When the famous escape artist, Houdini, told reporters that he could escape from any prison cell in three minutes, they took him up on his promise. With the cameras rolling, he was put into a cell, the door was closed, and he immediately extracted the hidden lock-pick from his clothes. He casually started to pick the lock on the cell door, something he’d done many times before, but was surprised when he found that he could not open it. As the seconds ticked by, Houdini became more and more frantic. Sweating, he battled in vain to unlock the cell door. Eventually, defeated, he leaned, exhausted, against the door. It swung wide open! It was never locked. His jailors had closed the door but they had forgotten to lock it! The doors to your financial freedom are NOT locked.

Many times, we don’t see the wood for the trees in our lives. We work hard and often don’t realize that we could achieve a lot more. As the Bank of Nova Scotia advertisement says, “You’re richer than you think!” You see, all your resources – that means your relationships, connections, credit, database, reputation, energy, memberships, skills, knowledge, possessions, insight and access - can be leveraged and used, in fact turned into money. You know, whatever you want, somebody else has. And whatever you have, somebody else wants! It’s important to realize that.

Many years ago, I was fortunate to receive excellent training from a company called Performax. They specialized in personality assessment tools, communication tools, listening tools, and character evaluation tools. One of the tools evaluated values styles. Simply put, there were four basic values styles. We all fit them in different ways: The Challenger, who will challenge everything just for the sake of it, the In-Betweener, who wants everyone to have the same, the Traditionalist, who wanted things to stay the same, and the Synthesizer, who sees links between people and synergistic opportunities and seeks to work with others in an interdependent, rather than a dependent or a co-dependent manner. I am a Synthesizer. I see links. So I see dollars. That’s why my website is called, “DollarMakers”.

Joint Ventures operate on the principle that we should be paid for solving peoples’ problems and linking them to solutions. Instead of paying somebody for the promise of delivering the results you want (that’s called “paying a salary or a retainer or a consulting or advertising fee”), you should ONLY pay for RESULTS. But you should pay for them and you should BE paid for them. By offering other people the opportunity to benefit from your own existing resources, you can make a significant amount of money. At no cost or risk to you. Here’s a simple example: Yesterday, I needed 16 holes to attach 16 handles to closet doors and drawers in our kitchen. I don’t have a drill, so I rented one from Home Depot. They solved my problem and I paid for it. I didn’t have to buy a drill for $40 – I rented one for $12. If I used your drill, I would have paid you. Your drill could have made you money.

If you knew that I needed a drill and you had one, you could have made money. If you take the time to find out what other people want, you can link them to the solution and make money. Here’s the good part: If you don’t have a drill but your friend Peter does, you could rent me Peter’s drill and share the $12 with him. How about if you had 2,000 in your database and I wanted more Members for my Forum? If you sent them an e-mail and only 100 joined, I would write you a check for $5,000. And if you don’t have a database, but Peter does, you and Peter could each pocket $2,500 – no cost or risk. And I would provide you all the marketing and sales tools you needed at no cost. There is an unlimited amount of resources and an unlimited amount of need. You don’t need the resources – you just need to think like a Synthesizer. Put people and resources together and you can make an unlimited amount of money - FAST. For more information, visit http://www.dollarmakers.com/

Robin J. Elliott You Can Have Your Cake And Eat It. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

When cash flow in your business starts to wane, how do you react? We sometimes go into denial or avoid the issues. Or we get paralyzed – the “deer in the headlamps” syndrome. Or we get desperate and start and doing silly things that just worsen the situation. There’s a far better way.

Years ago, my bank manager called me up and told me that if I continued on the route I was taking in my business, I would go bankrupt. I had been in denial and I needed that wake-up call. I got such a shock that I immediately started implementing the ideas in this article and I saved myself from definite bankruptcy. I turned my business around and never got into that situation again. Let’s talk about what doesn’t work, first, just so you know I understand your predicament.

Denial and hiding away obviously doesn’t work, but we need to realize when we’re doing that. If you’re avoiding certain people and situations, not returning certain calls, playing a lot of solitaire while the Titanic sinks, focusing more on getting credit than on making money, going to movies alone when you’re supposed to be on a sales call… you get the picture. When you get back from the movies your business looks like a horror movie. Hiding won’t work. And you will upset a lot of people.

Paralysis is next. Keep on doing what got you into trouble in the first place, like using outdated marketing and advertising methods, or keeping people that should have been fired, or dealing with losers. If you don’t change, your circumstances won’t change. They’ll get worse. You have to be prepared to change what you’re doing if you want to change what you’re getting. If it’s not working, stop doing it. Stop beating the dead horse.

And then the desperate things – “desperate people do desperate things,” I know, been there, done that, got the T-shirt. That’s like paying the MasterCard with the Visa card, calling bad accounts up, going back to people who you know you shouldn’t do business with. The temptation is there for the quick buck, but believe me it’s going to cost you a lot more. Stay away from the losers. Don’t do things that you know won’t work, for the sake of being busy. “Look how hard I’m working ! I’m trying!” Work smart.

Here’s the attitude. Stand back and look at your business like a bucket beneath a faucet or tap. The bucket has holes in it – that’s expenses. Cutting expenses is always good, as long as it doesn’t detract from the level of service you provide and the optimal functioning of your business. I know I was ready to make some radical changes in my life when I saw bankruptcy looming, and I luckily bounced those ideas off a good friend whose sage advice saved me from some very silly choices. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, unless it’s a stepchild. More important than cutting costs, look at opening that faucet up so that your income is increased dramatically. The best cash flow income is fast, high margin, low cost, and leveraged. Short term is best, as long as it includes a medium term and / or long-term component, or you will be bailing water out of the boat as fast as it comes in, thereby perpetuating the situation. All you’ll get is tired.

Be objective. If you know something is wrong, don’t do it. Don’t be desperate. Think clearly. Bounce your decisions off a successful friend who understands your business. Look for high margin, fast turn-around, low or no risk. Ideally, commissions on other peoples’ efforts and resources, so that you expend minimum time and get as much leverage as you can. This is where you want to work only with very reliable people. Get advice from winners who are honest, creative, and objective.

Take Action. Who can I call right now? Instead of hiding, call your creditors up, tell them what the situation is and you might be pleasantly surprised at their response. After all, they want to get paid, so they might offer you better payment terms, or, better still, offer you a few solutions! That will relieve your stress and get you thinking more clearly and creatively. The answer is to take the right action – now. Confront the issues. Make the hard choices. Do what you fear. Look at what worked in the past, that you might not being doing now. Make those calls. Ask for the sale. Tell people what you want. Leverage your resources. And monitor your progress. Take a good, long look at the numbers in your business and look at them every day.

After my brush with bankruptcy all those years ago, I decided to never put my family and myself in that same situation again. I focused on the power, leverage and safety of Joint Ventures and never looked back. I use JV’s in every aspect of my business and so I operate on a very low cost, high margin, low risk basis. I spread my income and so I avoid peaks and valleys and optimize my opportunities. I work with carefully selected partners. Even if you don’t have cash flow problems but you want to put your bottom line of steroids, if you want instant access to the right people, the right systems and the right Joint Venture training, we can help. Visit www.dollarmakers.com and take action – NOW.

Robin J. Elliott

“Ancient Babylonian Money-Making Secret – (Still Used By Fortune 500 Companies And Savvy Entrepreneurs Today) – Allows Anyone To Create Great Wealth Out Of Nothing… Regardless of Your Age, Nationality, Qualifications… Or Sex!”

Whether you’re a “stay-at-home-mom”, an immigrant with little or no job prospects, a kid fresh out of high school who doesn’t know what to do with his life, a doting dad working all hours in a job to support your family, a “senior citizen”… a “lone wolf” entrepreneur or salesperson… you can use this mostly ignored “ancient” money making secret to regain your financial dignity… and “shortcut” your way to creating wealth and financial freedom on “remote control”!

And the real beauty is: You can do it by simply bringing together people and already existing resources — You don’t need a business of your own… you don’t need a product or service to sell… you don’t need any special “talent”… and it can even be done with no money and no risk!

If you’d like to discover how the world’s most successful businesses and “elite” entrepreneurs use an “ancient” money making secret to create great wealth out of nothing – then this exciting report will show you how to “replicate” their success… regardless of your age, nationality, qualifications… or sex!

Here’s the story:

Since the dawn of trade and commerce… people have been fascinated with the idea of making money without having to slave away working for it.

There have been many great industrialists, magnates of industry and successful entrepreneurs who have created and exploited some of the most brilliant and ingenious money making ideas ever invented.

Ideas that have made many people…

A Lot Of Money
Over The Years!

However, there’s a mostly forgotten “ancient” money-making secret that has been passed on from generation to generation — now used only by multi-national conglomerates… a handful of “elite” entrepreneurs… and… a few “in the know” public citizens.

A money-making secret that’s so different, so unconventional, and so utterly simple… even veteran business people I explain it to just come over with a look of complete awe. Unable to sit still or contain their excitement.

You see, unlike every other money-making idea or business model -– that requires great effort, discipline, talent, capital, lots of risk… and often years of struggle with nothing to show for your sacrifice… this “ancient” money-making secret allows anyone to…

Create Great Wealth
“Out of Thin Air”!

And although this “ancient” money-making secret is 100% legal, ethical and creates exceptional value to society –- the “powers that be” (like the educational establishment, employers, media and government etc.) definitely do NOT want “ordinary” people knowing about it. Especially people like you and me – because it removes all “financial and geographic” restrictions from our lives.

With that said, once you grasp this “ancient” money-making secret… it will be impossible for you ever to look at life and making money the same again.

It will be impossible for rampant inflation… a downward turn in the economy… or… losing the “security” of your pay check… to ever bother you again.

In fact, I’m betting that one year from now, three years from now, ten years from now… even 20-years from now… you are going to reflect back on the day you arrived at this Blog… and realise… this was the day the most powerful money-making secret that has ever existed…

Was Thrust Upon You!

I’m Robin J. Elliott. I have been using and teaching this proven system for nineteen years. You see, everything I’ve just told you about joint ventures… all the money-making secrets and “inside” information (and a whole lot more)… has been put into my easy-to-read “how to” instruction manual titled:

“Joint Adventures:
How Anyone Can Create Financial
Freedom With No Cost Or Risk,
Using Joint Ventures!”

What makes this instruction manual so different?

The answer is simple:

The information in my instruction manual “Joint Adventures”, is applicable to anyone who wants to make money — whether it is the CEO of a large company, or an employee, an entrepreneur, a salesperson, a senior citizen, a “stay-at-home-mom”… all the way through to an immigrant with little job prospects and a kid fresh out of high school who doesn’t know what to do with his life.

The principles in my instruction manual “Joint Adventures”, work across the board, as long as human nature, business and money is involved.

So, why am I uniquely qualified to have written “Joint Adventures”?

Well, there are many books out there based on theory. This is especially true on the Internet. I know one fellow who has never done a joint venture in his life, but he read a lot of stuff, attended some courses and wrote a book on joint ventures.

My book is not the musings of an academic.

It’s based on real world experience; straight from the trenches, direct from the rock face.

Everything I teach, I have personally done. “Joint Adventures” is a practical manual, based on my varied business experience over a period of 19 years — dealing with literally thousands of business owners in Africa, Canada and the United States.

Put simply: The instruction manual “Joint Adventures” will shift your thinking, expectations and beliefs and…

Give You The Tools To Use
To Start Making Money…
Real FAST!

But… it won’t just show you how to make money. It’ll go beyond that. It’ll show you how to use joint ventures to create multiple streams of increasing passive income with no cost or risk.

In plain-talking English, it will show you how to remove all income limitations from your life… and show you how to have multiple streams of money flowing into your life… without you “slaving away” trading time for dollars.

Truly…

You Won’t Find This
Level Of Practical “How To”
Information Anywhere Else!

Isn’t that a powerful, compelling, and exciting promise? That the achievement your goal is ASSURED the moment you commit yourself? Now that assurance is based on the premise that you COMMIT. We need to define the context and nature of that commitment in order to make such a grandiose offer. In my mind, there are only two types of commitment. The most common form of commitment is not really “commitment” but a fragile promise, frequently broken, twisted, and reneged on. That’s not commitment. Real commitment, however, is something entirely different from what we commonly encounter in today’s world, where talk is cheap.

Real commitment is a pledge, a promise, a certainty. It is your word and your honor. It’s not some fragile, half-hearted, apathetic, lackadaisical suggestion that you throw out there. I heard a very good description of commitment at a DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum Convention we held in Edmonton, Alberta. One of the speakers said, “You’re here because you committed to being here. Anyone who is not here, but said they would be here, was never really committed to being here. They are committed to being where they are now.” What you DO is what you are really committed to. When you act on your commitment you build there is congruency and trust.

In today’s world, there are too many people whose promises are flippant, unreliable, fickle, and erratic. They lie, cheat, and deceive easily in this mediocre world where there is seldom a visible consequence to dishonesty. When you break your word, you reveal yourself as a loser and a thief. True commitment means, “Whatever it takes. I’m there for you. I am dependable, reliable, and solid as a rock. I will not quit. I will not be swayed.” People, who regularly cancel appointments, renege on agreements, under deliver, and make excuses are sending us a very clear message: “Don’t trust me. I am a loser, a pretender. I have a poor self-image. I don’t like or trust myself. My word is worthless. I have no honor. Don’t back this horse.”

Here’s the good news. Your success and the amount of money you make are in direct proportion to your self-esteem and self-respect. And that self-respect is in direct proportion to your level of self DISCIPLINE. When you discipline yourself to be steadfast, to pay the price of keeping your promises, to be honorable and congruent, success will follow you like a shadow on a hot, summer day. When you truly COMMIT, nothing and nobody should be allowed to distract you, dissuade you, or deter you. And then you will attract likeminded people with similar values, whose words are their honor, and whom you can absolutely rely on under all circumstances.

W. H. Murray taught us that, “Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of imitation (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

Make the commitment and the attainment of your goals is a done deal. Watch how you will attract success like a money magnet. See how wonderful people of integrity will be drawn into you life. Be strong and courageous. Walk your talk. To thine own self be true.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Recently Rika and I took a long walk along the beach and the pier in White Rock, BC. Afterwards, we walked past perhaps twenty little restaurants before deciding on one where we would have lunch. While some of the restaurants were pretty busy, we were the only people at this particular restaurant. The food was excellent. Prices were reasonable. Service was acceptable. Will we ever return? Maybe, maybe not. And therein lies my challenge to small business owners.

Let’s use this restaurant as an example. If you owned this restaurant with forty competitors within walking distance, what would you do to differentiate yourself and insure that your guests eagerly returned, passionately told their friends about you, and planned to enjoy all future special occasions at your restaurant? Would you even be interested in achieving this goal?

Our experience at this restaurant is the same we’ve had for nine years in Vancouver restaurants. The managers / owners/ Maitre D’s are usually AWOL. (Army term: Absent Without Official Leave). They make no effort whatsoever to build relationship, obtain your information (if they do, they don’t use it) or give you any reason, however remote, to return. The same goes for the “Hostess” who seats you. The servers are notoriously untrained. They have no idea how to serve and they have no idea how to make guests feel good. They call you by your first name, treat you as an equal and disappear forever after drawing a happy face and writing some inane message like, “Thanks, Tracy” on your bill. No added value, no incentive to return, minimal service, minimum value. The term, “Vending machine” springs to mind. My loyalty to such a restaurant is about at the same level as my loyalty to a candy vending machine. And it’s not the employee’s fault – they don’t know any better. They have no training and no idea what service is.

Imagine if we were made to feel very special as soon as we graced the restaurant with our presence. Imagine if we were treated like royalty, and if we were given the opportunity to build a relationship with the establishment. What if we were to receive valuable, unexpected gifts worth hundreds of dollars (at no cost to the restaurant)? And what if we were given a really compelling reason to return as soon as possible? What would happen if that restaurant had a way to communicate with us on a regular basis and pre-empt any special event that required the use of a restaurant or catering service? And imagine if all this additional value added thousands of extra dollars to the bottom line of the restaurant! Seeing that NOT ONE restaurant that I know of in this city does that, do you think that this restaurant would possibly do exceptionally well as a result of implementing these special, simple systems, at no cost or risk? And perhaps that I would be naming that restaurant in this article, which will be read by thousands of people?

Regardless of the type of business you own, these simple yet highly effective systems can be added quickly, at no cost or risk. In addition, you can jump-start your bottom line with 100% pure profit from Joint Ventures, using your existing resources! I challenge you to consider the use of Joint Ventures. Before your competition does, that is. Right now, most businesses provide such mediocre service that you probably don’t have much competition. Until they start to wake up and start to use these systems, that is…

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
(Robin J. Elliott is a trained and qualified Hotel Manager and spent seven years managing hotels and restaurants. He has also trained hundreds of restarant owners and managers in the use of Joint Ventures.)

After 19 years of working with the owners of small and medium sized businesses, I know that cash flow and time are your biggest challenges. How many of these challenges are you facing?

1. I have to work harder and harder to maintain my profit levels. That means working longer and longer hours, just to keep pace.

2. My competition forces my prices down.

3. I always seem to be just above or below the line – seasonal business slumps eat into the profits I make during the good times, then tax time comes along…

4. It’s hard to find, and then keep, good staff. They seem less interested and productive than ever before. And, if they’re really good, they become my competition!

5. Advertising is more expensive and risky than ever before.

6. It’s hard to differentiate myself in the market – there are so many people who do what I do.

7. Customer loyalty is a thing of the past – It’s hard to get them and keep them.

Joint Ventures are the missing link in your business success. Let’s look at the JV solution to each of the above.

1. All the profit from JV’s is 100% margin. You can leverage your existing resources and drive pure, unadulterated profit straight to your bottom line with no cost or risk, and very little time.

2. You can use JV’s to blow your competition out of the water and also work with your competition to double your sales. It’s not about price but value. JV’s can help you double and even triple the value you offer at no cost to you!

3. You can remove seasonal slumps, ups and downs and geographic market influences by using JV’s to create multiple, pure profit income streams from diverse industries and geographic areas.

4. You can create a simple profit sharing, JV process that will lock high performers and top

producers in to your business with a vested interest and unprecedented loyalty.

5. Use contingency advertising and JV’s to remove all the cost and risk from getting more business. Pay for results, not promises. Access underutilized resources for fast, real results.

6. With JV’s you will be able to differentiate yourself overnight. You can stand head and shoulders above your competition with a few, simple JV’s. Make an indelible impact on ever customer.

7. Customers are not loyal because you don’t give them a good reason to be loyal – think about that. Take responsibility. Joint Ventures are the tool that can create unheard of loyalty.

When you understand and use Joint Ventures, time and money problems dissapear like mist in front of a blowtorch. To attend a JV Broker Bootcamp or for JV products, please visit www.dollarmakers.com now.

Robin J. Elliott.

When initiating any Joint Venture, it’s important to “lead it”. By that, I mean you understand that you have to manage it, direct it, control it, and sustain it. Don’t think you can just set the JV up and walk away – in most cases it will simply shrivel up and die on the vine. There are a few stages to this process and all the stages are equally important.

1. Ask for what you want. Be very specific. Tell the other partner exactly what you want them to do, why, when, and how. Discuss the time frame, the exit strategy, the payment method, when payment will take place, the tracking method. Dates, times, amounts. If you are both in agreement with everything, move to stage #2.

2. Create a simple but complete Memorandum of Understanding. There are many templates available on the Internet. Simply Google “Memorandum of Understanding”. This outlines exactly what your agreement is, who will do what, by when, and what the consequences are if either party does not perform, including an exit strategy. Include dates, minimum production, the wording of letters, sales and marketing tools, samples, everything you can possibly think of, so that there are no misunderstandings later on. Is the percentage paid to the JV partner a percentage of gross income or of net income? How is net income determined? If you use the old “After Costs” plan, specify exactly what those costs will be, in advance, so that there are no games later. When and how will you be paid? Should tax be added or not?

3. Manage the process. Communicate regularly. Keep in touch. Monitor progress, payments, promises. Make sure everyone is doing what he or she agreed to do. Set up regular, dated and timed meetings, minutes of meetings if necessary, conference calls, and / or e-mails. Maintain the relationship but be businesslike and strict. Always be prepared to walk away from JV partners who do not stick to the agreement.

4. Look for ways to enhance your JV – can you add additional income streams, improve on the process, change the system for the better, or bring in more partners? A JV is a dynamic process. Be flexible and open-minded.

5. When you encounter dishonest JV partners, burn your bridges. Walk away and warn your friends. If the defaulting partner is a Member of the JV Forum and did not abide by our Code of Ethics, let me know.

By nurturing, managing, and monitoring a Joint Venture, you establish strong relationships and optimize the potential of the JV itself. As the JV develops, the integrity and professionalism, or lack of it, of all the partners will be revealed. Joint Ventures are the ideal business opportunity and you should always remove cost and risk and minimize the time invested.

Attend our next Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp and join the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum – Click here now.

Robin J. Elliott www.dollarmakers.com

Yesterday, Rika and I went sailing with a Member in his yacht. We sailed from Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island and back. It was a beautiful day in Super Natural British Columbia and we had a great time. When large boats or ferries passed by, he would turn the yacht directly into the swell, and I thought that it was a good analogy for confronting issues in our lives, especially between others and us.

We all like to avoid pain, conflict, embarrassment, and discomfort, and it’s natural to avoid confrontation and delay the inevitable. So we look for excuses to procrastinate and we prolong the tension. And, while we await the dreaded confrontation, we sometimes start creating mental pictures of outcomes we fear. Molehills tend to become mountains, and the scarier they appear, the less likely we are to leap at any opportunity to take action and resolve them. We get into a downward spiral of pessimism and avoidance, instead of dealing with the issues and moving on. Like the person who dreads the dentist appointment and suffers far more pain while putting off the appointment than they would have endured during the actual procedure.

I think the reticence to confront issues involving other people is personal weakness. It has nothing to do with the other person. We need to confront ourselves first. The fear of conflict is the result of attachment – we feel we have a right to something, or we fear a loss. That’s because we feel we need something. Anything you need will control you. You need acceptance from someone? They control you. You need them to like or love you? They own you. You need their endorsement, money, or pity? You’re their slave. Free yourself of the mental attachment, and you will be able to confront easily. You can want something, but don’t think you need it. Manage your thoughts and emotions.

Winston Churchill said, “One ought never to turn ones back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.” Overcome your fears by confronting them head on, like a yacht on the ocean. William S. Halsey said, “All the problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, its spines crumble.” Be strong and courageous.

Remember what Ayn Rand taught us: “Freedom is to ask for nothing, to expect nothing, to depend on nothing.” Be free. Be fearless. Take action. Confront people and issues and move on. You’re the captain of your ship: take the wheel and sail to Treasure Island.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Invictus
by William Ernest Henley; 1849-1903

“Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.”

Marketing guru Jay Abraham has made billions of dollars for his clients. He charges $5,000 per hour and I have learnt from him since the early nineties. Here is what Jay has to say about JV’s. Haw asked by an interviewer, “If I was to ask you what is the single most important thing that somebody can do in their business right now to utilize their power to create more profits, what would it be?”

Jay replied, “Of all the methods, the techniques, the money-making lessons I ever taught, the most universal recommendation I give anybody is, ‘Figure out who else in your marketplace already has a very, very strong relationship with the same prospect, the same type of individual you’re trying to reach, and engineer a strategic alliance, a JOINT VENTURE, an endorsement, some kind of collaborative approach where they, in essence, introduce you enthusiastically and positively to their marketplace.’
“That will save you tens of hundreds or thousands of dollars in money that will save you time, it gives you instant credibility, it gives you instant access. We have grown BILLIONS OF DOLLARS of our clients PROFITS through that device in I think hundreds of different industries. It a universal principle and it shortcuts almost all the negatives of competition, of building a business, of growing your business. It Works for ANYBODY. There’s always somebody: a competitor, a company that sells a product or service that’s parallel to yours, something people buy before or after, a newspaper, a trade publication, a service provider, a market influence – somebody who’s already got access to, and the trust of, the same market you want to reach. Find out who they are, who multiple they’s are, get them to collaborate with you and YOU CAN OWN THE WORLD.”

Today Rika and I spent the day at the Lynden County Fair in Washington State. We had a great time. One of the shows was a hypnotist who was hypnotizing volunteers from the audience. Now we’ve all seen these shows before and they can be very entertaining, as was this one and I received a few insights, which you might enjoy.

First, the Hypnotist convinced her volunteers that the paper napkins she was handing out were hundred dollar bills. You should have seen how a few of them tried to grab other peoples’ money! You know, some people get really greedy when money is involved. Some of them reveal their true character and cannot resist the urge to be dishonest. They will agree to all sorts of Joint Ventures until money is at stake, and they change even before it’s made.

After that, she had them believe that they were watching a very funny movie. They laughed and laughed. Then, she told them it was the saddest movie they ever saw in their entire lives. They sobbed and cried! Next, she had them driving cars in their minds, and they were pulled over by police officers for speeding. You should have heard the lies they told the cops. Finally, the hypnotist put trigger words in their minds and then woke them up. For example, a volunteer would seem quite normal and converse rationally, until the hypnotist mentioned the word, “Dot com”, at which point the volunteer leapt up and started screaming. Just like Pavlov’s dog.

These people revealed a lot about their real selves, and I’m sure some of their friends and family who were present got a new insight into which these people really are. The lesson I took away was to remind myself that we choose our interpretation of our circumstances and opportunities, and we reveal our real nature under pressure. In addition, the choices we make under pressure will have lasting consequences, long after the circumstances have changed and the problems have been solved. And our conditioning has planted a few strong triggers in our heads that can be activated at the most inopportune moments in life. We need to be aware of our conditioning and associations.

It’s all in our heads, and we would do well to remember that. We choose how we will interpret what goes on around us and we choose our reaction, thereby creating our own circumstances. I see this every time I present Joint Venture training. Some people will take the tools and information they get, go out, and make a lot of money, while others will never use the tools. Same opportunities, same tools, same support, different interpretations, and choices. That’s why it is so important to bounce your ideas and decisions off some objective, wise and caring person before implementing or jumping to a confusion. We’re all hypnotized to some extent by our conditioning, and it’s important to remember that.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com www.JVWisdom.com

When teaching people how to use Joint Ventures to create lucrative, increasing, multiple streams of passive income, I stress the importance of a “No Cost, No Risk” approach with a massive upside and no downside for both parties, an offer so good they can’t refuse it. I encourage them to locate, and press, the “Hot Button” of the other party, which simply means giving them the option to get what they really, really want. Due to the exposure I get from presenting talks and seminars across the country, you can imagine that I get many people pitching me on their own versions of Joint Ventures. Most of them are blatant sales pitches and few are genuine, win/win options with serious income potential. Most are rejected.

Imagine then, an offer that got me to take time out of my busy schedule to go to the post office, and when I opened the registered letter, the impact was so effective that it had me sit down on a bench in a mall and immediately read the entire offer! Now, if you know me, I avoid public benches, busses, and any contact with things contaminated by the public. Sitting on a dirty bench amongst squealing kids and wobbling shoppers is not something one does easily. But this letter was so powerful that it grabbed me by the throat and insisted on my immediate, undiluted attention. Now THAT is a good offer. Most importantly, I took action as soon as I got home!

A while back, I met a local fellow who sells sales copy services for $15,000 a pop. And he makes very good money. Imagine my surprise when the man who writes HIS copy for him (yes, the local fellow is simply an intermediary / middleman) joined the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum, bought my book and sent me this amazing letter. He is the best copywriter I have found in twenty years. His letter to me (the one that had me slumming it in the mall) blasted any competitors way out of the water, for good. His offer was so good, so well presented, so compelling, so simple and effective, that I was FORCED to take decisive, immediate and enthusiastic action. It incorporated everything I teach about JV’s and more.

Now here’s the good part. He lives in Kent, England. He is offering Members of the Joint Venture Forum only (you have to be a registered, paid up Member to qualify for this) a risk free JV that will blow your socks off and fill your bank account. He normally charges $6,000 for a sales letter. This is no cost or risk – pay for results only. And not everyone will qualify, of course. But I will let him present you with his offer. E-mail me for his 26-page report, “Zero-cost Marketing System” and I’ll send it to you with his compliments. No obligation. Decide for yourself and learn about making a great offer. I learn a lot from him. Since receiving his letter, he and I have established some business and he’s a great guy to work with. Even though he’s in the UK, he has no problem calling you and he returns e-mails promptly - the sign of a true professional.

When you approach someone with a Joint Venture Opportunity, do your homework. Don’t insult people with a sales pitch or try to recruit them as your salesperson. Smart people will never work with you on that basis. Customize your presentation and remember: it’s better to spend $100 on each of ten prospects, than it is to spend $1 on each of a thousand.

Now e mail me for that report.

When people feel debt getting a stranglehold on their throats, they tend to get somewhat emotional. When they’re hiding from creditors, paying their MasterCard with their Visa card and sliding down that slippery slope of “too much month at the end of the money”, they grasp at the odd straw. When downsizing, gas prices, inflation, unexpected expenses, and interest rate hikes squeeze and suffocate them, they cast about for a quick fix. When the light at the end of the financial tunnel appears to be an approaching train, people become gullible, vulnerable, and desperate. Desperate people tend to do desperate things. One doesn’t always make logical choices when the bank manager is nipping at ones heels. Panic usually leads to further losses.

And so people borrow money to gamble, buy “business opportunities” that don’t work, rush to “coaches” and “consultants” whose financial situations are often even more dire than their own, join all sorts of schemes and scams and run after the quick buck. They rush to motivational seminars, sign up for get rich quick schemes and pawn their jewelry. They borrow from Peter to pay Paul and spend too much to make too little. They struggle in the quicksand and sink further down. And then they start blaming everyone else, from their spouses to the weather to George W. Bush. They hide, sulk, smoke, drink, and sink. Then they look for government assistance, the goal and aspiration of every loser. Or they get onto a government sponsored “self employment program” where they hope to learn from business failures how to be winners. But, hey, it pays the bills for a while…

There is a higher way. When you’re sinking in the slime, you need someone on dry land to give to a helping hand. That guy next to you in the same boat may just decide to eat you if dry land seems a distant dream and his tummy is rumbling. When you’re inside the box, you need someone outside the box to get you out. If you want to learn to fish, you should seek out a teacher who can actually fish. When you want a hand up instead of a handout, a sane, successful and sincere mentor is required; not some bureaucrat whose own failure in business qualifies him to teach you how to be a successful entrepreneur.

And where does one find these rescuers, these knights in shining armor who can show us the way to debt free peace of mind and financial independence? Where do you go to get help when you’re teetering on the edge and you’re considering eating the gun so that mommy can get the life insurance and the brats can get blind drunk every weekend at some overpriced college? You won’t get out by getting a job, I’m afraid. Selling time is like selling off your body parts; it’s a finite resource. “How much for my right forearm?” Apart from the fact that there is no more job security, and when you lose this job, it only gets more difficult to get another. A job? that’s what got you into this predicament in the first place! Think about it. (I have always wondered how someone can pay a lot of good money to get an MBA and after learning all that, he gets a job – didn’t he learn that you make money in your own business? But I digress…)

The solution, I believe, is to start earning real money real fast, without cost or risk. And the ONLY way I have found to do that legally is through Joint Ventures. For more information, visit www.DollarMakers.com. Your situation, background, and track record are irrelevant.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Two men were exploring a dark, deep shaft in a disused mine. Each wore his mining helmet with lamp, allowing him to see the area in front of him. After a few hours, one man shouted, “Nothing here! What a waste of our precious time and resources. The only thing I see in here is a pile of donkey dung.” The other man burst out laughing and exclaimed, “What? This mine is loaded with gold! Look at this rich gold vein right here! We’re rich!” Each man could only see the area that his head lamp was pointing at. On the one side of the shaft there was, indeed, a pile of donkey dung, while on the other side the lamp revealed rich veins of gold.

We have the choice to focus on the opportunities or the problems in life. Scarcity or abundance. Shrinking pie or more than enough for everyone. Sometimes, we’re so tuned in to problems because of negative past experiences, that all we see is difficulties. We’ve conditioned the Reticular Activating Systems in our brains to avoid the positive and focus on the negative, to the extent that we hardly notice the good stuff. We use “It sounds too good to be true”, “It’s a scam” and “It doesn’t work” to stay poor, frustrated and unhappy. We distrust any new avenue that leads to change and improvement and spend time with equally pessimistic people.

Or we can swing that headlamp the other way and see the mountains of opportunity surrounding us. Sometimes, that change can be difficult because of habitual cynicism, so it’s great to have our fellow explorers kindly point out the wealth that surrounds us. In any economy and any country, some people are getting rich, while others are going bankrupt. It’s not WHERE you are, but WHO you are. Change your attitude to this approach: “What can work? How can I use this situation to get rich? What’s great about this situation? How can I learn from this? How can I turn this lemon into lemonade?”

Now we are al aware of our own limitations and reach, and that is exactly why I use Joint Ventures to accomplish my goals. Every resource and skill you need is readily available through other people. What I don’t know, someone else knows. If you don’t have money, someone else does. Together, we can accomplish anything, as long as we associate with Eagles instead of turkeys. Eagles don’t mind sharing the love. They see the abundance from their vantage point. They’re secure and optimistic. Turkeys, on the other handle, spend their time whining, winging and making excuses. You don’t need them. Cut them loose and move on.

Paul J. Meyer said, “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.” Napoleon Hill told us that “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” And Scotia Bank tells us, “You’re richer than you think!” Let’s focus on the gold instead of the dung. We are surrounded by untold wealth and prosperity. Let’s associate with people whose head lamps are pointed at the gold. Join the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum and change your life.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

You’ve heard the old story about the two woodsmen chopping down trees. One asked the other, “Tom, you’re always resting and taking it easy, while I slave away like a lunatic, yet you chop down twice the amount of trees I do. What’s your secret? “Easy”, replied the productive lumberjack. “I stop regularly to sharpen my axe!”

When evaluating any Joint Venture, always ask for the tools you need to facilitate the JV. For example, if you are triangulating a JV between a car lube shop and a detailing service, where the detailing service gets sold to customers using the lube service, the lube shop needs marketing tools from the detailing service in order to sell car detailing. Gift Certificates, samples, reports, CD’s, DVD’s, seminars – whatever sales and marketing materials are required, should be available. Also templates, sign-up sheets, instructions, MOU’s, order forms, etc. You need the right tools to do the job.

It’s amazing what is available to you, if you only ask. When I approached a company in Idaho for a JV to sell their business opportunities in Canada, they provided me everything I needed, including trade show booths, brochures, samples, flyers, support – whatever I needed to succeed. It makes it easier when you have the right tools. And if the application is somewhat unique, industry specific or unusual, the tools should be created specially for you. In the true Joint Venture spirit, it’s a win/ win and a great return on investment for both parties. Especially when upselling or bundling.

Over the last while, Members of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum asked for better tools to describe our services and options to people who are not familiar with Joint Ventures (98% of small to medium sized businesses that is). One of our Members rose to the occasion and JV’d with me to produce a phenomenal DVD, which goes above and beyond the call of duty to really describe and illustrate JV’s in detail. Entertaining, informative and including many useful additions, value-added tools and features – all on one, affordable DVD. See it here. Everybody wins when the right tools are made available.

Robin J. Elliott www.DolarMakers.com

Try this for one week and you’ll change your life. Make a chart with columns, each column representing a specific activity, for example “Going to the Washroom”, “Driving Car”, “Watching TV”, “Internet”, “Email”, “Selling”, “Appointments” be as specific as possible. Then divide each column by 24 for 24 hours per day. Each hour, list your activity in the appropriate time block. At the end of the day, total the columns. You might find that you spent 3 hours driving, 2 hours on e-mail, one hour eating, 2 hours TV, one hour in an appointment, two hours with your kids, whatever. Add as much detail as you can. By the end f the week, you will have a clear overview of how you spent your life / time over the past week.

You can then get smart and start evaluating the return on investment from all those time expenditures, the quality of the people you spent time with, the value that you received from those activities and choices, and on and on. The more you evaluate and interpret your choices, activities, time allocation and the return on investment, the more you ask yourself, “Did this activity take me closer to my objectives? Did this choice help me achieve my goals? Was this time expenditure aligned with my values and mission statement? Does this person help me or hurt me? What better alternative could I substitute for this time block?” the better you get.

Being slightly obsessive compulsive, I do this all the time. Do I need to brush my teeth six times a day? I think not. Save time. Was this person a loser or a winner? Loser? No more appointments with him. Upgrade, improve, clear out the trash. Is this relationship producing results? No? Remove, delete. Is this activity working? Yes? Spend more time on it. Accentuate the positive. Remove the negative. Do I participate in this club, group, service club, fraternity or church because it adds massive value to my life or because it’s a tedious and boring habit? I resigned from a fraternity, a networking group, and a service club, which gave me massive added time.

Be objective, get your emotions out of the way, and most of all, remember that when you resign from any club, you will be attacked. No “Thank you for all you have contributed” – no – they will simply ignore you or attack you. Don’t be surprised – it’s the old Group Dynamics at work. They can’t help it. Just close that book and move on. And if you’re wading through a boring book just because you started it, or because it’s uncomfortable to end it, or a movie or a conversation or relationship or a visit, have the guts to close it, stop it and walk away. It will pay off big time. Family and friends are more important than strangers and when you do business with friends you’re really optimizing your time - see photo.

When you squander your time, you’re wasting your life. And your life, I’m sorry to remind you, is running out. You have less of it left than you may think. Enjoy it. Optimize your time. Make the best of what you have left. The same goes for your business. Throw out the tired old networking and advertising and cold calling and put your business and relationships on steroids through the power of Joint Ventures, the biggest time saver ever discovered. It’s time to excel. It’s your time. It’s your life. Enjoy it.

Robin J. Elliott www.dollarmakers.com www.jvwisdom.com

“Money is your means of survival. The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life. If the source is corrupt, you have damned your own existence. Did you get your money by fraud? By pandering to men’s vices or men’s stupidity? By catering to fools, in the hope of getting more than your ability deserves? By lowering your standards? By doing work you despise for purchasers your scorn? If so, then your money will not give you a moment’s or a penny’s worth of joy. Then all the things you buy will become, not a tribute to you, but a reproach; not an achievement, but a reminder of shame. Then you’ll scream that money is evil. Evil, because it would not pinch-hit for your self-respect? Evil, because it would not let you enjoy your depravity? Is this the root of your hatred of money?” Ayn Rand

“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” Ayn Rand

A school friend of mine was a real Casanova. He wasn’t good looking but the girls loved him. When someone asked him what his secret was, he said, “I treat them as though I don’t need or want them. And they come running!” Other fellows would run after the girls, beg them to go out and constantly call them, and they had little success.
Have you heard the old saying that when you run after something too much, it runs away from you? I have found that when you get too desperate and attached to money, it gets shy; it runs away from you. You get so scared of losing it or not getting it that you never get it.

There are the folks who are terrified of not being paid money when it is owed to them. They’re so afraid that they won’t get paid that they don’t even set up the Joint Venture! They focus on the contracts and the tracking systems for so long that by the time they’re ready to do business, the business has gone elsewhere. It’s money they wouldn’t have had, they incur no cost or risk, yet they’re afraid that they won’t be paid. Perhaps they’re dishonest and they’re projecting that expectation onto other people who are not as desperate and dishonest as they are?

Then there are people who are very concerned about having to pay tax on that newfound income from Joint Ventures. I have news for them: Until the tax rate is set at 100%, you will make some money. Get a good accountant and get over it! You declare JV income as income, just like any other income. You pay taxes. That’s it. Move on.

And then you get people who are just plain greedy. They will never get enough, so they don’t get any! They are so busy nickel and diming everyone for an extra point that people simply take their business to someone who is less desperate. Now there’s nothing wrong with desperate people, as long as they don’t get emotional about business. Business is an objective, sane, healthy, reciprocal system. It’s all about getting paid what the value that you produce is worth, unlike socialism and collectivism, where people are paid according to need, instead of the value they produce.

Relax about money. Don’t be attached and fixated. Don’t be afraid of losing it. Woo it like my school friend. Reel it in like a juicy fish. Learn about it, understand it and embrace it. Change your mind and your attitude towards money and you will become a Money Magnet!

Read this amazing speech about money: click here

and visit these educational and inspiring websites:
http://www.capitalism.org/
http://www.capmag.com/
http://www.objectivistcenter.org/
http://www.dollarmakers.com/
http://www.nomoneynorisk.com/
http://www.jvwisdom.com/

Robin J. Elliott

There’s the old story about two waitresses, each carrying a jug - one filled to the brim with tea and the other one with coffee, in a busy restaurant. If you want to know what’s in the jug, bump the waitress, and see what spills out of the jug. When people find themselves in difficult, scary circumstances, they get bumped around emotionally and the real self will be revealed - fast. You’ll soon know what they’re made of!

I recently received a friendly e mail from a salesman who tried to sell me membership in the Board of Trade that he works for. When I rejected his offer, he immediately went on the attack (not face to face, of course, but via e mail, the sign of a coward) and accused me of spamming him.
When things don’t work out for losers, they usually attack, blame and make excuses. The hallmark of a failure is passive aggression. They cut and run and then attack from the shadows. Winners, on the other hand, get stronger and more detremined when at first they don’t succeed. Epictus taught us:
“Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.”

Winners believe in themselves. They’re resilient and steadfast. They grit their teeth, smile in the face of danger and confront the issues. The steel themselves and tell it like it is. They have the courage of their convictions. Listen to Michael Savage’s show sometime. He doesn’t pull any punches. You may not agree with his opinion, but you know he’s a straight shooter in a world of whining wimps. Strong people take responsibility for their successes as well as their failures. They don’t play the victim and they deliver what they promise. They care more about congruency and honor than public opinion.

Most importantly, champions see stepping stones where others see obstacles. “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”, the heroes shout. While pressure makes losers bitter, it makes winners better. They know that it takes pressure to make diamonds out of coal. They embrace challenges as an athlete seeks out the burn during his training. Self dicipline, integrity and humility are the hallmarks of the eagles among us.

Successful people respect themselves and live according to their values. They do not compromise their beliefs. An old proverb warns us, “He who puts up with insult invites injury.” the greatest insult you can pay yourself is to fraternize with losers. Be kind to them, but do not spend time with them. High regard for yourself is based on discipline, hard work, honesty, and high ideals and expectations. When storms come, champions calmly and confidently put on the armor of resolve, knuckle down and fight until they win.

No man is free who is not master of himself. ~ Epictetus