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part-time pipeline income exceeded the income 
from his full-time job. 
During his lunch breaks at Cistern, Paul would 
watch his old friend Bruce scurrying from cubicle to 
cubicle. Bruce’s bucket-carrying job was beginning 
to take its toll. Bruce was looking more and more 
stressed by a demanding boss… unrealistic 
deadlines… and daily rumors of layoffs. 

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On weekends, Bruce would write dozens of 
resignation letters. But he never mailed them. He 
had bills to pay. He needed his paycheck too much 
to quite. He felt trapped. He felt empty inside. The 
waste basket in his office wasn’t empty, however.
It was filled to the brim with wadded up resignation 
letters… 
Resigning from His Job 
Finally, Paul’s big day arrived – his monthly e-
pipeline check exceeded his monthly salary at 
Cistern! His wife made color copies of his check 
from Cistern and the check from his new e-business 
and framed them side by side. His new pipeline 
partners cheered as he held up the framed checks.
Cameras flashed. And Paul’s eyes glistened with 
joy. 
One Day in the Future 
= 
 
$ $ $ 
Pipeline Income 
 
Job Income 
Paul was the only worker at Cistern who wasn’t 
intimidated by his boss. Because of his Ultimate 
Pipeline, Paul was free! That knowledge gave Paul 
confidence. Paul handled his boss’s outbursts 
calmly. Paul squared his shoulders and looked right 
in his boss’s eye during his tirades. 
“It’s not necessary to shout,” Paul would say firmly.
“I’m standing right here in front of you. Wouldn’t 
you agree we’d be more effective if we discussed 
this calmly?” 

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Paul’s co-workers began calling him the Lion 
Tamer for the way he handled his boss. But Paul 
understood that he wasn’t taming his boss. Paul 
was only standing up to him because he no longer 
had the power to control Paul’s life. 
One evening Paul sat down in his home-based 
office and wrote the following letter: 
Paul felt a surge of freedom as he folded his 
resignation letter and inserted it into an envelope.
He looked forward to the future with hope and 
optimism. Paul understood that what he’d 
accomplished with his Internet pipeline was only 
the first stage of a big, big dream. 
You see, Paul had plans that reached far beyond the 
walls of Cistern Industries. 
Paul planned to build Internet pipelines all over 
North America – and eventually, all over the world! 
Dear Mr. Boss: 
I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, 
I am resigning from Cistern international. 
I have enjoyed my time at Cistern, but I regret to 
inform you that the company can no longer afford my 
services. 
Yours Freely, 
“Pipeline Paul”

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