Star Wars brought us Yoda. Let’s examine two quotes by Yoda:
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
“Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”

There is a reason why people don’t fulfill their promises, reach their goals, and accomplish their objectives. There is a reason why people quit. There is purpose in their choices. It’s not that they cannot, but rather that they WILL not. For example, when someone tells you, “I don’t have time”, they mean that they have afforded something else, some other action, a higher priority. They have the time; you are just not important enough to warrant that time. When they say they cannot do something, they really mean that they will not. They choose not to. “I will TRY” really means, “I am not going to do this and I am putting you on notice that I will not. I don’t want to confront you, so I am making this excuse in advance.” That is why Yoda said, “Do or do not. There is no try.” Try to walk. Ridiculous, isn’t it? Yet we use this pathetic excuse daily.

Most of the time, people avoid things they fear. They are afraid to admit that they don’t want to attend your boring party or seminar, so they say, “I will try to attend” or, “I don’t have time.” If you offered them a hundred thousand dollars to show up, do you honestly think they would say, “I don’t have time”, or “I don’t know how to get there”? Perhaps you should test them next time… They make excuses because they’re afraid of confronting you or their own laziness, or being embarrassed. That is why it is important for us to get in touch with our fears. Many people fear the implications and consequences of success. Yoda said, “Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”

When we tie these two “Yodic” sayings together, we conclude that most of the choices that most people make are based on fear. Do you want to work with weak, fearful people? People who will lie, manipulate and backstab, because they don’t have the guts to face reality and themselves? Can you rely on those people? Let us look for the simple clues that clearly reveal whether people are winners or losers. When we see the evidence, we have a choice, whether to work with them or not to. There are three simple clues to look for:

Clue number one: People who will not commit. They say they will try. They make excuses in advance. They wait until the last minute. They look for a way out. They do not say, “I will be there, whatever it takes, you can depend on me. Guaranteed. It is my highest priority.” Instead, they say, “I’ll do my best to be there. I’ll see what my schedule looks like. I’ll try. If I can.” What they really mean is, “I am looking for a better option,” or “I am looking for an excuse”. TRY and IF are the words of a loser.

Clue number two: People who Make excuses. The weather. The traffic. The government. The dog. They don’t say, “I fell asleep / I forgot / I was lazy / it wasn’t a priority for me.”

Clue number three: Patterns. Look at the pattern of behavior that someone shows you. That pattern is either the pattern of a winner or a loser; it’s that simple. People who regularly show up late for appointments are often concealing passive aggression. If they have let you down six times in the last six months, perhaps you should get the message; If it gobbles, it ain’t no eagle, Earline. They have a track record of keeping their word or not.

Let’s remember Yoda’s lessons. When we let others down, let us examine our fears. Let us be straightforward, honest, and brief. When we look for the three clues and find them, let us make choices based on the fact that losers cannot make you successful. Surround yourself with people who keep their word and believe in themselves. Fearless, congruent behavior is the hallmark of an eagle.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

As in any business, the one attribute that separates the boys from the men, the sheep from the goats and the winners from the losers is persistence. Resilience is a better word. Those “coulda, woulda, shoulda” Excusiologists simply lack the understanding that there is no success without failure. They blame others, their tools and the economy, instead of taking responsibility for their choices. Some people wilt at the suggestion of difficulties. Others are like eagles – they soar higher AGAINST the wind. They agree with Napoleon Hill when he said, “Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.”

Here’s what Howard Rothman says about a book I highly recommend on this subject, Failing Forward:

“The author of 24 books on maximizing personal and leadership potential, John C. Maxwell believes “the difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.” In Failing Forward, he offers inspirational advice for turning the difficulties that inevitably arise in life into stepping stones that help you reach the top. Noting that star performers are often those who aggressively push forward after encountering adversity, Maxwell shows how a variety of well-known and not-so-well-known people have forged ahead despite obstacles that could have derailed them.
They include: Mary Kay Ash, who founded her cosmetics firm against enormous odds when the direct-sales company she toiled in for 25 years resisted her continued corporate climb; Truett Cathy, who lost two brothers (and business partners) in an airplane crash and experienced his own serious medical problems before establishing the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain; Greg Horn, who reopened his Kentucky grocery store just 21 days after it suffered $1 million in flood damage; and Beck Weathers, who lost his nose, half of one arm, and the fingers on his other in the infamous 1996 Into Thin Air Mt. Everest tragedy, but now takes a positive message of survival and conquest to audiences around the world.”

If you really want to succeed in business, you have to realize that self-doubt is your biggest enemy. You are the secret to your own success. Nothing and nobody can stop you except your own attitude. Re-read Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich”. The fact is, it’s easier to succeed in business than many believe it to be. You just have to decide to be unstoppable. You just have to commit to success, whatever it takes. Those who bounce back do not give themselves any other options. Quitters never win and winners never quit. Never. Ever. Dogged determination gets results. Surround yourself with winners and you will find resiliency and strength sufficient to every challenge you face on the way to success.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Being a Joint Venture Broker is a legitimate business opportunity, just as much as owning a MacDonald’s, owning a plumbing business or being a self-employed accountant or owning a dry cleaning business. The difference is that you can make a lot more money, with no cost or risk, as a Joint Venture Broker. That is because of duplication and leverage, and also because you can work simultaneously in different industries, with different products and services, in different geographical areas, so there is no seasonality or limitation. JV’s take little time, and can be done with no cost or risk.

Most businesses take years to become profitable, whereas a Joint Venture Broker who is focused and productive can start earning real money from Day One. You can create multiple streams of passive income from widely divergent sources. As a JV Broker, you have no overhead, employees, inventory, leases, minimum production requirements, area limitations, or capital investment. You can get into your own JV Brokerage Business with under $1,000 – that will include Membership, the Bootcamp training and a Replicator site – all you need to succeed. You can be a JV Broker whether you have a business or not, and regardless of your background or circumstances.

We created the Membership opportunity for people to instantly position themselves as JV Brokers, with all the credibility and packaging they need. Here is what you get as a JV Member. Compare it with the kind of investment you would make in a traditional business – hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy the business or set it up, plus the high overhead and restrictions. 87% of new businesses fail in the first five years. As a JV Broker, we have removed all the factors that make businesses fail, so the only way to fail is not to work.

1. You get instant access to over 460 Members worldwide, growing daily, with all their information, plus you get to advertise all your information to all of them, via our password protected Members Section on DollarMakers.com
One contact can change your life. You get hundreds of them. All Members have agreed to abide by our strict Code of Ethics and yes, we do fire Members who do not abide by that Code of Ethics. One JV can make you thousands of dollars a month. You get multiple options.

2. You get instant “packaging” – you can use the Membership logos, piggyback on the powerful branding of DollarMakers.com, and use our reputation, testimonials, 19 year track record and exceptional websites, podcasts, online interviews and articles, to create instant credibility as a Joint Venture Broker. In fact, you can get your own, full e commerce website, for a mere $247 setup and only $39 per month. You can literally be in a packaged, credible, proven business within two days for under $1,000.

3. You get all the support you need to succeed, when you get stuck or have questions. Our General Manager, Jim Kennedy, a highly respected businessman in his own right, is available to all our Members. Our Technical Director, Winston Bromley, is also available to answer questions. You can contact Robin Elliott direct, and talk with him or e-mail him. Robin charges $500 per hour for non-Members to talk with him. Your Chapter Leaders and Area Coordinators are also available to support you. You will also receive five e newsletters per week – updates, motivation, training, and inspiration.

4. Regular, Members Only Conference Calls every two weeks are available for all Members internationally, where you can talk with other Members around the world.

5. Our Conventions are amazing opportunities to learn more, set up JV’s, and meet other Members and leaders.

6. Local meetings give you the opportunity to meet Members and do JV deals. If there is no local meeting in your area, we can help you to grow the Membership there and set up your own meeting as a Chapter Leader and later as Area Coordinator. We are always looking for Leaders and you could be one of them.

7. Start earning money by joint venturing with us – DollarMakers! We pay very high commissions - $50 per Member, $150 per Bootcamp (and $100 on the second level) and a wide range of generous commissions on all products and services when you have a Replicator website. You can arrange Seminars, Bootcamps, Conference Calls, Trade Show Booths, Talks and more with Robin J. Elliott, and earn serious money on all. We offer instant JV’s to all Members. We have an unlimited, untapped market, which is growing exponentially. You can get a piece of that.

8. As a JV Broker, the world is your oyster. DollarMakers has no equal and no competition. Our system works and you can work with us as we expand into every area of the world. We have special opportunities for Area Coordinators, builders and pioneers and we can support you all along the way.

9. You can arrange Charity Bootcamps and In-house JV Broker Bootcamps and Sales Bootcamps and make a lot of money.

10. With DollarMakers, we place all the opportunities at your feet. You can go as far and as high as you like with us. We are open to suggestions and all you have to do is ask us. We want to work with you and we pay generous commissions.

The important thing to realize is that we are looking for proactive, self-starter Members. We are looking for people who are serious about success. While you can be involved as a JV Broker on a full time or a part-time basis, the more you put in, the more you get out. Those who focus on this opportunity and do it on a full time basis have unlimited earning potential.

By joining the Forum, you take the first step to creating financial independence, wealth and the lifestyle you want, with maximum leverage. Our proven strategies and systems have worked for us for 19 years. We are constantly upgrading, adding options and benefits, and improving our systems.
Those who are most successful attend all the Bootcamps (101 & 202) and local members meetings and Conference calls, have Replicator Websites, and focus on JV’s. Treat this as you would any other business that would cost you a hundred thousand dollars and demand 10 hours a day, and your success is assured. The only difference is that you will attain success in a very short period of time and make a lot more money, with no stress, worry or pressure.

Finally, remember that we have a lot of Members. We respond to our Members. We give you all the tools and opportunities and watch what you do. We look for Members who want to win and who take action.
Together, we are doing amazing things. Join us on our exciting journey!

Sincerely,
Robin J. Elliott http://www.dollarmakers.com/

“You can get anything you want out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar.

An old Indian man saved up all his adult life to buy an automobile. When he finally saved up enough money, he bought the car, hitched up ten horses to pull it and proudly paraded through the town, waving to all the people he passed. His son said to him, “Dad, you have two hundred and forty horses under the hood – why limit yourself to ten?”

Our past conditioning, experiences and self-esteem determine how large our goals are, how high our aspirations. For example, one person might have earned an average of $4,000 per month for the last ten years. Would he expect to earn $40,000 per month? Would he see the potential to do that? If he didn’t believe that was possible, would he even try to realize that lofty goal? The Indian man had never experienced an automobile before, so he felt he was doing pretty well, being towed by ten horses. It took his son to point out that he was capable of achieving a lot more.

Here is where the power of Joint Ventures changes everything. Suddenly, we can link up with people who expect much more than we do, believe much more is possible and have access to resources beyond our wildest dreams. One contact can change your life. Our world can change overnight. We can wipe out our debts and create massive, passive income or a large bank account in a fraction of the time we expected to do so. Our eyes can be opened to potential and options that we never realized existed and we can obtain assistance, leverage, and power that quadruple our income in the blink of an eye. Joint Ventures are the only magic keys that make those kinds of fast results possible. One Joint Venture can be the missing link that changes everything, the bridge to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and the combination to the safe.

Unfortunately, many of us have become so cynical, suspicious, jaded, and skeptical that we quit when the first Joint Venture doesn’t work out. Remember that approximately 65% of the things you try in business will not work. Get used to it. You’re living in the real world. The 35% that work can make you richer than you ever thought possible. Success in business demands maturity, persistence, perspective, and humility. Email me for a wonderful article about the parable of the Sower and the Seed. Business is not some child’s game where one pouts, sulks, and turns tail at the first sign of difficulty. Having said that, Joint Ventures allow one to do inestimably more, in less time, with less risk or cost, than any other system around.

A quick example seems appropriate at this point. Our DollarMakers goal is to have thousands of Members worldwide, so that every Member has multiple options and JV choices. Together, we can achieve amazing things, and the more Members we have, the more we can achieve. Now most people think in terms of a few friends they can introduce to our Membership. Others will think they might arrange a seminar or a conference call for me to help them sign up more people. Others will think of Joint Ventures with people who have large databases to sell our Membership to, while others will use Franchise Shows and press releases. What will determine your expectations and the results you get?

We pay Members a $50 commission per $249 annual Membership (plus commissions on all renewals). Plus, there are numerous options to earn additional commission from these Members. If a Member enrolls or introduces ten Members, they will get $500 commission. There are literally MILLIONS of people who can join our Forum. You can wonder how to enroll ten or ten thousand. If you realize that it is quite possible and feasible to enroll a thousand Members without incurring any cost or risk, thereby earning $50,000 in commission, and you know that it is possible to do so through JV’s, what will you do? How much time and effort will you expend in achieving that goal? And why limit it to a thousand Members, when you could enroll ten thousand? In order to elevate one’s expectations and belief, one needs EVIDENCE that it is, indeed, possible, nay, very PROBABLE.

Here’s the evidence:
First, we have no competition. The support, structure, maturity, credibility, affordability and experience we offer for a mere $249, is enormous, unsurpassed and unequaled value.
Second, our market is massive. Our psychographic and demographic model is so wide (almost anybody in any circumstances, anywhere in the world, can benefit from our products and services) that there are literally millions of prospective clients and Members around the world. (People can buy products and services as well as, or in place of, Membership.)
Third, we have a strong back end, effective support and multiple marketing tools and options and it can all be done at no cost or risk, using Joint Ventures.
Fourth, the NEED for what we offer is growing exponentially.
Most importantly, our products and our marketing systems are tried, tested, and proven.

There is a fellow in the UK who controls a database of 90,000 Members. One effective press release can net thousands of responses. The Internet offers instant reach. Only 1% of small and medium business owners understands and uses JV’s, and any individual without a business can also use JV’s. Everybody wants more money, and that is exactly what we offer: a way to earn a lot more money, quickly, at no cost or risk, no selling required.

Think BIG. Get excited. The world is your oyster. It all starts with a decision and action. You succeed because of persistence and belief. Let’s work together to make your dreams come true. Join us!

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

How can a prisoner in a cell earn legitimate money and send it home to his wife and kids or aged parents?
Before I answer that question, and I will, let’s remember that there are many prisoners out there who are not in jail cells. Think about it. Seniors who are confined to their homes or rooms, through illness, physical disability, lack of transport or poverty, disabled people, stay-at-home Moms, people who work long and unusual hours at their jobs, immigrants (I’m one) teenagers who need more money and can’t make enough with a newspaper route, unemployed people who can’t find a job, people who are prisoners of their environment where it’s simply too dangerous to walk down the street…

There are many people who are prisoners of their own thoughts. Their thoughts have locked them into scarcity, fear, lack, poverty and desperation. Last night Rika and I went for dinner in a nice restaurant. The 29 year old waitress told us that she is a single Mom and there is no way she can make more money, she’s in trouble, the country is more dangerous than ever and there are no jobs available. She probably tells every middle-aged couple the same story in order to increase her tips, but she seemed to actually believe what she told us. If you tell the same lie enough times, you will believe it. She lives in the safest country in the world: Canada. There is an unlimited amount of money available. There are many jobs available. She is surrounded by opportunities. In Alberta, they are crying for people – they can’t fill the positions. Five restaurants closed down in Edmonton because they couldn’t get employees… It’s all in the mind of the waitress. I gave her my card, encouraged her to look at our website and call me if she had a question. The chances of her calling me are miniscule, but she got the chance to change her life. I can show her how to do that very easily. She won’t call. Her mental prison walls are too high. By changing our thinking about money, we can set ourselves free, both physically and mentally. Leap over those prison walls, my friend, with the power of Joint Ventures.

We also need to understand that a businessperson who needs customers and sales doesn’t care where or how the business is generated, as long as it’s legal. He doesn’t care who brings him the money, as long as he gets it honestly. So your background, circumstances, past, appearance and experience are of no interest to a real businessperson. The fact that you’re incarcerated in a prison cell, an old age home, or a hut in a forest is of no importance whatsoever. You bring me business, I’m going to pay you. Where shall I send the check?

Now let’s finally get back to the prisoner. If he has access to the Internet (and many do; they have their own websites, access to the telephone, etc.) If that prisoner was to read everything and listen to all the interviews and podcasts on my website and all the articles on my Blog, plus my read my book, Joint Adventures, (download your free version here www.dollarmakers.com/joint_adventures.pdf ) he would realize that he probably has more time available to make money, and more opportunity, than may other people who are not in prison!

Let’s be very specific. The prisoner uses the internet to get a business to agree to pay him a commission on all business generated. We have hundreds of Members worldwide who will agree do just that in a heartbeat. So now, the prisoner has a lot of products or services to sell on a commission basis. Next, he finds people who control or have access to a large amount of people who can buy those products and services. He can use the same list of businesses that pay commissions! Then he connects the supply with the demand through a joint venture and gets paid. All on the Internet or telephone. There is no limit to the amount of business he can generate. He can distribute tens of thousands of copies of my book in an e-book format, and get paid on all the resulting sales. It’s a lot easier than it seems. He can distribute free reports, e-books, samples, consultations, gift certificates, and seminar seats at no cost to himself. No money, no risk, no limitations. He can work internationally. He CAN. And I can show him how to do it.

The same goes for all the other prisoners. Think about that waitress last night. Instead of whining about how bad her life is and lowering herself to the level of a beggar, could she instead approach a yoga teacher or a hair salon or beauty spa and get them to give her gift vouchers for a free class, pedicure or haircut, on the understanding that, if that free sample resulting in real paid business, the waitress would be paid an on-going commission? Sure she could. No selling required. No risk. And could this waitress then approach my wife and say, “Mrs. Elliott, as a thank you gesture for being such a wonderful guest, I would like to present you with this free gift certificate for a complimentary haircut at Salon Suzie”? Of course she could. Would she make a good impression? Would she get a bigger tip? Would she now be a Joint Venture Broker and be able to claim business expenses as tax relief? Could she double her income overnight? You know she could. How about offering a free jewelry cleaning and evaluation gift certificate, and getting paid a commission on resulting jewelry sales? She can be a waitress or she can have waitresses work for her, distributing Gift Certificates. You can work in a toll booth or you can own the toll booth; it’s your choice.

Before you say, “But how will she know she will get paid?” remember that she has no risk, and no cost. Most business owners are honest, especially Members of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum, who agree to abide by a strict Code of Ethics or get fired. Even if she didn’t work with a Member business and she didn’t get paid, what did she lose? Nothing. She made a positive impression, got a bigger tip and learned about money and business, more than she would ever learn in some college or university.
And if you say, “But I’m not a waitress”, we can show you how to work with that same waitress and you will both make money. In fact, you can have a hundred waitresses distributing thousands of gift certificates, even if you’re in a prison cell. The word, “BUT” will keep you in prison as surely as a guard with a large dog and a gun. Rather use the word, “HOW?”

Joint Ventures can set prisoners free. They set me free. They can set you and millions of others around the world free. As long as you really want out of your prison cell, whatever that cell might be. And as you get free, you can set millions of others free as well and get paid for it. Zig Ziglar said, “You can get anything you want out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” That’s what DollarMakers is all about. Making dollars. Make your dreams come true with no money and no risk, using Joint Ventures. The world is your oyster. Your first step is to do what I suggested that waitress does: visit www.DollarMakers.com , download my free book, and join the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. “I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.” “No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel. “Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. “Yes,” the farmer replied proudly. “I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of.”

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.His son’s name? Sir Winston Churchill.

When you’re in the mountains and you shout, “I am a Winner!” the echo comes back, “I am a Winner!” and when you shout, “I am a Loser!” the echo comes back, “I am a Loser!” Whatever you shout comes back. I often meet people whom I call “Excusiologists”. They don’t realize that their life and business is their own creation. They make excuses and blame others for their challenges and shortcomings. When faced with difficulties, instead of getting better, they get bitter. The fact is, whatever your present circumstances, YOU created them. They are merely an echo of your choices in life.

That’s good news, because just as you created your circumstances, you can change them. YOU control the echo. You control the way in which you interpret the challenges facing you. You either say, “I can’t handle this”, in which case life will agree with you and you will fail again, or you can say, “No problem – I can easily handle this” and life will behave exactly as ordered.

Your attitude determines your altitude. Change your thinking and your attitude, take responsibility and start winning. Remember that the word, “RESPONSIBILITY” means your ability to respond to your life in any way you choose. It’s your choice. Even when things happen that you didn’t cause, you can still choose how you will respond.

By aligning yourself with successful, motivated people, it is much easier to change your behavior and make better choices, resulting in good echoes. Take charge of your life. Get out of the passenger seat and the retrace and take the wheel. Determine that you will create the life you want, starting today. It’s never too late!

When I meet potential Joint Venture partners who have databases, the first thing I want to establish is the value of that database. What is the relationship between the person who owns or controls that database, and the people in the database? For example, does the database consist of people who merely submitted their e-mail addresses in order to access a certain web page or download a complimentary report? Or, do the people on that list actually know the owner? Do they know him or her personally? Do they like trust and respect him? Do they pay for their Membership on that list? How long have they known him / been members? I have worked with people who have only a hundred people on their list, yet that list proved more valuable than someone who boasted thousands of people on their list, but the latter had no relationship or credibility with the people on their list. Also, is their database growing or shrinking? You need to know the value before spending resources on accessing that list.

Now here is the Big Question that can literally change your life in Joint Ventures: “What will it take for you to enthusiastically, passionately, and consistently market me and my service / product to your database, with conviction and commitment?” This is a very important question, because we often assume that we know what they want. We need to know exactly what the list owner wants for himself and/or for his members. We need to know how badly, on a scale of one to ten, he wants what he says he wants. If he’s falling around a seven in terms of motivation, you might want to waddle away. Deal with serious, passionate, focused people and you will make more money. Moreover, make sure they understand your product or service, and, most importantly that they believe in it sufficiently to endorse it with the necessary faith and fervor.

Now, how does that question lead to big bucks? When you push the list owner’s “Hot Button”, when you can deliver what he really, really wants in return for exposure to his database, when you have his undivided attention and loyalty, he will promote and push your product or service with such credibility, conviction, and consistency, that you will automatically get a great response. The secret is in the belief, which that list owner has in you, and of course, the CONSISTENCY with which he promotes you. You’re not looking for a one hit wonder. You want him to use repeat exposure and spaced repetition to market you on an ongoing basis in order to get the best results.

What do you think this list owner might want, or better still, CRAVE, in return for his efforts to sell you to his database? It could be a multitude of things – access, leverage, reciprocity, commissions, relationship, ego, a trip… don’t GUESS – let him tell you! Pushing someone’s Hot Button is often easier and cheaper than you might think.

So, go ahead. Find someone with a database. Establish the value of that database. Then ask the question. Then decide whether or not you can deliver what that list owner wants. If you can and if you want to, go forward and earn the big bucks in a satisfying, mutually beneficial Joint Venture. In addition, always have a number of JV’s running simultaneously, so that you can leverage your time and spread your risk through concurrent marketing JV’s.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

To show appreciation to Robin J. Elliott for all the support he has given us over the past year, I am waiving the tuition on my next 1 Day Workshop for all his invited guests and associates.

In this workshop you will learn an accelerated system for starting an Online Business or to become more successful with the business you already have.Plus how to become financially free in 3 years or less!

Sincerely,

Chuck Anderson, Member: DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum

Saturday, October 28, 9am - 5pm, Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East

Click here to reserve your FREE seat on this powerful, one day workshop.

Some of the Members of the Joint Venture Forum balk at the idea of an international Joint Venture, whereas they are often among the most lucrative and the most satisfying JV’s around. I am currently enjoying Joint Ventures with Members in Australia, South Africa, England, the United States, and Canada. By doing JV’s with Members only, you achieve a certain level of protection, because of our Code of Ethics and common ground, and you save a lot of time, because you don’t have to educate them or deal with stingy people.

Another benefit of international Joint Ventures is that everything is in writing, plain as day, no misunderstandings, clear and concise. In addition, if you stick to the “no money, no risk” policy, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. By building a solid relationship via phone and e-mail, one can be more specific and objective. In many cases, you will find that deadlines and duties are honored at a higher level than local JV’s. Distance adds a little respect and excitement as well. (Familiarity is said to breed contempt. I say, “Nice guys get taken advantage of.”) Seems to me, when people are dealing with someone far away, they tend to prioritize that JV and seldom put your deal on the back burner.

One of the truly fulfilling JV’s I’m currently involved in is with a Member in Florida, Nathan Gilder. His team created these amazing 3d animation depictions of the JV concept: “Toll Bridge” - Click Here and “Money Magnet” – Click Here
In return for Nathan’s work, we promote him on our Blog, our 42 websites and in our five ezines, as well as at our Joint Venture Broker Bootcamps 101 and 202. It’s a pleasure to work with Nathan – he’s always on time and he does a wonderful job.

You might want to consider embarking on a few international Joint Ventures. At the time of writing, we have 460 Members of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum around the world.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

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Many entrepreneurs still believe they will get and keep your attention by mailing you a brochure or sales letter. Nothing could be further from the truth. When I receive brochures, flyers, or sales letters, through either the mail, or when they’re thrust at me by some enthusiastic salesperson at a trade show or networking event, I usually throw them away without even looking at them. I don’t have time to waste. So how do you get someone’s attention?

First, listen to what they want and what they’re interested in. Respond to their particular need, “Hot Button”, or interest. For example, one of our astute Members, Sandra Dindayal, knows that I love eggs. At the Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp last week, she presented me with a delicious dish of eggs for lunch. Sandra is also our travel Sponsor. Member Blair Mills, knows I’m crazy about eagles, so he bought me the most beautiful eagle ornament I have ever seen. Now, every time I walk into our parlor, I see the eagle and think of Blair. If someone loves pumpkin pie, why waste his time and your money by giving him ice cream?

Second, make a lasting impression and use other people to be your walking advertisements, by presenting them with corporate clothing. Member Dawn Baxter provides high quality, yet affordable clothing with your company information on it, to present to potential Joint Venture partners and people whom you want to benefit. Think about this: When our General Manager, Jim Kennedy, a very highly respected and well-known leader in the community, walks into a room or onto the golf course wearing DollarMakers attire, isn’t he advertising our company to everyone whom he meets? Remember that you don’t want some strange gang member wearing your company logo on his polo shirt – be selective.

And third, give them something that will hold their attention for as long as possible. You could send them this link to a free download of my book, “Joint Adventures” – it’s applicable to nearly anyone, and while they’re reading it, they will be thinking warm thoughts about you: www.dollarmakers.com/joint_adventures.pdf

Our Techical Director for Dollarmakers, Member Winston Bromley, is known for the way he will do whatever it takes to help our Members solve their technical challenges, no matter how trivial. He takes hours to walk them through processes if necessary. A real mensch. And a genius.

Make a lasting impression by giving away gifts that help, inspire, and hit the mark. Create massive reciprocity, a fertile field for lucrative and satisfying joint ventures. Get your face and your name in front of them repeatedly. Cause warm, fuzzy feelings. Show them that you listen to them and that you care about them. Like our Sponsor, the General Manager of the Ramada Toronto Airport, Member Guy Lucas, who makes my every stay a pleasure by attending to my every need.

When you customize and personalize your giving, your reap much more. Think about it: the six people mentioned in this article are being introduced to thousands of people who read this Blog and in my ezines.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

It is far, far better to invest $10 on each of ten well qualified prospects than to spend $1 on each of 100 less qualified prospects. The old high-powered sniper rifle with a telescopic site and expensive bullets or a shotgun with birdshot analogy. Learn to say, “No” and become selective, and you will save time, save money and be a lot less frustrated. And you will get rich. Be a good steward of your time and resources. Remember, first impressions are important, as is packaging.

Two good examples that I use with Members of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum are these:

1. When you’re contemplating doing business with a particular Member of the Forum, call me and ask me for more information on that Member. Do your homework before approaching a potential JV partner. It takes a little time, but your closing ratio will be much higher.

2.We currently have 454 Members. Growing daily. Instead of trying to do business with each of them, select 10% of them that you would love to work with, where you see a good fit. You know that birds of the feather flock together, so have each of them refer you to ten more people. That’s a way to get to a higher quality, more carefully selected group. Each of our Members knows at least 100 people – some have databases of many thousands.

Spend more time checking references and testing people, before you jump in to a JV. Do they return calls and e mails promptly? Do they have their profile on the Members page? What is their reputation among Members? Are they involved in the Forum activities, conference calls, meetings, etc.? Do your due diligence. There is a scripture that say, “Faithful in little, faithful in much.” That means that if people are reliable and honest regarding small matters, it’s an indication of how they will handle larger matters.

The best thing about selectivity is that you end up working with people whom you like, trust, respect and enjoy. JV Brokers deserve a wonderful, happy and prosperous life, so let’s carefully select the people with whom we share that life.

“What a caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

I was recently invited to a friend of mine’s manufacturing business in Vancouver, BC. They are about to declare bankruptcy and close down the entire business due to offshore competition, patent infringements by countries who don’t concern themselves with ethical or legal issues like patents, et al. It’s a big secret that the company is closing, of course. On my way out of the meeting, I talked with a few of the employees, who are blissfully unaware of the impending Tsunami that is about to shatter their relatively peaceful lives. One lady is 65 years old and she’s been working there for 40 years. Another is 62 and she’s been there for 12 years. Even if the semi-socialist system and pension payouts help these people financially, the psychological effects can be devastating. And there are some employees in that firm who stand to lose a lot more than their jobs.

This scene is common around the world as the socio-economic systems change. There is no more “job security”. People are more at risk than ever before. Seniors, immigrants, families of military personnel and many others are even more at risk. At any moment, terrorism, stock market changes, oil price increases or any one of many other factors can radically affect one’s income. The only transferable business skill that can be easily acquired and put to use to create instant replacement income is Joint Ventures. This skill set is a portable money machine that can be used by anyone, in any situation, regardless of their age, background, or circumstances to start generating needed income fast. In fact, even an incarcerated prisoner can broker legitimate joint venture deals while still in prison, using a phone and the Internet, and make money for his family at home. Seniors Homes can turn in brokering houses. Disabled people, stay-at-home-moms and new immigrants can earn money part time full time. Teenagers can swap a paper route for JV brokering.

I have been called the “Prophet of Profit” and I prophesy that change is coming, and it’s coming fast. It’s no good mincing around on the sinking Titanic, patting ourselves on the back and burying our heads in the caviar. Denial will not change the inevitable. There is a scripture in the Bible that say, “To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.” Millions of people need the information that we make available on Joint Ventures. The wise ones will, as the Chinese say, “Dig the well before they thirst” and acquire and practice this valuable skill, creating multiple income streams and learning the ropes. Those of us who see the Tsunami are responsible for sharing the Joint Venture lifeline. I encourage you, dear Reader, to generously distribute my book about Joint Ventures to as many people as you can, and trust that it land in the hands of those who have the wisdom to read and apply it.
Here’s the link for the FREE download: www.dollarmakers.com/joint_adventures.pdf

Joint Venture brokering can earn money that can save marriages, reestablish dignity, self-esteem and self-respect, pay for education and ease suffering on a grand scale. We have an opportunity and a responsibility to share this knowledge. You can do it now at no cost – please send this link to download my book at no cost to everyone you know, and those you don’t know: www.dollarmakers.com/joint_adventures.pdf it costs you nothing and you can help many people.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Five years ago, I sat in a White Spot lunch meeting looking at the people around me: an unsuccessful insurance salesman with a slimy sidekick who had the worst table manners I have ever seen, and a bank manager who was only interested in his pending retirement to some godforsaken village in the Okanagan. I remember wondering, “What am I doing with this bunch of losers?” Looking back and tracking referrals and introductions from duds to studs, however, I observe that that insurance salesman and bank manager unwittingly led me to Joint Venture income worth tens of thousands of dollars over the past five years. While it is true that turkeys seldom lead you to eagles, you can structure things so that they do, in fact, lead you to eagles.

One of the mistakes that many entrepreneurs make is to judge any event, endeavor, or Joint Venture by its immediate, observable, monetary results. After nineteen years in business, having been exposed to literally thousands of businesses and entrepreneurs, I have learnt that there are many repercussions, consequences and ripple effects that start immediately you take action. Most of them are not immediately visible or apparent. The majority of the results from any Joint Venture or event are medium to long term. We generally focus on the quick buck, the proverbial tip of the iceberg, instead of the big picture. And that is good news.

Many times, the biggest loser has been instrumental in my meeting a real winner. The dud leads to the stud. You sow in one place, and reap in another altogether. Strategists are like chess players. Strategic thinkers who are also Joint Venture Brokers always look at the big picture. While others are wringing their hands in frustration because they don’t get instant gratification, strategists are comfortably aware of the ripple effects, branding, exposure, and positioning that nets the real players and the lucrative deals. Ever heard of the Six Degrees of Separation? Bob introduces you to Ted who tells Peter and Peter e-mails Sally, who brings you Mandy, who in turn brings you the deal that changes your life. So it pays you to cast your net wide and make sure it’s the kind of net that will work on big fish.

Here’s the most important lesson I learned: stay connected with the winners, the rainmakers and the movers and shakers. In the long run, they are the ones that will feed you, because they understand loyalty and the recognize those who stay with them. What goes around comes around. Strategists and big thinkers attract like-minded people. But remember this: often, the bigger the database, the bigger the ego. And no matter how connected someone is, if they’re not honest, you don’t need them. So be selective. But even the dishonest ones can get you to the right people. And we know that it’s all about whom you know, whom you have leverage with, and whom you can reach.

Decide not to judge any introduction or Joint Venture by the immediate results and resolve to stay well connected with well-connected people. Hitch your wagon to a star and make sure you create massive reciprocity with that star along the way. Think chess.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

You learn more by asking than by telling. And you get more done. Not everybody will be a good JV partner.

There are a few questions you can ask that will make it easier to set up a JV. Before you do, though, here is a word of advice: You can only make money with people who make money. By that, I mean people who are struggling financially are not good JV partner choices. They often whine about costs, look for excuses not to pay and can be very mercenary, even dishonest. Desperate people do desperate things. Seek successful people to partner with.
Also, remember that you’re not looking for a sales job. As a Joint Venture Broker, you will simply link supply and demand and get paid on all, ongoing, resulting business.

ASK:
1. “What do you want for your business, more than anything else, and, on a scale of one to ten, how badly do you want it?” (Anything less than 10, walk away.)

2. “What do I need to deliver to you in order for you to write me a check for $2,000 every month?”

3. “What commission will you pay me on gross sales that I generate for you?”

4. “What marketing materials, sales aids, and marketing help can you provide me with?” (Get them to pay for expenses if you can, including trade show booths, DVD’s, CD’s, advertising, reports, samples, consultations, seminars, books, etc.)

5. “What tracking systems do you already have in place?”

And if you’re really smart, you will work with fellow Members of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum – we have over 450 of them around the world, just waiting for you!

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Now you can sell it from your website, ezine, newsletter, or anywhere else, and KEEP ALL THE MONEY.

Here’s the link: www.dollarmakers.com/joint_adventures.pdf

Robin J. Elliott AKA Santa

Here are three simple Joint Ventures that anyone can do.

ONE: There are five competing tire and lube shops on the same street. (Or any other retailer.) They all charge about the same, all give the same 10% discount, offer the same “excellent service”, etc. No real differentiation. Lots of competition. You approach one of them and offer them a way to differentiate themselves from their competition at no extra risk or cost and attract more business – a larger share of the pie. You can translate boring discounts into exciting “Gifts” – the value of the gift is commensurate with the value of the discount. In other words, if someone buys a product for $100, his or her discount would normally be $10. Instead, they get to pick a “gift” valued at $10 for a range of five exciting, nicely packaged gifts. If they buy for $200, they get to pick from a range of “$20 Gifts”, etc. Place a large sign outside: “Your Choice of FREE GIFT with Every Single Purchase!”

You go out and buy the gifts for $10 and package them with specially printed wrapping paper with the business’s logo on it, and sell it to the business for $20. They give away the $20 gift instead of a $20 discount. If you’re really smart, you’ll sell it to them for $18, so they save $2! You still make $8 profit every time. They have to keep some inventory of gifts on hand, and you make money on every gift, every time someone makes a purchase in the shop! If there are 20 transactions a day in the shop, you make money 20 times a day!

You can do this with many different stores/ retailers/ businesses. 20 businesses with 20 purchases per day each = 400 sales per day, and you make money on every one. $10 profit per gift = $4,000 per day in your pocket. Plus, the store makes more money (saving on the discounts and getting more customers!) People would generally prefer a gift to a discount, as long as they have a choice. Here’s the thing: you can buy a radio in a Dollar Shop for one dollar. It could easily be “valued” at $10… Buy bulk and wholesale, and make even more money.

TWO: Get 6% per year income on other people’s money. They get 12% on their money, and you get an additional 6%. For more information on this one, contact me direct. It’s a beauty and I use it a lot. Unlimited opportunity, passive income, no cost, or risk. Easy.

THREE: Sell other Peoples’ advertising space. Sell the back pages in restaurant menus. Keep half the income. Sell window space in stores and keep half the income. Sell advertising space on gas station vacuum cleaners, on walls, in ezines, on websites and in newsletters. Put flyers, reports, and samples in Dentists’ rooms, pet shops, and beauty salons. Share the income with the business owners. This creates on-going, passive income for you.

See? Easy as one, two three! The difference between successful Joint Venture Brokers and others is ACTION, PERSISTENCE, and CREATIVITY.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Why would I do this? Because it’s great advertising for my business. You get paid to distribute my information. Win/win! I sell this download on my website for US$14.95 and we sell a lot of them.

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Not for Ezines

Whom would you rather trust? Someone who is politically correct, or someone who tells it like it is? Your answer will tell me a lot about you. In my experience, passive aggression, xenophobia, and dangerous motives lurk just below the reptilian skin of those who choose not to upset or embarrass anyone. Those who refuse to use words like “loser” are usually the biggest losers I ever met. They slither around, glad-handing, lying, and making promises they never intend to fulfill. Sycophants and toadies are very welcome in political circles, but not in my life.

In his excellent article, “Is Britain Now the Land of Churchill or Chamberlain?” Doug Patton writes, “The stark contrast of Great Britain’s pre-World War II prime minister, the cowardly Neville Chamberlain, with his successor, the courageous Winston Churchill, has inspired analysis for the past seven decades. Chamberlain’s name has almost become synonymous with capitulation, in much the same way the name Benedict Arnold has become tantamount to betrayal.”

When I watch Glenn Beck doing his thing on CNN, my spirit soars. At least there are some real men left in this world of liberal wimps that is slowly throwing away western civilization and offering capitalism up on the altar of multiculturalism, environmentalism, collectivism, and blatant cowardice. I have three words for the politically correct, which I borrow from a fresh-faced Tony Blair’s condemnation of John Majors: “Weak, weak, weak.” As my Mom taught me, “Someone who won’t stand for something will fall for anything.” Mr. Beck tells his viewers exactly how he feels without compromise. I trust him.

In today’s world, sixty Canadian border guards desert their posts, resulting in a six hour border delay, because the Americans mentioned that one armed criminal was heading for the border. And they get away with it! The same grim faced, cocksure people who ask the hard questions tucked their tails between their legs and ran. No problem! “They weren’t armed.” That’s their excuse. No values, no morals, everything is OK except for the truth and freedom. Illegal immigrant drug dealers have more rights than law-abiding, tax-paying entrepreneur citizens. Don’t rock the boat, don’t upset the terrorists, just roll over. We make it easy for the terrorists to recruit suicide bombers– they take one look at the way the west capitulates and bleats and they laugh all the way back to the UN.

I am sick and tired of politically correct people. I do not choose to do business with them. There is a consequence to compromise. I will not tolerate their dishonesty and sabotage. Let us seek out the politically incorrect, in-your-face, abrasive, straight-talking, real people who call a spade a spade. Let’s look for the General Pattons of the world. Let’s be brave enough to tell the truth, to stand up for what we claim to believe in, and to condemn evil. Sure, you’ll upset a few losers, but who cares? You don’t want to do business with them, anyway. We will sleep well with a clear conscience and self-respect, and the hope of a safer future.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

In my library at home, I have Winston Churchill’s Volume 1 of “The Second World War”, given to my Grandfather by my Dad in 1948. It’s titled, “The Gathering Storm”, and the theme of this Volume is:
“How the English-speaking peoples, through their unwisdom, carelessness, and good nature, allowed the wicked to rearm.”
I could write books on the application of this theme to today’s world, as you can imagine, but I would like to offer it as an analogy to our personal, financial lives.

Anyone in their right mind knows that there are serious changes coming to our socio-economic world, which will radically affect our financial situation, our Medicare, pensions, businesses, jobs and savings. Especially in Canada, where people have had an easy life under a semi-socialist government for a long time. Many people have their heads buried in the sand, and they refute and disregard the coming changes. Immigration, terrorism, outsourcing and macro-economic changes are about to turn the financial circumstances of millions of North Americans upside down.

The Jewish people have survived and prospered through the ages because of their understanding of, and use of, Capitalism, along with their transferable skills. Most small and medium business owners have very little understanding of business and money, evidenced by the failure of 87% of small business startups in their first five years, followed by the failure of 87% of the remaining 13% in the next five years. And they certainly don’t plan for major upheavals and changes.

If money isn’t important to you right now, ask any refugee, homeless person, sick person, poor person, struggling immigrant, downsized person, senior or single mom if money is important.

The understanding of, and use of, Joint Ventures can arm entrepreneurs and employees with a powerful, transferable skill set that can be applied under virtually any circumstances. By removing overhead and optimizing your profit margin through Joint Ventures, you can spread your income sources and expand your options internationally. Prophets are seldom welcomed and often stoned, as people kill the messenger. I have been called the Prophet of Profit. I predict major socio-economic upheavals and I offer the solution – become a Joint Venture Broker in preparation for the gathering storm. The Chinese have a saying, “Dig the well before you thirst.” I have shovels for sale.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

This Article not for ezines.

Next time you have a fight with someone you care about, remember this process, and you will save yourself a lot of unnecessary heartache.

The first thing that happens when we fight with a loved one is that we instinctively feel that we have to protect ourselves. Adrenalin rises as we feel threatened and the more serious we feel the fight is the more emotional and subjective we become. In order to protect ourselves, we automatically choose a series of “fight or flight” responses. We can withdraw or go on the attack, and sometimes different responses will be chosen over the period of the fight.

We choose the “I’m right and you’re wrong” approach in order to protect ourselves, and then justify and defend our actions and blame the other person. This is a normal, natural process, and when you think back to the last fight you had, you will recognize these steps along the way. The longer the fight lasts, and the more intense it becomes, the more subjective we become, as we move into emotional states of hurt, anger, sadness, and attack. And the more emotional we become the less objective and realistic we become in our perceptions. “Perception is reality”, remember? Everything becomes “black or white”, right or wrong. And usually, “I’m right and you’re wrong.” Be careful what you choose to accept as true when you’re in a fight. You might even start to believe lies that will hurt other people who are not even involved in the fight. A “ripple effect.”

Then, we start to allow the fight to poison our perceptions of the past and the future. It’s almost as if we had two telescopes, one to look into the past, and one to look into the future. We put a negative lens onto each telescope, so that we now see all the past and future acts and choices of our “opponent” in a negative manner. All of a sudden, we mentally and emotionally write off their character and every good deed they ever did. We question every motive they ever had and every choice they ever made. Someone, whom we objectively know to be kind and caring with a twenty-year track record of kind deeds, can be conceived as a monster that “never cared about me”.

Emotions that come from a fight are like a wildfire. They contaminate our perceptions and this contamination spreads across past, present, and future, raging to annihilate every good and decent aspect of the “Opponent.” And we suddenly agree to believe anything bad about that person. We throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater.

I know this sounds familiar to you, because you’re a human being. It happens to all of us. The good news is that there is a way out, and even if you can’t stop the fight, or if the other person has died or left, or if you don’t wish to renew the relationship, you can feel a lot better. The way in which we interpret the situation is a choice. “The mind can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven.” Here’s a better way in which to handle it, even if it happened a long time ago, and you can use the same insight to handle future fights a lot better.

Just like a fire, we need to understand that it needs to be contained and we need to build firewalls. Realize that this is a result of an issue of interpretation, and that each person believes they are right. If you realize the danger of contamination, it’s easier to maintain perspective. Just because Peter feels you have taken advantage of him regarding the loan of the car doesn’t mean he is a mass murderer or that he never cared about you. He actually believes what he is saying, whether you know it to be true or not. You do not have to defend, justify, or attack and you cannot “win” the fight. You can provide the correct information and maintain perspective, knowing that “This is not my problem, this is Peter’s problem.” By seeing yourself as separate from the emotional state Peter is in, watching the emotions and interaction from an objective viewpoint, and not allowing yourself to be “Hooked” into the fight, you can remain calm and clear. I know that sounds impossible, but this is the ideal.

Ideally, we should be able to say, “You’re right, I was wrong, I made a wrong choice and I’m sorry. I love you anyway and I won’t do it again”, but it’s not always that easy, as we know. If we can separate the doer from the deed, isolate the present fight from the past, and realize that if the person didn’t care about us, they wouldn’t bother to fight with us, it would be easier. If you were to remain calm and ask logical questions in order to better understand where the other person is coming from, like a psychologist would, instead of becoming enmeshed in attacks and retaliations, accusations and justifications, it would be easier. You would recover sooner. The fight would not spiral down so far. The intensity would be less, so the perspectives would be more realistic on both sides.

Have you ever said, “You NEVER loved me! You ALWAYS (do this of that)!” ? Think about the telescopes. We drag the opponent’s family, dog and job into the fight and what’s been said cannot be unsaid. You know your motives and that’s how we are judged. By our MOTIVES. People believe what they believe because of the evidence they have at their disposal and the way in which they choose to interpret that evidence. We select evidence that supports our beliefs. So we continually seek more evidence to prove that we’re right. We all do that. You can choose how you wish to interpret the choices of others. You can REINTERPRET those choices and words as well. Find new, alternative evidence. You can find evidence to prove that someone loved you or that they hated you. It’s your choice.

Look back on painful fights and you will see that this process is not mysterious. You can only be guilty for something you have done with a bad motive. You can walk in the shoes of the other person and try to see it from their perspective. Instead of focusing on your own pain, how about focusing on their pain? You don’t have to take emotional outbursts seriously or personally – they are seldom really meant or believed. In the heat of the moment, insanity reigns. You can choose to remove yourself emotionally and get a realistic perspective on things. You can say things like, “What you believe is not true. I am not going to fight, defend, or justify. I am going to withdraw until you’re ready to discuss this rationally. I love you and I care about you. You are not your actions or your words. The evidence you have based your beliefs on is incorrect. I love you and I am here for you.”

Easy to talk, I know. But perhaps this short article will help you, next time you’re in a fight, to maintain a better perspective, contain you perceptions and avoid the downward spiral. For fights that happened long ago and still affect you, you can reinterpret them, reclassify them, and rethink them. We choose and control the way we interpret every situation ion our lives. We are responsible.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Small business owners understand the danger and frustration of seasonal sales. That “Feast or Famine”, “Chicken or Feathers” scenario can be hard unless you are very careful in your planning. And some things, like a fire, a water shortage, or a new competitor, cannot be planned for, except with a substantial financial cushion. Multiple Income Streams takes care of seasonality if they’re from different industries and different geographic areas. Another threat that can be diluted and even removed from your business by multiple, diverse income streams is “Having all your eggs in one basket”, meaning one major supplier, customer, or regional market.

Joint Ventures allow you to create and develop multiple back-end income sources that can eventually eclipse the income from your traditional business for two simple reasons: First, the income from Joint Ventures is generally 100% profit. Secondly, there are virtually unlimited JV options out there, so you can create multiple income streams that in turn create more opportunities for you. Once you get out of the ego box, you will see many options that you never realized existed. It’s like switching on a three million candlepower flashlight in a dark diamond mine. Opportunities leap out at you, and the more sophisticated your approach, the more JV’s you will attract.

We’ve all heard the term, “Multiple Income Sources”, but the fact is that the people touting them seldom do it in their own lives, in the real world. And if they do, those income sources are generally limited in range, reach, and genre. I’m talking about real world, real business, real money from diverse sources. It takes a little setting up and managing, but it’s nothing compared to running a conventional, risky, and expensive business. Especially if you carefully remove the risk and cost from all your Joint Ventures.

Where do you start? If you haven’t joined the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum, do so right away at www.DollarMakers.com. Then get our training, get involved and get active. And if you are a Member, get more active and involved. It’s a lot easier to succeed when you have the support and input from others with the same ideas and understanding, so surround yourself with people who under stand and love JV’s in order to fast track your path to success, retirement and fun. See our Hotel Sponsor below – highly recommended!

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There are three vital characteristics to look for in your Joint Venture Partners. If any one of these is missing or suspect, walk away – but walk FAST. If all three are in place, however, look forward to a lucrative, long-term, and satisfying Joint Venture partnership that will outlast any challenges and forge a strong and enduring friendship, which exceeds any monetary rewards.

The first Key is Congruency. That simply means that people walk their talk. That they live according to their professed values and beliefs, and that they are true to their word, honest and reliable. Congruency means you know whom you’re dealing with. There is no place in Joint Venture relationships, or any relationships, for that matter, for dishonesty, hypocrisy, and double talk. What you see should be what you get. Seek straight shooters, not politicians, and shysters. Not excuse makers. In addition, if people are congruent, that means they are driven by their philosophy, so make sure they are Capitalists and not collectivists. Remember to watch out for the Bible thumpers – they are usually the least honest of all. People who have to tell you how honest they are, are usually not.

The second Key is Constancy, or consistency. The same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Not one day your friend and the next day a stranger, no Jekyll and Hyde, schizoid behavior. You’re looking for people who are there when you need them, who return their calls and e mails promptly, who deliver on time, who do what they say they will do and who always show up for you. People who have your back. Long term. Not in for the quick buck. No desperados. Look at peo