Robin J. Elliott: Joint Ventures with the Prophet of Profit, Training, Strategic Alliances

Thirty five years ago today, November 30, Winston Bromley was born. He’s one of the nicest, most decent people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Winston’s parents are Australian, but he lived in Mexico City until he was 18. He has also lived in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto.

Winston is a Canadian citizen. He is also a rock star (seriously, a real one), a cancer survivor, and expert on fish, an accomplished scuba diver and the best webmaster I ever met. (Look what he’s done for www.DollarMakers.com)As the Technical Director of DollarMakers, Winston is highly respected and very well liked by everyone who knows him. I have not met anyone who has met Winston and doesn’t think he’s a great guy.

Winston’s integrity is beyond question. Most of all, he’s a wonderful father, husband, brother-in-law, son, son-in-law and friend. Thank you to Joint Venture Forum Member Ray Lubsen for introducing me to Winston, your son-in-law. He’s a good friend now. Happy Birthday, Winston. May this be the best year of your life so far.

Robin J. Elliott

Every entrepreneur knows the power of duplication and leverage available though effective delegation. But few business owners understand how to make the process truly successful. Control freaks need to remember some basic facts about delegation.

The person to whom you are delegating any task or project should see it as an honor, a privilege, a step up, an award and a promotion, instead of a task that the boss is simply too lazy or too inept to take care of himself. The way a task is delegated should inspire and encourage the person to whom the project is being delegated. What is in it for them? How will they benefit from being delegated this work? What will they learn? How does this fit into their career path and personal goals? Why should they be excited at the prospect? These questions should be asked and answered before you even think of delegating anything.

Delegation is not a way out of responsibility. When you delegate a task or a process, you are still ultimately responsible for the outcome. It is not a way to escape accountability or find a scapegoat. With responsibility, comes authority. Give them leeway and authority. Theodore Roosevelt said, “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” The person to whom the campaign is delegated should be carefully instructed, in writing, exactly why they are being delegated the work, what’s in it for them, what the parameters are of their authority, what the reporting system is, and what support I available to them, along with the timeframe and resources available. Communication and access on an ongoing basis is essential.

Give credit where credit is due. Andrew Carnegie said, “No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.” Be generous in your praise. Focus on what they’re doing right, not their mistakes. Allow them the freedom to fail and make mistakes. Motivate them, encourage them and be there for them. Help them. Don’t be too rigid – flexibility and patience encourages creativity and innovation. General Patton said, “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” Create champions. Use positive reinforcement. Praise and thank them in public.

The best leaders take the time to get to know the people to whom they delegate. They don’t try to force round pegs into square holes. They allow people to use their strengths. Never try to create a strength – rather use a strength. The right character type/personality style in the right place is a money machine. Compliment one person’s weakness with the strength of another. Be strategic in your delegation. And always be kind. But be clear and firm on the goals, the consequences and the rewards, Lead by example and remember that respect has to be earned.

Blaine Lee said, “The great leaders are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.” Allow your people to be the best they can be. Help them grow and prosper. Zig Ziglar said, “You can get anything you want out of life if you’re prepared to help enough others to get what they want.” Bear that in mind when you next decide to delegate anything. The buck stops with you and you should never take the credit. By all means, inspect what you expect and keep your finger on the pulse, but don’t clip the wings of your eaglets. Finally, be strong enough to revoke a task when the person to whom you have delegated it consistently fails or shows lack of enthusiasm or ability. Business is about profit. In our politically correct, collectivist society, I believe a lot more people should be fired and everyone should work on a commission basis, starting with union workers, bureaucrats, and politicians. Reward people in direct proportion to their contribution and you will lose the losers and create a powerful, unstoppable team of winners.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter.
~ Ayn Rand

Here’s a little self-test for you to see just how powerful positive affirmations are.
We’ve all heard that when you repeat positive affirmations with passion, belief, and enthusiasm, you effect amazing change in your life. Most of us never take the time to really focus on that powerful exercise and our skepticism instantly kicks in when we hear it. So, here’s a test to prove it.

Have someone agree to join you in this little experiment. Stand in front of your friend, facing one another. Hold your right arm out horizontal with the ground. Now close your eyes and think about the most positive, happy, uplifting times in your life for four, full minutes. Breathe deeply. Imagine you’re there, feeling the feelings, smelling the smells. Really get into it. Now, signal your friend to try to push your arm down. He will find it very difficult. You will find a lot of power in your right arm.

Now repeat the exercise, remembering and visualizing the most negative, depressing and pessimistic experiences you ever had. Your friend will easily push your arm down; you’re weak and powerless. Try it – it works. Just like when you use negative phrases and affirmations like, “I’ll try – I’ll do my best – I hope so – if only – BUT – easy for you to say so – Too good to be true – what’s the catch? – I’m dumb/slow/stupid/poor” – you get the point. What you talk about will not only affect your thoughts and attitude, choices and abilities, energy, health and relationships, it will also directly affect your bank account.

You can change your life by changing your thoughts, and it happens faster than you think. By using positive affirmations, you will find yourself making very good choices, some of which will get you positive results very soon. Here’s another exercise. Try this: enthusiastically, passionately and loudly verbalize the following affirmations for ten minutes with belief, faith and conviction, then read my offer at the end of the affirmations (not before) and see whether you react positively or negatively, and whether or not you take action. I will list my very own, personal, favorite affirmations for you.

I am a lean, mean, money machine!
I am bulletproof and powerful!
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better, richer and richer, stronger and stronger!
I love life, I love people, I love business, I help millions of people and create massive value for them, and I am rewarded for it very day!
I have multiple rushing rivers of massive, increasing, passive income, flowing into my life every day!
I am indestructible and laser beam focused. I smash through every challenge and every enemy!
I am the Prophet of Profit – I prophesy greater wealth for myself and all the JV Forum Members who want it!
I am an unstoppable, absolutely focused, determined, fearless warrior!
I am a DollarMaker. I am a money magnet. I attract wealth and joy. I attract amazing Joint Ventures and wonderful people into my life.
I create my future and I make my dreams come true.
I am happy, healthy and successful!
I am surrounded by wonderful friends and family. Together, we do amazing things.

Now read this:
I was made an offer by a wonderful Member of the Joint Venture Forum. She said I could become a bona fide travel agent with all the benefits, fam trips and discounts for $389 and get double my money back in 30 days. I did. She has personally made $4,000 in 23 days. I will make a serious amount of money and save a lot of money doing this as well. If you’re interested, click here for more information.

How did you respond? It was a genuine offer, by the way. We focus either on what we want or on what we don’t want, why things can work or why they can’t. Your affirmations will affect your life a lot, as long as you use them consistently and with focused energy, visualization and belief. You will move from fear to faith, mediocrity to greatness and despair to joy. Note that you should use specific numbers in your affirmations.

Recently, I spent a week putting a lot of energy and great focus into my affirmations. By the end of that week, I had closed a deal, which will make me thousands of dollars per month at no risk or cost to me. It works. Try it – you’ll like it.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.