How Did He Find That Button?

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Today’s first session was with a man who fell into an anger trap his mother set for him.

Later in the day, another man felt guilty about considering a return to an abusive professional relationship after they put a carrot in front of him.

Then it happened to me. I was invited by someone to a Zoom call to prep for a group we were running . . . at least that’s what I heard. Instead, it was an MLM pitch, not a prep meeting.

My buttons were pushed, just like they were with the other two.

I thought I had outgrown the “not being seen” stuff from my parents. No sooner did I finish watching the one-minute pitch video (Get paid by having other people pay for services they already use) than I paused, closed my eyes, and decided not to waste another moment of my life being conned.

My button was pushed!

I sent a message in chat to him that I was going to jump off and left.

Although my insides churned for a few minutes, I did something rather than be a victim.

I felt happy because I extracted myself from an uncomfortable situation.

I don’t like being rude and don’t believe rudeness in response to being lied to is right either.