04.28.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:35 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Builders all know that the foundation of a building is very important if you want to build a tall building that will last. Success occurs when preparation meets opportunity. We never know what the future holds, and the better prepared we are, the better we can take advantage of the situation and turn life’s lemons into lemonade. Tim Larkin, says, “You never know how many people you’re fighting until you’re fighting them all.”
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Frazier said, “You can have a life plan or a fight plan, but when the action starts, you’re down to your reflexes - your training. If you’ve cheated on your training in the dark of the morning, you’ll be found out under the bright lights.” You can only wing it for so long. I see this in business all the time. People get up to introduce me as the speaker or seminar leader all the time, and it’s amazing how many of them haven’t prepared. As they wing it, they make the most atrocious mistakes. They get their numbers and facts confused, and it reflects badly on me and the person introducing me.
Being well prepared allows you to get the edge on all those who try to do things at the last minute, by the seat of their pants, show up late, forget things, and don’t deliver on time, if at all. They over-promise, under-deliver, and sabotage their own credibility and success. Worst of all, they deny themselves future opportunities because they develop a reputation for being unreliable, so they get the scraps.
Take the time to prepare well, to train more, to know more than your competition, to be better conditioned, locked and loaded, mean and lean, fit, focused, and fierce. Do your homework, show up early, and look the part. Build on trust, integrity, and solid relationships. Build with solid material and solid JV partners. The hype and flash lasts about as long as a bubble on a muddy river. Build your house on a rock. J.B. Matthews said, “Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him look ridiculous. ”
I tell DollarMakers Club Members to prepare strong fishing nets and learn to fish before venturing out. I see people in the middle of huge shoals of hungry fish, and they’re falling around in the water trying to buy a fishing pole and asking what bait to use, while the smart ones are pulling the fish out by the bucket-load. Abe Lincoln said, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first hour sharpening the axe.” Confidence and courage come through preparation and practice. Success is by design, not by chance. Gary Player said, “The harder I practiCe, the luckier I get.” Spend an extra hour preparing and save months of wasted time. Professionals expect to succeed, plan to succeed, prepare to succeed, then succeed.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.26.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:13 am by Robin J. Elliott
Your time is your most valuable asset, and it is like priceless pearls to you. They are limited, as your days on earth are limited. Your time is that important. Hilton Johnson has been in direct sales for over 40 years. He has been coaching and training salespeople, managers, professionals and business owners for over 30 years. He knows what he’s talking about. He says, “One thing that will burn you right out of this business, folks, is spending your time with the wrong people.” I cannot stress this strongly enough.
There is an idiomatic Japanese saying, “Gold coins to a cat.” Not only will you waste time that could have been put to better use with good people, but there is a serious danger attached. Read the following: “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” - Christian Bible. Note the scary last part: “And turn and render you” - that means rip you apart! Yes, they will turn on you when they can’t understand your opportunity and message! They will punish you for their own lack of understanding and discipline. By casting your pearls before swine, you bring them into your business, your circle, your family, where they can become dangerous traitors.Now here’s another shocking reality:
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
It’s not just dumb to spend time with the wrong people, it’s dangerous. Make people qualify for your time. Protect it carefully.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:03 am by Robin J. Elliott
Then you should read this.
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04.25.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:47 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I sat and watched vulnerable, desperate people running - runningto the back of the seminar room to waste money they didn’t have on junk that didn’t work and that they would never use. A woman in front of me burst into tears and told me that she had spent $1,200 the previous day on material that explained how she could buy properties all over North America with no money. She had been whipped up into an emotional frenzy by the smooth taking conman that posed as a caring mentor in the front of the room. She couldn’t afford what she had bought, she was in her fifties, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and earned minimum wage as a security guard, and she was single mother with two dependent children. Disgusting.
Here’s the worst part: some of these “seminar leaders” actually sell courses on how to manipulate peoples’ minds and emotions and have them spend money on overpriced rubbish, get then running like idiots to buy stuff at the back of the room, only to regret the purchase for years afterwards. Intelligent, well grounded people will not rush to be ripped off, so the victims are generally less intelligent and hardup for money, with poor self-esteem. THINK before you leap into an investment scheme or a tax saving deal. Get solid advice first. Don’t believe the discount stories and the scarcity pitches.
Ayn Rand said, “Rationality is the recognition that nothing can alter the truth,that reason is an absolute that permits no compromise - that the alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind. Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgement, that no substitute can do your thinking, as no pinch-hitter can live your life - that the vilest form of self-debasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of an authority over your brain, the acceptance of his assertion as facts, his say-so as truth, his edicts as middleman between your consciousness and your existence.”
Do your due diligence before getting into a Joint Venture. Check peoples’ motives. Read between the lines. Don’t sign ANYTHING before taking the contract to your lawyer. Do not buy expensive things without sleeping on it first. Things look different the next day. Instead of crying, “WHAT DID I DO? I must be crazy!” Be glad that you had enough self control to consider the facts. And this manipulation is far more widespread than most people realize. Take control of your mind, be an independent thinker, and demand freedom.
The best way to maintain your rationality and objectivity in an increasingly manipulative world that operates sans conscience and sans consequence, is to pour realism into your mind by reading the right information, immerse yourself in the philosophy of Objectivism, and connect with like-minded people.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.21.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:11 am by Robin J. Elliott
Fifty percent of the people living in the United Kingdom have less than three thousand pounds in savings. A large proportion of the people in North America live from paycheck to paycheck, and could only survive three months if they lost their jobs. “Job security” is a thing of the past. Huge companies, airlines, banks, and organizations fail regularly, downsize their workforces, outsource labor to third world countries, and reduce the salaries of their employees without notice. We are faced with recession and depression, and many people have already lost their homes. Millions of people lose large portions of their life savings on the stock market. Here today, gone tomorrow. Your financial future is very fragile and at serious risk if you’re relying on a job or a boss.
The Chinese have a saying, “Dig the well before you thirst”, but most people prefer to hide their heads in the sand and ignore reality, hoping things will magically improve and some rich person will come and pay all their debts for them. It’s not going to happen. When you’re sliding down a slippery slope towards a murky pond filled with hungry alligators, steel spikes, and greedy, flesh-eating piranha fish, your only option is to get off the slippery slope.
Harland Stonecipher calls himself a “Dream Giver” - he helps people realize their dreams, and he continually helps people from the most diverse backgrounds to become millionaires. His 36-year-old NYSE company has an amazing success track record. He sets people free from financial fear, terror, mediocrity, and desperation. And yet, people will say, “I think this is a risky thing”. When $99 can change their futures for the better and give them a vehicle to make all their dreams come true, they prefer to continue down the slippery slope, along with all the other sheeple - the lambs on their way to the slaughter. So they spend their $99 on cigarettes and cable TV, relaxing while the Titanic sinks. I feel sorry for the pets and families of people who refuse to take responsibility for their futures.
Here’s the wake-up call: You are living in a wooden cottage on the edge of a very high cliff. You have all your assets and worldly belongings in that little house, and while you’re watching TV and relaxing, a huge river is eroding the ground right under your house. You read about it, you hear about it, your friends go bankrupt, but you’re too dumb to care. Any day now, your house will collapse and you stand to lose everything. That river is called change, recession, and the new order of things.
There is, however, another option, and that is a bridge to a secure financial future, a large, secure house built on rock, and it is waiting for you. DollarMakers specializes in helping people across the bridge to the lifestyle and peace of mind they deserve - financial security can be yours, but you have to take action. And you have to do it NOW. You’ve been warned.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:18 am by Robin J. Elliott
Look through a binoculars the wrong way, and instead of things getting bigger, they get smaller! The secret to multiplying your income a hundredfold is really not complicated, once we understand a simple law. A pumpkin growing in a bottle will never get bigger than the bottle. Our limitations are self-imposed; a bigger bottle is simply a greater expectation. Let’s examine the following poem:
“I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.”
When you put yourself into an income bottle, you cannot earn more, regardless of how hard you work, how loyal you are, or how much you want or need. When I was a hotel manager, I often worked sixteen hour days, sacrificed a lot, risked my health and many times my safety when I had to be the bouncer in the bar as well as the manager, the night chef and the barman. I had been trained at a prestigious hotel school, and at one stage worked for nine months with not one day off, yet I earned a pathetic salary compared to the value I created. Why? I was selling my time in a job. I had set it up that way. I was to blame.
Life will WILLINGLY pay you whatever you want, when you change your ideas and philosophy about money, duplication, leverage, and value. If you set things up to earn $100,000, that’s what you will get. If your self-esteem limits you to $10,000, that’s what life will pay you. Life doesn’t care how much you get. Money doesn’t know about your past, your guilt, your fears, or your education - it simply flows to value. as water runs downhill. There is no limit to the amount of money you an earn: You can go down to the beach with a teacup, and you will get a teacup full of sand. Take a buck and you get a bucketful. Take a huge drum, and you get more. Take a dump truck and you can have more sand. Take twenty dump trucks if you like - there is no shortage of sand - OR MONEY.
Perhaps you think you’re too old? Harland Sanders was 65-years-old, with a $105 Social Security payment in his pocket, when he started Kentucky Fried Chicken. I believe he was rejected by over 1,000 banks before he became successful. If he hadn’t had a big goal, his self-esteem could never have withstood such rejection. You only lose the fight when you quit; it’s NEVER too late. Perhaps you think you don’t have the education. I met a man who never went to any school at all, yet he was a self-made billionaire. Your only limitation is the one YOU CHOOSE.
There is no scarcity or shrinking pie. Money is not bad. You can have whatever you want - all you need is the right understanding, the right philosophy, the right motivation, and the right SYSTEM. DollarMakers provides that for you. When you change your thinking about the amount of money you can earn, you change what you do, then you change the amount you earn. This process is not instant, but where would you be, and what would your life look like in two years if you started right now? You’re going to get there in two years, anyway: you simply have to decide what destination you with reach. Will you arrive, two years down the line, in the land of poverty, pressure, pain, and pessimism, or will you arrive in the land of plenty, peace, power and and prosperity? You will realize that “Any wage I asked of Life, Life has willingly paid.”
Get my book, “How to Retire in One Year”, and join the DollarMakers Club.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.18.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:28 am by Robin J. Elliott
Have you ever experienced a flat battery in your car? The more you try to start the car, the worse it gets, as the power drains away. The lights dim, the engine battles to turn over. That’s exactly what happens when you procrastinate on taking action. When you’re thrilled about a new project, that’s the time to jump into enthusiastic action: take advantage of the full battery of creativity, energy and insight that you have.
By waiting, analyzing, talking to other broke, negative people, and allowing your battery to slowly run down, you ensure your failure and mediocrity. Eventually, you go ahead just because you said you would, but without the fire and power you had when you first saw the opportunity. The longer it takes to take action, the less your possibility of success. As time passes, you start thinking of all the ways it won’t work. Your faith slowly gives way to fear, and you creep back into your shell of mediocrity.
When building a team, a downline, or a business, remember this: The window of opportunity is small, and those who make quicker decisions and get on board with excitement and action are the people you want on board. They will attract other winners like a magnet with their positive energy. The others will suck your energy as they try to regain the optimism and eager expectancy they had when they first heard of the opportunity. “Paralysis of Analysis” is a character trait that spells doom and gloom for the rest of your team, and you don’t need that cancerous contamination.
Lead by example, and be an action taker. Expect your people to do the same, and reward the walk, not the talk. If people don’t step up within a reasonable period of time, my suggestion is that you cut them loose as their battery dwindles. Invest your time and energy in strong, fired-up, action-oriented people.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.17.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:59 pm by Robin J. Elliott
This Saturday, April 19, attend the Toronto JV Broker Bootcamp and change you financial future!
Robin and Rika Elliott just flew in from London, England, where they presented a powerful Bootcamp last Saturday. Now it’s Toronto’s turn! Join us!
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:47 am by Robin J. Elliott
Have you heard the old saying, “Last impressions are lasting impressions”? Like the tattooed waitress who fawns over you the whole night, and after you sign the bill and allocate her tip, she disappears forever. Hopefully you won’t need anything more, because now that she has her tip she’s off working someone else. Or you attend a great theme park, event, or attraction, and after it’s all over you trudge home in the cold, dark and rain to your car - you’re forgotten.
I decided to go skiing on Mount Seymour, and, true to form, they had adjusted their schedule again to suit themselves, and twenty people were told abruptly that the chair lifts would only be opening at noon. No apology, nothing. At the top of the mountain thy eventually put up a sign with the “new” time. Why not at the bottom of the mountain before you drive all the way up? Oh, sorry, I forgot - that’s too much trouble for them. The infamous Heathrow Terminal Five: “Your bags were lost, but now they’re found - it will take another 45 minutes.” This after waiting an hour. No apology, just a sour face. I didn’t feel like I was hearing the snippet of a hymn, believe me.
In a world where competition is so strong, it’s easy to differentiate yourself and to stand out from the also-rans like welcoming, caring beacon of light. It’s simple to ensure people will remember you long after the event - a warm memory of your business. Relative to the amount of money people spend at your establishment, and bearing in mind the fact that they usually have numerous choices - read your competition - would you spend five bucks to retain a $100-per-visit customer? And what if that puny five bucks got your customer to refer you to ten other people @ $100 each, instead of badmouthing you on their blog?
“OK, OK - get to the point”, you say. And I will. You can buy delightful little ornaments, plush toys, and other gimmicks for one dollar at most Dollar Shops. You could have some ribbon printed with your business name on it to wrap around the soft, one dollar bear, and hand it to your guests as they leave. Send a Thank You Note. Add them to your database and send them a nice ezine with a Gift Certificate. The waitress could walk you to your car, holding an umbrella. Small gestures will be remembered long after the event. You don’t have to pay exorbitant prices for “corporate gifts”, but something with your name on it in your client’s office or home is a friendly reminder and a creator of loyalty and positive word-of-mouth advertising.
Don’t get me started on restaurants again - damn! I already have. I take my wife to a new restaurant on the water in Port Moody for our 22nd wedding anniversary, and they ask, “What’s the occasion?” when I make the reservation. I tell them, “22nd wedding anniversary”. They FORGET, so people all around us get special treats with sparklers and signing waiters, while we are ignored. I won’t go back, I won’t recommend them, and I don’t like them. Childish, but human, I’m afraid. Here was a missed opportunity to spend a small amount to have that restaurant advertised to thousands of people in this article.
Every restaurant could dramatically increase their brand and market share with virtually no money and exceptional add value, using simple system that I teach at my Joint Venture Bootcamps. And that goes for EVERY other business out there. Reduce customer attrition, increase transaction amount, build your brand, increase referral business, push profits up… You can do it when you put yourself in the customer’s shoes. Spend 80% of your advertising and marketing budget on you existing customers and only 20% on new customers, and you will be amazed at the results.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.16.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:55 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Success is uncomplicated for people who understand that there are only three steps to reach it, and they are: Action, Traction, and Attraction. In my experience, anyone with an IQ of over 100 and a decent work ethic (those two criteria instantly eliminate a large percentage of the population) can climb these three simple steps to massive success in any business venture.
The first step is ACTION: a four letter word for many, called WORK. Consistent, focused, uncompromising, quality work. Not just a flutter of work and bluster just before you fetch your boss at the airport; he sees through that quickly and your sins will find you out. Not sporadic, half-hearted attempts, or mere gestures. I’m talking about real work, doing the things that get results. Doing the uncomfortable things at inconvenient times. Being on time, in place, and productive - every day. Working with enthusiasm and passion, without even considering quitting. Putting in the hours, going the extra mile, even when it rains or you feel ill. Consistent work. If you work long enough, you finally smash through the wall to resistance, and you eventually reach the next level, which is…
TRACTION. This is when you start to see progress, momentum, branding, recognition, a profit. People start responding, your phone starts ringing; you begin to see progress. The wheels are digging in - they’re stopped spinning on the ice and mud. How long does it take before your action gets traction? However long it takes. But if you have a good mentor, work hard an smart, use Joint Ventures, and only work with the right people, it eventually happens. And when you start to get traction, it is not a time to sit back and take it easy. This is the signal to double your efforts, sharpen your axe, and work harder than ever. Don’t miss the opportunity to keep the traction going until you reach the desirable level of…
ATTRACTION. Now your phone rings all day, and like the old song goes, “getting cards and letters from people I don’t even know, an offers coming over the phone…” Again, this is not a time to start resting, but a time o build on the momentum, strike while the iron is hot, and work harder! At a certain point (you will know when), you will be able to loosen up and take it a bit easy. If your systems are in place, you can delegate and allow the systems to do more work, but be vigilant, because the enemy lurks always.
Follow this philosophy and you will reap what you so.
Robin J Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.14.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:51 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Winston Churchill - the story of one man’s defiance and a nation’s courage - three weeks in the Second World War.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:47 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I talked with a young man called Blake, who told me he was looking for a “wonderful job”. I asked him to describe the job. It included autonomy, working on his own program, to his own schedule, lots of money, of course, and travel, the ability to use his creativity, bonuses for innovation, etc. He wanted lots of freedom, but he said he works very hard. He also said he was creative, professional, and dedicated. I asked him what kind of boss he wanted. “Someone who really understands me, allows me to play to my strengths, and encourages me”, he replied.
I told him, “You know what, Blake? You can have a job exactly like that. I know how you can get it. In fact, you can design your own job description, and you can even decide how much you will earn, including rewards for innovation, creativity, and professionalism. What’s more, I have the perfect boss for you - someone who really knows you, and more than that, CARES about you!” He was bouncing off the walls with excitement, begging to hear more.
I said, “The boss is YOU. Your on business. Total freedom, along with total responsibility, no limitations, and the world at your feet. At this point he predictably became angry. He said he wanted the “SECURITY” of a paycheck. I answered, “You should trust yourself more than anyone else in the world, Blake. Why would you feel more secure handing your life and income to someone else who doesn’t care about you? Is your self-esteem really so low? Here’s the real question, Blake: You know yourself, your abilities, and your work ethic. Would YOU hire YOU? If you would, here’s your perfect opportunity - start your own business - employ yourself!”
Guess what his next objection was - “It’s so risky to start a business.” I agree completely. That’s why we teach people to start the best business in the world - no overhead, no risk, unlimited potential, flexibility, creativity, income, and freedom: being a Joint Venture Broker. Say no more!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.09.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:59 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Easy money, Honey! There are thousands of goldmines out there just WAITING for you. This is an untapped source of serious money. Want to know more? Settle down with a cup of tea and a ginger biscuit - this information could radically change your financial situation forever. I’m serious.
A very large percentage of small and medium-sized businesses have no website, no e-commerce, no up-to-date database of customers, no back-end income sources or Joint Ventures in place, no referral systems, no upsells or bundling, and no regular, effective communication with their customers. Many of them see forty or fifty new customers a day, and yet they don’t get them into a database. All that money is left on the table - for you to share in!
If you approached a business that had forty or more new customers and regulars coming in every day, you could make them the following offer, and you would have a lot of takers lining up to make you money:
“I can offer you a new, complete, professional, e-commerce website with links to ten Joint Venture partners, (that’s ten additional, pure profit income streams that I will set up for you) plus a number of back-ends, and build you a database and weekly ezine, plus put upsells and bundling in place. I will set up a lucrative referral system for you and manage the entire project, update it, and make it work. It will cost you not one dime, take none of your time, entail no risk whatsoever, and seriously enhance your image with your customers. It will seriously increase your sales and profits. At the same time, it will reduce your customer attrition rate and increase customer loyalty, purchase frequency, and transaction amounts. Most important, it will differentiate you from your competitors and add massive additional value. And it won’t cost you a cent.
I will own the URL (domain name) and the passwords, and I will take 40% of the resulting profits (that’s money you wouldn’t have had, anyway!) Now this might not be for you, of course, and that’s OK with me - I just wanted to make you this offer before going across the road to your competition.”
You use their existing reputation, customer flow, resources, and infrastructure to make money. You piggyback on an existing business. And you can do this with ten businesses simultaneously!
Oh, the website. You will be amazed to hear that a website like that is available for $997 and $50 per month, with full, total support, and you can sell banners and advertising to cover the initial investment. See http://www.youarethewebmaster.com/ and use this idea to make a lot of money.
Want to learn more? Attend our Toronto Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp April 19!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.08.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:50 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Let’s talk trilogies. We’ve all seen the movie trilogies, from junk like Legally Blonde to good stuff like The Godfather. Then you get evil trilogies, like Omorosa, Obama, and Osama (I’d add Absolut Vodka, but then it would be a tetralogy and it wouldn’t rhyme…), and good trilogies, like the boxing trilogies of the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier battles and the Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield fights. I’m not talking about those trilogies.
What I am talking about is a three-legged-stool analogy - every leg is equally necessary in order that the objective be accomplished. I believe the ideal trilogy is Freedom, Responsibility, and Creation. Simply put, we are responsible for ourselves and our own successes or failures in life. Responsibility means, “My ability and choice to respond to my circumstances, opportunities, and threats in any way I wish. Creation is production. We are creative beings, or, better still, becomings- we are responsible for our own creations and contributions, and we should be rewarded in direct proportion to the value we create. The more value we responsibly create, the more freedom we are granted, because we are (or should be) financially rewarded in reciprocation for our beneficence. Money buys power and freedom. This philosophy is the backbone of capitalism and freedom.
But does this always work? In an altruistic, collectivist society that attacks WalMart for being successful and worships smoking sluts that cavort naked with strange men in public (film stars), where losers, mystics, and parasites are more honored and loved than the CEO’s of companies that provide jobs for tens of thousands of people who are incapable of creative thinking, it’s sometimes hard to believe that we live in a capitalist, free world society in the west. The fact is, if you believe it, you need to MAKE it work. If your philosophy is like mine, you are obliged to live a congruent, uncompromised life, regardless of some of the frustrations encountered along the way.
Once we take responsibility for our pasts and our futures and understand that we are fully entitled to fair recompense for our production, once we demand freedom and insist on being allowed to live according to our philosophy, we shift to the top three percent in society. Then the top one percent. Naturally, that philosophy creates wealth, because a true Objectivist will not accept mediocrity and a second-rate lifestyle, handouts or less compensation than he or she is worth.
Understanding your own weltanschauung, choosing a philosophy that is both challenging and empowering at the same time, and demanding the right to live according to that philosophy, is another triumphant trilogy. The problem that people have with success and money is a thinking problem. The issue is not your circumstances but your world view. This philosophy will attract the enmity an jealousy of masses, as is evidenced on television on a daily basis, as we slowly slide into slimy socialism. But it’s well worth it. In her book, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand clearly shows how it works, and I highly recommend you consider reading it if you are truly committed to success in your life.
As the singer tells us, it’s like love and marriage or a horse and carriage - you can’t have the one without the other; you need all the three legs of the stool - no exclusions: Freedom, Responsibility, and Creation. The motto, “Live Free or Die” appeals to me.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:40 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Did you know that there is a simple “Mental Switch” that you can throw, that will dramatically increase your business results? What would you pay to discover that switch and find out how to make it work? How badly do you want it? On a scale of one to ten, one being “I don’t care” and ten being, “I will walk naked with my hair on fire over broken glass and scorpions in front of my worst enemies during the Superbowl”, are you a fifteen? Will you INSIST on success?
Many salespeople and entrepreneurs drag a smelly old “employee mindset” to their efforts; they focus on what they did, reporting on their actions, without majoring on the results they have achieved, almost as though they have to justify themselves. They accept the results they get based on three things: Their level of motivation, their history (past results) and the history of others in their industry, and those from whom they learn.
Years ago, I trained the salespeople in a Nissan car dealership. The average salesperson sold four cars in their first month. We agreed that we would all tell new salespeople that the average sales by a new salesperson in their first month was fifteen cars, and that they would be summarily fired if they sold anything less. Then we partnered them with the top salespeople as mentors in their first month. The average sales soared to 13 in the first month by new salespeople. BUT, as soon as they found out what the REAL sales average was, and that they wouldn’t be fired as threatened, their sales immediately plummeted like a lead balloon to the average level!
At the same dealership, a character arrived at my training session with a long, hippy, dirty, environmentalist beard. I said, “If I was your boss, I would tell you to shave off that scraggly beard or find another job. Your sales will immediately quadruple if you shave it off.” The next day, he showed up without having removed the pathetic beard. Why? He was not sufficiently motivated; his beard was more important to him than keeping his job. What would happen if I threatened to kill his inbred family if he didn’t shave his beard off?
Here is how to throw the switch that will switch you to high octane rocket fuel, unprecedented success, and make you rich:
1. You have to be highly motivated. I ask salespeople, “Can you double your sales next month?” They naturally answer, “No”, because they have to justify their past results, their expectations are limited to those around them, and their present beliefs and self-esteem put a glass ceiling on what they can achieve, and they are reasonably comfortable with their present income. So then I ask, “If you knew without a doubt that your beloved family would be slaughtered if you don’t double your sales next month, can you do it now?” Oh, yes. What changed? Their WHY. The HOW and their lame excuses suddenly became irrelevant. Find your WHY. Understand the consequences of failure.
2. You can do a lot more than you think once you have a serious, compelling, urgent reason to accomplish a specific, measurable goal within a definite time frame, with terrible consequences looming should you miss the mark. You called ten people yesterday? Could you call thirty or forty if I had a gun to your head? Could you quadruple your intensity, discipline, activity, enthusiasm, and determination? Sure you could, if I was standing next to your bare butt with a red-hot branding iron! (The brand has a dollar sign on it.)
3. You have to have very specific RESULT goals, so you can’t hide behind lukewarm, half-hearted activity. And there has to be a wonderful reward to accomplishing them and a scary consequence if you don’t.
4. You are only allowed to deal with, communicate with, learn from, associate with, and sell to WINNERS. No losers or their friends are allowed within four miles of you, or in your e mail, on the phone, or in the mail. Nothing. And you have to learn to ASK for what you want. The more you ask for, the more you will get. Ask for the sale every time.
5. ALL your input - what you see, read, listen to, watch, and hear, has to be a diet of success, carefully chosen for the maximum results. Input = output.
6. When you reach this level of self discipline and clarity, commitment and motivation, especially when you are surrounded by people who are more successful than you are and to whom you are committed and responsible, your self-esteem will skyrocket and you will start expecting a lot more of yourself and others. You will have very little competition. You will no longer compromise, make or accept excuses, or focus on actions. You will only measure RESULTS.
Remain flexible on the HOW, but never shift on your WHY. Become a laser-focused money machine, a determined DollarMaker, a warrior, an unstoppable, bullet-proof missile. See my DVD, How to Create a Bulletproof Mindset. Daily, consistent, persistent, focused, passionate action will be combination that opens any safe you want. You can do this.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.07.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:54 pm by Robin J. Elliott
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:17 pm by Robin J. Elliott
There seem to be few men who have the courage to speak up in our gutless, weak, compromised society. When they do, I like to promote their words, if for no other reason than to strengthen and encourage others to be real. Sadly, one of the strongest has died. Thankfully, people like Glenn Beck is letting people know who Charlton Heston really was - a giant among men. I urge you to listen to (and read) this wonderful speech he delivered in 1999. If you have a smidgen of a backbone, you will love it.
Jeffrey Ressner writes, “And Heston has never shied away from controversy. In 1992, he condemned the infamous Ice-T rap song “Cop Killer,” then released by a Time Warner-distributed music label. Biting the hand that had fed him, Heston showed up at a Time Warner shareholders’ meeting at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel covered by this reporter. He lashed out against the giant corporation whose studio had cast him in so many movies.
He harshly admonished its top executives for releasing the song, then simply, eloquently read the lyrics. Few there had ever heard the actual words before, and as Heston recited the homicidal, anti-police rant inspired by the Rodney King assault, the room filled with his booming baritone. When he finished, the place was so stunned you could hear a pin drop.”
There’s another real man with a real brain out there. Christopher Hitchins is a beacon of hope and freedom. Read some of his thoughts here. He pulls no punches, thank goodness. He addresses real issues of great importance with courage and panache. He contributes significantly to freedom, reason, sanity, and Capitalism through his great teachings and writings.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:14 pm by Robin J. Elliott
You get junk food for the brain - Desperate Housewives, sport (vicariously wasting time watching others succeed), newspapers, Sex in the City, romance novels… Then you get good, nourishing food that will help you to become happy, healthy, an successful - motivating, inspiring, uplifting, educational information that will improve your life.
Here’s some good food for you:
Movies: The Last Castle, The Fountainhead, Patton, 300.
Websites: www.edge.org, www.marksteyn.com, www.objectivistcenter.org, www.JVWisdom.com
Books: The War of Art, The Art of War, Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead
A wise man once said, “Empty your purse into your mind, and you mind will fill your purse.”
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:27 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Have a look at the physical toll meth has had on these drug users. You can’t believe the changes in their face in such a short while, however the changes to their minds and hearts are even more devastating. This is all about selling out - the sacred exchanged for the profane, selling your birthright for a bowl of soup. The way of the ignorant, the desperate, the indolent; the prostitute, the mercenary. But before you judge, ask yourself what YOUR addiction is.
It all starts with the “Road Less Traveled” - a choice at a crossroads, and then the consistent choice to remain on that chosen path. And though the choice to leave that destructive path may get harder to make as time goes by, the level of pain also increases the motivation available to those who would recover their very souls.
Your addiction may be acceptance (usually from the wrong people), or comfort, or pride (not wanting to appear to fail), or your job - whatever it is, it’s taking you down the wrong road and you need a point of decision, a momentous moment, which is usually initiated by someone stronger and more objective about your present situation than you are. This is crucial; getting advice from a fellow prisoner or junkie seldom works. In the movie, School for Scoundrels, “Dr. P” asks his class, “How many of you read self-help books? You can’t help yourself, because you’ll be getting help from a complete asshole!” Actually, he’s right. We need a good mentor, and we need to continually, consistently, work on getting freed from our addictions. “So cut through the strap and the thong and the rope. Loosen the fastenings. Unbolt the doors of sleep and awake” - the Buddha.
The negative effects of compromising your values and ideals are even more destructive than meth or crack. And the resulting downward spiral of self-destruction can take you to a place where you no longer believe it’s possible to escape, so you cloak your fear and self-loathing in arrogance and cynicism. Your favorite retort becomes, “It’s simply too good to be true - a ripoff. Anyway, I don’t have time.” You’re right, in a way - you’re ripping yourself off and your time is running out. You deserve to reach your full potential. Your family deserves it. It’s not too late.
Come out of hiding. Too many of you are hiding in seminars, programs, dead-end jobs, and other poor excuses for procrastination and avoidance. Pull your head out of the sand and see the abundance of opportunities surrounding you. Get addicted to success.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.02.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:34 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I met my friend Klaus Modersitzki in 1974 in South Africa. We worked together in hotels in South Africa and Rhodesia, and he has kept contact with me through all these years. When Rika and I visit Australia, we will visit Klaus and his family. We exchange photos, and the relationship remains intact.
I approached a businessman that I thought I knew in Toronto when we first got into that market, but he was too arrogant to work with me or to Joint Venture with me. When he saw how we were growing, he quickly e mailed me to ask how we could work together. Too late for tears, baby - you’re done. Where were you when I needed you? “Dig the well before you thirst”.
Have you noticed how people who don’t bother to take the time to communicate with you, maintain the relationship, or contribute in any way to your life/business, suddenly emerge from the shadows when they smell money or a way they can benefit from what you do? Amazing - suddenly the idiot appears in your e mail or voice mail, acting like a long-lost friend, expecting you to dole out favors like there’s no tomorrow. I don’t think so - they’ve been replaced long ago. They snoozed and lost. They no longer earned the right. They revealed their true colors - they’re out of the loop, long gone. Goodbye.
Communicate with, and contribute to good people regularly, and cut the bad ones out of your life. Keep the doors open and the remind them that you’re around. Vigorously and diligently burn the bridges between you and losers. Reward action and contribution, and judge people by what they DO, not by what they say. Remember - out of sight, out of mind. When the opportunities come up, those who are on your radar can expect to be rewarded. Not the takers, leeches and parasites, but the producers who have earned the right.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:45 am by Robin J. Elliott
As a Joint Venture Broker, you want to get the best possible results from your Joint Venture relationships. It’s valuable to understand that everyone you work with has one of four predominant Personality Styles, and by understanding how to work with the different styles, you will achieve a lot more. We need all four styles to succeed in business - that’s why JV’s work so well; we can complement our styles with those of others.
We all have a bit of each of the four styles, however one will be your strongest. There is no right or wrong style, only different. I will briefly discuss each style to illustrate the value of identifying and then working around each one.
The First Style is the Dominant style (D) - extrovert, task-oriented people who are results oriented and make quick, strong decisions, pioneers and visionaries who are impatient, good closers, and often offend people because they are so results-oriented. They are generally fearless and good a starting and running businesses. Rain makers. Their fear is being ripped off or taken advantage of. Get to the point with them, do what you say you will, be on time, and be honest. Deliver results.
The second style is Influencing (I) - the party animal, fast moving, quick decisions, loves people, smart dresser, weak on time management, excellent communicator, extrovert, people-oriented, not a good closer, attracts people, flamboyant, popular, positive outlook. Fear is being embarrassed in public. Spend time with them, make them feel important. Relationships and keeping up with the Joneses, flashy cars and clothes impress them.
The third style is the Steadiness personality (S). Loyal, slow moving, 70% of the population. Introvert, people-oriented, passive aggressive, fears unexpected change, needs lots of security, not a salesperson, great for customer support and administrative jobs. Family very important, good team players. Takes time to make a decision, but stays with the decision. They need time to get on board.
The fourth style is Cautious (C) - analytical, introverted, task-oriented, fear criticism of their work, slow to make decisions, paralysis of analysis, good at technical sales, great accountants and scientists, very detail oriented. Need lots of information to make a decision, loyal and reliable. Don’t like too much change, want to understand everything before committing. Nit-picking - they will find spelling mistakes and read the manual.
I’s do not get along with C’s, D’s do not get along with S’s. D’s will attack, S’s will simmer. I’s will rip you apart verbally, C’s will prove you wrong. Two I’s together party all day and talk, two C’s will get stuck analyzing things, two S’s will pat each other on the back and discuss old times but never sell anything. Two D’s will fight for control unless they are mature, in which case they will rule the world.
You want a D to head up the business, an I to set up events and open new relationships, D’s to close sales, I’s to impress new clients, S’s for customer service and admin, team building and support, and C’s to do the accounting, computers, check contracts, and do technical things. If you’re weak in an area, work with someone who has strength in that area. Don’t expect a D to be analytical, or an I to be good at time management, but do expect them all to be honest, or fire them.
A silly illustration of the four types is the four women walking along in the park - a D,I,S and C. A flasher flashes them. The D threatens to beat him up, the I flashes back, the S starts crying, and the C runs for a measuring tape.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:21 am by Robin J. Elliott
Many of my readers have been through tough times in their lives. Some have experienced bad relationships, made mistakes, or failed in various areas of their lives. This message is to assure you that if you are “hungry” enough for success, and you have the right systems and support, you can achieve anything you want.
Perhaps you were in a relationship where you were told you’re stupid, useless, weak, or bad. Or you lost everything through a divorce, a bankruptcy, or a bad choice. Perhaps you’re recovering from an addiction or you’re a new immigrant, starting all over again. Or you’ve just come out of prison. No matter - the one thing that will determine whether or not you rise like the phoenix to soar to unprecedented heights of success, is your attitude/motivation. But without a good system and the right support, it’s hard.
The future is not equal to the past, and your condition and situation is temporary - a detour, if you like. I always joke with Rika that she married me 22 years ago for my looks and my money. I’m an ugly sod, and when I met Rika I had lost EVERYTHING, including my daughter, through a sad divorce. I had never been in business before. We were introduced to the right system, and with a wonderful wife by my side and excellent support from the business we got into, we turned our lives, through hard work and persistence, into a fairytale. We were determined that nothing would stop us.
We created DollarMakers based on our own business experience, so that we can provide all you need to succeed financially, including all the support, access, training, and systems required. We have made it affordable, safe, simple, and very lucrative for people who are hard working, persistent, and honest. Our successful track record and the testimonials of thousands of people prove this works, and it can work for you, too, regardless of your background, circumstances, age, education, or past. It just depends on how badly you want it. It can be as sophisticated or simple as you like, and there are a number of options available.
So don’t let the past be an anchor that drags you along in the mud. Don’t believe the lies of the past. You don’t have to go through the rest of your life looking in the rearview mirror when there is a promised land before you - a Garden of Eden just waiting for you. DollarMakers could be the vehicle you are looking for to take you across the bridge from your city of gloom, doom, depression, fear, want, scarcity, and no hope, to the city of love, freedom safety, wealth, health, and happiness. I mean it.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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04.01.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:47 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Delusional? Psychotic? “I’m not new to this stuff, you know - I’ve been a successful entrepreneur for many years - but how would I benefit from a one day Bootcamp to show me how to become financially secure? Actually I can’t afford the $500 fee to attend.” Please! Don’t insult my intelligence.
When we attended a seminar 22 years ago, where we heard that we could become financially free, Rika and I refinanced everything and bent over backwards to make the TEN THOUSAND dollar fee to learn. It made us millionaires. We didn’t second-guess, question, and strut around like delusional, broke peacocks. We followed instructions to the letter, and worked like crazy. I had a PhD - Poor, Hungry, and Desperate. I didn’t spend my time telling lies about how successful I was to people who could see through my thin veneer of success.
If you can’t write out a check right now for $7,000, you’re BROKE. And if you have to wonder about investing $247, you have a serious financial problem. Get real. Here’s my point: You had better do something about it RIGHT NOW, before that little financial problem flame turns into a raging fire that puts you and your family on the street or living in your car or a shelter. In fact, if you have a job, and that is your only income source, you’re living too close to the edge of a very scary precipice, and “a hard rain’s gonna fall”.
Admit you have a problem, get your ego out of the way, and pay someone to help you out of the hole you’ve put yourself in. You can be rich or you can be right. Don’t let your pride and arrogance get between you and the peace of mind that financial security brings. Nobody believes your stories, and nobody cares. John Addison said, “Never take advice from anyone more screwed up than you are.” Being broke is a temporary situation - there is always a way out, as long as you choose the right guide. Find the right mentor, and do whatever it takes, pay whatever it costs to fix your life. I’m glad I did.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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