I learned some acupressure and wrote a book for the doctor I learned it from, "Touch for Health." It was the publisher's all-time bestseller, even for vanity press. Sold out that first printing in 6 months and has by now sold millions, translated into about different 20 languages including Braille. I never saw a penny in royalties from it but I could teach it and be believed, because I believed in it. I headed up, in name only, my mentor's foundation where I organized classes, sold books, and put on conventions to promote the use of the alternative self-help tools. I have no idea how I ever got in front of an audience and lectured, or single-handedly led 8-day instructor training workshops in exotic resorts. Even got good enough to teach professional courses, training chiropractors, physical therapists and nurses.