LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Okay, I haven't gotten around to talking about the magazine I found at the laundromat. It says: "The Connection" on the cover, almost hidden, and then LAS VEGAS, in a crazy font, and the Leadership Summit 2005, in a red stipe. There's a strange picure of a golden lion and some yellow lightbulbs, some lit, some burned out. There is a table of contents, over the golden lion again, with cryptic chapters like: New Ring Earners, New Platinum Jacket Earners, and Golden App Award Winners, and Did You Win Big? I page through the magazine. Most of it consists of lists of names, and the states they are from, under headings such as: "Top Producers," "Top Recruiters," "Executive Directors," and "Players Club." Again, the golden lion. Okay, the back of the magazine comes with an earnest portrait of a guy from Fayetteville, NC who is quoted under his photo: "My lifestyle has changed a lot because I have time and money freedom! I like the opportunity to help others become successful! That's my life mission!" And then there is a kind of generic photo of a modern office building at night with brightly lit windows, and next to that it says" Profiles of Success." I think the whole thing is some kind of a cult. There is a phone number there where you can order "your" copy. Then there is the address of the person who this magazine was sent to, a small town in Illinois. The name on the mailing label is simply "Lee." It's all pretty creepy. I'm going to just throw this damn thing away!