Show them how you did it. Help them to understand that the only way to get there is through doing what they want their own affiliates to do by following the todo list, posting in stream, having a completed profile in a2a, as well as tconnect, joining wave 3, joining triple clicks, buying tcredits, bidding on pricebenders, and setting up a standing order of 1500 VP or more, not to mention all the various ways YOU use to get and stay an EA yourself.