE
Launching a Leadership Revolution	Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward	15.95	11.45	6.99	4.17	11.78	FREE
Leadership & Liberty	Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward	17.95	N/A	17.95	17.92	0.03	FREE	Available new by LLR Books.
LIFE	Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward	23.95	N/A	23.95	99.99	0.00	FREE	The used book price of 99.99 is not a mistake. Being sold by “masbooksnmore” from MI. Available new by LLR Books.
Love & Respect	Dr. Emerson Eggerichs	12.99	13.27	9.83	5.87	7.12	FREE
The Magic of Thinking Big	David J. Schwartz, Ph.D	14.00	10.17	4.77	1.54	12.46	FREE
McDonald’s Behind the Arches	John F. Love	18.00	11.70	9.26	1.13	16.87	FREE
Millionaire Next Door	Thomas Stanley & William Danko	15.00	8.73	8.54	4.39	10.61	FREE
Outliers	Malcolm Gladwell	27.99	10.19	9.32	9.16	18.83	FREE
Personality Plus	Florence Littauer	12.99	N/A	11.88	9.99	3.00	FREE	Edition pictured on LIFE/TEAM website is NA for Amazon. Different edition is 11.19
Price of Everything	Russell Roberts	16.95	9.49	9.49	6.75	10.20	FREE
Psychology of Winning	Denis Waitley	6.99	6.99	2.99	0.01	6.98	FREE
Rascal	Chris Brady	21.95	N/A	21.95	18.99	2.96	FREE	Available new by LLR Books.
Resolved	Orrin Woodward	21.95	N/A	21.95	21.94	0.01	FREE	Available new by LLR Books.
Richest Man in Babylon	George S. Clason	6.99	9.99	4.85	3.80	3.19	FREE
Secrets of Closing the Sale	Zig Ziglar	15.00	10.88	8.43	0.01	14.99	FREE
The Slight Edge	Jeff Olson	12.95	14.95	9.79	17.83	3.16	FREE
Speed of Trust	Steven M.R. Covey	15.95	10.85	8.96	4.75	11.20	FREE
Spiritual Depression	D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones	18.00	12.11	11.01	7.25	10.75	FREE	Edition pictured on LIFE/TEAM website could not be found on Amazon.
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player	John C. Maxwell	12.99	11.70	8.72	3.99	9.00	FREE
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership	John C. Maxwell	14.99	16.45	12.69	11.92	3.07	FREE
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People	Steven. R. Covey	15.00	8.22	6.10	3.01	11.99	FREE
Visioneering	Andy Stanley	14.99	10.87	8.95	6.77	8.22	FREE
Wild at Heart	John Eldredge	14.99	N/A	11.24	10.00	4.99	FREE	Edition pictured on LIFE/TEAM website is NA for Amazon. Different edition is 11.31
The Next Millionaires	Paul Zane Pilzer	12.00	N/A	11.95	4.91	7.09	FREE
Wooden	John Wooden	18.95	12.78	7.72	4.04	14.91	FREE
World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle	James Hunter	23.00	15.32	11.36	9.22	13.78	FREE
		771.02	404.25	448.56	391.50	472.26	771.02
Amazon Seller Prices were the lowest price available
Price difference is based on the LIFE price and the lowest price between Amazon, Seller New, and Seller Used price.

As the analysis demonstrates, you can save up to $472 on the Top 50 books by shopping intelligently. And, if the books are available in the library, you don’t need to pay anything.

Now remember what TEAM LIFE Founder Orrin Woodward said about the cost of products in LIFE:

Simply stated, LIFE will be the lowest cost provider of the highest quality leadership material in the marketplace, period. No ifs, ands, or buts, about it.

It may be in the future, but this is clearly not the case today.

Before TEAM LIFE members fall back on the familiar Amway/Quixtar refrain of, “Well, which online store pays you money to shop?” answer the question of where the money in the LIFE business comes from? Out of thin air? Razor-thin profit margins? Or marked up prices?

“You Deserve It” With Former Amway Diamond Carole Holiday

Former Amway Diamond Carole Holiday was recently awarded $77,400 on a ABC’s You Deserve It.

Her son, K.C. Holiday was a contestant on the game show whose tagline is, “It’s better to give than to receive.” K.C. is on the show to win money for her mother, whose story was described as follows:

• Grew up in Southern California
• Got married at 21
• Worked as a dental hygienist
• Got divorced 18 months ago after 32 years of marriage
• She loses her job a few days after the divorce
• Her lease coming up and no place to go
• She asks her son, “What do I do?”
• Carole discovers she has a heart condition
• She doesn’t have the money to treat her heart condition

Divorce. No home. Medical problems. Does this sound like the lifestyle of an Amway Diamond?

The television show omitted the fact for years, Carole and her former husband, Craig Holiday¹, were Diamonds in Amway. They began their Amway career in 1979 and were “recognized” as Diamonds on-stage throughout the 1990′s. I know this because the Holidays were in my extended upline in INA. Sometime after “retiring” from the business, they set up their own cooking school called “Our House South County” in the 2000′s.

Clearly, Carole has fallen on tough times, and I hope that the money will go to treat her heart condition.

I hope, however, that her story shows that Diamonds aren’t always forever in the world of Amway and MLM’s. The myth that once you make Diamond, you’re set for life, is just that, a myth. More often than not, it becomes another job, one that you have to work very hard in which to maintain your position.

Here’s a clip from the show taken from Carole’s family. You can watch the full episode of You Deserve It here:

Readers, what lessons have we learned from watching K.C. win big money for his former Diamond mother, Carole, on You Deserve It?

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¹ Craig Holiday runs a coaching and mentorship business at craigholiday.net. He says in his about page that he built his “income quickly to over $1M per year”. Where did all that money go?

Dean Kosage Wants To Take Down This Page By Any Means Necessary [Updated: Job Listing Taken Down]

Update January 3, 2012: The job listing has been removed by elance because it violated elance’s terms of service.

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A screenshot of the elance job listing.

I haven’t written about former WWDB Diamond Dean Kosage in nearly a year now. I got a tip the other day that either he (or someone who works with him) is actively trying to remove this blog post from the search engines.

Check out this job listing on elance, posted by user jamessiri:

Need To Remove a WordPress Article ASAP!

Need someone with blackhat/whitehat experience to remove a WordPress page! I need this done, and will pay right away!
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Added 2 JAN 2012, 22:17 PM EST
This is the article. It is very bad and false press and I need it removed from the search engines as it is hurting reputation.

http://amthrax.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/dean-kosage-leaves-wwdb/

I will pay after 3 days of page removal to make sure that the page stays down. I don’t care if blackhat methods are used, as this is not just a simple page removal from the WordPress CMS… I know how to do that myself. I do not have the server information or access.

Desired Skills
MySQL, PHP, WordPress

So, “James Siri” wants to hire someone for less than $500 to take down this blog post about Dean Kosage and doesn’t care if blackhat methods are used. For those not familiar with the term, blackhat is computer slang for “a computer security hacker who breaks into networks or computers, or creates computer viruses.” I don’t think the authorities will look too kindly on any illegal hacking attempts to remove this blog post.

“James Siri” claims that the article is very bad and contains false press. Really? Let’s look at the original article one more time, shall we?

Claim #1: Dean Kosage left WWDB in 2010. Kosage’s departure wasn’t exactly filled with hugs and kisses, and he’s not listed on the Worldwide Dream Builders website.

Claim #2: Dean Kosage has his own system called Freestyle. Looking at Dean’s LinkedIn page, I see he’s listed as the Founder, Owner at Freestyle.

Claim #3: With his own System, he’s poised to grab more of the System profits than ever before. Since he doesn’t have to share any profits with the other leaders at WWDB, I can’t see how this claim is false. Of course, if he has no followers, he’s not going to make any money, now will he?

Sadly, AmwayBlog is no more, meaning, the article that announced his departure goes to a page not found error page (archived page here). Nor is the MP3 of WWDB leaders discussing his departure still available. Perhaps someone downloaded the MP3 for safekeeping can send it here.

So “James Siri” and Dean Kosage, where’s the false press? Is it in the comments section, where a certain The Cult, Happy Girl and Susan Miller came to Dean’s defense, only to have it be revealed that they were all commenting from the same IP address and the same people?

Perhaps Dean should take a page out of Orrin Woodward’s playbook and spam the search engines with dozens (hundreds) of fake blogs praising the leadership of the Kosage.

On second thought, maybe he should just take down the elance job listing and give up.

Update January 3, 2012: The job listing has been removed by elance because it violated elance’s terms of service. Here is a screenshot:

Anti-Amthrax Blog

Amthrax-Amway Review is an anti-Amthrax blog that was set up in November, 2011.

The writer calls himself Steadfast and says that he’s been involved in the networking profession for a long time. He claims his primary income comes from networking.

Steadfast hypothesizes that a company is behind this blog:

How is it that these wonderful do-gooders have so much time to be reading and writing on Amthrax and other blogs if they aren’t being funded by someone, some company, or some sort of government handout?? Could it be that they have found their real purpose in life?

I cannot speak for those everyone who comments on this blog, but I can speak for myself. There is no individual, company, or governmental organization funding this blog.

Steadfast refers to the LeadershipGurus.net website in the following quote from this post:

On the other hand, I suppose there is some chance that these 6 bloggers have greater wisdom than Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady (see #7 & #12) the thousands who gathered in Columbus, OH this October for the pre-launch of LIFE

I look forward to Steadfast’s rebuttal about my investigation into LeadershipGurus.net and IAB.

While he’s at it, he can also comment on why George Guzzardo deleted his post regarding his strategic real estate default in Arizona.

Finally, if Steadfast is a LIFE member, he should also familiarize himself with LIFE’s policies and procedures and their restrictions on anonymous blogging.

3.3.11.9- Responding to Negative Posts

Do not converse with one who places a negative post against you, other independent Members, or LIFE. Report negative posts to the Company at corpsupport@the-life- business.com. Responding to such negative posts often simply fuels a discussion with someone carrying a grudge that does not hold themselves to the same high standards as LIFE, and therefore damages the reputation and goodwill of LIFE.

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Learn History From LIFE… Unless It’s TEAM’s History You Want To Learn

2012 is just hours away. As we look ahead to the new year, it’s important to look back at the past for future guidance. George Guzzardo wrote in LEARN HISTORY FROM LIFE that:

If we are smart we can learn from our past, if not, we will feel the pain of repeating the past until the lesson is learned. We can learn from the economic pain we are feeling today before the pain leads to a terminal condition.
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It’s time for a commitment to learn lessons from the past an apply those principles to the future. Let’s not repeat the past.

George Guzzardo wants you to learn history, unless it's his own history you want to learn.

I find this humorous, because Guzzardo (and Orrin Woodward) are notorious for hiding their own past from their followers. Take, for example, George’s strategic real estate default which I revealed back in September, 2011. Within two days of my initial post, George issued a response on his blog explaining the situation to his members.

Click on the link above, and what do you get today? A blank page.

That’s because Guzzardo deleted the post from his blog. Fortunately, there is a cached version here, here, and here, as well as a screenshot of his post to the right¹.

So, why did Guzzardo delete this post? The answer is simple. George Guzzardo, Orrin Woodward, and the rest of the leaders in TEAM LIFE do not want prospects or new members to know about their past. They don’t want people to know that they used to be in Amway, Quixtar, and MonaVie. They don’t want people to know that they initiated strategic real estate defaults, that they blogged anonymously before railing against anonymous blogs, and that several TEAM leaders file for bankruptcy.

Understanding TEAM’s past completely undermines the image that TEAM is projecting to its members — that the TEAM leaders are paragons of virtue who are eminently qualified to counsel people on financial matters.

In his strategic default post, George says this:

Why do I tell you all this? Because I want you to learn from my financial mistakes, not your own.

It’s hard to let people learn from your mistakes when you try to delete it from the historical record!

TEAM wants you to learn from history, so as long as it’s not TEAM’s history.

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¹ The screenshot was taken today from a mirror blog to Guzzardo’s TypePad blog. TEAM is fond of setting up mirror blogs to game search engines. While George deleted the post on his TypePad blog, he neglected to delete this one. Let’s see how long this link remains active.

Plans A, B, C, and D: Comparing Tweets By Orrin Woodward (circa Jan. 2011) and Orrin Woodward (circa Dec. 2011)

What a difference a year makes!

Today, there was this tweet from “leadership guru” Orrin Woodward:

A leader’s Plan A fail as much as a non-leaders. The difference is a leader plans B, C, D, etc until the goal is accomplished.

– Orrin Woodward, December 29, 2011

Now, compare this with another Orrin Woodward tweet from just 11 months ago:

A Plan B is just an admission that you have surrendered Plan A.

– Orrin Woodward, January 16, 2011

Does this mean that while Orrin was working on Plan A, he had already surrendered it in favor of Plan B? But, he was already getting Plan C in motion, so he also surrendered Plan B? But he knew in advance that Plan C would fail, so he had Plan D in his back pocket?

I wrote extensively about this in a post titled, Orrin’s A-TEAM Plan B back in February, 2011.

Let’s recap the many plans of Orrin Woodward:

1. Plan A: Amway
2. Plan B: Quixtar
3. Plan C: MonaVie
4. Plan D: LIFE

Whose goals is he trying to accomplish? His followers’ goals or his own goals? If Amway, Quixtar and MonaVie failed for him, what does that say about the goals of the tens of thousands of followers he’s had over the course of the past two decades?

In the event that Orrin decides what he really believes in and deletes one (or both) of these two tweets, here is a screenshot.

Arthur Carmazzi and IAB: The Truth Behind LeadershipGurus.net, IAB, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady

One of the most common and persistent claims touted by TEAM LIFE multi-level marketing members is that Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady are among the top leadership gurus in the world according to LeadershipGurus.net.

What, exactly, is LeadershipGurus.net¹, and who is behind it?

Investigations have revealed LeadershipGurus.net to be nothing more than a vanity press and affiliate marketing website set up by Arthur Carmazzi of Directive Communication, an organizational change and leadership training company based in Southeast Asia. Carmazzi created the site in 2007 to (1) capitalize on the “leadership guru” search term and (2) to boost his own professional credentials. LeadershipGurus.net also provides vanity press for those individuals listed in his rankings.

Reader Report: Mesha’s Story on the TEAM LIFE Scam

MLM proponents like to attack their critics with quotes like, “You can never believe everything you read on the Internet,” or, “why would you believe someone who posts anonymously?” What would these proponents say about the LIFE testimonials on the web or the proliferation of LIFE TEAM cheerleadership blogs? Should a prospect instantly believe what he or she reads on those sites just because there’s a photo or name behind the article? What if the LIFE TEAM testimonials are being fabricated or embellished? We’ve already shown on this site how supposedly “job-optional” leaders within TEAM had filed for bankruptcy or initiated strategic defaults on their mortgages, or had their own anonymous blogging efforts revealed.

With that in mind, here’s another reader story from new commenter Meshai (Mesha), which I am sure many people will be able to relate to. I suspect many people within the LIFE TEAM, R3Global, WWDB, or any other MLM are experiencing the same things that Meshai went through. The cognitive dissonance is strong, and the only way to break through is to take a step back (get off the tools) and realize, “What the heck am I doing?” or “What the heck is going on here?”