08.30.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:40 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Read the following article, and then answer the question at the end, and I think you will get a revealing insight into the extent to which your present state of mind is helping or hurting your business. Be sure to read the article first, though.
I am drinking imported PG Tips tea from an Aynsley, bone China, English tea set, given to me in England by Justine Robson, with pictures on the tea set of wild primroses like the ones we saw growing in the grounds of Arundel Castle in Sussex. I am reading the International Express (“56 Pages of News from Britain”). I like England and all things English. We presented seven Bootcamps there in the past year, and as I sit in my office here in Vancouver, a casual glance around will support that. DollarMakersUK is my favorite projet.
This is what I read in this newspaper:
Revealed: The Changing Face of Britain: 1,650 New Immigrants Invade UK Every Day.
The number of foreigners living here has risen by 1.1 million in three years – enough to fill a city the size of Birmingham. The number of people leaving the country has also reached unprecedented levels, and nearly half of them are Britons.
• 605,000 people enter Britain as migrants every year.
• Pensioners outnumber children for the first time.
• The majority (54%) of births in London are o foreign mothers.
• Applications for asylum are up 15%.
• A total of 888,000 Poles and Slovakians have come here to work since the expansion of the EU in 2004. But 185,573 of them are in receipt of or in line for state handouts costing taxpayers more than £211 million a year.
OK, here’s the question to answer: What is your initial response to this abreviated article?
There are many options – most of them emotional, biased, and entirely subjective. One could feel the rise of xenophobia, a reaction to the photograph of the Muslin women in a burka, fear, realization that Canada is going the same way, all sorts of possible reactions. Here was my reaction: “Wow! The market for DollarMakersUK is better than ever, and improving by the minute! We can help these people – great for business!” Was that your reaction?
NOW what is your response? “Oh, well, that’s fine for Robin, but I don’t have a business in England.” Well, a Joint Venture Broker would realize that you don’t need a business in the UK to do business there.
See, it’s all about the way we interpret our circumstances and the stories we tell ourselves about our options. It’s all about choice and perception, and DollarMakers specializes in teaching people how to think about business. After all, we don’t have money problems – we have thinking problems, and Napoleon Hill taught us that “Every adversity, every difficulty, and every heartache carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or a greater Benefit.” He said, “Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” I can think of a multitude of opportunities to make money from the situation in the UK. We can find solutions that benefit everyone through the use of Joint Ventures.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:06 am by Robin J. Elliott
When I stay at a Radisson Hotel, I enjoy the Sleep Number bed – one can adjust the comfort level on each side of the bed independently - firmer or softer. When I get into my car, I can adjust the seat so that it fits my body – forward, back, up, down, lumber support, etc. We live in an adjustable, customized world. We choose what we want on the remote control, off a menu, on the Internet, everywhere. You set the heat in your home to your level of comfort. How about your business? Is it very comfortable? Does it adjust to your lifestyle and values and schedule, or are you a bloodied slave to your business, serving your demanding master, a love-hate relationship bordering on Stockholm Syndrome?
Has your business turned from your passion into your persecutor? You wish you could sell it but you can’t? It’s turned from adoration to addiction? It becomes ever more greedy and consuming, but you get less and less profit out of it? You’re riding a tiger? Perhaps it’s a fantasy that is now flat lining, but you can’t afford to get out because you’ll lose even more? The dream became a nightmare? Or you enjoy your business and you make money, but you have no time for your family and your hobbies? Are you controlled and manipulated like a puppet by external forces, the competition, weather, government, environment, market, suppliers, customers? I understand, because I have worked with thousands of owners of small and medium sized businesses since 1987.
My business is adjustable to what I want. I do what I like, when I like, with whom I like, how I like, I call the shots, and my business is like a well trained dog. That’s because I’m a Joint Venture Broker. I use leverage and duplication, and so I can walk away from anyone at any time. That’s what I call freedom. Ayn Rand said, “Freedom is to want nothing, to expect nothing, to depend on nothing.” I am not attached to any one of my JV partners or any of my JV’s to the extent that they control me, my time, or my choices. I am in charge and in control of my business, my money, and my time. That’s how it is SUPPOSED to be, as Michael Gerber said, “Working ON your business, not IN your business.”
Business owners can adjust and adapt their business through the use of Joint Ventures. People who don’t want to own a conventional business can simply become JV Brokers. You have the choice to control or to be controlled. Real time and money freedom is available through the use of Joint Ventures. You can be comfortable and content and make a lot more money with a lot less time and risk. You can spend as much or as little time you wish, and you can live according to your own values and priorities. You’ll have less sleepless nights. For more information, visit www.DollarMakers.com or e mail me robin@dollarmakers.com
Robin J. Elliott
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08.29.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:39 pm by Robin J. Elliott
If you want the maximum market impact and exponential growth, multifaceted marketing is essential. A combination of a variety of well-planned, consistent, congruent attacks and exposures will establish your brand and identity in the minds of your prospects and those who can refer business to you. When you combine leverage, duplication, and viral components in your marketing, you get even stronger. Niche marketing can further enhance your progress. And the most powerful marketing system ever created is Joint Ventures.
Every aspect of your marketing should link to as many other aspects and systems as possible, so creating a symbiotic and synergistic approach is very important. Think of warfare as an analogy: everything should work together seamlessly, driven by Operations Intelligence, and you’re the Commanding Officer in the war room. You’re the mastermind, not running around with a rifle or fixing broken machine guns or driving an ambulance. The air force, navy, and army all work together for the common good, all offering what they do best, enhancing the efficacy of the other forces in many ways.
Strategic marketers know that the ripple effect works to create spaced repletion – the old operant conditioning tool – and by impacting the consciousness of your target market in different ways, from different sources, with different media, on a consistent basis, with a unified message, the brand and the message is established. Combine that with the wonderful information we learned in two great books, The Tipping Point and The Long Tail, and it makes sense to develop a scientific approach to marketing, instead of the haphazard, desperate, loose, random approach used by broke, self-employed salespeople who masquerade as entrepreneurs.
If this all sounds terribly expensive and complicated to implement, remember that a smart Joint Venture Broker can do all the above and more, with no cost, no risk , and relatively little time. Utilizing existing resources and developing strategic alliances with the right partners makes it all possible and a lot of fun when you remove the risk. One can be very creative when one has nothing to lose.
So take off the blinders, get out your crayons, think big, and climb out of that stale little box – marketing is the key to business success, and this is the way to do it. DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors are standing by, locked and loaded, to help you apply this powerful information directly to your business and multiply your bottom line.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.27.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:25 pm by Robin J. Elliott
If you were to become a Joint Venture Broker, you wouldn’t have any inventory, because you would have other people selling their inventory while you collected a piece of all the on-going business. That would mean you would lose out on the exercise carrying and stacking and counting the inventory! Also, you would have all that extra money that wouldn’t be tied up in inventory, and you would have to decide what to do with it – what a drag! And, since you wouldn’t be delivering services yourself, you would have all that extra time on your hands while other people did the work and paid you for the privilege. What would you do with all the extra time?
The worst part about being a JV Broker would be getting rid of those employees of yours that show up late, smoke pot, treat customers badly, steal from you, lie to you, threaten you with lawsuits, and call in sick every other day. How boring your life would be without them. And then, of course, you wouldn’t have those exciting lean times or “quiet times” in your business when you use up all the profit you made during the busy times. That’s just no good. And you wouldn’t be able to lie awake at night worrying about not making enough money to meet payroll and pay the lease, because you wouldn’t need an office or overhead! What would become of that delightful Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
When you go on holiday with your family, you would be obliged to choose Club Med or high end cruises, instead of those cozy, two star, fleabag hotel with drunken truckers for company. And you would miss out on those interesting Chamber of Commerce meetings where broke, self-employed salespeople try to sell each other stuff, because you’d be negotiating real deals and making real money, while lying on the beach or next to the pool. And how confusing it be to have multiple streams of residual income instead, of being limited to just one product or service in one geographical area, in a shrinking market. As a JV Broker, you wouldn’t enjoy the privilege of dealing with difficult, unreasonable customers, and you would have to stop that stress medication which you find so tasty.
If you decide to keep your business and apply JV systems to it, you would find it stressful to deal with the lowered risk, increased profit, and the guilt you would feel when you leave all your competitors choking in your dust, the poor things. You’d also feel guilty about having so much more money and free time, while your competitors continued to work so hard for so little – it’s just unfair. And if you made all that extra money, you would be obliged to give more to your church and pay more taxes, and you don’t want THAT. No, sir, Joint Ventures are not for you. Bankruptcy, risk, tension, and fatigue are just too much fun to sacrifice. Who needs freedom, fun, lots of money, and plenty of time, after all?
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:05 am by Robin J. Elliott
I have been reading General George S. Patton’s account of the invasion of Sicily. Most enjoyable. A great historian and strategist, General Patton is widely considered the best field commander in the American army of World War 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt called him “our greatest fighting general.” Patton once wrote to his wife, Beatrice, “When I am not attacking, I feel bilious.” General Patton and Winston Churchill are my heroes.
When you decide to capture a new market for your business, your approach can be strategic, smart, planned, and effective, or you can do what 97% of entrepreneurs do. Ten years ago, I would have concluded that a particular caller on my recent conference call was either inebriated or mentally damaged; however, after ten years in this market, I realize that he is simply another narcissistic, socialist fool. He asked a question that revealed his utter ignorance of basic psychology, but also of the power of the Joint Venture mindset: “So how can you help me get investors for my real estate development in Costa Rica?”
This type relies on cold calling, shotgun approach advertising, networking with equally slothful and desperate, broke, self-employed salespeople, and wild, groundless lies about the return on the “investment” he is touting. He has no battle plan, no brains, and no pity from yours truly. This is how most employees who pretend to be entrepreneurs try to capture a market, and why they fail so miserably. Let us expend as little time as possible exposing the hopelessness of his approach, and then move on to what actually works.
First, the caller has no traction, credibility, leverage, or relationship with me, and yet he asks me how I can help him. A beggar on the street would get the same amount of attention from me. Why would I want to help him? I only tolerate his ignorance out of courtesy to the person arranging the conference call. I have no reason to help him. Second, his arrogance knows no bounds. He is not interested in learning about Joint Ventures, only how to make another dollar off some unsuspecting and equally slow “investor” in his scheme. Let’s move on to what works.
Here is the simple answer to capturing a new market: First, decide what your ideal demographic is: Whom do you want to sell your products and services to? Second, determine who, exactly, has access to, influences, controls, communicates with, and has the attention and respect of that demographic. These people are Centers of Influence. They are the key to fast, effective, risk-free access to the market you want to capture. Third, develop a specific plan to meet, impress, and get the active cooperation, assistance, and support of these Centers of Influence. And this is where the Joint Venture Mindset comes into play. You have to give me a very compelling reason to help you. You have to develop an intelligent strategy to get my attention and build a relationship with me. And in order to do that, you have to know a lot about me. Third, set up and execute a Joint Venture with each of the Centers of Influence that allows you to capture the market fast, in a bloodless coup.
Joint Venture Brokers are strategists. They understand psychology. They are capitalists, who expect to pay for the value they receive. They are realistic and street smart, so they work smart instead of hard. They don’t have that sense of entitlement that permeates our society. They develop their skill conscientiously. They understand the importance of long-term, reciprocal, symbiotic relationships in business. They are consistent, persistent, professional, and honest. They plan their campaign with the JV mantra, “No money, no risk, little time” running in their heads, and differentiate themselves from 97% of others by using their heads and creating massive, unprecedented value.
Joining the DollarMakers Joint Venture Broker Club gives you instant access to hundreds of potential JV partners in 15 countries. If you have a business, you can also consider the services of one of our DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.26.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:00 am by Robin J. Elliott
When we immigrated from South Africa in 1997, many people scoffed and attacked us. Now that the proverbial pawpaw has hit the fan, and South Africa is obviously following Zimbabwe into anarchy, they realize, ten years too late, that we were right. See this article. A million people have already fled South Africa. Last month, another 20,000 people left. They have to divide their net worth (only the money they can actually get out of the country) by 7.5 (the South African Rand is worth 13 Canadian cents). Most can’t sell their houses in SA. And they will arrive in the UK, Australia, or North America just as the recession starts to bite. Scary. We are now ten years ahead of them. One has to plan ahead.
Opportunity: The downturn is not here yet, but it’s on its way. The mortgage meltdown, national debt, high gas prices, Dollar / Sterling / Euro problems, terrorism that won’t go away, speculators losing their shirts, the escalating real estate downturn, increasing food prices, the hospitality industry in trouble, banks closing, and the wars, is causing a ripple affect. Expect layoffs, bankruptcies, repossessions, and CHANGE. There are a lot very worried people out there. And don’t think a new President in the US will turn things around overnight. We’re in for a wild ride.
Solution: This situation affords you the opportunity to help a lot of people, and we have the solution. When Zig Ziglar said, “You can get anything you want out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want”, he was telling us how to get rich. The greater the pain and problem, the easier it is to provide the solution. People who are living an easy life are not interested in solutions, because they don’t need any help. But when they’re in trouble and they are aware of it, they will want a way out. DollarMakers is the way out.
A while back, when some people were making money in real estate, those selling real estate investment training made a killing, even though most of what they taught was meaningless fluff. The greed and need for instant gratification made their narcissistic and not very smart or discerning audience pay big money for those programs, even though most of them never actually bought or profited from real estate. Now they need DollarMakers, and we can actually deliver what we promise. Before, people had more customers than they could handle. That is changing, fast.
DollarMakers is the solution for business owners and individuals already in financial trouble, and for the smart ones who see the avalanche coming. We can teach people how to use Joint Ventures to weather the storm and profit while others flounder and drown. And, most importantly, we can support them. We have been planning for this recession for the past two years, and our new DollarMakers Certified Mentor training program and Joint Venture Broker Bootcamps and Members programs are working and in place. We have built the lifeboats, the safety net, the fire extinguishers, and the escape route, but also the stairway to wealth. You can be part of the solution, and get well paid for it.
But we need help. The need is great and getting greater by the day, and DollarMakers is looking for proactive, forward-thinking Members who can be trained to work with us in this exciting and meaningful work. If you want to make a lot of money by offering real help to people around the world, consider DollarMakers as your vehicle and career path. If you are already a DollarMakers Member, get onto a Bootcamp and apply to attend our DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor Training. Start a local Chapter meeting, get involved, and decide how high you want to go - the sky’s the limit! The opportunity is right here, right now.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.25.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:14 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Most people confuse brokering deals with selling things, and it’s good to know the difference, so that you can decide what you want to do when you grow up. Brokers respond to needs and solve problems, and get paid a portion of all the ensuing business. Salespeople run around trying to sell stuff. Their service / product is unsolicited, usually unnecessary, and singularly unimpressive to people who broker JV’s – it’s too much like a combination of hard work, selling time, and limited thinking. It’s like running a V8 engine on one cylinder.
I talked with someone who told me they had a great new “Joint Venture” – they were asked to be the distributors for equipment that cleans computers, and they didn’t even have to pay for the right to become a distributor! Whoopee do! Now, if you create a conventional distributorship, pay rent, employ people, start advertising the cleaning equipment, bring salespeople on board, etc., you’re not doing a JV – you just built yourself a job. A real JV Broker would find a distributor, set the deal up, and take a piece of the action on an on-going basis; he would simply triangulate the deal - little time, and no cost or risk to him. It’s called leverage. We BUILD tollgates – we don’t work in them.
A JV Broker is a problem solver, and we’re not limited to any product or service or demographic or geographical area. When we find a need, we simply find a business to solve the need, and we get paid. Within DollarMakers, we have hundreds of Members in 14 countries, and by understanding the principle of “Six Degrees of Separation”, it’s easy to find solutions and help people. Knocking on doors, cold calling, or advertising to sell one product or service automatically limits what you can make.
A JV Broker has people calling him or her with requests – we kindly respond and make money. Salespeople are the ones calling and harassing other people to buy stuff. I know, I’ve been a salesman all my life, and there is a big difference between selling and solving. Also, smart JV Brokers look for natural synergy and flow between their JV partners and the demographics they target; they’re not all over the map. They build growth and strength when their JV partners, products, and services overlap. They understand how important integrity, consistency, and relationship is in business. They see the big picture.
Salespeople who learn what a JV is and how it works seldom remain salespeople; they change their approach and start making much more money from many more sources.
Only 1% of entrepreneurs understand and use JV’s, and that’s why DollarMakers operates the way it does; we create and educate our own JV partners and we make our money doing JV’s, not selling memberships and training. DollarMakers is unique in that we have the track record and the branding that nobody else has in the area of JV’s for small and medium sized businesses and entrepreneurs.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:26 am by Robin J. Elliott
I could tell you what a great opportunity it is to become a DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor, and how much money you can make. I can rave about the training and value and support. Or I can show you, so here are the testimonials of the first Graduates:
I was extremely honored to become one of the first three DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors. The whole business mentoring program was way beyond my expectation. As Robin’s Protégé, I got the chance to learn his secret business systems and Joint Venture strategies which were never disclosed before. I also got to meet some important business people who will help me to succeed in mentoring business owners as well as doing joint ventures. Based on my conservative calculation, I could easily make at least $20,000/month just by using what Robin taught me to help other business owners. I can also use what I learnt to actively do Joint Ventures and it will generate unlimited residue income. Even before the business mentoring program ended, I had already begun to Joint Venture with other fellow Certified Business Mentors. With this one Joint Venture opportunity, I will save $2000/month and make an extra $2000/month. That is extra $4000/month net profit for me!!!
Dr. Eric Li CBM
www.OptimalJV.com
eric@optimaljv.com
My wife Monica and I recently completed the business Mentor training course. This course was very informative and we would recommend it to anyone seriously interested in joint ventures or in assisting others in increasing their potential. Robin and Patrick are both very friendly and goal oriented. We had a great time and met new like minded business acquaintances. The in depth discussion we had broadened our horizons, allowing us to think in innovative and creative ways. All the obstacles that held us back before this training have been removed.
We are confident that we can help people and businesses maximize their potential with the 42+ systems that we learned through this program. As business people, we have been trained to recognize a good system when we see it. The business Mentor training program is second to none. Robin has been practicing these techniques for over 21 years and has only now decided to share them with a chosen few. What you learn in the boot camp is only a fraction of the informational wealth Robin has to offer. Everything throughout the program was meticulously explained. We were shown top notch hospitality and felt we were not only pupils but were part of a team. Monica and I are confident that we are now prepared to help businesses reach their full potential.
Darren and Monica Chambers CBM
Grande Prairie AB
780.830.6299
MAXXsolutions.ca
MAXXjointventures.com
Robin J. Elliott’s teachings have opened up a whole new way of doing business using no money, and with no risk and very little time. Being a business owner, I see how I can use these strategies that haven’t been used before, thereby increasing my profits, and everyone wins. Attending a Venture Broker Bootcamp was great and opened my eyes to a lot of techniques people are missing out on, but being involved in the mentoring program was even better. I SAW THE LIGHT! By using the strategies Robin teaches, the opportunities are unlimited. Working with Robin and Patrick and spending time with them was awesome, and the good friends we got to make was an excellent bonus. This program is great, and a must for any business owner, or for people that love helping others win. Thanks, Robin.
DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor Shauna L’Hirondelle 1780-513-1044 1780-518-9692 www.realjvcash.com.
If you would like to apply to be accepted, we have two spaces left for the October 6 -10 program. Apply at www.BusinessMentorTraining.com
Robin J. Elliott
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08.22.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:48 am by Robin J. Elliott
“Dear Mr. Elliott, I would love to attend your Joint Venture Bootcamp, but I can’t afford it – can I attend and then pay you as I make money?”
“Dear Tom, here’s how you can afford to attend a Bootcamp: bring two people who pay the full price, and the Bootcamp host will pay you enough commission to attend yourself at no cost.”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, can you help me find two people to attend?”
Amazing, but true.
“Dear Mr. Elliott, How do I know you’re not lying to me about how JV’s can work and help me to retire? How do I know this stuff actually works?”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, I joined DollarMakers and nobody has approached me or brought me any deals. Why don’t people offer me JV’s?”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, How much money can I make in JV’s?”
I feel like replying with this question: “Dear Tom, Why should I not chop your useless head off and feed it to my dogs?” but of course I don’t; I simply wait for the 3% of people worth talking to.
Here are the kinds of questions I like to receive:
“Dear Mr. Elliott, are you available for radio show appearances, and how do I go about using the services of one of your DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors in my business?”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, what are the risks involved and the time required to implement JV’s in my real estate business?”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, What sort of support will I receive after attending a Bootcamp?”
“Dear Mr. Elliott, How can I get onto the DollarMakers Team?”
Questions reveal the man or woman. The questions can be, “What’s wrong with me? Why do things always go bad in my life?” or “What’s great about my life? How can I double my profits? What do I have to look forward to?”
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.21.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:14 pm by Robin J. Elliott
You’ve been laid off, or fired, or you can’t get a job, or you’re plain bored, or you’re a new immigrant, or you simply can’t make it on your salary, so you strut off to the local franchise show or business broker, risk your house, your life savings, and your aged parent’s retirement funds, and you buy a business. Bad idea. There’s a reason why he’s called a business BROKEr, and he’s not the one that’s going to go broke. Worse still, you attend a seminar where a conman sells you an “investment” or “business opportunity”.
There’s a very good reason why savvy entrepreneurs will never buy a business at a franchise or business opportunity show or seminar – they’re not that stupid! There’s a reason why people sell a business, and it’s usually pretty scary. I could tell you stories all night long about how dishonest people can make any business or business opportunity look very good when they put it on the market. There are ways to make it look so good and so safe that it seems crazy not to buy it right away, but buying a business is not a smart move.
• Not just because 87% of new businesses fail in the first five years and 87% of the remaining 13% fail in the next five years, leaving a terrible 98.31% of new businesses in smoldering ashes before ten short years and many of the owners (and often members of their extended family and closest friends) financially ruined for life.
• Not simply because the owners of most small and medium sized businesses would make more money working at the local MacDonald’s.
• And not because it is statistically more risky to start a business than to go gambling in Las Vegas, and we all know how silly that is.
No, the reason why you shouldn’t even CONSIDER buying a business, “business opportunity” or franchise, is because it is a stupid choice for the following reasons:
1. Most business owners are not salespeople, yet they need to sell their products or services in order to stay in business.
2. 92% of businesses are desperately undercapitalized.
3. The majority of business owners have 90% of their sales and marketing based on one principle system, the failure of which will instantly BANKRUPT them.
4. 95% of businesses are susceptible to political, geographical, and demographic changes, which are completely beyond their control.
5. A Franchise is really only a glorified job – you will never work harder or earn less, and MANY franchisees fail dismally, however the franchise is simply resold to another sucker, and the business is therefore statistically deemed “successful” – after all, the business is still running, isn’t it? Never mind the last two franchisees went bankrupt and lost their houses and savings and their middle-aged wives are now working two jobs, if they didn’t divorce their dumb husbands for buying the franchises in the first place. Oh, you think a franchise is “safe?” Note that Starbucks is not even a franchise, yet stores are closing down all around the world.
6. In the case of most “business opportunities”, the only people making money are those selling them, and they’re selling them to people who have never been in business. That’s like a surgeon explaining the intricacies of an operation to a plumber – the plumber has no choice but to believe whatever he’s told!
Now it’s no good telling you how dangerous it is to buy a business without providing you with an alternative vehicle to take you all the way to glorious financial freedom. So here goes. You need a system and a technology that is proven and is designed to carefully avoid all the reasons why the conventional business only has a 1.69% chance of success in ten years, things like:
• The need to sell
• High overhead and inventory
• Royalties, franchise and license fees, rent, and employees
• Massive capital investment with many hidden and secret costs, which you will only discover AFTER you have bought the business
• Seasonal ups and downs – busy and quiet periods, chicken or feathers, feast or famine
• Long working hours
• All your proverbial eggs in one basket
• Subject to local competition, off-shore competition, big box store competition, weather changes, road changes, political changes, changing legislature, and things you could never expect (but the previous owner knew all about them, and that’s why he sold!)
• Massive risk and stress
• Shrinking margins
• The inability to sell
• A limited or diminishing market (what happened to camera stores when digital cameras came along?)
• Hard to find good people, sales people, skilled people, honest people…
OK, enough. You’re already in tears, I know. Here’s a Kleenex. What money-making system that is proven, legitimate, and available can avoid all the above? Is it even possible? Yes, it is. There is a practical system that has been around for hundreds of years, that you can use with no overhead, no employees, no license or franchise fees, no capital investment, and no selling required, than can make you an UNLIMITED amount of money. This business system works anywhere in the world, and you can run it from anywhere with a telephone and a computer. How do I know? I’ve been doing it for the past 21 years. I work internationally, I have no overhead, my income is spread over 22 income sources, most of them residual, and I have no risk. Everything I earn is 100% PROFIT. And here’s the best part: I can run my core business in one hour a day. That’s right. One hour a day. And I can increase my income quickly and easily. Now, that’s freedom.
Too good to be true? Not if I can prove it, and I can. Now, if you already have a business, we can show you how to apply this system to YOUR business, and double or quadruple your profits, cut your time and overhead, and dramatically lower your risk.
What would it be worth to learn this skill, and to have the support and access necessary to create multiple money machines at will?
If you want to know more, visit www.DollarMakers.com
Robin J. Elliott
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:25 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Before leaping blindly into a Joint Venture, here is a simple checklist to thoughtfully and objectively review, that could save you time, money, frustration, and even your reputation:
1. Is your potential JV partner truly successful, and does he or she have money and a solid track record? How do you know?
2. Can they deliver what they promise and afford to pay you the promised commission on time? How do you know that?
3. Have you done you due diligence? Are they Members of DollarMakers?
4. What impression did they make on you, what was your gut feel, and are you absolutely comfortable with them? Any red flags you’re ignoring?
5. Is this JV a good match with your other JV’s and JV partners?
6. Are you being pressured into the JV? (Usually a sign that the other party has cash flow problems.)
7. How can you test this JV in a small way before rolling it out in a big way?
8. Have you bounced this off your Mentor?
9. Do you have a good agreement in place that covers all areas?
10. Is the income potential of this proposed Joint Venture worth the time and effort required to make it work?
11. Will it dovetail with your other JV’s and back-ends?
12. What are your other options? (YAHOO = You Always Have Other Options).
13. Are you making an emotional decision, a desperate decision, a decision based on a feeling of obligation / reciprocation, or a business decision based on value and profit?
14. Is this a true win/win? Are both parties contributing equal value, or is it one-sided?
15. What is the time, risk, and cost involved, and is it justifiable?
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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I received an indignant and aggressive e-mail from an ex Member of DollarMakers who complained that I had said that it’s risky to do Joint Ventures with cult members. He belongs to a cult, and he said I will damage my reputation by what I said. On the contrary, my reputation will be strengthened, because I actually have values and standards, and, wonder of wonders, I stand up for what I believe in, regardless of the opinions of assorted cult members, losers, conmen, statists, and parasites. If I wanted a good reputation with cult members, I would put my brain on hold, and join his cult. If I wanted a good reputation with freeloaders and socialists, I would join the Green Party, work for free at the local Free Injection Site, and start smoking pot.
I prefer to develop a good reputation with winners, achievers, and those who have a backbone and an IQ worth mentioning. Is it more important to be liked by the masses, or respected by the few? Do you want to have a reputation for being a politician, or a leader? I would rather be regarded as free thinker than someone who paid others a small fortune to be told what to think. I don’t give damn what mystics, leeches and collectivists think about me, and I make no excuses. I suggest the kid who wrote me go jump on his couch. ~ Robin J. Elliott
The Eagle
The eagle soars and flies in peace
And casts its shadow wide
Across the land, across the seas
Across the far-flung skies
The foolish think the eagle weak
And easy to bring to heel
The Eagle’s wings are silken
But its claws are made of steel
The eagle stands for freedom
May we never let it die
And give thanks for all our blessings
As we watch the eagle fly
~ Sidney Sheldon
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:33 am by Robin J. Elliott
If all your friends are plantation slaves, you probably don’t think things are too bad. And most entrepreneurs are owned and controlled by the very businesses they created! Here’s a question to ask yourself in a quiet moment: “What do I need? Whom do I need? What and who controls me?” Michael Gerber teaches us the “The E Myth” to systematize one’s business so that you can leave it for extended periods of time without everything collapsing. It takes time to establish that, but we should all be working on it.
This is where Joint Venture Broking comes into play. By diversifying your marketing, income sources, and operations, you start using your brain instead of your brawn. By leveraging the resources and time of others, you become the Chess Master, the Strategist, the Brain. You control and manipulate and think, while other scurry around selling and persuading and begging and serving. Jimmy Pattison is a billionaire in British Columbia who owns over a hundreds companies, and yet he has plenty of spare time. Then you meet a self-employed, broke salesman who pretends to be an entrepreneur and has no time and no money, but is an expert at playing the cash flow game.
When you find yourself controlled by one person, one product, one market, or one system, immediately start working on diversifying, duplicating, and establishing alternatives and additions. Slavery steals your peace of mind, time, money, and freedom, and most entrepreneurs endure severe slavery while claiming independence. If you use your time, it should be because you genuinely have no alternative – you are the only person who can do what you’re doing – for now. Get an assistant, outsource, and start acting like a real business owner. Play the “What If?” Game. Create Succession Plans, prepare for the worst case scenario, and look at your Bottom Line, not your sales. Leverage is power. Wikipedia says, “Leverage is related to torque; leverage is a factor by which lever multiplies a force. The useful work done is the energy applied, which is force times distance. Therefore a small force applied over a long distance is the same amount of work as a large force applied over a small distance. The trick is converting the one into the other.” That “trick” is Joint Ventures.
I know someone who is absolutely controlled by his “JV partner”, works his tail off, has no time to call his own, has all his eggs in one basket, loses a fortune of lucrative back ends which he refuses to accept, and yet believes he understands JV’s. He has no idea.
Most businesses operate on about 10% of their potential profit, and DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors help business owners to dramatically increase their profits using the power of Joint Ventures. To apply for a complimentary consultation with a Mentor, e mail me at robin@dollarmakers.com with your details and questions.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.19.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:57 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Douglas is a self-employed salesman who likes to think of himself as an entrepreneur. He sells his products and services, employs two people, works hard, and pays the bills. He belongs to the local Chamber of Commerce and a service club and pays for T shirts with his business name on them, which he gives to the local baseball club. His market is limited to certain people within a certain geographic area, he has a 16% net profit margin, and his competition forces his prices down, which directly affects his bottom line. He finds himself spending more on advertising for less return, and he has less time than ever before. He is affected by the weather, the economy, the interest rate, and business trends. He works harder for less, and as he gets older he finds he has less energy, less patience, and less security.
Sally is a Joint Venture Broker. She is a real entrepreneur with no overhead except her computer connection and telephone, and she runs her entire business in two hours a day. She has JV partners around the world and she can easily add additional income, all of which is 100% profit. She has a portable skill set which works anywhere in the world under any economic circumstances. She is involved in different industries, so she doesn’t experience the usual ups and downs during busy or quiet times - her cash flow is regular, being residual income spread over different industries in different geographical areas. She has a very low risk, high return business, and she sleeps well at night as she becomes increasingly more wealthy.
Douglas has all his eggs in one proverbial basket. He works harder and harder for less and less and is impacted by things beyond his control. He worries about losing his customers, the competition, being incapacitated and unable to work, the economy, and local politics. He is at risk, and he knows it. Sally easily increases her profits, diversifies at will, and has no inventory, employees, overhead, advertising or marketing budget or capital investment. She has both time and money, freedom, and fun. She is in control of her own life and time.
Douglas could use Joint Ventures to double his profits in short order with no cost or risk, reduce his risk and overhead, and create more time freedom. Or he could just continue the way he’s going… Sally can increase her net profit quickly by simply enhancing her existing JV’s and adding more. Both these entrepreneurs can dramatically improve upon their situations with the magic and power of Joint Ventures.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:38 am by Robin J. Elliott
Men generally avoid clothes shopping, especially when a beady female eye is watching one’s every move. I steeled myself for months to venture out to buy a new belt and a pair of new shoes, and finally, bravely, hit Parc Royale in West Vancouver with Rika yesterday, warning her to keep a safe distance. I had flounced petulantly out of three or four shops where brain dead mercenaries with no taste posing as salespeople had narrowly escaped my wrath, when Rika kindly pointed me at Ingledews. I braced myself and marched in, only to saunter out 30 minutes later with beautiful Italian shoes and belt, grinning from ear to ear, one’s querulous disposition gone and miraculously replaced with an urgent need for steak at the Keg. The long-suffering Rika breathed a sigh of relief, remarking, “Good salesman.” Not quite, one mused.
Yon salesman was an expert in shoes and all things pedalic / orthopedic / related to one’s sometime weary hooves; he understood his trade. He was well versed in the width, manufacture, quality, history, and application of the shoes he sold and the shoes sold by others. He had, as it were, done his homework for close to twenty years. One might be tempted to utter, “The boy understands shoes.” He didn’ have to sell; I had to discipline myself not to buy several pairs. He didn’t have to persuade, and price was never an issue. The only difference between the $500 pair and the $350 pair was the level of fit and comfort. One was so chirpy that one almost succumbed to the latest style instead of sticking with the conservative.
My point is that when you package and present a Joint Venture well to the right people, with sufficient incentive and shared value, there’s an easy transition into the alliance. If you have to sell the deal, it’s probably not a good fit, with a predictably limited lifespan and and a few uncomfortable and pricey bunions arising in short order. One will have to endure a sour taste in the kisser, and the relationship might never be quite as rosy again. People might choose to meander along the other side of the street, meticulously examining storefront displays when they see you coming - not ideal. No. By taking the time to put together a juicy, well planned, and liberally oiled Joint Venture, and then being selective in one’s choice of JV partners, you can expect to see an easy flow.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.17.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:17 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Jim Stovall is blind. He has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is now a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.” For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year, joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Mother Teresa as recipients of this honor.
Mr. Stovall says, “VISION is more important than sight.” He should know. We say, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” whereas the truth is that you will only see it if you believe it to start with. “Without a vision, the people perish”, goes an old saying. I once spoke to a group of psychologists at a hospital in South Africa that specialized in helping people deal with stress – most of their patients were police officers – and they agreed with me that the best antidote for depression is hope. Without a vision, there is no hope – only the bland and tiring expectation of more of the same frustrating mediocrity, the same struggle for mere survival.
If you feel you’ve lost your mojo, your edge, your enthusiasm for life, that excitement when you wake up in the morning, your sense of eager anticipation, you don’t need doctors and drugs. You don’t need drink and dope. And you won’t solve your problem by attending multiple motivational talks or sermons. What you need is a magnificent obsession, a vision, a goal that will not be denied, which your can commit yourself to. You will be amazed what will happen to your levels of creativity, happiness, energy, self-esteem, income, drive, clarity, and joy when you get a real vision for your future.Perhaps you’re battling to find or define a vision, a purpose, a raison d’etere for your life? No problem – hitch your wagon to a star! I’m not talking about joining the local religious cult or working for nothing for the local snake oil salesman who poses as a motivational speaker, or working your tail off for a charity – I’m talking about participating and enjoying the fruits of your labor in hard cash. I’m talking about a mission with a commission, where you share in the spoils and you don’t simply become a lackey or a foot soldier to pad someone else’s bank account – that’s like getting a second job. No – I mean getting a real vision, creating something of value, building and producing and pioneering a wonderful project.
DollarMakers has an unlimited vision to help millions of people around the world to achieve financial independence and the resulting freedom, dignity, personal growth, choice, and the ability to live and love according to their core values. We agree with Zig Ziglar who said, “You can get anything out of life, if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” With the dynamic, committed DollarMakers Team and our DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor program, as well as over a hundred websites, our products and technology, hundreds of Members in fourteen countries, and our DollarMakers Joint Venture Broker Bootcamps, Member activities, meetings, conference calls and Conventions, our eight ezines and our solid business and Joint Venture Partners, DollarMakers UK, DollarMakers South Africa, and very soon DollarMakers USA, we are finally about to reach our tipping point, and we are looking for the right people to work with. The field is ripe unto harvest, and millions of people need what we have to offer more than ever before. We’re not short on vision, but we need more visionaries to join us on our exciting mission.
To whom much has been given, much will be demanded. Faithful in little, faithful in much. My personal motto is that of Paul J. Meyer, who taught me, “Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass.” Together, we are doing amazing things, and we’ve only just scratched the scratch! We’re locked and loaded and we’re on the move. Join us.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:04 am by Robin J. Elliott
Average people always deem the threat to outweigh the opportunity. They’re hooked on pain, and addicted to comfort. They are their own worst enemies. They say, “I dig the ditch to make the money to buy the food to give me energy to dig the ditch”, and they allow their fear to put their dreams in a wheelchair. Fear and faith cannot co-exist, anymore than winners and losers can.
Winners know that it is always too late to quit. They understand that if your friend gives you poison, it will kill you, and that there are certain friends they can’t afford. They insist on success, and they strive for excellence in everything they do. The question is never “CAN I?” but rather, “WILL I?” and winners don’t compromise. Mediocrity and compromise are the selfish pursuit of losers. Winners will not tolerate excuses and slothfulness.
One doesn’t mix rotten fruit with fresh fruit, or poison a well. An intelligent person will not allow someone else to steal their hopes and dreams, anymore than they will allow them to attack their family or rob them. By allowing losers into your life, you hurt your friends and family, just as surely as if you invited a wolf among the sheep. Parasites will contaminate your life and business; they are a cancer that you should avoid at all costs.
On the recent DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor training program, I showed the Mentors the movie, “The Fountainhead”. It is available for sale from Blockbuster Video, and I highly recommend it, and the book by Ayn Rand upon which the movie is based. In the movie, the heroine says, “Freedom means to want nothing, to expect nothing, and to depend on nothing.” This is a far cry from the victim’s mantra of the losers, who expect producers to carry them, pay for them, and support their bad choices. Shun them as you would a leper, or they will steal your joy and your ambition like the thieves they are.
Look at your circle of “friends” and decide who needs to be evicted and who needs to be drawn closer. Constantly audit your social life and be sure to seek out those who are the creators and the producers, the innovators and the winners, while removing the leeches and the snakes, and you will find yourself attracting wealth, wisdom, health, and joy. In DollarMakers, our Team of seven winners has been especially thrilled to welcome our three new DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors - a fifty percent increase in power! Success is by choice, not by chance; we win by design. Shun the commonplace, and go for the gold medal.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.16.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:29 pm by Robin J. Elliott
In every economy, in every industry, anywhere in the world at any time, there are people going broke and other people, in the same place, enduring the same economy, in the same industry, with the same government, becoming exceedingly rich. The difference is the way in which they perceive their circumstances and options, and the choices they make in response.
Most business owners realize that there are dramatic changes taking place all over the world right now, which means huge opportunities for those who know how to use Joint Ventures. “Change is my friend,” says the savvy entrepreneur, and in order to change and take full advantage of the hidden benefits and opportunities surrounding us, it’s smart to use an objective, skilled Business Mentor to open doors that you never knew existed, to reveal riches of which most entrepreneurs are blissfully unaware, and to leverage underutilized and concealed, yet potentially highly lucrative resources and options.
Running with the herd into desperation, shortage, recession, and scarcity is not an option for those who insist upon victory. Shout “YAHOO!” – You Always Have Other Options – and find a Guide who is capable and willing to lead you along the road less traveled to hidden treasure. Remember what Jim Stovall said: “Only take advice from someone who already has what you want”, and Jim Addison wisely added that “you should never take advice from someone more screwed up than you are.” Experienced property investors know they should be buying when everyone else is selling – Conrad Hilton bought hotels during the great depression – and street smart entrepreneurs understand that you can get on the fast track by learning from the skills and mistakes of others.
Three highly trained, fully supported, locked and loaded DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors – Eric Li, Shauna L’Hirondelle and Darren and Monica Chambers are ready and willing to consider accepting YOU as their client. To see if you qualify for a complimentary telephone consultation with one of them, email me robin@dollarmakers.com. A Mentor is someone whose hindsight can become your foresight. Help is at hand!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.10.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:12 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Whenever I stand in front of a group of people anywhere in the world and ask the question, “How many of you have read the book, ‘Think and Grow Rich’, by Napoleon Hill ?” about a third of the audience raises their hands. I ask, “How many of you read about the power of the Mastermind in that book? They all did, of course. “How many of you use a Mastermind?” Nobody.
I challenge you to get the book and read it, and if you still have it, read it again. There are two very powerful concepts in that book that relate very strongly to DollarMakers. The first one is the Mastermind concept, and DollarMakers is actually a Mastermind in action. The second one you can read about on page 95 of the paperback, about Dr. Gunsaulus. Both can now be applied within the Membership and context of DollarMakers.
If you take a new, fresh look at DollarMakers. You will see that exciting new possibilities are opening up as we grow, and using proven systems in the right environment can be extremely lucrative, whereas fishing in a polluted dam seldom results in a few plump, healthy fish. When your mind is ready to accept new ideas, the implementation of those ideas requires the right people with the right attitude in order to succeed.
In November, a group of DollarMakers Members will be doing some very serious business at our Fourth Annual DollarMakers Convention in Cancun, Mexico, as we did on our cruise to the Bahamas last year. Don’t wait for the Convention. Start gearing up now, and get your deals in place. Align your mind with that of Napoleon Hill, and there will be a natural fit with some of the DollarMakers Members. Reread the book and start applying the principles to your life and business, and you will find that they work.
And if you can’t make the Convention, there is another way for you to access that powerful group of individuals by being a Convention Sponsor. We only want a few Sponsors and we reserve the right to accept or reject applications. When our quota is full, it’s full, so if you’re interested e mail me at robin@dollarmakers.com for more information. Only Members may apply. You snooze, you lose.
As Dr. Hill taught us, “Whatever the mind of man can believe and conceive, it can achieve.” And Dr. Gunsaulus proved him right to the tune of a million dollars.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.07.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:19 am by Robin J. Elliott
I have watched this excellent and inspiring 1963 movie many times, and the analogies for creating financial freedom are amazing. These prisoners of war want to escape en masse and they decide to tunnel under the fence to do so. Their goal is to emerge in the forest and have 250 men freed from the Nazis.
The first analogy is that these experienced escapers dig three tunnels (named Tom, Dick, and Harry), not one. If you wish to escape financial slavery, you need to create multiple income streams, numerous options, instead of only one. When the first tunnel was discovered, the escapers focused on their second tunnel. If your financial security and future is tied up in one business venture, product, service, or geographical area, a job, or a single system, like property or investments, you are at risk. Change is the only constant, and you need to be prepared for that. This is the real world, not a lecture room.
The second analogy concerns commitment and hard work. There was no shortage of hard work, disappointments, risk, planning, the need for flexibility and strong leadership, focus, and innovation in this project. The men were extremely serious and uncompromising, and their very lives were at risk. They didn’t sit around playing The Escape Game on a board, then meekly return to their cells with a sense of false achievement when the game was over. You can play the Cash Flow Game all day, but unless you implement what you learn in the real world, you’re just another weak poser.
The third analogy is scary: the tunnel emerged in the open, twenty feet from the forest where they intended to surface, and in full view of the guards! They would have been safe emerging in the forest, but after 72 men got out, the guards were alerted, and the rest were caught. Many “Business Opportunities” and “investment opportunities” don’t reveal the full story until after you’ve lost your hard-earned money, and you end up twenty feet from the forest with your ass fully exposed to the machine guns of the real world. That’s why 87% of new business startups fail within the first five years (and 87% of the remaining 13% fail in the next five years). DollarMakers offers you a system that removes that risk for a fraction of the price.
The fourth analogy is that once they had escaped the camp, the hard work only began – they had to make it in German occupied territory and get to Switzerland. Once you learn to be a Joint Venture Broker, you have to work to implement the systems and create that freedom – you don’t attend a seminar, read a book, and magically become financially free. It’s like having a baby – you still have to raise the child!
Finally, the good news about Joint Ventures is that you don’t lose money or much time when an escape venture fails – you certainly don’t die. In fact, you just do it better next time! DollarMakers reaches you how to get wealthy with no cost or risk, and little time, although initially you have to invest time and energy to hone your skills and practice until you’re good at it. Read more about this great movie here.
If you’re interested in making your own Great Escape from financial mediocrity and time scarcity to real freedom, DollarMakers has the solution for you.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.05.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:07 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Isn’t it wonderful to know that you can own the Key to Success without paying for it? Best of all, most people prefer not to own it, so you have very little competition.
When you read this little poem:
Until one is committed,
There is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
Always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
There is one elementary truth,
The ignorance of which kills countless ideas
And splendid plans:
That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
Then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one
That would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
Raising in one’s favor all manner
Of unforeseen incidents and meetings
And material assistance,
Which no man could have dreamt
Would have come his way.
It seems as if some magical power is released, however there is no element of mysticism here - it is simply the way the old brain works; your levels of enthusiasm, emotion, focus, concentration, creativity, and energy rise significantly when you fully commit to an endeavor, and that allows your Reticular Activating System and subconscious mind to do what it does naturally, hence the amazing results.
In today’s world, 97% of people are lack-lustre, mediocre, compromising, excuse-driven, lukewarm, politically correct, weak, gutless, comfort-addicted clones, and so true warriors can sprint forward and ahead more easily in a society that is on the edge, driven, ambitious, and committed. The magical key to success is total, uncompromising, value-driven COMMITMENT. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor”, said Vince Lombardi.
The only way to know if someone is committed to their words or simply lying losers, is to watch their behavior. Truly committed people make no excuses, allow no slack, demand performance of themselves and others in their lives, and fearlessly make their dreams come true, regardless of their circumstances or what other people may say, think, or do, no matter how long it takes or how hard the journey is. They do not even consider the possibility of defeat. They will not let you down, because by doing so, they let themselves down, and their self-esteem and integrity is too high for that. “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises”, said Mae West. Courageous people are committed people. Someone once said, “Compromise is never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and the terror of a coward.”
What kind of Joint Venture Partners do you want? Those on whom you can utterly rely to deliver on time, or those whom you know you will have to motivate, remind, threaten, and urge, while getting increasingly frustrated? Commitment is the key to JV success and indeed success in every area of your life. It is the ONE THING that is hardest to find among most people, yet common amongst winners. And that’s only 3% of people. We’re waiting for you to join us.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:42 am by Robin J. Elliott
Jake Halpern, author of “Fame Junkies”, conducted a study of 650 American teenagers asking them if they would rather be stronger, more beautiful, smarter – or famous. It’s results showed that boys valued fame as much as intelligence, and girls actually valued it more than intelligence. When asked if they would rather become a US Senator or a celebrity’s personal assistant – you know, the person who picks up the dry cleaning – the leaders of tomorrow opted to be close to the stars by a ratio of three to one. A narcissistic, entitlement generation is a pushover for hungry, motivated, and hard working immigrants.
In South Africa, where I grew up, immigrants often made a lot more money than we locals did. There was a good reason for that, and when I immigrated to Canada ten years ago, I understood why. Please note, I know very well that this is not applicable to all immigrants. There are some groups of immigrants that should never be allowed into the country, I know that, but I am talking in generalities and from my personal experience.
Generally speaking, immigrants don’t understand the welfare state, social safety net that Canadians and British people take for granted. They don’t have the old school network or the natural support of xenophobia. Many immigrants come from countries they wanted to leave because of violence, crime, corruption, and danger, and when they get to North America or the United Kingdom, they’re ready to make it happen, no matter what. Work is not something they want to avoid, they take nothing for granted, and they are prepared to prove themselves. Immigrants are not hampered by being politically correct, passive aggression, and relying on reputation, connections, or family support, old money, or institutionalized xenophobia to protect their interests and succeed.
Immigrants get here believing in the American Dream, even in Canada and the UK, and compared to where we come from, it is a dream come true. We believe in making a fortune, we expect to get rich, and we see opportunity and money under every proverbial bush. We don’t make excuses, because in our countries, people didn’t accept excuses. We think that we will end up in the street if we don’t deliver the goods. We don’t feel entitled, we don’t have a rich uncle or mommy to bail us out, there is no back door, and we realize that we are building from scratch, and that we have to earn and create whatever we want. We don’t understand the system, so we don’t use the socialistic system; we expect to pay for things. We’re afraid of being deported or getting into trouble, so we behave honestly. And we really don’t give a damn what Brad Pitt or some druggie, film star slut has to say.
The children of immigrants seldom accomplish what their immigrant parents did. That tells us a lot. Your attitude in life will determine your altitude, and the immigrant attitude is a good one to model. Here’s my mindset as a forty-five-year-old immigrant when I realized that, in spite of xenophobia and built-in structures of protectionism, I was sitting on a gold mine, with very little competition from the society I had joined: “Whatever it takes, however long it takes, 24/7/365, no turning back, top of the pile, back to the wall, locked and loaded, make it happen.” With that attitude, you can’t help but succeed against all odds, and you don’t need to immigrate to have that attitude!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.04.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:49 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Roy H. Williams says, “Follow the sound of bulldozers and the smell of fresh paint. Commercially speaking, where are things happening in your town? Move to where the action is. Follow Best Buy, Home Depot, Starbucks and the other Big Boys who have already done the research. Nothing draws a crowd like a crowd. Media costs are escalating and the public is hiding from ads. These are just two of the reasons why a great location is more important today than ever before. Expensive rent is the cheapest advertising your money can buy. Is Walgreens able to afford great locations because they do a big volume, or do they do a big volume because they always secure great locations? A high-visibility location communicates leadership. It implies that you do things better than your competitors.”
You are judged by the company you keep, and your positioning, packaging, and credibility should be strategically designed. The old “We’ve been around for 20 years” also refers to my dog, the homeless man on the corner, and the local lunatic asylum; it’s old hat, and it simply declares that you have no Unique Selling Proposition. Nobody wants to deal with a start-up or an unknown quantity. Location can also be seen as web presence, branding and who your partners are. Piggy-backing and using Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, Host Beneficiary Relationships and co-branding is what smart entrepreneurs do to position themselves for optimal, fast reach, distribution, and results.
Members of DollarMakers and our DollarMakers Certified Business Mentors understand the power of positioning and they use it effectively. As we initiate and innovate and use our momentum and branding to access and pioneer new JV’s, new territories, new opportunities, they ride in our back, shouting, whooping, and making money. We don’t have the time or inclination to reinvent the wheel or duplicate already existing, successful ventures, and so the “No money, no risk” mantra gets put to work and made a reality.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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08.02.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:07 pm by Robin J. Elliott
How about the fact that 400,000 Americans got laid off in the past year, and we’ve only just begun? Are you worried about your retirement that isn’t going to happen, your kids that will never be able to buy a house, looming, unaffordable medical expenses, and the end of quality of life as you know it? Do you lie awake at night dreading the bills that are heading for your mailbox and the prospect of facing a boss for whom you have less respect than pond scum?
There are two possible responses or solutions to the above. I received a call from a woman who told me she was down to her last $6,000 and she was hoping DollarMakers could help her financial situation. How had she landed in the position? She had wasted a windfall income by buying overpriced property in third world countries from seedy characters in the hopes that it would alleviate her financial stress. You can gamble your hard-earned money on illicit schemes and urgent, get rich quick offers, or you can try to “cut costs and expenditures”, but how do you buy less food than you need or save gas when you have to fetch your offspring from their after school activities? Naturally, the answer is to discover the secret to making money without cost or risk.
The person who goes out and spends a fortune on getting his MBA ends up unemployed - he was hoping people would line up to offer him a job, so that he could go back to a survival mode of slavery in some corporation and end up being replaced by a younger, smarter, harder working, more motivated, but equally desperate specimen. In the real word, you’re not going to break free by getting another job. How about if you’re unemployable? Like you’ve just come out of prison and your face is covered in tattoos, or you’re morbidly obese and stink of tobacco (I know an airline that would snap you up, but I digress) or you’re simply too old? (try 50) No problem.
There is a “catch” here, of course, as there always is: something hated more than debt, high prices, or even your sweaty boss - it’s called “work”. But this work creates delicious, residual income. It’s not mindlessly selling your very limited time or trading your life for a subsistence income. It’s not laboring away to survive another day, or grunting to pay the minimum balance on your credit cards; it’s building passive, on-going, liberating, increasing income.
In a nutshell, you can either spend less or earn more, and it’s no good having time but no money, or money but no time. DollarMakers teaches people to have time and money, and to remove the risk at the same time. Beautiful Whistler, British Columbia, is proudly about to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Very nice. They spend billions creating a lovely, scenic highway, but their planning and strategic understanding is so incredibly limited that it takes a rockslide that closes said road down for a week to realize they have all their eggs in one basket over which they have no control. Instead of diversifying the optional access, they embellish the only route they have. My point? Multiple income streams is smarter than one income stream.
The solution to rising prices and a steeply descending standard of living is not more education, a third job, cutting costs, specializing, using up your time and savings, getting into more debt, or leaping from the frying pan into the fire of questionable “investments” and “opportunities” offered by conmen and thieves parading around on a stage in front of desperate, vulnerable people. (The moldy cheese in the mousetrap isn’t worth your life savings.) The solution is to use a rational, proven technology that allows you, with the requisite work and consistency, to create multiple, increasing streams of income with no risk or investment, other than the training and support you need. If you want security, dignity, freedom, and choice, Joint Ventures is the way to go.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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