A 1997 Sterling Graduate's Story

Submitted February 1998

"I am a [1997] graduate of the weekend. Although I did find [Justin Sterling] slightly humorous-- he was a master of mind control. He is very calculated in his responses and knows what to say and not say. He is no dummy.

I just couldn't get over how loyal his 'volunteers' are. Don't they realize that this guy is making about $100,000 in 2 days! They should be getting paid. I guess he keeps overhead down. Hell, we even had to bring a meal. I really wonder if he is the only one in the organization getting filthy rich off of this.

I got involved with this, through my father-in-law. He went because he recently lost his wife and was having problems jumping back into the dating game. He thought this would help him. He got me roped in, by simply stating 'trust me'. He said that his daughter and me wouldn't have a chance if I didn't go to the weekend. He was just pumped up from returning from his weekend, when he recruited me. I wondered how much pressure his 'team' members put on him to recruit people.

I was very skeptical of the whole idea from the start. I was just going to a meeting with him to appease him. The next thing I knew, I had 12 goofballs telling me what a loser I would be if I didn't commit. I told them I was not interested, but they wouldn't take no for an answer. I talked with my father-in law and he told me--'trust me', it will change your life. And he said he would even pay for the trip--$1000 for the weekend, airfare and hotel total. So I figured-- what the hell, it's only for a weekend, it can't be that bad. It was the most miserable weekend of my life. They use a lot of military mind control techniques.

Justin and I didn't see eye to eye the entire weekend. He didn't like me because I questioned some of his broad sweeping statements. When he gets backed into a corner he comes out swinging. We went round and round a few times. Everyone in the room knows when you have him beat--he tells you to do pushups. That's his way out when he can't offer a rational argument for some of his outlandish statements.

Justin has quite a little deal going. He has mindless followers recruiting for him free of charge. No sales people to pay. No advertising to buy. It's quite a clever little scheme--isn't it? What do you actually think he does with all those video tapes [he makes of his weekends]?"