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

I received an e mail from a woman who asked me to tell her how to retire. She said her level of motivation was 150%. She was respected in her community, she claimed, and had access to some good people. She would do whatever it took, she promised.

I responded with the following: “I will design a special, 15 minute conversation for you to have with exactly 127 people. These people should be financially secure and they should know you, or at least have been referred to you. I suspect that if you do this well, with passion, confidence, and sincerity, you will be in position where the residual income you generate will be more than you require to live on. That means that you will have retired. How long will it take you to prepare for this?  A few days. How long will it take you to have these 127 conversations? It depends on how serious and motivated you are. Proven system. Easy to do. Take your time, do it well, and as long as you’re credible, well presented, relaxed, and serious, it’s a slam dunk. ”

Well, I expected said female to hijack the nearest car, bus, plane or, if she was really desperate, sky train, and to show up, panting, eager, and grateful as all get go on my doorstep. She didn’t. She e mailed me two weeks later to tell me that she had bought a “coaching program” for hundreds of dollars a month from some weirdo who had bought a “Certified Coaching Course” from another, smarter weirdo for thousands of dollars. She felt my generous offer was simply “Too good to be true” and “probably a scam or a pyramid scheme” and her BANK MANAGER had advised her against it. The same bank manager who pays her 3% on her money and lends the same money out at 20%. The same bank manager who barely manages to pay her own bills at the end of the month, sells her time for money, and knows more about nuclear physics than she does about business and money. Believe me. I have had conversations with Vice Presidents of a certain well-known, national bank who were at the same level of understanding.

Did you know that on a bell curve, the average IQ is a mere 100? That is STUPID, and you can’t fix stupid. Or perhaps she was just plain old lazy. So I decided to cast my pearls here on ye olde Blog and see if there was someone out there with more than two brain cells. Time will tell, but I’m not hoilding my breath…

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

The reason why the average business owner fights a daily or at least regular battle for cash flow is that he runs his business based on the common dysfunctional myths and illusions about business.

Most entrepreneurs are still the slaves of an employee mentality, where they need to prove to someone that they are WORKING. They feel they have to justify their time, and as long as they are working, everything is OK. It’s not. Working for the sake of being busy is why most entrepreneurs never make real money. They reorganize their offices, file papers, create elaborate business plans that should be used only as toilet tissue, and spend hours talking on their cellphones to other broke salespeople who are also masquerading as entrepreneurs. They belive they have to risk a lot and work hard for years to get rich. Rubbish.

Real entrepreneurs know that it’s all about profit, not work, appearance, or proving yourself to anyone. Employees want recognition, awards, titles, smart offices, acceptance, and security. Entrepreneurs want money. Employees play pathetic, political games of manipulation, while entrepreneurs don’t care who likes them or where they work from, as long as they get results. The biggest talkers are usually the smallest producers. Big hat, no cattle. A blackberry, a cell phone, a leased BMW, a smart suit, a big mouth, and no money.

Here’s the reality: if you were a real entrepreneur and I showed you how you can make an enormous amount of money brokering Joint Ventures anywhere in the world with no cost, risk, or employees, very little time and no limits, you would LEAP at the opportunity. Employees don’t get it. They want to work long hours at meaningless tasks like government bureaucrats so that they can feel accepted and important. For them, it’s not about money; it’s about survival. Entrepreneurs want to get rich. So they do.

Joint Ventures can be used whether you have a business or not, part time or full time, to give you instant cash flow with no cost or risk. And that cash flow is repeat cash flow – residual income. Add instant back-end income at 100% profit to your existing business in a matter of hours. Establish new income streams in addition to your existing income. Use and leverage existing resources. No selling required. When an employee mind reads this, the response is, “Where’s the catch?” while an entrepreneurial response is, “Show me how, NOW!”

Well, here’s how: www.DollarMakers.com DO IT.

Robin J. Elliott

Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t believe in yourself, don’t expect others to believe in you. If you want to increase that belief , associate with others believe in themselves and their dreams. 

Doubt is deadly poison. It kills dreams. 1% doubt does not allow 100% faith. Faith and doubt cannot co-exist. Only associate with people who believe. Only read information that will strengthen your belief in your success.

Your action will reveal what you really believe. Take the right action in spite of your doubts. Confront your fear and you will overcome it. Light removes darkness.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

“In order to swim, one takes off all one’s clothes – in order to aspire to the truth, one must undress in a far more inward sense, divest oneself of all one’s inward clothes, of thoughts, conceptions, selfishness, etc., before one is sufficiently naked.” – Soren Kierkegaard

Pouring the tea of new information into a cup that is already full of certainty and beliefs doesn’t work. We need to be able to view new information from an objective, unattached perspective, without bias, prejudice, conditioning, or fear. Being relaxed and courageous when evaluating new information is helpful. A quiet, nonthreatening environment will enhance the possibility of my reception of ideas that could well be contrary to my present belief system.

Because we tend to seek out information that will support our dominant beliefs and protect us from unpleasant realities, and because we develop selective perception and scatomas to protect our often self-defeating staus quo, it takes discipline to peek out of the box, particularly for mystics, however the rewards are fantastic, even if the new knowledge only serves to confirm that we’re presently on the right track. We cannot be truly  free until we release our attachment to and dependence on our values, beliefs and perceptions. Change is inevitable and essential to growth, and we’re either dying or growing.

Seek out information that is in direct opposition to your present stance, and you will find yourself growing faster than ever before.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com

A “Hot Button” is a strong motivator – something that a particular person wants more than anything else – the most pressing, urgent issue in their lives at this particular time. Their highest priority, the thing closest to their heart. This could be their child, their dog, their sport, their freedom, their need to be accepted, cash flow, an award, a holiday, a new toy, a show, a cruise, or a specific amount of money for a specific purpose. And it’s always related to feelings, like stress, peace, fear, strain, , power, freedom, control, embarrassment, etc.

When you know what someone’s Hot Button it, you can put together the appropriate JV and everyone wins – the person solving the problem, the person whose Hot Button is satisfied, and yourself – you get paid. But first, you have to find out what that Hot Button is, that requires listening and questioning skills. Open-ended questions, like, “What do you mean by that? Tell me more? Yes? And? Why do you say that? What are you looking for? What is the most import/ urgent/ pressing thing in your life? What, why, how, when, who? Your dreams, goals, pain, problems? If a genie jumped out of a lamp and gave you three wishes for your life, what would they be?”

The genie question will get three responses: Money, health, and happiness. You have to find out what they mean by health – what has to be in place for them to decide that they are healthy? How much money? Why? What feelings will that money buy? What will  make them happy? Why? The more specific the answers, the closer you will get to the Hot Button. When you know what the Hot Button is, you have their undivided attention.

Joint Venture Brokers get paid for solving problems. The bigger the problem, the more exciting the goal, the more urgent the solution, the more value you can create, the more money you can make, and the more satisfying the transaction will be for everyone concerned. You’re not looking for a  lukewarm button – you want the real thing – the HOT Button. It takes a little patience to find it, but it’s worth it.

Often, because of unresolved guilt, feelings that people don’t deserve certain rewards, a socialist bent, negative conditioning, mysticism, and a skewed philosophy,  people find it hard to buy themselves what they really want, even if they can easily afford to do so. This is a wonderful opportunity to create massive reciprocal value in their lives. By using existing resources and thinking strategically, JV brokers can themselves become well-paid genies by simply understanding human nature.

Remember that pain is a greater motivator than pleasure, and people will do more to avoid pain than to gain pleasure, so be aware of their pain and pleasure issues, timelines, level of motivation, and values. Knowing their personality type, religious and political beliefs will also help you to understand them better.

Give them what they want, and you will get what you want. You might like apple pie, but they may be allergic to apples. Don’t try to stuff something down their throats because YOU like it. It’s never about you. Don’t project your likes and dislikes – become a mirror, and let them shine. The reflexion will be dazzling.

Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com