02.28.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:07 pm by Robin J. Elliott
When Rika and I were in Hawaii, our business carried on as usual. The same applied for our trips to Johannesburg, Vegas, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Miami, Toronto, Whistler… I could go on, but you get my drift. As long as I have access to a decent Internet connection and a telephone, I can literally work from anywhere in the world for an extended period of time. Have laptop, will travel. And if the old laptop breaks down, any Internet connection will work for me.
That means I am not limited by overhead, offices, leases, employees, inventory or geographic considerations. The rush hour and traffic gridlock don’t concern me. I don’t suffer from seasonal business difficulties. When it gets too cold, I can work from warmer climes. If we want to be anywhere, we can simply go there, and life carries on as usual. If we wanted to, we could actually live in an RV. And everything we earn from multiple sources is 100% solid gold profit.
The way to accomplish this situation is your life is actually very simple – use existing resources and businesses and become a Joint Venture Broker like me. We instantly connect our new Members with over 500 other Members in 9 different countries and teach them how to become successful JV Brokers. You can attend a one-day JV Broker training Bootcamp or simply invest in the online Home Study Program. Link supply and demand and earn regular commissions on all, ongoing business. Solve people’s problems and get paid for it. Broker deals and have fun getting rich. It doesn’t matter where you are.
This year, Rika and I will work from Vancouver, Mexico, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Calgary – and that’s only midway through June. The proof of the pudding, as always, is in the eating.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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When I see participants in a game show, like Deal or No Deal, I am always impressed at their zeal, focus, commitment, enthusiasm, and energy. Well, they stand to win millions of dollars or at least a car, I guess. And the game show has a beginning and an end, and they get to go home afterwards, with or without the prizes. I have watched Survivor and the Amazing Race – same thing. Bottom line they can only control a certain amount of what goes on, and the game doesn’t last very long. I’m sure a lot of them muse afterwards, “If only I had more time…”
Life is like a game show in some ways. First, it has a definite beginning and a definite end. Second, you get a lot more chances and to mess up and come back than you do in a Game Show. And a lot more time. But the real difference is that you really do get to control the outcome. It’s not Random Chance that will allow you to win, but your Rational Choices. And you’re playing against yourself! That means you have no competitors! Life is a lot easier than a Game Show and you stand to win a LOT more. You don’t just win a shiny car – you can win thousands of cars, millions of dollars, lasting happiness and wonderful relationships. You can help millions of other people.
How long have you been playing the Game of Life? 20 years? 40 years? 50 years? 60 years? Here’s the great news: THE GAME ISN’T OVER YET! You can still win! The game only ends when you die. (And perhaps it even continues after that…) But let’s realize that many people quit halfway through the best Game Show in the World. Imagine someone walking out in the middle of Survivor or the Amazing Race, if they didn’t have to! Too many of us allow disappointment, cynicism, and fear to rob us of a wonderful life, so we stagger away from the game and sulk in a corner while the rest of the participants courageously press forward. Well, you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, have a Starbucks, and leap back into the fray if you want to. It’s not too late. Unless you’re dead, that is…
See, you are the game show host and the participant. You just have to know the rules and play by them. The rules are simple, really: there are only a few:
1. You will reap what you sow. You have created what you have and you can change what you have.
2. You are in control of your response to the world and your circumstances, and you can create anything you want.
3. You only lose when you quit and you can be forgiven and recover when you mess up.
4. The only limitations you have are self-imposed.
5. There are good people out there to help you, if you choose the right ones.
You’re not too old, too hurt or too weak to get back in the game. You can do it. You can soar like an Eagle, even if you feel like a lame duck. You were made to win, and it’s not too late to succeed magnificently.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.27.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:25 pm by Robin J. Elliott
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02.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:49 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Imagine going to a physician and getting yourself examined for an ailment. At the end of his assessment, the good doctor prescribes three green pills at night and two yellow pills when you awake, to be taken every day for one month. You respond, “But, doctor, shouldn’t I take two green pills? How about a few purple ones? And why do I need to take the yellow ones in the morning? You know I might forget…” Any self-respecting GP should kick you right out of his rooms if you were to question his judgment and prescription in that way. After all, you came to him for help, and he’s the physician, right? Do you know better? Is he stupid?
Here’s why people go to experts and then don’t follow their advice: Their self-esteem, self image and belief systems, along with self-sabotage caused by guilt, are like the governor that was put on the Land Rover that I drove in the army – it prevented the car from exceeding a certain speed. Our limitations are self-imposed, and that is why we persist in limiting our own progress. We find reasons not to take actions that will set us free. We seek evidence to maintain our dominant beliefs. We develop blind spots so that we don’t see the obvious and we ask questions that will demand answers that support our claims. So we make sure that we mess the recipe up in order to deprive ourselves of the cake, which we insist we want with all our hearts.
Is our position then one of hopelessness? Is there a way out of the mental prison that our conditioning has so carefully constructed over the years? Can we bend the bars of cynicism and self-delusion? Can we smash the locks of mysticism, defeatism, pessimism, and apathy, or are we doomed to languish forever in the slough of mediocrity and despair? We can we develop bulletproof determination, rock solid confidence and unlimited expectation, coupled with optimism, self-acceptance, ambition and genuine humility.
We can break free and make all our dreams come true. We need to find experts whom we trust and on whom we can rely, and then buttress ourselves with a support system of friends who are more advanced, evolved, and ambitious than we are. We have to start a kind of mental rehabilitation in order to reverse our negative brainwashing and that takes guts, determination, and perseverance.
In my life, it was the Success Motivation International (SMI) self-development programs of Paul J. Meyer that I listened to repeatedly and then taught others that initially set me free from negative conditioning at the age of 34. You learn more when you teach something. Over twenty years, I have immersed myself in teachings that are based on responsibility, freedom, discipline, capitalism, and the Objectivism of Ayn Rand. I surround myself with people who are smarter, more successful, richer, and better than I am. And so I can continue to grow. I have a long way to go yet, but I keep on pressing forward. I no longer question and second-guess experts. I am consciously incompetent. I know that we have to be like trees and grow until we die if we are to truly self-actualize and reach our full potential. The stronger we get, the more we can help those who are weaker.
Paul J. Meyer’s motto is my adopted motto: “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.”
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.25.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:05 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Flying over the Rockies at 41,000 feet, I read the following wisdom in the latest Fortune Magazine article about Jim Collins, author of
Built to Last and
Good to Great, who says, “First figure out your partners, then figure out what ideas to pursue. The most important thing isn’t the market you target, the product you develop, or the financing, but the founding team. Starting a company is like scaling an unclimbed face – you don’t know what the mountain will throw at you, so you must pick the right partners, who share your values, on whom you can depend, and who can adapt.”
We used to find a business opportunity and then build a team. That is history. As a Joint Venture Broker, your most important asset is your JV partners and business team. Just as you would very carefully select the brothers in arms who would go with you into enemy territory on a night raid, or the team that would accompany you on a dangerous mission of discovery in the Arctic, your JV partners can make or break you. They can be the wind beneath your wings or the stone in your shoe. They can be the deciding factor in either your brilliant success or your dismal failure. Choose them with great diligence and minute attention to detail.
Will they have your back when things go wrong? Will they get greedy when things are going well? Will pride erode their integrity? How will they respond to setbacks, threats, and danger? Will they easily lured be away by gilt-edged offers from your competition / enemy? Will they undermine you and become jealous or argumentative, or will they work with you to achieve your common goals? Mr. Collins uses the following analogy: “If you wake up in the security of base camp and a storm moves in, you’ll probably be fine. But if you find yourself at 27,000 feet on the side of Mount Everest, where the storms are faster moving and unpredictable, a storm might just kill you.” I looked out of the window at the snow-covered peaks of the majestic mountains far below me and agreed with him that one would want reliable, strong allies on your team in that situation.
We’ve all heard the old cliché, “Teamwork makes the dream work”. Mr. Collins teaches us that the quality to seek in potential partners is what he calls “Willful humility”. I believe that the most important criterion to seek in a Joint Venture partner is the ability to see the Big Picture. Visionaries, strategists, and pioneers are more likely to be able to endure temporary setbacks, detours, and attacks than reactive tacticians who will sell their birthright for a bowl of soup as they stagger around with a smelly cigarette, seeking immediate gratification and a quick buck, while making excuses for their lack of intestinal fortitude or just plain IQ. Battle-hardened warriors will stand firm when the going gets tough, while the weak-witted, morally deprived, and passive aggressive types will stab you in the back while stealing the milk out of your tea.
Select your squad vigilantly, arm and train them well, and get rid of them fast when you find you have a turkey wearing an eagle mask. I am fortunate indeed to have a very powerful team that is a focused, loyal, intelligent, committed, and ambitious family of DollarMakers.
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02.20.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:40 am by Robin J. Elliott
Remember when you were five years old and you felt like you owned the world? You liked yourself, you were proud of your accomplishments, you were strong and courageous, and you loved people. You believed everyone loved you, too. You could dress up like a cowboy and you believed you were one. When people asked you what you were going to be when you grew up, you answered without any doubt that you would be an astronaut or a beauty queen or a doctor. The world was at your feet. You believed in miracles and dreams and you had no limitations.
As you grew older, the world got in the way and disappointments, failures, and painful experiences started to corrode your optimism, discount your self-esteem, and wear down your expectations. You started to become cynical, skepticism crept into your heart and you began compromising. You found that being politically correct and turning the other cheek made your life easier, and you could avoid confrontation by backing down. Previously exciting dreams and goals got shelved in favor of mediocrity and concession. Your attempts at improvement became lackluster and half-hearted. You liked yourself less. You put yourself down and lowered your standards. You stated focusing on survival instead of great success.
The Real You is still there, deep down inside. You are a winner who has behaved like a loser. You are an eagle that is living in a chicken run. You are a king or queen, clothed as a beggar, a champion with a loser’s name. You are still that five-year-old hero, and it’s not too late to return to your real self. You can regain your belief and excitement. You can make all your dreams come true. You are the shiny sports car that simply needs the grime washed off, gas in the tank and a tune up – a “Check-up from the neck up.” The future is not equal to the past. A hundred dollar note may be crumpled, dirty and torn, but it’s still worth a hundred dollars.
You have unlimited potential. You can accomplish anything you set your mind to. You are ready. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You are powerful, smart, and wonderfully made. You have the opportunity to start over, today, by choice, regardless of your circumstances, IF you believe that. You’re not a has-been; you’re a Gonna-be! All you need is to make the decision that you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired. Nothing can stop you from recreating yourself and your life, starting right now, and repeating it every single day.
You might be down, but you’re not out. You can get back up off the canvas, my friend, and become the champion you were always meant to be. It all starts with the realization of who you really are. The real you wants out – do yourself a favor and be free. Throw the shackles of self-limitation off. Walk out of the prison of doubt and fear. Fearlessly create the life you want and deserve.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.19.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:56 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Prophet of Profit Robin J. Elliott discusses the NEED to qualify your prospective Joint Venture partner before you do an sort of JV with them. He goes into the why and the HOW of taking the necessary step.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:12 pm by Robin J. Elliott
At a dinner party on a rainy winter night in Vancouver last year, I made an amazing discovery. One of the host’s friends was an orthopedic surgeon who attended a marketing seminar in the early nineties in Los Angeles. We were surprised to find that we had both attended the same $5,000, three-day seminar; he had flown to LA from Canada and I had traveled from South Africa. But that was not the most surprising discovery.
The surgeon had received the same home study course that I did, prior to the seminar in LA. He admitted that, due to his busy practice, he had decided to postpone reading his course until after attending the event in Los Angeles. I had voraciously consumed the home study course, enthusiastically implemented the concepts and doubled my income before I even left for LA.
After the seminar, we returned to our respective countries. The surgeon was too busy to start applying the principles and systems, so he procrastinated and eventually forgot all about them, while I built my entire business on them. I quadrupled my profits within six months. As time went by, the surgeon’s practice declined and he experienced cash flow problems. S many years later, we sat around a table, ate salmon, and reminisced. And here’s the sad part…
Sadly, the surgeon has since contracted cancer and died. His wife, also a physician, has severe financial problems and wishes they had applied the powerful technologies that we learnt so long ago in the City of Angels. Their business would have been vastly different and they would never have had any money issues had they used the tools they paid so much for.
Every weekend from January through June this year, I conduct my Joint Venture Broker Bootcamps. When I look into the eyes of the eager Delegates who each pay me $500 to attend the one-day event, I remember the surgeon, and I do my best to inspire my audience to make use of the tools they buy. We don’t know what the future holds for us. What I do know is that people who use these Joint Venture systems to create multiple rivers of passive income will be able to weather the storms of life easier.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.15.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:29 am by Robin J. Elliott
When last did you see a huge billboard on a vacant lot, with a beautiful artist’s rendition of the high-rise building that will someday magically appear on that ground? I think that I one of the most motivating sights I ever see – smart strategists have planned a magnificent building in every detail, and they know exactly what it will look like, what it will cost, when it will be complete and how much money it will make them. They know every detail on the interior, the furnishings and the landscaping.
Then, lots of workmen, machines and vehicles start converging on the site, and all sorts of strange noises can be heard as they start building the foundation. For a long time, you see no progress. It’s all foundation building. The higher the building, the better the foundation has to be. Eventually, one day, you see the first signs of progress above ground, and then it starts to rocket upward at an alarming rate. Just like a business that has finally achieved Critical Mass. (Just like DollarMakers.) Before you know it, occupants arrive and there are people in the building, and it’s almost as if the building has always been there. The creation of that building was all based on Joint Ventures. Many people worked together and shared their skills and resources with a definite, specific, predictable common goal.
Just like bamboo; for a long time there is no sign of growth, then suddenly it shoots up to fifteen feet in a matter of days! Just because you don’t SEE the growth and development doesn’t mean it’s not there.
My friend, Marnus, once thanked me for being his 7UP. I asked what he meant and he told me this story, which I think is simply a myth, but the message is a solid as a rock. Seems there was this inventor who decided to create a soft drink, which he called One Up (1UP). It failed. He borrowed some money, recreated his formula, and tried again. It didn’t work. He persisted and brought out 2Up, which also failed, so he spent the last of hi money and put 3UP on the market. No dice. He went into debt and launched 4UP, then 5UP. Both tanked. With his back to the wall, he presented 6UP, which also failed, so he sold his business to a friend. His friend spent a few hundred dollars, made one small change and launched 7UP. He got rich.
Strategists are pro-active, goal-directed winners who construct a firm foundation with optimal leverage to create and sustain wealth. They realize that the people with whom they align themselves have to share their goals, ethics, values and morals. They know that they are judged by the company they keep.
Strategists focus on one building at a time. They understand that there has to be a “fit”. They create a win/win scenario where everyone benefits according to their contribution. See your wealth building process and strategy as you would a building, in which all the contributors are stake-holders. Construct your back-end income and diverse associated JV’s carefully, all in alignment with the main building. Make sure the process is logical and well coordinated. Work with people who can help, guide, inspire and motivate you while that foundation is being built. Remove saboteurs with immediate, maximum force. Have a regular look at that exciting billboard to remind you what you’re building.
DollarMakers is a wealth creating machine. Those who join us have the opportunity to piggyback on our reputation, international growth and branding, and support systems. They can benefit for our guidance, training, and access, and our alliances with common JV partners, and together we are creating a compelling future. We have a beautiful billboard and our building is zooming skyward. The builders (Members) all have a stake in our success, and the more they contribute, the greater their stake. Our Management Team is totally dedicated to the mission and we build in unity with integrity. We don’t quit. We run a tight ship. We fire arrogant and dishonest Members. We reward production. And together, we are doing amazing things.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.13.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:57 pm by Robin J. Elliott
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02.12.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:23 pm by Robin J. Elliott
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02.07.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:25 am by Robin J. Elliott
“The better your self-esteem, the more money you will make. The fastest way to increase your self-esteem is to improve your self discipline. Do exactly what you say you will do, when you say you will do it, push yourself to make it happen, do whatever it takes, and you will attract money like a nuclear-powered magnet.”
Robin J. Elliott
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:19 am by Robin J. Elliott
It’s time to get strong. Time to take control of your life and step up to the next level. Time to kick butt. Time to make it happen. It’s YOUR time. The time is NOW. John Steinbeck said, “I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.” This is how to move up from the level of a servile sycophant to the level of a warrior, from compromising toady to powerful winner, from politically correct brownnose to legendary leader, from a wandering generality to a meaningful specific.
There are two kinds of people out there – people with a wishbone and those with a backbone. Most of us don’t want to offend anyone, until we realize that the only people who are offended by directness, honesty, and straight talk are losers. Many people don’t want to rock the boat, but they don’t understand that when you rock the boat the wimps fall out and you’re left with the winners. Political correctness is the most powerful weapon the evil enemies of western civilization have. You can quickly emerge from the cocoon of fear and timidity as a courageous pioneer who can create the world you want.
It all starts with your own self-esteem. Your self-image will determine exactly what you accomplish in life, how much money you make and how much fun you have. People follow leaders. People want to be associated with champions. Success starts with what you believe about yourself and what you tell yourself about your abilities, circumstances, options, past and integrity. It’s all in your head, Fred. So how do we start adjusting our image of what and who we are? It’s easier than you may think.
1. Make a copious list of all your successes. Focus on what you have done right and what you have accomplished, nothing else.
2. Make a list of your strengths and positive attributes.
3. Make a list of all your opportunities and abilities.
4. Align yourself with the most powerful, influential, successful and honest people. To do this, join the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum right now.
5. Change your environment (what you see, read, hear) to stimulate success. Your home, car, office, and workspace should carry visual and audio images of what you want, not what you don’t want. Pictures of your goals and aspirations will inspire and focus you. Whatever you focus on will grow. Only read books and watch TV programs that will build and strengthen you.
6. Change your self-talk. Don’t use words and phrases like:
“I guess, I think, Maybe, I suppose, Perhaps, I’ll TRY, I’ll do my best, Hope.” This is loser language.
Change the way you talk to others and yourself. You will make it happen. You know. You expect. You guarantee. Whatever it takes. You will make it happen. You are a nuclear powered money magnet. Every day, in every way, you’re getting richer and richer. You are an unstoppable warrior. You are strong and courageous, fearless and bulletproof.
7. Educate yourself about your profession. Knowledge builds confidence. Learn everything you can about being a Joint Venture Broker and practice it 24/7 and you will make more money than you can imagine. Throw yourself into your profession and work and be prepared to make mistakes.
8. Demand success and do not compromise. Remove losers from your life. Expect to win and demand that people deliver what they promise. Set high standards and don’t listen to losers, leeches, and naysayers. Remember this: Weak people are dangerous. Judge people by what they do, not by what they say. Hold them and yourself to account and keep your word. Be the steel fist in the velvet glove and don’t be afraid to take the gloves off.
This is the way to move from fear to faith. In order to find loyal friends, be loyal. In order to attract winners, be a winner. Tell the truth and to hell with the consequences. Live according to your own values, and nobody else’s. Don’t get distracted by the rabble – focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. When you are attacked, fight fire with fire. Find a winning horse and ride it. Hitch your wagon to a star. Together with other winners, you can accomplish anything. They will tell you what you can do and help you to do it. They will show you all your opportunities and remind you of your strengths. Set specific, exciting goals and stick to them. Never waver. Never quit, and your dreams will all come true.
Finally, a good start is to read “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. Most losers never get more than half way in that book. Winners read the whole thing and then every other book she wrote.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.06.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:02 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Gayle shouted, “Daddy, Daddy! There are ripe apples on the tree! Let’s go pick them!” Daddy got a bucket and off they went to pick apples. There were many green apples on the tree, but there were four ripe ones, so they picked the ripe ones and put them in the bucket. Then Daddy went to the tool shed, got an axe, and proceeded to chop the tree down. After all, one can’t eat green apples, right?
I had a distraught salesperson call me who felt she had failed by not closing a sale. The prospect had agreed to buy, but when the time came to pay, she decided not to go ahead. The salesperson tried every conceivable closing technique, argument, and explanation, but the buyer would not budge. I told her the story about the apples on the tree and reminded her that the buyer simply wasn’t ripe for the picking yet. YET being the operative word.
People don’t buy for many reasons – projection, self-esteem, peer pressure, timing, misunderstanding, negative associations, lack of urgency or hunger, and contamination (she attended another seminar and it didn’t work, so she doesn’t believe yours will work, either). We also need to remember that most people need more than one exposure to a new idea before they accept it or act upon it. “NO” simply means “Not Yet” in my book. People’s circumstances change, and if you’re friendly and understanding when they don’t buy, they will come back to you when they’re ready. The key is to remain friendly and supportive, keep contact and “Drip on them” – keep feeding them tasty morsels until one day the scales tip in favor of your product or service.
We live in a cynical world and people are understandably skeptical. When you don’t pressurize, ostracize, or get nasty when they don’t buy, you retain the option to sell them later. They will watch how you handle their refusal and they will remember. They will also wait and see how successful you are, and when they’re comfortable that you’re not some fly-by-night type, they’ll contact you and buy. Be patient when you sow. You can’t plant an acorn today and expect an oak tree tomorrow. Nurture that seed – water it, smile at it, feed it more information and benefits, care for it and build relationship. Often, those who take a long time to buy turn out to be your very best, most loyal fans and customers, who in turn bring you many more customers.
Sow massively, consistently and abundantly, and you will reap in due proportion. Sow in different areas, with different bait. Use Joint Ventures to duplicate and multiply your efforts and resources when sowing, and you can’t help but reap. Use JV’s to sow with no cost or risk. Different seeds will germinate at different times, so spread your sowing across different demographic and geographic fields. And always remember that green apples do eventually get ripe. Don’t chop the tree down - water it!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:11 am by Robin J. Elliott
Note: This will work for you whether you have a business or a database or not, as long as you have access to any database of people.
Are you sitting on a goldmine without realizing it? No matter what the size of your database is, whether it is 100 “real” people, in other words people who know, trust, respect and like you, or 10,000 people whose e mail addresses you have from an opt-in list to get your free report, whether your “Members” actually paid for their membership or not, your database is a source of serious money, just waiting to be unleashed.
The reason why I make this claim is that every one of the people with whom you have contact has definite wants and needs. In fact, they all have multiple wants and needs, and you can earn a lot of money helping them get what they want, solve their problems and reach their goals, through Joint Ventures. The more people you help, the more money you can make. The more value you create, the more you earn. It’s called Capitalism – finding a need and filling it.
But of course, we don’t think about everything our people want and need, do we? No – we’re only interested in selling them out own products and services. We don’t care what else they want, what their goals are, or what their problems are if it’s not directly related to our own products and services. Why? Because we are egocentric, small-minded, desperate, self-employed salespeople with a set of steel blinders. Take those blinders off and get out of your own way, and the dollars will flow to you. Forget about what you want, your products and services and your cash flow, and think about what the people in your database want, and you’ll get all the money you want.
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.” A good example is a very long, boring, advertising e-mail I received yesterday from some character in California who wants me to sell his product to my Membership. I didn’t bother to read his lengthy advert – why should I? He is a typical salesman – he doesn’t care about me or what I want or my time, just what he wants. He’s not even a Member of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum, which immediately disqualifies him from doing business with me anyway. But he’s too insensitive and pushy to even think of that. What could he have done to get my undivided attention? How about this approach: “Dear Mr. Elliott, I am impressed with your organization and the value you create. I would like you to achieve your goals and I have access to numerous resources, databases and organizations that I think you can benefit from. I would like to know what you need or want, and what your goals are, so that I can help you in your work.”
It’s really quite simple. I would have responded to that e-mail. And once this man had proved to me that he could, indeed, deliver, I might be interested in reciprocating. When he realizes that he can access any resource he needs through Joint Ventures, he will understand that he can be of great value to me. For example, If I say, “I want to go horse riding on a beach in Southern California” and he lives in a high-rise in New York City, all he has to do is find someone who provides horse riding adventures in Southern California and arrange the deal. The horse riding might cost him $150, but he could make $10,000 when I introduce his product to my database. Sow before you reap.
Let’s talk about YOUR database. What does Sally Adams want? She bought your service three months ago and she’s in your database. Hopefully, you communicate regularly with her, so she actually remembers who you are, and hopefully she had a positive experience with your service. Could you offer her a travel opportunity, legal services, a free seminar, a complimentary report or DVD, a teleconference, a business opportunity, or an e book, in such a way that it reeks of value? Can you do it with no pressure and turn it into a gift or a bonus? Of course you can. I’m not talking about advertising other peoples’ products to your database – I’m talking about GIVING them stuff and helping them. It’s all about the way you present it, whether it’s surveys, thank you gestures, or simple gifts. By giving away samples, gift certificates, experiences, free lessons or courses, and solving her problems with no strings attached, Sally could very well start using some of those products or services and become a paying customer of the businesses that offer them, resulting in continued income from each of those business to YOU.
I guarantee your database can make you a large amount of money at 100% profit through carefully constructed Joint Ventures, regardless of whether you have a business or not. All you need is access to a database of people. When you offer to help people and solve their problems and you know how to deliver that help through other people, you become a very popular person. People like to help people who have helped them. Don’t send them your pathetic sales letters and cold call on them. They are not interested in you; they are interested in THEMSELVES. They don’t care about your products or services until they know that you care about them, and you can demonstrate that easier than you think.
So, here’s the bottom line. You can get paid to help other people reach their goals. In addition, there is no cost or risk to you, and it will take you very little time. You can strategically create Joint Venture mechanisms and systems that will feed 100% profit straight into your bank account on an ongoing basis from multiple businesses. It’s called the Power of Joint Ventures.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.05.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:47 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Do you know why buffalos run over the edge of cliffs and fall to their deaths? Because their eyes are on the side of their heads – they only see what the rest of the herd is doing. They do what everyone else does. They don’t look ahead like eagles. Losers do what is quick, easy, popular, and cheap. Winners do whatever it takes to make their dreams come true.
When Sandy joined my sales team, I gave her the usual introduction. “Sandy, you’re a commission-only salesperson. Let me tell you what happens to most of my commission-only salespeople, so you can never say I didn’t warn you. 90% of people quit just as they’re about to make a breakthrough. They give up when they’re teetering on the brink of success. They throw in the towel when they’re inches from the Finish line. They cut bait just before they reel in the biggest fish they ever met. They leave the restaurant just before the prime rib arrives at their table. That is why the top of the ladder is never crowded. You can decide to do what all those losers do, or you can decide to hang in there until you hit pay dirt. Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
One of the reasons why people quit to soon is that they mix with quitters who are constantly beckoning them to the next best thing. They hang out with wimps who tell them not to work too hard, and give them lots of reasons to cut and run like cowards. They follow the herd into the bar instead of making more sales calls. Think about this: If you had a meeting with Donald Trump or Winston Churchill and you told him that you were considering quitting, what kind of response would you expect? Mix with winners who will motivate, inspire, push, encourage, and assist you to persist when the going gets tough. In fact, when things are hard, winners get even more motivated! When winners face obstacles, they find a way over, under, around or through those obstacles. Losers find excuses, light another cigarette, and slither back to bed. Don’t associate with them.
The richest man in British Columbia, Jim Pattison, is said to be wealthier than the Donald. There is a story that he used to fire his weakest car salesman every month. Guess how losers respond to that information? That’s right, they throw up their arms in disgust and cry how unfair he is and what a nasty man he is. How do winners respond? They agree that that’s a smart thing to do – get rid of the dross and spend your time with the producers. Hang tough. Be prepared to do whatever it takes, 24/7/365. Don’t even CONSIDER the option to give up. Don’t even think about the possibility of failure, because you only fail when you quit. Get in for the long run and your success is guaranteed. You will find very little competition.
Sandy remembered what I taught her and insulated herself from whiners and excusiologists. She read only positive books, spent her time in meaningful pursuits, and never stopped until she reached her goals. She made a lot of money and she recruited people like herself. She shared my motto from Paul J. Meyer: “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.”
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:13 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I often have people asking me how to handle legal questions, Non Disclosure Agreements, contracts, disclaimers, legal risk, etc., in my Joint Ventures. I found an excellent way to handle these questions. Works for me! To find out what I did, call Linda Rasmussen at 1.866.870.2537
When people ask me how I save money on my travel and get all those virtually free trips, and make even more money on the back end, I tell them I found a perfect way. Click here to see what I did.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:12 am by Robin J. Elliott
Listen in on a conversation I had with “Tom”, who sells life insurance.
Robin: “Tom, what is the average commission you earn on any one of your products?”
Tom: “I average around $1,500.”
Robin: “What is your closing ratio, Tom? In other words, how many sales do you make out of every ten people you talk with, given that they’re qualified prospects?”
Tom: “I close at least 3 in ten. Three will buy.”
Robin: “And that’s in two to three appointments. Now, Tom, if you spent Twelve Hours straight with twenty qualified people in the same room and over lunch and dinner, how many would become your customers?”
Tom: “Probably eight of them.”
Robin: “That’s 8 X $1,500 = $12,000. Let’s be conservative and halve that to $6,000. Would you pay me $500 to put you in that room with those 20 people for 12 straight hours, Tom?”
Tom: “Of course I would – I’d be crazy not to!”
Robin: “OK Tom. Here’s what I will do for you. In addition to putting more than 20 people in the room, I will advertise you on 55 websites for a month, and in the workbooks of all those people, and give you six minutes in front of the room, all for just $500. All you do is become one of our Sponsors for $500. Each of the people attending has paid $500 to be in the room and they are all qualified prospects for you.”
Sponsorship is a very smart way to grow your business, as long as you’re reaching your target audience. Piggyback on credibility and status of the event / person / organization you’re sponsoring. Look at the lifetime value of just one client. See how you can reach other markets by sponsoring events in a different city.
For more information on how you can sponsor our Joint Venture Bootcamps, contact our DollarMakers General Manager, Jim Kennedy at 905.858.9194.
To reach the Mommy Market, contact the Marketing Director for the DollarMakers Mom Comes Home Campaign, Michelle Bacani-Lim at 1.877.855.5609.
Note: Limited space available and we have specific parameters and requirements to be met by Sponsors.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:22 am by Robin J. Elliott
A soggy envelope on an icy windshield, embracing the curious fingers of the drowsy morning fog, was waiting to be carefully opened to reveal the key to a million sunrises and a billion smiles.
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02.02.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:38 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Robin J. Elliott shares why a Flamingo is different, and how you can be a Flamingo to stand out in a crown, become the only act in town, and have everyone wanting to do business with you. All using Joint Ventures.
Find out about Joint Ventures for Passive Income now!
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Posted in Uncategorized at 4:24 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Ever stayed awake at night worrying that you might lose your job or be passed over for promotion? Every seen changes in technology or competition or other events beyond your control cripple or hurt your business? Ever worried that you might lose your star salesperson or get sued by an employee? Every cursed the seasonal vicissitudes in your business or wished you were in another business? Ever wanted to hire a hit man to remove your competition that was forcing prices down? Ever lived in the real world?
What happens if you have all your income eggs in one proverbial basket and you drop that basket, or, worse still, someone steals it? If you’re selling your time and you get ill, break a leg, or want to go on holiday, what happens to your income? Do you wish you could just stop working and relax for a week or two, but you can’t afford to let go of the reins in your business? Is your overhead so high that you work for 24 days of the month just to cover costs? Do you worry about fires, floods, holidays and political changes, outsourcing and immigrant labor affecting your income?
Multiple sources of passive / residual income from different geographic and demographic areas and from different industries removes this worry, especially if all your income is 100% profit and you carry no overhead, employees, risk or cost of sales. Joint Ventures allow you to benefit from multiple other business and their infrastructures simultaneously. No more feast-or-famine, chicken-or-feathers seasonality, because different sources offset one another. With your overhead removed, you need far less to survive, and you don’t have to carry inventory or support employees. By spreading your risk, you increase your peace of mind and limit your exposure, while at the same time optimizing your income opportunities. You can create more value if you can offer more products and services. And JV’s allow you to spend very little time in setting up the deals.
You need multiple sources of income because in our ever-changing and very dynamic world, where new technology and a constantly shifting socio-political landscape means that change is the only constant, there is no security in being locked in to any one income source. A Joint Venture Broker has the freedom to continually create new cash cows and to build more and more tollbooths on the bridges he builds between supply and demand. Employees work IN tollbooths, while JV brokers OWN the tollbooths. When one income source dries up or disappears, there are many more to take its place. When currencies fluctuate, they are offset by income form other geographic areas. Nothing and nobody is indispensable, so nobody can control, coerce, or manipulate you. You are truly your own boss when you’re a JV Broker. You answer only to yourself. You can create ultimate financial freedom.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:15 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Increase your sales by using these simple and proven techniques.
Ask the prospect what they want. Then ask, “On a scale of one to ten, one being, ‘I don’t want it’, and ten being, ‘I want it VERY badly’, how badly do you want this?” Anything less than a nine, walk away. They must be motivated to solve their problem.
If your product or service can satisfy their need, ask, “If you knew without a doubt that my product / service can satisfy this need / remove this problem, could you make an investment decision, or would you need to discuss it with someone?” If they can’t make the buying decision, set up a meeting with the decision maker or walk away. (Do not discuss price until they know what the value is.)
If your buyer is motivated and can make a decision, find out how much the solution will make them in regards to return on investment and how much money it will save them, so you have a dollar value amount. For example, “If you were to implement this solution, you would increase your capacity by 15%, which would mean an additional $1,000 per month in net profit, am I right?” Or, “So you’re saying that the correct solution would save you $1,200 per month in losses? How much is that per year?”
Now take a piece of paper and write down one side, 1, 2, 3 through 10. Ask, “What has to be in place, what do you need to see, what questions must be answered to your complete satisfaction, in order for you take out your credit card or checkbook and invest in this solution right now? For example, I would imagine that the investment would have to be right, correct? OK we’ll keep that as the last point.” Write, “INVESTMENT REQUIRED” next to number 10 on your sheet of paper. Ask, “What else?” For example, the prospect might say things like, Risk, Delivery Time, Track Record, Color, Ease of Use, Training, Support… every time you get a requirement, write it down,. Don’t discuss it, simply write it down. If you have more than ten, keep on writing.
When he is done, ask, “Anything else? OK, so you’re agreeing that if I can answer all these questions to your satisfaction, you will invest in my solution right away, right?” If he says “NO”, say, “That’s OK – in my experience, when someone says, “No”, there are a few more requirements, what are they?” And write them down, too. Then repeat the question, “OK, so you’re agreeing that if I can answer all these questions to your satisfaction, you will invest in my solution today, right?”
If he agrees, start handling each point one by one, in the order that you have written them, handle each objection and at the end of each one ask, “Does that satisfy your requirement on this point?” If it does, cross it out on the paper and put a tick mark next to it. For example, point number two might be Delivery Date. You would ask, “You said the delivery date is important. What date do you require delivery? Fourteenth? No problem – we can get it to you by the tenth. Is that the correct answer? Fine.” Cross it out, add a tick mark. Until you get to the last point, then handle the investment (price.) Show the return on investment using the dollar number you calculated right at the beginning.
When all the points have been crossed off, it’s time to close the sale. Take out your order form and start to complete it. “OK, David, now I will need your correct delivery address in order to make sure we deliver to the right place. What is your street address?” (Assumptive close.) When you get to the end, ask alternative choice questions, where both answers are “Yes”. For example, “Would you be using Visa or MasterCard? Would you require delivery in the morning or afternoon?” Until you have the deal closed and paid for.
If the prospect resists the completion of the order form, say, “No problem. In my experience, when we have been through this exercise and you’re still a bit reluctant, there are still a few things you’re not yet quite comfortable with, am I correct, Dave?” YES. “OK. What are you still unsure about?” Take out a new piece of paper and down the side write 1,2,3,… 10. Repeat the procedure until he buys.
Remember, “NO” means, “Not Yet”. Keep on showing the value and solving his problems until he buys. You only lose when you walk away. When he buys, ask for referrals. Offer an incentive, a premium, a bonus, a discount or a commission, for the referrals you get. Don’t take referrals from people who don’t buy. If your prospect doesn’t invest, stay friendly, thank him for his time, and stay in touch until he does buy.
Good salespeople measure and work on their ratios, they ask for the sale and close and they take massive, consistent action.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:56 am by Robin J. Elliott
A few months back, I joined Pro Travel Network to benefit from the amazing travel discounts and Familiarization Trips that only travel agents get - I invested $400 and introduced friends and people who love travel like I do. I have made nearly $5,000 and saved a lot on travel (and I like $99 cruises).
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Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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02.01.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:56 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Only as high as I reach can I grow
Only as far as I seek can I go
Only as deep as I look can I see
Only as much as I dream can I beKaren Ravn
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Posted in Uncategorized at 12:28 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Yesterday I took my daughter, Sacha, for her first downhill skiing experience. She caught on fast due to her ballet, roller-skating, and rollerblading experience, and was soon flying down the mountain like an experienced skier. One of the techniques that helped a lot to flatten her learning curve was following me and mirroring my turns down Mystery Peak. When we mirror the behavior of people who are ahead of us in any skill set, we learn faster and avoid the pitfalls – learn from the mistakes and experience of others. “Do what I do and you’ll get what I get” sort of thing.
If you’re walking through a minefield, and business can often resemble a minefield, it’s a smart idea to walk in the footsteps of the character in front of you so that you don’t get blown up, right? A successful JV Broker and can offer you a track to run on that will circumvent the time consuming mistakes that are common to beginners. Learn from your mentors and save money. Get there faster and save money by discovering the short cuts. Invest $500 and one day in a DollarMakers JV Broker Bootcamp and save tens of thousands of dollars and lots of time trying to learn it all yourself.
For example, people often ask me how I handle legal questions, contracts, Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s), and risk in Joint Ventures and I always say, “Talk to Linda!” Why? Because that’s what I did – I have known Linda for two years and I have the greatest respect for her as a Member of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum and as an astute business professional. I use her services and it works great for me. I have peace of mind and access and I save a bucketful of money in the process. So, before you ask me, call Linda Rasmussen: 1.866.870.2537. See? I just saved you and myself time!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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