06.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:11 am by Robin J. Elliott
People do business with you and help you to succeed because they like and trust you. Every interaction with them is either a deposit or a withdrawal in your TRUST Bank. If you focus on making deposits, you will get rich and build good relationships with winners. This is how to make withdrawals and deposits:
Withdrawals:
Don’t return e mails and phone calls on time. For every day you don’t return a call or e mail, your bank balance goes down. It’s an insult to the other person.
Don’t do what you promise, when you promise to do it: BIG mistake – big withdrawal. (People don’t believe your excuses, even if they’re valid!)
Don’t acknowledge peoples’ contributions to your success – it’s like not sending them their paycheck!
Be negative, whine, focus on what can go wrong, and complain. Pessimism will drain your bank balance faster than you think. You may even be running on empty…
Deposits:
Pay them genuine, specific, and sincere compliments.
Deliver on time. Go the extra mile. Talk in the interests of the other person.
Be positive, enthusiastic, upbeat, and encouraging. Expect to win.
Return phone calls and e-mails promptly.
Be reliable and committed, loyal and available.
Every interaction, every phone call, every meeting and e-mail, is an opportunity to build your TRUST account. It’s easy, it takes little self discipline, and it works!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.25.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:02 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Without action, nothing happens. Dreams and ideas without action are impotent. Everything that you see around you is the result of action. Nothing happens by mistake. Your residual income is the result of activity. Every little action counts. I know that the word, “WORK” is a cussword to many, but successful people embrace it. Persistent, consistent action is the key to success, not intermittent action. Winners keep on keeping on, even when they don’t feel like it. ESPECIALLY when they don’t feel like it. They never even consider the option of quitting.
Self-discipline and hard work will create a life of freedom for you, as long as you’re prepared to pay the price, which is ACTION. The more action you take, the more you will learn, and the more self-confident you will become. When I look at the DollarMakers Management Team, I see action takers. These wonderful friends are unstoppable. We believe passionately in our goals and we work tirelessly toward the accomplishment of our dreams. We believe in our goals and in ourselves, and we do whatever it takes. Massive action gets massive results, as long as it is consistent and passionate. Ask any successful athlete how many hours a day they practice.
One of the DollarMakers Members got involved with a Network Marketing company and has done extremely well. Someone asked me what the secret of her success is. I said, “Tammie takes massive action. She holds weekly meetings – EVERY week. She attends all the training sessions. She immerses herself in the company and understands every aspect. Her hallmark is action. She is highly disciplined.” Many others joined the same company and never made money. The reason? Not enough ACTION. How many hours a day do you invest in achieving your goals?
Work when others sleep. Work when others watch TV. Work when others watch sport. Work when others find excuses not to work. When you feel sick, work harder. Do not go to bed until you have achieved your daily goal. INSIST on achieving your goals. Be determined and fearless. The top 5% of salespeople simply put in more effort. Eventually, this action becomes a habit, and you will be able top leverage all your hard work. But you have to get there first. Get into the habit of doing whatever it takes. Prioritize and stick to your program. Focus your time on high return activities.
At the end of the day, look at what you DID, not what you talked about, promised, planned or whined about. To get into the top 5% of winners, focus on activity. There’s not a lot of competition out there when you become an action taker. You can overcome any barriers and achieve any goal with organized, consistent action.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.24.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:55 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Be careful when setting up any reciprocal Joint Venture. Here are a few pointers / red flags that can save you time, money, and frustration:
- MOTIVES: When setting up a Joint Venture, be aware of the motives of your prospective JV partner. Many times, they will tell you anything you want to hear to get into your database, so avoid sending your people to their websites where they automatically opt in to their database. Set it up so that there are checks and balances – I have made the mistake of trusting the wrong people once too often. Now, before I cross promote, I want evidence that you are indeed reciprocating before I sell your products and services to my database. You can “salt” their database – opt in with a false name so you can see if they actually promote you and send out those e-mails. Many times, they have no intention of reciprocating.
- RULE CHANGING: Watch out! When they start changing the rules and moving the goalposts, or “Re-negotiating”, you know you’ve found a dud, not a stud. If you suddenly become too successful in their MLM downline, for example, and they renege on their promises, you have a loser by the tail. Replace them fast. Get the rules in writing at the beginning in a simple Memorandum of Understanding.
- LACK OF COMMUNICATION: If they are eager to communicate with you at the beginning and then they become “busy” or unavailable, you know they’re hiding and trying to back out of their commitment. Everyone is busy – that is never an excuse.
- WEAK REPORTING: You should receive a full Report / Statement at the end of each month, with a check attached. If you have to beg for details, it’s because they’re not tracking or don’t intend paying.
- Finally, THE COMPANY THEY KEEP: If you see that they are linked up with scoundrels and weasels, you know that birds of the feather flock eagerly together. DO judge them by the company they keep.
The great thing about a carefully arranged JV is that it takes little time and no money to set up, and you should not incur any risk. If you see any of the above Red Flags, walk away, terminate, cut bait, and move on. You’ve lost nothing and you have learned something. There are millions of JV’s to be had out there- no shortage – don’t be attached to any one JV.
Be particularly careful of the Big Ego. Usually, a big database makes people feel they‘re important, and you should be careful around those types. They think they’re untouchable, but they’re not. Do seek Centers of Influence, but find people who are humble, real, professional, and caring.
Do your due diligence, plan carefully, bearing the above in mind, and take your time. When people rush or pressure you, they’re either hiding something or they are desperate for money – either way, it’s another Red Flag. Look for patterns and remain objective – treat your JV’s like a Monopoly Game or a Cash Flow Game – don’t take it personally. By having multiple JV’s running at the same time, you can cross sell and cross promote the good ones. Take advice from your team members, mastermind group (if you have to pay to join it, by the way, it’s not a mastermind group) and fellow JV Forum Members.
Finally, as a DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum Member, I encourage you to ONLY JV with other Members. I do. I will not even consider doing a JV with a non-Member.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:29 am by Robin J. Elliott
Most people don’t realize that it is relatively easy to double their sales. These three steps always work.
ONE: DAILY NUMBERS.
When I started in Sales, I was told exactly how many appointments I needed to conduct every single day, how many referrals to get at each appointment, how many phone calls to make (that means you call UNTIL you have your four appointments per day – everything is bottom- line related), how to track my closing ratios, and how to REPORT my activity and results every single day.
Get the numbers working for you. Track everything. What are your specific, measurable, time-related goals, yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily? What are your closing ratios? How many appointments / exposures per day? What is working? What is not working? Measure everything. At the end of each day, can you write down exactly what results you attained? WILL you write it down? This is painful for losers and semi-committed pretenders – they don’t want to be exposed, so they hide behind the Big Picture, the Pipeline, and Excuses. Lots of Activity, no results. If you’re serious about your goals, whatever it takes, you will confront reality in this way. And take responsibility. Accountability means you have to account for your results. You can’t bank promises. Get real and get results. What are you committed to accomplish TODAY?
TWO: COMMIT TO YOUR TEAM.
When I was a Distributor for SMI, we got a new Sales Manager whose job it was to help us increase sales. He asked me a simple question: “Would you like to double your sales?” Yes. “How often do you hold sales meetings with your sales team?” Once a week. “OK – start holding sales meetings EVERY MORNING.” I did – the loser salespeople all slithered away because they couldn’t handle the pressure and the winners doubled and then redoubled their sales. We didn’t discuss the weather, promises, excuses, or activity – just results. We solved problems and honed our skills, practiced our pitches and learned more about selling. We all attended the Tom Hopkins sales training. I paid for everyone – great investment. It worked. DAILY CONTROL and ACCOUNTABILITY. Even if your team is you and your spouse, agree to the ground rules and stick to them. Communicate, learn, and be reliable.
THREE: MORE PRESENTATIONS TO BETTER PROSPECTS.
A client once asked me how she could double her sales in life insurance. I asked her, “What is your closing ration, and how many calls do you make per day?” Then I advised her to double the amount of presentations she made. She tripled her sales. Reschedule your time, double your activity, and don’t waste time on non-productive activities or weak prospects. Be very selective and don’t waste time on administrative duties (leave that to people who can’t sell) or minimum wage activities – hire someone to do that stuff. At any time of the day, ask yourself, “Is this activity going to increase my sales or not?” If not, why are you doing it? Upgrade the quality of your prospects and ruthlessly cut the time vampires out of your life.
Jan Janzen said, “So many people fail in Network Marketing for the very same reasons that people fail in anything.” Rika and I attended a meeting with a thousand other high achievers with Pre-Paid Legal in
California last week. We all won a glorious holiday. The people who were not there had the same opportunity, but they don’t follow the above three steps to doubling sales – think about it.
Finally, if you’re not using Joint Ventures to create unlimited flows of qualified prospects, perhaps it’s time you did so.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.23.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:36 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Rika and I just got home for a great trip to Huntington Beach, California, where we stayed at the luxurious, five star Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa for five days. We were very impressed with the excellent quality all round, but I was blown away by their expert internal marketing. This is Joint Venture magic at its best.
Every product, service, and department of the resort is marketed in a classy, sophisticated way at every opportunity, offering guests value, solutions, ease, and comfort. Using menus, table cards, standing signage, notes, samples, discounts, and premiums, guests are educated and enlightened about the various options available to them. The entire operation is a giant Joint Venture. I loved it. Every aspect of this internal marketing was aimed at the pleasure of the guest – no hard sell, no pressure. Subtle and easy to understand and use. All barriers to buying removed. Simple flow-through.
Joint Ventures are not simply a means to create additional income sources or to upsell and cross sell – they are carefully and tastefully designed and implemented to strategically assist people to solve their problems and reach their goals, providing valuable information and ease, saving time and effort in the process. This Hyatt Regency has it working perfectly. No concierge trying to sell you the restaurant down the road so that he can pocket a quick buck. No cheap flyers for pizza pushed under your hotel door in the middle of the night – just a carefully planned, well-designed guest services machine.
DollarMakers strives to offer the same internal solutions, saving our Members the trouble and time involved in finding these services and JV’s themselves and protecting them from unscrupulous types and swindles. I recently saved a Member a lot of money and embarrassment when they e-mailed me a question about an illegal pyramid scheme deal they were being offered. My question when they thanked me was, “Why don’t you just take advantage of the existing JV’s available to our Members? It’s easy, safe, lucrative, and quick – you don’t have to risk your reputation and money on unknown schemes.” By the way, if anyone tells you that DollarMakers is endorsing any opportunity out there, check with us first.
My hat is off to the Hyatt - like their excellent Governator, we’ll be back!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.19.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:19 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Many people are watching other Joint Venture Brokers succeed, watching from the bleachers, while they prepare to do the same. We buy into the success of others instead of creating our own success. You can only prepare so much; at some point, you have to go out and do it. Stop making your excuses your reasons to wait – it’s easier than you think, once you get started. A lot of people fear taking action. Michael Jordan said, “I succeed because I fail countless times.” Sure, you will fall off your bicycle a few times, but once you get riding, nothing will stop your Joint Venture success.
We don’t realize how big we’re not thinking, since we don’t see the massive wealth opportunities until we start taking action. Fear and faith can’t co-exist. When we stop making excuses, we start making money. Everyone is busy. Everyone has a life. You’re not the only person who has a lot of things going on. When you realize the tremendous wealth and freedom available through Joint Ventures, you will understand that you can have a corner office in your own home, and that while most people are cursing the traffic, you can be earning residual income while you walk around the lake or lie on the beach. I know - I just got back from the beach.
Making the breakthrough you so richly deserve is not hard once you accept that the key is persistence, tenacity and consistency. Trying times are the times we need to be trying, not quitting. Winners never even consider the option of defeat. Don’t settle for average. Your date with destiny has been set - all you have to do is keep the appointment. Being involved with the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum and working with other Eagles makes it easier that working along.
It takes a simple decision to make your success inevitable. Decide that you will trade your fear for faith, your timidity for tenacity, and your analysis for action. Commit to unwavering focus and success. Treat your JV Brokerage like a mission, not a hobby. You will reap in direct proportion to what you sow.
DollarMakers reached the tipping point when we hit 500 Members. Now we’re facing a tsunami of growth as we expand into the United Kingdom and beyond. The DollarMakers Team is ready to work with you so that you can ride the wave with us. Get off the bleachers and come join the action on the field – the rewards are mind boggling!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.17.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:31 pm by Robin J. Elliott
“Don’t let the past remind you of what you are not now” sang
Crosby, Stills, and Nash in their wonderful “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”. Too often, we allow past failures, hurts, and mistakes to undermine our futures. Think about the import of these words, and I think you will experience a liberating epiphany.
Don’t Let: That implies that you are in charge of your interpretation of your circumstances, your thoughts, and your choices. You are not an emotional cripple that is incapable of controlling your own mind and perceptions.
The Past: That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? If you had made millions of dollars in sales last year, would you feel the same way about your next Joint Venture deal or sales call? Stop allowing the past to contaminate your future. The future starts right now – you’re already living in it.
Remind You: Stop paying for past mistakes repeatedly. Get over it! Move on. You can’t drive looking in the rear view mirror. Focus on your goals.
Of What You Are Not Now: You are not the same person who messed up in the past. You’re not that shy nerd, that scared kid, that insecure character. You are what you believe you are. You are what you think. You are what you choose to be. Decide who you are NOW. The bad, sad past will sabotage you, nip at your ankles, distract, and lie to you, if you allow it to do so.
Take charge of your mind. Focus on your past wins and your past victories, instead of what didn’t work. List your successes. Enroll a few winners to help you make that list. So your kid didn’t call you for Fathers Day or your boss didn’t thank you for the overtime. That is not a reflection of your worth or who you are – it is a reflection of whom THEY are, and they don’t deserve you! Insist on a great self-image and build it with concentrated self-discipline, goal setting, and positive input.
Don’t let the past remind you of what you are not now – be a winner. Be a DollarMaker. Be a champion. Surround yourself with achievers.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.11.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:48 pm by Robin J. Elliott
We all have a limited amount of time, energy, and attention available. What do you spend those valuable, irreplaceable resources on? I received a call today and when I checked my call display, I had to check my attitude. The caller focuses most of his energy, time, and resources on what isn’t working perfectly, his problems, weaknesses, threats, and fears. His glass is always half empty and he perceives himself as a victim. He continually whines and makes mental pictures of circumstances he doesn’t want. By the time I put the phone down, I need a positive fix so I immediately call an optimistic, successful person who is in control of their minds and emotions.
If you simply adjusted the focus of your attention away from things you can’t change to things that you can affect, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish. Winners have a hard time accommodating whiners and losers. Before long, I know I will tell this caller that I only want to hear about what is working, what he feels good about, and what he is looking forward to. Instead of telling me about the “problem”, make a suggestion for the solution!
Instead of alienating strong people, attract them with a positive, “Can Do” attitude. Like an insect repellent, an affirmative outlook on life will ward off losers and looters. Instead of spending hours of your valuable time absorbed in bleak predictions of impending doom and failure, how about redirecting that power to proactively creating your ideal lifestyle? Nobody wants to be depressed by the time they put the phone down after talking with you. And they are unlikely to introduce you to their successful friends.
Whatever you focus on will grow. Remember that. Winners will help you and whiners will hurt you. Mix with Dollar Makers, not Dollar Takers and Dollar Fakers. Napoleon Hill taught us “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” The same applies to positive beliefs and expectations that apply to negative beliefs and expectations. Your mind will attract whatever it focuses on. If you had one bucket of water and two plants, the one you watered would grow. Your attention is the water.
Look at your friends, and you will see how positive you are, because like attracts like. Redirect your resources to solutions and success and get wealthy.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.07.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:38 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Rika and I decided to invest in a second home. We love the one we have but we want a second one. We were in the mall when we stopped to look at the advertisements for various homes in our area and the realtor made an appointment to meet with us to show us a home. To start with, he showed us a place that faced the wrong way. Then he had trouble working with his own calculator to show us the numbers. He asked what business I was in and interrupted my explanation. Then he gave us wrong information about the C.M.H.C. fee. At the end of that interview, where he had already blown himself out of the water, he insinuated that he didn’t want me to waste his time, and asked what guarantee he had that I would use his services exclusively! I let him know that would not happen. Finally, he was a week late in his follow-up! No apology, just a message to call him back. Unbelievable. LOSER.
The second realtor is someone whose professional, well designed advertising has been hitting our mailbox for years. We called him. We showed up for our meeting with him and he was early. Good sign, right there. Then he offered us Starbucks. Another good sign. His assistant was with him, and they made notes and handled the meeting very efficiently, no pressure, no nonsense. Today, he showed up – early again – and took us to see some homes that he had carefully selected according to our criteria. He was on time for every home, knowledgeable about every home, and conducted the tour with true professionalism and class. We felt relaxed and secure in the hands of a competent professional. At the end of the tour, he remained highly proficient. Oh, and he mentioned that he had downloaded my book. Smart move.
We’re off to Edmonton, Montreal, and California, but when we get back, we will find the right home and buy it. Two very near misses today. And there is no question in my mind that we will use the services of realtor Willi Isaak.
Both realtors had the very same opportunity, yet one will make money and one will not, and guess what? The loser will complain about buyers, prices, the economy and the weather, and blame the competition, while Willi will simply go on doing the right thing, helping people, and making money. The top of the ladder, my friend, is not crowded. “You can get anything you want out of life”, said Zig Ziglar, “if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” Sow and reap. What goes around comes around. Now thousands of people will read this article about Willi Isaak in our ezines and on my Blog.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:20 am by Robin J. Elliott
(I’m sure the Internet search engines will have a field day with that title!)
Last night, someone won $35 million in the Lotto 6/49. Very jolly. Congratulations to her – she probably won against odds of being struck twice by lightning within three minutes, riding on the back of a donkey with green blinkers, but then for two bucks it’s a great deal. What is someone told you that you had already won the lotto, and that your winnings were buried in a secure box underground, and that it would take you one year of hard work, 9 hours a day, five days a week, to dig that thing out? How would you respond? One year of hard work to retire and make your dreams come true?
You HAVE won the lotto. You are capable of making your dreams come true. All the wealth in the world is available to you, but you won’t get it by risking two bucks. You have to dig it up. You have to learn how to find it and then you have to go and get it. And then, it’s a sure thing. I say that because you can harness the power of Joint Ventures. You have to know where to dig, learn how to dig, and then DIG. Dig = Work.
Now the “Loan” part. You’ve heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach him to fish and he’ll feed his family for the rest of his life.” I am very impressed with www.KIVA.org. Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. Microfinancing. Very good. How can you help millions of small business owners, entrepreneurs, and would-be entrepreneurs, without taking a blue cent out of your jeans or creating a large organization like Kiva? By distributing our e books on Joint Ventures at no charge to everyone who wants them. These books teach people how to make money with no cost or risk, regardless of their age, circumstances, education or background.
You can distribute my “Joint Adventures” book in Spanish, English, French and German, and soon in Chinese, worldwide through e-mail. Last time we looked, over 12,000 had been downloaded. FREE. It’s a lot more by now. And these are all genuine, paid for translations by experts, not some automated Internet translation. You can also distribute my latest book, “Life is a Joint Venture” – over 300 pages of power. No cost – all FREE. For more information on this opportunity, contact our DollarMakers Technical Director, Winston Bromley, at Winston@dollarMakers.com
Zig Ziglar said, “You can get anything you want out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people get what they want.” Ask Winston how giving away the English version of “Joint Adventures” can earn you real money!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.06.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:20 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I recently met a suave new immigrant who told me he was an exceptional salesman and marketing expert. He said he could turn any “snails team” into a serious sales team that he could deliver when nobody else could, and that he could motivate a pothead to run a marathon. He bragged that he was God’s gift to any organization that wanted to double their sales in record time. He was clutching his little Blackberry, of course, and he had had his little nails manicured - I don’t know where “man” fits into “manicured” - but I digress… and he was looking for a job.
I asked him what kind of salary he would accept and he said he would be happy to start low in order to prove himself. I asked him why he wanted a job, when he could literally write his own ticket with that skill set, given that I could pay him whatever he was truly worth and then some. Suddenly this sales superstar shed his brave veneer and slumped back into his real shape – he wanted the “security” of a job. The so-called superstar was really a simple slave. When it came down to reality, he wasn’t quite so sure of himself. He wanted some employer to believe his stories, but he didn’t believe his own stories! That is the reason why you should never, ever, employ a salesperson on a salaried basis. All you will get is pretenders, scammers, and losers. An order-taker is not a salesperson.
Let’s be very clear on this: if that man was really as good as he claimed to be, he would NOT be looking for a job. He would approach me in the following manner: “Robin, what will you pay me if I double your sales?” He would be interviewing ME to see if I was qualified to pay him! He would INSIST on being handsomely paid for results only. The only thing he was capable of selling was the lie that he could sell. And the only people that would believe him would be other employees. It takes one to recognize one. In fact, I know a great sales trainer who is incapable of selling anything. If you’re really good in sales and marketing, I have some great news for you.
DollarMakers and the Mom Comes Home Campaign are looking for motivated, qualified individuals to join our sales team. We pay ENORMOUS commissions. We have unique products and an unlimited market, along with a stellar track record and reputation, credibility and support. We want sales directors for areas around the world, and we pay fast. And we also know how to recruit the right people, so if you’re a sly type, I will find out very fast and you won’t earn a cent. We will know in fifteen minutes whether or not you can sell. If you can, we will help you reach all your financial goals.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.05.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:08 am by Robin J. Elliott
Along the road to wealth and success, entrepreneurs face all sorts of stress and pressures, unexpected setbacks and opportunities, change, competition, reversals, attacks and challenges. How should they respond in order to weather the storms and arrived unscathed at Treasure Island? After twenty years as an entrepreneur, I have some suggestions from my personal experience.
Depending on your personality type, support system, age, and conditioning, you may be prone to a certain reaction type. I’m not going to go into that. Let’s focus on some broad, basic guidelines that will definitely help you overcome barriers and obstacles without quitting, abandoning your goals, and running back to the slavery and self-flagellation of a job.
It all starts with a spot of self-observation. How do you normally react? Here’s the reaction that doesn’t work, yet it’s the main reason why most entrepreneurs fail. When the pressure rises, here’s the wrong response: Lower your standards, blame your circumstances, drop your prices, start looking for a job, lower your expectations, compromise, beg for business, spend too much on advertising, cut costs on customer service and marketing, and blame your spouse, partner, George Bush, and your competition. The worst response is to believe that people can’t afford your product, to try to “escape” with drugs, nicotine, alcohol, gambling, illicit sex, sport, and activities that have nothing to do with your business. Coaching Little League may assuage your fears for a while and make you feel like a man amongst boys, but the problem won’t solve itself. Hiding away and avoiding reality won’t improve things.
Successful entrepreneurs don’t take business personally. Sure, they’re passionate about their “mission with a commission”, and they believe strongly in the value of their products and service, but they see business as a game. They respond differently to pressure and stress and so they get better results. They interpret the problems in another way and they evaluate their options differently. They never even consider the option of quitting or lowering their standards and the idea of getting a job is absolutely foreign to them. Here’s what has worked for me for twenty years, and believe me I have faced all sorts of pressures, possible bankruptcy, stress, unexpected events, change, and surprises.
Do not take it personally. You are not your business. It’s never about price; it’s always about value. People can afford your product or service but they have to want it. There is a solution to every problem. Lowering your standards and expectations is tantamount to suicide. You can lose a battle but still win the war. Change is your friend. Pressure is the result of the way you interpret your circumstances- it has nothing to do with reality. Your best solution in business is strong advisors, friends, partners, associates, vendors, clients, and supporters. The solution can be found in the mind of one of your friends. Believe in yourself and your dreams, believe there is always a solution, and believe that you have the strength, power, and brains to accomplish whatever you set your mind to.
Be flexible, get your ego out of the way, and focus on the dream. Never accept advice from losers, bureaucrats, bankers, academics, or enemies. Read the Art of War, Atlas Shrugged, and Life is a Joint Venture. Look at the life if the person offering you advice – if they are not self made, successful, generous, ambitious, and positive, do not consider their advice. Never say die. You’re attitude should be, “Whatever it takes, I will succeed. I will go over, around, under, or through any obstacle. I am bulletproof, determined, and persistent.” Do not hide away or avoid reality. Take full responsibility for your circumstances because, like it or not, YOU CREATED THEM. That means you are in control. Take control. Guide your ship through the storm to
Treasure Island. Anyone who tells me I should get a job should stand far away from me or run fast. That is the worst insult you can pay to a true entrepreneur.
The most important ingredient to entrepreneurial success is the word RESPONSIBILITY. It means your ability to respond to, and interpret, the circumstances that YOU have created, in any way you choose. Taking responsibility for your success and temporary setbacks, managing your emotions and taking the right action, whether it means working 24/7 or going on holiday, is the sign of a successful entrepreneur. Whiners will never win. Quitters will never win. The size of your dream and vision is in direct proportion to your level of motivation and your objectives will empower and sustain you through hard times. You earn money in direct proportion to your self-esteem, and your self-esteem will increase in direct proportion to your level of self-discipline.
Winners don’t hide away when the going gets tough – they don their armor, load their guns, and come out shooting. The take massive action and they remain objective, poised, and confident at all times. Manage your input by reading the right stuff, listening to inspiring teachings and information on your MP3, watching good DVD’s that motivate you, absorbing lessons from strong entrepreneurs, and reading the Blogs of winners. We created the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum and our Coaching Program and training for this express purpose: to inspire, support and teach entrepreneurs to make their dreams come true. When you’re down, there is another Member to lift you up. Believe and achieve.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.03.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:59 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I received a call from Tobago in Trinidad yesterday. The caller left a message. He called back three times until he got hold of me. He said, “Mr. Elliott, I live in Toronto, but I am currently in Trinidad. I am a Member of the DollarMakers Joint Venture Forum. I just read your latest book, “Life is a Joint Venture“. I have an idea, and when I get back to Toronto, I want to fly to Vancouver if you will allow me thirty minutes with you to discuss my idea.”
I have people who make excuses about attending meetings less than an hour from where they live., yet here is a fellow who will fly five hours each way and spend good money on hotels and cabs to spend just thirty minutes with me. That tells me all I need to know about Anthony, even though I don’t remember ever meeting him. He sees the cost as an investment relative to the potential of his Joint Venture idea. He believes in himself and his project.
What people DO tells me more about them and their future accomplishments than their words. I would rather follow the tongue in your shoe than the tongue in your mouth. Talk is cheap, but money buys the Lagavulin. Small people with small dreams allow small barriers to stop them, and if they don’t encounter an obstacle they will quickly create one. Anthony is off to a good start, and I look forward to this meeting.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:16 pm by Robin J. Elliott
It’s all in how you look at it.
People (“experts”) are saying that property investment in the Greater Vancouver District is a no-no. Most of those “experts” are flogging questionable “developments” in other areas.
Let’s examine the facts:
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Canada’s collectivist bureaucracy is painfully weak and inept when it comes to stopping and controlling illegal immigrants. Ask Stewart Bell, author of “Cold Terror: How
Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism Around the World.”
- Add to that the fact that we need more immigrants and more labor in our booming economy, (Mexico is far away) and the reality that Vancouver is by far the best place in the world to live, unless you consider Lausanne and Bern to be viable options, according to the Economist, Conde Nast, et al, and you will agree that property prices here are not going down. There is no comparable city in
Canada when it comes to quality of life; if more Canadians and Americans knew how truly beautiful
British Columbia was, they would be moving here in droves.
- Already, there are more East Indian and Chinese people in
Vancouver than any other population group. Let’s look at the future in that regard:
India’s middle class now represents more than 250 million people and with a GDP growing by 6% per year, the wealthy Indian middle class will very soon be greater than the entire
US population. The Chinese middle class currently represents about 100 million families. They’re coming to
Vancouver and they need a place to stay!
Remember, Vancouver is bounded by rivers, mountains, and the ocean. We’ve run out of space, unless you want to move east, which I certainly don’t. So simple supply and demand makes it abundantly clear that housing in the GVRD is going nowhere but up. I’m not going to discuss potential terror attacks in the US, our cheap Canadian Dollar (soon at par with the US$), the fact that it’s easy to immigrate to Canada and that the coming Winter Olympic Games in 2010 will let more people know about this lovely province.
We’re meeting with another realtor on Monday. (The last one forget to get back to us – welcome to Vancouver. He’s probably smoking pot or protesting George Bush. If he was Asian, he’d be waiting at the door, properly prepared, well dressed, and ready to work.)
Opportunity isn’t knocking – it’s bashing the door down.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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06.01.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:14 pm by Robin J. Elliott
There’s a scripture that says, “Without a vision, the people will perish.” People with a strong purpose and vision, a big “WHY”, find that their vision sustains thems and motivates them through any adversity.
When you have a Magnificent Obsession, you find that your work becomes meaningful and easy; you can work harder and longer, and tirelessly when you believe strongly in your mission in life.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 4:57 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Ninety-nine percent of the time when people don’t get what they want, it’s due to FEAR and SELF DOUBT. Before you can HAVE what you want, you have to DO certain things. And in order to do those things, you need to BE a certain kind of person or have a certain attitude and belief. BE – DO - HAVE.
What do you believe about yourself, your opportunities and potential, what you deserve, what you can accomplish, and how much you can achieve? Do you live with doubt, fear, and scarcity, or do you know that we live in a world of unlimited abundance? How can you change what you believe and be more positive, ambitious, courageous, and excited? How can you increase your expectations and thereby guarantee that you will make better choices and achieve more?
The answer is INPUT. Yesterday, Rika and I watched a motivational training DVD for over an hour and we took copious notes. Today, we’re spending four hours on training conference calls, learning about our Pro Travel business. And in between, we’re watching the rest of that DVD! Plus, we both read a lot of books and we continually educate ourselves. We only mix with positive people. We spend a lot of time in airplanes. We use that time to listen to education on our IPods, and we read a lot. We feed ourselves with positive input and we continue to educate ourselves. Money is no object, because self-improvement is the best return on investment ever discovered.
When we commit to any goal, we have absolutely no doubt that we will succeed. We believe in ourselves. How would you feel after reading positive information? How do you feel after spending time with people who are making their dreams come true? Mix with winners. Control what you read and listen to, and where you spend your time. You can’t believe in scarcity when you’re walking in a beautiful forest. When you get off the phone after talking with Rika, you will not be afraid of failing, believe me!
You deserve prosperity and abundance. Don’t spend time with anyone who tells you otherwise. You deserve to be rich and you need to take responsibility for making that happen. “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!” Don’t whine and blame. Make it happen. Be absolutely committed to success in every area of your life, whatever it takes, 24/7/365. Use positive affirmations at all times:
I am bulletproof.
Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better, richer and richer, fitter and fitter.
I attract success. I am a money magnet. I am strong.
I am happy, healthy, and successful. I love life. I am courageous and unstoppable.
Your success is all about what’s happening in our head – it has nothing to do with your circumstances or other people. It’s time to win!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com www.MomComesHome.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:32 pm by Robin J. Elliott
First, the Bad News:
Your boss is your owner. You are a slave. You are only as secure as the opportunity to get someone else to accept less that your salary. You are paid less than you deserve. You have to put your family, health, values, and dreams after those of your boss. You have to compromise your principles. You have to be dishonest and politically correct. You are not permitted to speak your mind.
You are an underpaid robot, a mercenary. You have to put up with a lot of nonsense. You will not get rich unless you inherit money or win money. You only get one or two days a week for yourself. You have to get permission to take your kids to the ball game or the dentist or to go to the store, like a schoolchild. You are selling your time, which is selling your life. You have no financial security. You could be fired or laid off any day. Even if you earn a lot, you have the money but no time or security!
Now, here’s the Good News:
You don’t have to compromise your values any more. You can have all the time and money you want. You can be financially secure. And you don’t have to quit your job right away. In fact, you can create multiple income streams that exceed the amount of money you need to live on within one year! That means retirement in one year.
And all this is irrespective of your background, age, circumstances, education, or business experience. And you don’t need to sell anything. And it doesn’t take a lot of time.
How is this possible? It is possible through the power of Joint Ventures.
We can show you how to use Joint Ventures to make all your dreams come true. We provide the training, support, access and all the tools you need. Regain your self-respect and earn what you’re worth. Take charge of your life. It’s not too late. You can do it.
How much is that worth to you? What would you pay for this peace of mind, freedom, security, wealth, power, and happiness?
Here’s the BEST news: You can receive Membership, access to hundreds of income sources worldwide, training and coaching, with full support and all the tools you need to succeed, for a small, affordable investment. For more information, visit www.DollarMakers.com and www.MomComesHome.com now.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:23 am by Robin J. Elliott
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