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“Successful Selling” by L. Ron Hubbard

December 17, 2022 By Mike Rinder 32 Comments

Hubbard had a lot of his special wisdom to impart about the skills of selling. Scientology objects to the idea that it should be characterized as a business. Not because they are not proud of Hubbard's "administrative technology" which is the ONLY way for any business to succeed (somehow Amazon, Apple and Walmart have muddle their way to success), but because being a business is not compatible with being "religious" and thus the label threatens their tax exempt status. Scientology "administrative technology" is full of Hubbard talking about "prospects," "sales," "commissions" and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Regging Tagged With: exempt status, irs, L. Ron Hubbard, prospect, regging, sales

“No Reging”

May 16, 2020 By Mike Rinder 75 Comments

This is a bit old. I had overlooked it and then noticed "No Reging"[sic]. This is a very interesting development. John Alex Wood is still alive and kicking? Who knew? But more importantly,  I think this is an indicator the pandemic is going to have a significant long-term effect on scientology. Not only because people are not coming in and paying for services right now and are instead hiding out at home doing a $20 Extension Course, sending in a chapter every few weeks. But because this break is changing the mindset of the sheeple. It's like someone who has had a headache every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Ideal Orgs Tagged With: fundraising, Graham Berry, Ideal Orgs, John Alex Wood, LA org, regging, way to happiness, WTH

More Scientology Fail

September 28, 2013 By Mike Rinder 82 Comments

After more than THIRTY YEARS, they STILL aren't close to their target of 10,000 onto (or through) OT VII. And believe me, this "6300" INCLUDES anyone on or through OT VII that is READING THIS BLOG. Also everyone who has dropped their body. Or who is a "Black Tag" (ie "off the level"). This 6300 also includes all Sea Org members who have made it through OT VI by some miracle (though in 30 years, if anyone cared, every SO member on earth could have been gotten up to OT VII and according to the PR statements of the church there are more than 5000 Sea Org members).  Of course, nobody in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fundraising, Regging Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Flag Service Organization, fundraising, golden age of tech, OTs, regging

Truth In Advertising Update and Wedding News

June 21, 2013 By Mike Rinder 105 Comments

One of our Special Correspondents sent in some additional information concerning Matt Feshbach's skill in applying financial policy to his life (see earlier post here). Gives a less than complimentary picture of his history. It is not that I have any personal vendetta about Matt Feshbach or anyone else. It's that he is still held up as a poster child of success, and it is a lie. Here is the update: - Matt closed down his Feshbach Brothers fund on the west coast years ago, having taken investors’ money. - Additionally, he started a company on investors’ money – called FatPipeU, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Mike Rinder, Regging Tagged With: Church of Scientology, Mike Rinder, regging

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