12.04.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:57 pm by Robin J. Elliott
You attend a seminar. Your levels of enthusiasm, belief, faith, expectancy, commitment, agreement, and excitement diminish, decay, and decline from the moment the seminar ends, and the decrease becomes exponential. Great intentions deteriorate and excuses and other priorities appear faster and faster. This is entropy. It is insidious, poisonous, and very real.
You join a Network Marketing company, and within mere months, you have lost interest and are actively seeking the next silver bullet. Entropy. You neglect a relationship or a program and before you know it, it doesn’t exist. Entropy. Common to 97% of people. You stop going to the gym and replace it with the trough, and you become obese. When you neglect a garden, the flowers give way to weeds. Join the seething herd.
What are the antonyms for entropy? Growth, development, and increase. That’s what 3% of the population creates. And there is a reason why winners avoid entropy: they have a system, based on their understanding of the principles of compound growth, duplication, leverage, and proliferation. They know how compound interest works – one cent doubled every day creates $5,368,709.12 in thirty days. They know the bamboo plant does nothing for four years and then grows ninety foot in the fifth year. They see the big picture, so they use the principles of wealth to create the future they want. And so can you.
What are your options? Either quit every time you start something new, and jump from one magical, mystical solution to the next, never getting anywhere, blaming your tools and teachers, or find the right thing and make it work. There are consequences to entropy, and 97% of people live lives of quiet desperation, frustration, and stress because they don’t recognize the reality and danger of entropy. Let me share with you the system you can use to create wealth, peace of mind, exponential increases in income, security, freedom, and fun.
Most people (97%) quit too soon. They turn tail at the first sign of discomfort, and retreat when faced with the first barrier or detour. They are the deserters and the draft dodgers, the weak, the cowardly, and the lazy. Winners create a winning system and stick with it UNTIL they reach their goals.
Here’s the system I recommend:
1. First, make the final, irrevocable decision that you will not quit under any circumstances, UNTIL you achieve your specific, written goals, and clearly determine and understand WHY you are going to make this work.
2. Accept the fact that being a Joint Venture Broker is the fastest, safest, and most intelligent way you will ever find to make your financial dreams come true. If you want money AND the time to enjoy it, the ultimate leverage and choice, freedom and fun, becoming a JV Broker is, in my opinion and experience, the only way to go.
3. Get all the training you possibly can from people who have actually already accomplished what you want – that’s what DollarMakers provides – training, access, support, and opportunities.
4. Build a TEAM around you – people with common goals, values, and beliefs, so that, when one falls down, the others will lift him or her up. Teamwork makes the dream work. Together, we achieve amazing things. This synergy is a perfect match with Joint Ventures, and mutual commitment, accountability, interdependence, and trust, built on integrity and a sound, win/win, reciprocal system, is fail proof.
DollarMakers offers you the unlimited, international opportunity to link up with successful, motivated people to use Joint Ventures to break through all barriers, avoid entropy, and turbo-boost you into the success that only 3% (and that’s being generous) of people enjoy.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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12.03.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:26 am by Robin J. Elliott
Mauritius, off the east coat of Africa. Our boat was in deep water on the way to a reef where we could snorkel, when we saw some huge manta rays under the boat, and the crew suggested we might want to leap in and swim around. I will always remember that feeling that there was so much water under me as I floated on top, looking down at the magnificent rays; it was a feeling of abundance – so much water. George Herbert said, “A great ship asks deep water.”
I believe there are only two mindsets – one is a mindset of abundance, and one is of shortage. One thinks in terms of what we CAN do, the possibilities, the unlimited opportunities, and the vast wealth available out there, while the other thinks in terms of threats, competition, the shrinking pie, poverty, lack, what we CAN’T do, and fear. Three percent of people have this abundance mentality – they are “Possibility Thinkers” and they demonstrate their attitude by what they do. Grace Hopper said, “A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for. Sail out to sea and do new things.”
The water in most harbors is filthy. Many years ago, I was sailing in a harbor with a girlfriend, and the little yacht was headed for the rocks. I leapt out to impress her, and while turning the boat around cut my bare feet on the rocks. I suffered serious infection in my feet for weeks after that. That stale, polluted water is much like the inhibited, negative thinking of most people when it comes to opportunity, possibilities, expansion, and success. Get into the deep water.
Seeking deep water is the way to affluence and freedom. When you’re out on the mighty ocean, you’re not going to bump into kayaks and canoes. Deep ocean people have a different take on the world. The live different lives and have different expectations and beliefs. They have broken free from the mental restrictions, conditioning, and bonds that keep people limited and fearful. They have good self-esteem, lots of confidence, and a great deal of faith in themselves. The read different books and go to different places. They represent perhaps three percent of the people, perhaps less. They think big and they take the appropriate action.
You’re either snorkeling in the shallows of scuba diving the deep. You’re either surviving or thriving. You’re fishing for trout at a small lake or you’re deep sea fishing for marlin. Look at your choices, and you’ll know where you’re at. Take cognizance of the people you spend time with, and you will know if you’re heading for poverty or prosperity. Change the people you hang around with, and your weltanschauung will change. Your worldview is either going to make you rich or poor, so it’s important to understand whence you’re bound.
Instead of wallowing in the shallows of regret and bemoaning your past, remember what Mr. Drucker told us: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” It’s never too late to change, and there’s a simple way to do so. In London, three weeks ago, I came upon a replica of the Golden Hinde, moored just off the Thames. The Golden Hinde is the ship that Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world on. A modern full size authentic replica of the ship, also called the Golden Hinde, was built by traditional handcraft in Appledore, North Devon and launched in 1973. It has traveled more than 140,000 miles (225,000 km), a distance equal to more than five times around the globe. Like the original, it has circumnavigated the world.
To move into deep water, find mentors and teachers who already have what you want, and learn from them, listen to them, and imitate them. Model success. You might have been born, as I was, with a cracked, plastic spoon in your mouth, but there’s no good reason to keep on living a life of stricture and constraint. You can buy a silver spoon. You can break free and leave the smelly harbor. You can have anything you want out of life and create the lifestyle you wish for. The first time I went deep-sea fishing was in Cancun, very recently. I was taken out with people who had done so many times before, and I simply put myself in their hands. I enjoyed catching a big amberjack fish, as well. Amberjack are found from out to depths of 300 feet and occasionally deeper. They reach up to 170 pounds. They are not to be found in fishponds.
DollarMakers offers you the ideal opportunity to create wealth, freedom and joy in your life. Joint Ventures is the fastest, safest, easiest, and most effective way to get into deep water and unlimited opportunities with no cost, risk, or selling. If you’re prepared to pay for the training and do the work, we have all you need to succeed. Set sail for success!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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12.01.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:37 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Three percent of all people are truly successful. And it’s not because of their education, background, “Old Boys Club”, “Lucky Breaks”, or other excuses that losers so easily offer up. You can join them with the proven recipe in this article. If you think this 3% figure is over the top, this is a well-known, proven statistic. Look here:
In 2006, 1.93% of all households had annual incomes exceeding $250,000. (Wikipedia)
1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.
57 percent of new books are not read to completion.
(Source: Jerold Jenkins, www.JenkinsGroupInc.com)
And here’s the scary part: only 3% on North Americans are regular readers!
The United Nations Global Audit of Web Accessibility, conducted by accessibility agency Nomensa on behalf of the United Nations, shows that 97 percent of websites fail to meet the most basic accessibility requirements.
Robert Jaques wrote in vnunet.com, 07 Jan 2008: “Spam levels reached 97.02 per cent in December 2007 and viruses accounted for 0.11 per cent of email traffic, new monitoring data reveals. The figures suggest that less than three per cent of all email sent during the month was legitimate.”
Douglas Vermeeren writes, “For most top achievers, 80 percent of their goals are ‘Be’ goals and only 20 percent are ‘Do’ goals. They’re more concerned with character attributes than arriving at a final destination point. They know that character attributes often enable them to attain successful levels. So it’s not that top achievers don’t set goals; rather, they set goals differently. Rather than use the word ‘goal,’ top achievers use words like ‘destination’ or ‘performance’ or ‘habits.’ They don’t cross items off a list and forget about them, they build upon their accomplishments to reach even greater levels of success.”
Here’s how it works in practice: the Three Percenters are WINNERS BY CHOICE. The goal, “I will do what I say I will do, when I say I will do it, with no excuses”, is a DO goal. You have to BE before you can do, and DO before you can HAVE.
“I am unstoppable, determined, confident, reliable, and I never quit” is a BE goal. Being that kind of person pretty much guarantees that you will succeed in achieving your DO and HAVE goals.
Someone who never quits and is self disciplined, honest, and determined, will do whatever he or she has to do UNTIL he or she succeeds. Winning characteristics are a daily, continual choice and habit. A winner will work 24/7/365 and never make excuses. And those kind of people always end up at the top. The cream rises. The 97 Percenters are simply eagles that think they’re chickens.
Getting into the Three Percent Club is a simple choice that demands success and excellence at any cost, and anyone can do it, regardless of your past, your age, your education, or your present circumstances. When you see a DollarMakers Member wearing a tiny, handmade, solid gold dollar sign pin, you’re talking with a Three Percenter. Come and join us!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:33 am by Robin J. Elliott
From experience, we know that many people promise big, but can’t always deliver what they promise, for various reasons. (“Big hat, no cattle.”) One of the reasons for this could be that they don’t believe they will get a very large response, and they simply don’t have the capacity to fulfill large orders or deliver the service. Or their circumstances, cash flow, staffing, or supplier situation might change and put them in a position where they can’t deliver. Or you might find that their service stinks or they’re always late… Whatever the reason, it is wise to test a JV in a small way before running it out in a big way.
One of the ways to avoid disappointment is to avoid people who are desperate for business or have cash flow problems, especially web “masters”. You might find they’re so desperate for money that they make existing clients wait and stew while they grab all the business they can get to pay the rent and ultimately disappoint everyone by being late, making excuses, and contaminating your reputation with the customers you sent to them. They’re usually smooth talkers and very good at making elaborate promises. Check their capacity out, talk with past clients, and talk with present clients. Look for red flags. Give them small jobs to do over a period of time, and see how fast they react and how many excuses they make.
When you’re waiting for a commission check from a JV partner and it’s always “in the mail”, remember that FedEx and bank drafts will clear up all “misunderstandings” very fast. “Cancel the check and send me a bank draft with overnight courier and I’ll believe you.” Watch Pacino in the old movie, “Midnight Run”. Money is the ultimate proof, and a very emotional issue for most people. Test in a small way before selling the farm. If he can’t pay for seven chickens and a donkey, don’t expect him to buy the entire farm. Excuses are usually the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Testing a JV in small ways also helps you iron out any potential misunderstandings and glitches before they become big issues. Most Joint Venture problems are the result of misunderstandings, honest mistakes, and miscommunication. That’s why it is important to get everything in writing, play the Devil’s Advocate and “What if?” games, and remain realistic. Past performance is usually a good predictor of future choices. Often, people promise big to impress you, or they’re embarrassed to admit that they have problems or are facing threats.
Your JV partner’s problems and limitations can become your problems and limitations if your reputation is at stake. Avoid start-ups, dicey investments, and new inventions. Work on the relationship and the trust before you do a JV with someone. At the end of every Bootcamp I present, I have characters approaching me to hard sell me their services or schemes, and I am amazed that they don’t understand that you have to “earn the right” and build the trust before assuming anyone would want to work with you on a JV.
Trial runs, small tests, little investigations, and watching what someone DOES as opposed to what he SAYS before opening the floodgates will protect your JV’s and relationships, your reputation, and your blood pressure. We’re all optimistic, idealistic, trusting, and excited about business, and we like to believe the nest about others, but we need to remain realistic and objective and be patient if we want to be successful in our JV’s.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.30.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:42 pm by Robin J. Elliott
“Courage is the human virtue that counts most - courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence. That is all any of us have.” - Robert Frost.
Courage in business is not about taking silly risks or investing your family’s hard-earned money in dicey deals. Courage is not a big mouth, aggression, or bravado. And courage is not pigheadedly refusing to change direction when you’re headed into a financial fiasco. Courage is doing the right thing, the hard thing, the unpopular thing for the right reasons, regardless of the opinions of others or the status quo, and in spite of your natural fear.
Courage is a scarce commodity in our politically correct, wimp society, but the return on investment is massive. I strongly recommend the book, “The Fountainhead”, by Ayn Rand. The 1948 movie is available on DVD from Blockbuster. It’s one of the best movies I’ve ever watched. When entrepreneurs choose to live by their values instead of prostituting themselves to the popular economics, politics, trends, and conventions, they find themselves experiencing some wonderful, unexpected benefits, some of which I have outlined below.
Wise men through the ages have stated that we are only really happy when we are true to our deepest convictions. The joy and peace experienced when you refuse to bend before any master, witch doctor, trickster, or bully can only be understood by those brave enough to have done so. When you face down a group or collective and are prepared to walk away from their bribes and call their bluff, you will know that feeling of exaltation. When you steel yourself and apply self-discipline to your life, refusing to compromise, your self-esteem skyrockets, and it is well know that your level self-worth determines your income, like a governor, which is a device that regulates the speed of a car.
In order to do the best possible work you can, you need to do only what you are absolutely passionate about, and do it in exactly the way you feel it should be done. By diluting and adulterating your work, you diminish your very soul; you pour your love of life down a filthy hole that is called “public opinion”, and the resulting guilt causes self-sabotage and depression. By seeking the acceptance of the collective, you poison the efficacy of your creation. We are all artists, and our lives and businesses are a reflection of who we are. Ayn Rand said, “Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.”
Centrists, fence sitters, brown noses, sycophants, sociopaths, cowards, deserters, and collectivists rise fast in bureaucracies, corporations, government, politics, and most groups. Eagles don’t flock. They don’t join groups of weak yes men. And they are most happy when alone or with their own kind. And that is why I believe your own business is the perfect vehicle for the expression of your creativity and the attainment of the freedom necessary to live a life of integrity and congruency that allows you to do what you want, when you want, how you want, with whom you want. I will end with Shakespeare: “This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” In my opinion, courage is the most essential ingredient in the recipe for true success. The most courageous person I have ever met is my daughter, Sacha.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.27.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:06 pm by Robin J. Elliott
When I see entrepreneurs working too hard for too little, and yet refusing the solutions available to them through DollarMakers, I think of the following writing:
Delusion
Most entrepreneurs are unaware of the extent to which their conditioning denies them the success they deserve. We buy in to the status quo, follow the herd, and believe the lies of politicians, academics, and bankers. Many systems conspire to keep their followers and subjects poor, hungry, needy, ignorant, and fearful. That way, people can be controlled, overtaxed, and led. Socialism, liberation theology, collectivism, and mysticism excel in the blinding and imprisonment of the masses.
Reason
We run in the road that we built ourselves to justify the building of it.
We use the pots we threw because we made them.
We spend time with people because they’re related to us.
We do what we know because it’s less threatening than the alternative.
We have blind faith because it’s easier than thinking.
We let people tell us what to do, say, believe and fear, so that we don’t have to make decisions.
We follow people we don’t like or trust because it’s easier than taking the lead and taking responsibility.
We fear upsetting people because we fear conflict and avoid reality.
We prefer delusion to the stark truth.
We blame our circumstances and other people to avoid admitting that we’re lazy, scared, and stupid.
We pay too much for our emotional crutches and justify the expense.
We go along instead of going to war.
We turn the other cheek because we fear pain.
We refuse to accept that we might be wrong because if we admitted it we would be obliged to make changes.
We feed our addiction to comfort while knowing that years of discomfort will be the result of our weakness.
We accept abuse because we hate our own compromise.
We accept the lashes of the mystics and parasites to punish ourselves for our subservience.
And then we vote in the leaders that will tighten our bonds and starve us more.
Reason acknowledges fear and discomfort and embraces the consequences of questioning the status quo.
Reason promises freedom and responsibility.
The pain of reason is less than the pain of delusion.
Reason demands courage and work, and rewards us with an escape from bondage.
Your prison door is not locked.
To change your life and the results you get, you have to change your philosophy and perspective. This is the mission of DollarMakers – the financial empowerment of people world wide through an understanding of Joint Ventures and a Capitalist philosophy.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.26.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:27 am by Robin J. Elliott
What would you do with an extra $1,000 per month? What would change in your life? What relief, adventure, excitement, or peace of mind would $1,000 per month mean to you? What would you buy, whom would you help, what would you do? A car? A trip? Help? House cleaning? Food? Clothes? Education? Transport? Fun? Toys? Electronic goods? What can $1,000 per month do for you?
I would imagine many people would be interested in such an opportunity, and it’s a real one. If I could show you a genuine, proven way to earn an additional $1,000 per month from me, with no selling, no cost, no risk, and little time, regardless of where you live, your education, age, circumstances, or background, what would you say?
I’m not taking about some pyramid scheme of MLM / Network marketing dream, or a weird, dicey investment. This is legit, tried and tested, and it’s quick money. You can work at your own pace, in your spare time at this. And you’re not limited to $1,000 per month! The more you produce, the more you can earn. We have 22 years of experience doing this, and DollarMakers (Elliott Enterprises Inc.) is a reputable, well-known, international organization. Your $1,000 (or more) is simply a commission payment from me. I will pay by check, PayPal, or bank draft – you choose.
If you’re interested, simply e mail me robin@dollarmakers.com and put “$1,000, Please” in the Subject Box of your e mail, and I will send you an e mail describing how to get this money.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:36 am by Robin J. Elliott
Someday, I’m going to arrange for an architect to show me around a building site. I am always amazed at the way huge buildings are built, how they emerge magically from a dirt patch and end up looking exactly like they did on the large billboard. They’re building some buildings where I live, and it’s wonderful to see them develop. Every single item and detail is carefully planned, and the building is built exactly according to that plan. Every faucet, wire, time, windowpane, door handle – incredible. Imagine how much care goes into that planning. We spend more time planning a trip to the movies than we do planning our lives.
People get into business and the most time they spend on planning is arranging and designing their letterheads, signage, business cards, and offices. Many of those who do have a business plan had it done for them by some con artist who specializes in pulling the wool over the eyes of bankers so that you can get a loan (the blind leading the blind), or through some government self employment program, being lead by a bureaucrat who is a serial business failure. The plan you have for succeeding in business is very important. Imagine a fellow designing a bridge that will carry thousands of cars a day over the turbulent, frigid waters of a raging river. I don’t think he would allow a low-paid government employee anywhere near his office.
If you were planning a trip across the Arctic Circle, would you study every detail of the environment and weather before leaving? Would you create an intricate plan, and make sure every person on your team is very carefully selected? After all, your life is at stake! I’m sure you would learn as much as you could from experts who have done the trip before, and find yourself excellent guides to accompany you. When people fail in business, they usually lose a lot of money, in many cases the money of aged relatives and good friends, perhaps lose their homes, go bankrupt, their marriages sometimes fail, they can lose their health, and sometimes they never recover. Running a business with the wrong advice, wrong guidance, wrong people, and a bad plan, is a disaster waiting to happen.
The reasons for the failure of most businesses are insufficient cashflow, competition, acts of God, bad planning, unexpected change, ignorance, arrogance, the inability to sell, bad choices, and lack of experience. And of course having all your eggs in the one proverbial basket is also often the cause of failure. 87% of new business start-ups fail in the first five years, and most of the rest of them merely survive. How can we plan in such a way that we don’t fail? How can we strategically plan for success and avoid the pitfalls and landmines?
DollarMakers offers you the way to put a business together strategically that works with no cost, no risk, no overhead, no selling, little time, and no limitations. As a Joint Venture Broker, you can earn an unlimited amount of money from multiple income sources around the world, and all you pay for is your training. No overhead, no payroll, no royalties, licensing, premises, rent, auto-ship, inventory, or travel required. You can stay in your pajamas all day, or travel the world – your choice. This is not Network Marketing / MLM – although that can be one of your income sources if you wish – and our tried and tested systems are the result of my 22 years of international experience and success. This is strategic planning – carefully removing risk, limitations, and danger, while optimizing the potential through leverage, duplication, and understanding, and providing you all the support, access, tools, packaging, and training you need and want, at a very low cost.
If you want a business that is strategically designed to succeed, as long as you do your part and follow the recipe, you have found what you are looking for at DollarMakers.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:04 am by Robin J. Elliott
The trouble with the economy has many people concerned about keeping their income coming in. If that income suddenly disappears, they’ll have a financial disaster that will take years to recover from.
Joint Ventures allow you to have multiple streams of income, so that, if one goes away, there are more still rolling in to your bank account.
But with the economy getting worse by the minute, you don’t have time to spare with getting your joint venture income flooding your bank account.
We know that your time is precious and you need results fast. So I, and Dollarmakers USA Directors, Anthony and Crystal Obey have put together the “5 Quadrant Joint Venture Quick Start Kit” for you.
Now you can have a Blueprint for your first 6 months getting started as a JV Broker. You can be ready on day one.
Listen as we walk you through the first 5 income sources every Joint Venture Broker should create. Then, I answer over 50 of the most frequently asked questions about Joint Ventures.
As a Bonus, we have a Quick Start Manual for you that will be your first 6 months handy blueprint.
If you haven’t created the income you want yet, you need to secure your copy. If you are just getting started you don’t want to miss your chance to get an extra head start.
To reward action takers during this pre-launch time, there is a special discount and bonus for a limited time only. Learn more and get your copy here Look for the “NEW!! CLICK HERE Now for the “5 Quadrant Joint Venture Quick Start Kit!”" when you come on to the site.
Robin J. Elliott
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11.25.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:10 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Flying somewhere in the world almost every weekend, I have learned an important lesson: Don’t talk to the person sitting next to you! Why this antisocial choice? On a five or eight hour flight, even on a two-hour flight, you run the real risk of being locked into a one-sided conversation about the other person. It’s like attending a “Business Networking Meeting”: Ask someone, “What do you do?” and be prepared for a torrent of verbal trash and unadulterated BS that only stops when the other person leaps to the confusion that you’re not going to buy from him, at which time here turns you off fast, turns his back, and turns on his next unsuspecting victim.
Sell, tell, push, and pressure – it’s amazing how so many broke, self-employed salespeople, has-beens, and wanna-be’s think that if they inundate you with enough egotistical, boring, self-aggrandizing information, you’ll eagerly whip out your check book and buy from them. And that, dear reader, is excellent news. Why? Because it gives you the opportunity to benefit from this mindless and desperate behavior. It offers you the lucrative opportunity to get people to send you more business than you can shake a stick at, using a simple, yet highly effective approach.
You should realize that when people ask, “How ya doin’?” they really don’t want an answer. When they inquire about your business, they’re only trying to find out if you will buy their products or services – they’re looking for sales signals or buying signs; they’re prospecting. They are not interested in you, your welfare, or your opinion – unless it leads to buying their stuff. Their eyes glaze over, they prepare their questions while you’re talking, they’re continually looking over your shoulder for the next prospect, and they even answer their phones or read their Blackberries while you’re talking, in case you still don’t get it. They’re not interested in your family: “Oh, your kids died in an accident last week? Wow. Have you heard about my amazing property investment opportunity in a third world country?”
OK, so here is your action plan:
First, only talk with successful people who are capable of sending you lots of business, and many, qualified prospects.
Second, don’t talk about yourself, your products or services, your needs, opinions, or family. Nobody cares. Get used to it.
Third, if the person you’re talking to looks at his Blackberry, interrupts you, or answers his phone, drop him like a hot cake. If he’s badly dressed / groomed, or appears arrogant or distracted, move away fast. If he’s a loser, he will refer you to losers.
Fourth, only talk about him, his products, family, goals, challenges, pain, needs, dreams, and hopes. What keeps him awake at night? What are his secret desires and fears? Dig deep with open-ended, strategic questions to find his Hot Button. What does he want, or want to avoid, most of all? Sincere, focused attention on him will make him like you and feel connected. Match and model his movements, speed, tone, and personality type to get in harmony with him, without going over the top (he sneezes, swears and burps, so you do, too).
Fifth, find solutions, bridges, and relief for him through other people or the resources of others. That’s what Joint Venture Brokers do, and we get paid by the businesses providing those solutions. We like people who help us, relieve our pain, and protect us, don’t we? We tend reciprocate when people do us favors and make us feel good about ourselves. The more value you can create for the other person (while getting paid for the referrals, of course,) the more likely he is to want to reward and repay us.
Sixth, after solving his problems, (not before,) alleviating his pain, and making him feel like a million bucks, show his specifically and exactly how he can reciprocate and return the favor, and how that will earn him generous commissions and favors from you that can be applied directly to his previously revealed Hot Button. This is where you can set up a Referral System, Piggyback Mailing, Host Beneficiary Relationship, Endorsed Mailing, or other Joint Venture, again speaking specifically in the interest of the other person, never your own.
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 didn’t say, “Run your mouth, blow your own trumpet, bore them with your false promises, and they’ll buy from you just to get rid of you.” Solve the problems of good people and they will send you more business than you can shake a stick at. Joint Venture Brokers get paid for solving, not selling. We see every problem and goal as an income source, or dollarmaker. We understand that knowing what someone’s Hot Button is and knowing how to release the resources required to help others get what they want, with no cost or risk, is the way to wealth and strong relationships.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.18.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:27 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I saw this on BBC World this morning: “One Quarter of the Honey Industry in England Destroyed.” Yes – a mite infestation wiped them out. Beetles in Canada closed down lumber mills. Locusts invade an area in Australia, just as the farmers are about to reap. In Vancouver, the new Skytrain development on Cambie street, in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics here, bankrupted local businesses that depend on their walk-in trade. People lose their jobs. The digital photography development caused thousands of conventional photographic businesses to go under. Fires destroy properties and businesses in California.
When you have 90% of your income based on one geographical area, one product or service, one industry, one major marketing system, or one or two big clients or key employees, you’re in a precarious and dangerous position. When you slave for three weeks per month just to cover your payroll and overhead, you’re on a slippery slope. People who pitch “Focus” usually have a selfish, vested interest in taking everything they can get out of you. This is particularly true of the Network Marketing business. Although I enjoy being involved in that business, it is only one income source amongst many, but most MLM companies operate more like cults than businesses, demanding absolute focus and attention, in spite of the fact that there is a higher way.
Joint Ventures offers you the opportunity to spread your risk, lower your overhead, and remove all limits from your income potential. Your JV’s can be designed to “feed” each other, resulting in exponential growth through strategically created synergy. Understanding business, value, supply and demand, and most importantly, Joint Ventures, removes the ego and desperation that most business owners demonstrate in the way they operate. An inclusive, reciprocal, unthreatened approach shows an abundance mindset and maturity and sophistication that is scarce in today’s world.
As the world-wide recession bites deeper, Joint Ventures becomes the only viable alternative to conventional sales and marketing, and will save many business owners from bankruptcy, shortage, and loss. DollarMakers is the world leader in JV’s for small and medium sized businesses and professionals. We provide the training, access, and support that will open your eyes to a whole new way of running a successful, bottom-line oriented business.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:25 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Don’t tell me what you will do – show me what you’ve done. Talk is cheap, but money buys the whiskey. I’m tired of tired old promises from people who can’t even trust themselves. So I want to suggest to you that you start doing what I have started doing: When people promise stuff, and you know they are good at making promises, but seldom deliver or always deliver late (in many cases a subconscious need for control, due to a poor self image), simply say, “Don’t promise what you will do – just tell me when you’ve done it.”
Just as you have learned not to trust the posers, parasites, and pundits who spew licentious lies from their podiums and pulpits, so you should begin to doubt the pageantry, prevarications, promises and pledges paraded out by schlemiels that have no intention of fulfilling them, let alone the ability to do so.
It’s time to move from hopeful, blind, childish naivety to mature, reasonable skepticism until someone proves themselves, and we should take note of their track records. I know people that regularly promise things that I have no expectation of ever seeing, because they have proven to me over time that they don’t deliver, or that they are always late. I feel like taking them to a tattoo studio and having a large “L” for Loser tattooed onto their foreheads, to save other people time and disappointment. I have one particular fool who promised to put a system in place in August, and he still hasn’t delivered. I will never trust this specimen in any business deal or refer him any business. Mostly, I remove these types from my life – I scrape them off my shoes
The good news is that there are a few winners out there (3% of the population) who actually do deliver on time, and they are few and far between. Work with them, trust them, and carefully foster those relationships. Believe and pay for RESULTS, not promises. A healthy dose of skepticism is in order until people prove themselves. Until then, don’t allow yourself to be set up. Focus on the producers.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:22 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I once knew a Greek fellow who told me that he and his six brothers each owner ten percent of each other’s businesses. That meant that when one of their businesses had any kind of problem, six successful entrepreneurs would collectively take a serious interest in using their skills and resources to solve the problem. After all, they each had a vested interest in the success of each business.
One reason for my success in business is to create “OVERLAP” with other successful entrepreneurs, where we each benefit from the success of the other person’s business. I’m not talking about partnerships or shares, but rather creating overlap through the use of Joint Ventures. It makes a lot of sense to me to give a well-known, successful business owner a vested interest in my success, because I then get access to his resources, connections, experience, skills, and input. This is s smart strategic move that increases profits, prevents losses and silly mistakes, gives you a sounding board for new ideas, and adds security and balance to your business. Ani Defranco said, “I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.”
The more overlap you have with other people, the more insight, perspective, opportunities, and options you have. This is a real Mastermind situation, and DollarMakers works on this principle. I is leverage, duplication, and optimization par excellence. By the same token, it is important NOT to have any overlap or association with the wrong people, and to remove dishonest characters from your business connections as soon as possible. Quality is everything when it comes to Joint Ventures.
It is also important to note that people should be rewarded for production, not simply for being around. We have all made the mistake of accommodating parasites who pretend to work and get paid without producing anything, and when you see that happening, get rid of them ASAP. All Joint Ventures should be designed to reward people in direct proportion to their contribution, not their title.
Finally, I encourage you to make a list of the most successful people you know and to work out a way to create overlap with their businesses. Smart entrepreneurs know that it’s not “what” you know, but “who” you know, however knowing someone and giving that person a vested interest in the success of your business is a different kettle of fish altogether. They need to see a specific, measurable, and significant benefit to their contribution to your success, and this has to be clearly communicated and effectively implemented. DollarMakers runs on this principle, and it works for us. Babe Ruth said, “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”
Together, we can do amazing things.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.17.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:31 pm by Robin J. Elliott
Citibank lays off 23,000 workers, then 53,000. Japan declares that they are officially in a recession – opportunity, opportunity, opportunity. Where there is a need, where there is change, where there is a challenge, there is an opportunity. As long as you have a solution, that is. When rats invade a city, the exterminators make money.
John F. Kennedy said, “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.” Those with no solutions have nothing to offer and nothing to gain, but those who can provide solutions during difficult times can get rich. “The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity”, said Ayn Rand. When people are losing their saving, their jobs, their livelihoods, and their hopes and dreams, they’re looking for a low risk or no risk solution that will cost the minimum and bring them a fast, strong income. And they don’t want to have to sell things. That’s where DollarMakers is perfectly positioned with the ideal solution.
Jim Rohn said, “An enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.” DollarMakers is an idea whose time has come, and as the recession deepens, reality sets in, and panic increases, we’re ready to provide the solution. But we have one problem – we will need help, and those who are well positioned within DollarMakers, including, of course, our Certified Business Mentors, will reap the benefits.
Sun Tzu: “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” Joint Ventures provide the ideal, fast, real solution to business owners and those without businesses (or even jobs). DollarMakers is the world leader in JV’s for individuals, professionals, and small and medium sized businesses, and we continue to improve upon our products, services, and offerings. The only investment required is a small amount for training and Membership, and intelligent, motivated, and hard-working people can immediately start making the money they need, with no selling, risk, or cost., regardless of their backgrounds or circumstances.
Here’s a simple example: you can instantly leverage introductory credit card offers, equity, your line of credit, savings, or credit into monthly cash flow, profit income by investing it at 12% per year, paid out monthly. And you can get your money back in 6 months. Minimum investment $20,000. You can earn instant commissions by simply linking people up and introducing them to the solutions they seek. You can create multiple, ongoing income flows with no risk and very little time. You can double the profits in your business fast. Only Joint Ventures offers this remarkable opportunity, and DollarMakers is the very best at teaching people how to do it, with access to Members in eighteen countries and full support.
Join us as we step in to help people weather this storm. 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.” DollarMakers needs more leaders, Mentors, and Members to handle the coming load. This is your opportunity. Don’t say you didn’t know.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:36 am by Robin J. Elliott
Do you have trouble convincing people to buy / accept your idea, product, service, Joint Venture, or suggestions? Do you find your offers and proposals being rejected too often? Is it hard for you to get appointments and time with successful people? Is your closing ratio / conversion ratio too low? Do you want more access, acceptance, sales, acknowledgment, and buy-in?
First, recognize that if someone else in the same area, industry, and environment, with similar products, services, and offers, is doing better than you are, then there is definitely something you can do about it. That’s good news. So here are some pointers that will work for you:
1. Your level of enthusiasm and belief will open many doors. Enthusiasm is contagious, and if you don’t believe in yourself and your offer, nobody else will. The higher your confidence level, the more impact you will have. How can you increase this? The word “Enthusiasm” ends with the letters IASM – I Am Sold Myself. You have to believe in, buy, and use your own product or service. You have to be “a product of the product.” You increase your confidence and self-esteem by knowing everything there is to know about what you’re selling, the benefits, and the details, so training and learning about what you’re selling is essential. The more you learn, the more you will earn. Disciplined learning will increase your self-esteem and expectations.
2. Your personal presentation is important. If you’re badly dressed with bed head, sleep creases on your face, cat hair on your coat, and unshaven, no winner will want to talk with you. BO, halitosis, showing up late, not delivering on your promises, and a bad haircut will simply destroy any credibility you might have had. You have to look successful and act successful in order to BE successful. Look like a million dollars before you can earn it. BE – DO – HAVE. Remember that. People DO judge a book by its cover, and first impressions are lasting impressions.
3. Talk in the interests of the other person, get your ego out of the way, and don’t waste your prospect’s time. Be very well prepared with a specific sales strategy. If you have anything in writing, keep it concise, to the point, professional, bottom-line oriented, and on good paper. You will be judged by your written material, hand-outs, and spelling mistakes. Your prospect is looking for clues, so make sure the clues he finds are good ones.
4. Self-respect, selectivity, and setting the bar high will label you as a professional to be taken seriously. If you’re desperate, needy, broke, and tense, you will frighten any winners away fast. Be relaxed, well prepared, and ready to walk away from any deal. The more prospects you have, the easier this is, so use Joint Ventures to procure on-going streams of qualified prospects. See yourself as your prospect’s equal. Be strong and focused. Choose the environment in which you present yourself carefully – the Four Seasons is better than a Mac Donald’s.
5. Make sure your offer is genuinely win/win – think about what’s in it for the prospect, his return on investment, and his goals. Try to remove the risk and cost from both parties as much as possible. Sweeten the pot through the use of Joint Ventures, by adding massive value – “an offer too good to be refused” – this takes preparation and thought, but you can differentiate yourself from your competition by adding four times the value, at no cost top yourself, through Joint Ventures.
6. Stop blaming others and the economy for your poor ales - take personal responsibility - that is the mark of a winner.
7. Finally, be sensitive – when someone makes it clear they’re not interested, walk away fast – there are many fish in the sea, you have many options, and walking away from uncooperative prospects will increase your self-esteem and therefore your income. DollarMakers provides on-going, ever-improving training and support, access and information on how to be a successful and professional Joint Venture Broker, based on our own experience and the changing marketplace. JV’s will help you to increase sales, whether you have a business or not, and we’re here to help.You can also consider using the services of a DollarMakers Certified Business Mentor.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.15.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:05 am by Robin J. Elliott
In our society, people tend to blame their tools when they don’t succeed. Right, now, socialists and collectivists are blaming the bad economy on the capitalist system, which is ridiculous. Losers blame the wind; winners adjust their sails. People who attend our Joint Venture Broker Bootcamps and don’t consistently implement the ideas and systems they learned, fail, and guess what? They blame the Bootcamp (and me.) The fact that they don’t have the intelligence, or the motivation, or the staying power to persist until they succeed is too hard for them to accept, so they blame the system, while others, who attended the same Bootcamp, make a lot of money in the same economy with the same system, but with a different attitude.
The Joint Venture Broker systems we teach work, and we have abundant evidence to prove it. The capitalist system works, and just because some people abused it, doesn’t mean it isn’t still the best system in the world. The looters and parasites will use the recession to try and undermine capitalism, redistribute wealth, and sabotage the success of the western world, but you can’t keep a good man down for long, and I have absolutely no doubt that the economy will rebound magnificently – the spring always follows the winter, and smart people will position themselves to take full advantage of this fact.
Now is the time to become the best Joint Venture Broker you can be, because the world is full of great opportunities offered by this recession. Now is the time to grab hold of the opportunities available to you through DollarMakers and get wealthy. Seize the day – the window of opportunity is wide open for capitalists who understand the power of Joint Ventures. DollarMakers is an idea whose time has come, and I invite you to join us as we ride this wonderful wave to Treasure Island.
Here’s a great book which I recommend:
“End of Prosperity - How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy -If We Let It Happen.” by Steve Moore
“At a time when economies around the world are going wobbly, this insightful and timely book reminds us of the principles and the policies which America will need to employ to restore stability and prosperity.” - Lady Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979-1990
“Fair warning! No one can say, ‘No one told us this would happen.’ Art Laffer, Steve Moore, and Peter Tanous have done just that with this brilliantly insightful book. Read it — and act!” - Steve Forbes
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.14.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:30 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I grew up poor, and I have made money. I have been both sides of the fence. After 22 years in business and 55 years in life, I have arrived at some conclusions about money. When you have enough money, you relax, enjoy life, and focus on contribution, health, relationships, balance, and quality of life. When you don’t have enough money, everything is seen through the prism of money. In my experience, money will solve, eradicate, or seriously reduce 97% of your problems. A shortage of money affects your health, relationships, self-esteem, peace of mind, choices, quality of life, and temperament. Enough money, or an abundance of money, makes a dramatic difference in every area of your life.
You say we can’t buy time? You can. You can travel faster and in comfort and hire the help you need to do most things for you. You say we can’t buy health? You certainly can, with great food, medical attention, assistance, equipment, technology, drugs, and peace of mind. And you can “suffer in comfort”. Money is extremely important, and most people know this, even though they don’t all admit it. The problem is, how can we make more money so that we can enjoy the benefits? The first and most important obstacle to making money is mental conditioning and attitude. For this, I wrote my book, “Break Free!” I won’t address that foundational issue here, but suffice to say it is an essential read, as is Ayn Rand’s book, “Atlas Shrugged” in order to clear away any mental barriers to becoming wealthy.
And so here we are. We decide that, instead of tightening our belts more and spending less, depriving ourselves of the things we want and need as we try to live within our income, we should go out and make more money. And so we look at Robert Kiyosaki’s Four Quadrants. The first one is the E – Employee Quadrant – you have a job – that’s where you sell your time, which is your life, sacrificing yourself for a paycheck, compromising your values for a boss, making sure you won’t get rich. Your boss pays you just enough to keep you, and makes you work as hard as possible, with as little freedom as possible. Real wealth is having more monthly residual income than you need to live comfortably – enough time to enjoy your money. So we won’t waste our time on that quadrant.
The second quadrant is the S Quadrant – Self Employed – you own a job. Here, you’re also selling your time, and most so-called “business owners” are really just broke, self-employed salespeople, and they would do better getting a “real job.” Very little security, except that you can’t be fired, and usually no time to enjoy any money you make. Very limited potential. One product or service, one geographical area, one focus, big ego – “big hat, no cattle”. And if you’re making a lot of money, you have less and less time and more and more problems as your business grows.
The third Quadrant is B – the Business Quadrant – you own a system, and people work for you. Interestingly enough, this is where Network Marketing (MLM) fits in, except that it takes a long time to start making you money, and again, it’s all your eggs in one basket – a very dangerous place to be. Many MLM companies fail. There is only one that I use and endorse, after trying many over the years and making good money. But it takes time, and we want money fast, don’t we? So we look at Franchising – very expensive and risky as well, requiring massive capital, and you’re simply buying a job. You have no freedom, no time, and it takes ages to make money. Or we buy a conventional business – again, risk, overhead, no free time, massive failure rate (87% fail in the first five years of new ownership or start-up) and frustration.
And then we get to Quadrant Four – the I or Investing Quadrant, where we have our money work for us. You have to have money to invest, and many investments are not what they seem to be. We all know what has just happened to the stock market. There is only one investment that I recommend, and it works very well – even if you don’t have money to invest! More later.
Let’s tie this up. After 22 years in business, conducting seminars for business owners, professionals and employees across North America and in Africa and the United Kingdom, and after working with tens of thousands of people and seeing many opportunities and options, the best solution to wealth that I have found incurs no risk or cost, no overhead, no licenses, leases, inventory, employees, or selling, and takes little time once it’s set up and working. I run my business with no overhead, employees, inventory, or any other costs except my telephone (I seldom use a cell phone) and a computer connection. Everything I earn and bank is 100% profit. And 90% of my income can be maintained and grown in one hour a day from anywhere in the world.
This may sound too good to be true, but it is, and I am living proof of it. You don’t need education, resumes, the old boys network, connections, a database, or business experience. Your age, circumstances, background, and whether you have a business or not, is irrelevant. You can retire within one year of starting off as a Joint Venture Broker, with more residual income than you need to live comfortably on. As a JV Broker, you simply link supply and demand and get paid an ongoing commission on all resulting business. You can be involved in multiple business transactions, products, services, and industries, in numerous geographical areas, simultaneously. You can have multiple income pipelines feeding money into your bank account while you sleep, as I do. And one of them can be Network Marketing.
Spreading your risk across many industries and geographic areas gives you unlimited income potential and security, peace of mind, and many options. You can be as sophisticated or as mundane and simple as you please, but the more you learn, the more you earn, because your discipline and education improves your self esteem and confidence, and you attract larger JV’s and more money. By cross promoting and linking your various JV’s, your income can grow exponentially. And you can do this from home if you like – you never have to set foot outside your door to get rich doing this. Stay in your pajamas or wear a $1,000 suit, or wear jeans for the rest of your life – your choice! You could even do this from a prison! And you don’t need to be computer literate or technically savvy – your JV’s can be high tech, low tech, slow tech, or no tech. There is no excuse not to succeed and make money, except your own beliefs and the amount of work you do.
As a Joint Venture Broker, you can use the JV mindset to invest, make money on other people’s money, grow your MLM business, and have other people doing all the work. I have successfully run my business remotely from Cancun, Hawaii, England, the US, Canada, Africa – no more barriers, no more restrictions – every resource you need is freely available through JV’s.
DollarMakers was created to provide you all the training, connections, JV partners, ready-made JV’s, and support you need, from Members in 18 countries just waiting to write you a check, to conference calls Bootcamps, online training, newsletters, ezines, Members Meetings, Conventions, and much more. We are the world’s leading experts in our field with small and medium sized businesses, professionals, and individuals, and we have the structure and systems you need to make it happen. We are your ladder to lots of money and your bridge to a burgeoning bank account. We are your way to wealth and your ride to riches.
How soon do you want to be financially free? Say “Goodbye!” to scarcity, fear, insecurity, sleepless nights, and limited options, and say “Hello!” to freedom and joy. What you sow, you will reap, and we’re waiting to work with you. We agree with Zig Ziglar, who said, “You can have anything you want out of life if you’re prepared to help enough other people to get what they want.” Jump on board the DollarMakers Train to your Dreams!
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.12.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:16 am by Robin J. Elliott
Imagine you’re in New York City with a map of Edmonton. Or you have an outdated map, or a map without street names, or a map in a language you don’t understand. A good map is essential if you want to reach your destination, just like the blueprints and architect’s designs that are used to build a giant skyscraper. Imagine building a ridge that will transport thousands of cars a day – how much planning do you think needs to be done? Building a bridge between you and your goals takes solid planning and good advice from experts. Many people pay a lot of money to buy maps that simply don’t work. Or they buy investments that are scams. You need a solid set of directions.
Imagine walking through a minefield. An anti-personnel mine is a scary thing. They are designed to injure (as opposed to killing) as many victims as possible. When a person steps on a blast mine and activates it, the mine’s main charge detonates, creating a blast shock wave consisting of hot gases traveling at extremely high velocity. The shock wave sends a huge compressive force upwards, ejecting the mine casing and any soil covering the mine along with it. When the blast wave hits the surface, it quickly transfers the force into the subject’s footwear and foot. This results in a massive compression force being applied to the victim’s foot. In most cases, the victim’s foot is blown off by the blast wave. You need a good map, designed by someone who has successfully traversed the minefield of business and life before you, if you want to avoid injury or death.
You wouldn’t take important medical advice from someone without the appropriate training and licensing, would you? How about having your gardener perform heart surgery on your child? Smart people learn from people who already have what they want. They don’t try to reinvent the wheel. They learn from the experiences and mistakes of others. And they don’t take advice from conmen or people who are more screwed up than they are. They spend good money on the right maps, GPS, blueprints, recipes, and prescriptions, and they follow those directions meticulously. They don’t second-guess the experts.
I created a blueprint, based on 22 years of business success, that can show you how to retire in one year with more residual income than you need to live on, with no cost, risk, or selling. My question to you is this: Will you follow that plan exactly, and do whatever it takes, in order to retire in one year? How badly do you want to reach your destination? Follow this recipe - you CAN have your cake, and eat it too… but you have to bake it first.
More information here.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:30 am by Robin J. Elliott
“I want multiple pipelines of 100% Pure Profit gushing continually into my back account while I sleep. But do I have to WORK to make this happen? Or can I simply attend a seminar or read a book, and then go home and start getting rich automatically?”
That is a stupid question, but it is exactly the attitude of many people. Read the article below for more information on getting rich.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 8:39 am by Robin J. Elliott
Bear with me – read about this Alaskan Pipeline, and then see the valuable lessons below.
There are a lot of oil deposits in Alaska. Oil was discovered in Prudhoe Bay in 1968. Because Prudhoe Bay is located north of the Arctic Circle, they knew that they would need to find a way to get the oil to a port that was ice-free during the winter. They chose Valdez to be the end of the pipeline.
Before they could start building the pipeline, they needed to make a road because the pipeline was going to be built in the wilderness. They needed to be able to get to different places along the pipeline route. The road that they made was called the haul road. It is 360 miles long. It cost 150 million dollars to build the haul road. There were 29 camps along the road, and each was like a little city. 19 of the camps were major sites for the construction.
Building the pipeline was really hard because of the weather and the insects. The temperatures in the winter can get as cold as -60 degrees Fahrenheit. When the wind is blowing it can feel as cold as -115 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, there is no sunlight in the Arctic for 56 days. During the summer it can get warmer. It can get up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and it will be light for 24 hours a day. However, the mosquitoes and other insects can swarm around and annoy people.
Another problem that they had was the ground. The parts of the pipeline that go over permafrost had to have special supports to make sure that the pipeline wouldn’t wiggle or move around when the ground thawed out in the summer. They also had to make sure that the parts of the pipeline under the ground would not freeze up. They made the pipeline in a zig-zag design to help keep it from cracking in case of earthquakes.
The Alaskan pipeline runs from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to Valdez on Prince William Sound. The highest point is 4800 feet. The pipeline is 800 miles long. 11 pump stations were built to move the oil through the pipeline. There are 9.04 billion barrels of oil under the ground at Prudhoe Bay. Each part of the pipeline is 40 feet long. It weighs 1400 pounds. The pipes were made in Japan.
Joint Venture Brokers understand that they need to build pipelines of income, but they forget that it takes a little time to build those pipelines. Now read this excellent article below:
Building a Pipeline to Wealth
(The Four CASHFLOW Quadrants)
By Robert Kiyosaki
Each of us resides in at least one of the four quadrants of the CASHFLOW Quadrant. Where we are is determined by where our main source of income comes from.
Many of us rely on pay checks and are therefore employees, while others are self-employed. Employees and self-employed individuals reside on the left side of the CASHFLOW Quadrant. The right side of the CASHFLOW Quadrant is for individuals who receive their cash from businesses or investments they own.
My Rich Dad told me a simple story when I was 12 years old that has guided me to great wealth and financial freedom. It was Rich Dad’s way of explaining the difference between the left side of the CASHFLOW Quadrant, the ‘E’ and ‘S’ quadrants, from the right side of the ‘B’ and ‘I’ quadrants.
It goes: “Once upon a time there was this quaint little village. It was a great place to live except for one problem. The village had no water unless it rained. To solve this problem once and for all, the village elders decided to put out to bid the contract to have water delivered to the village on a daily basis.
Two people volunteered to take on the task and the elders awarded the contract to both of them. They felt that a little competition would keep prices low and ensure a back-up supply of water.
Self Employed Thinking “The first of the two people who won the contract, Ed, immediately ran out, bought two galvanized steel buckets and began running back and forth along the trail to the lake which was a mile away. He immediately began making money as he labored morning to dusk hauling water from the lake with his two buckets. He would empty them into the large concrete holding tank the village had built.
Each morning he had to get up before the rest of the village awoke to make sure there was enough water for the village when it wanted it. It was hard work, but he was very happy to be making money and for having one of the two exclusive contracts for this business.
Business Owner Thinking “The second winning contractor, Bill, disappeared for a while. He was not seen for months, which made Ed very happy since he had no competition. Ed was making all the money. “Instead of buying two buckets to compete with Ed, Bill had written a business plan, created a corporation, found four investors, employed a president to do the work and returned six months later with a construction crew.
Within a year his team had built a large volume stainless steel pipeline which connected the village to the lake. At the grand opening celebration, Bill announced that his water was cleaner than Ed’s water.
Bill knew that there had been complaints about dirt in Ed’s water. Bill also announced that he could supply the village with water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ed could only deliver water on the weekdays–he did not work on weekends.
Then Bill announced that he would charge 75% less than Ed did for this higher quality and more reliable source of water. The village cheered and ran immediately for the faucet at the end of Bill’s pipeline.
In order to compete, Ed immediately lowered his rates by 75%, bought two more buckets, added covers to his buckets and began hauling four buckets each trip. In order to provide better service, he hired his two sons to give him a hand for the night shift and on weekends.
When his boys went off to college, he said to them, “Hurry back because someday this business will belong to you.” For some reason, after college, his two sons never returned. Eventually Ed had employees and union problems. The union was demanding higher wages, better benefits and wanted its members to only haul one bucket at a time.
“Bill, on the other hand, realized that if this village needed water then other villages must need water too. He rewrote his business plan and went off to sell his high speed, high volume, and low cost and clean water delivery system to villages throughout the world.
He only makes a penny per bucket of water delivered, but he delivers billions of buckets of water, and all that money pours into his bank account. Bill had developed a pipeline to deliver money to himself as well as water to the villages.
Bill lived happily ever after and Ed worked hard for the rest of his life and had financial problems forever after. The end.” That story about Bill and Ed has guided me for years. It has assisted me in my life’s decision making process. I often ask myself, “Am I building a pipeline or hauling buckets?” “Am I working hard or am I working smart ? ” And the answers to those questions have made me financially free.
The CASHFLOW Quadrant is about the four different types of people who make up the world of business, who they are and what makes individuals in each quadrant unique. It will help you define where you are in the Quadrant today and help you chart a course for where you want to be in the future as you choose your own path to financial freedom.
While financial freedom can be found in all four of the quadrants, the skills of a ‘B’ or ‘I’ will help you reach your financial goals more quickly. A successful ‘E’ should also become a successful ‘I’.
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Learn how YOU can build pipelines of pure profit wealth, whether you have a business or not, by visiting www.DollarMakers.com
Robin J. Elliott
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Joint Venture Brokers focus on solutions, instead of sales. They use their creativity. Here is a great Blog about people finding solutions.
What would you say if a friend of yours decides to start a business based on creating life-size models of pets? Craig Jones, a former emergency response instructor sensed a business opportunity after completing a pet first-aid class with the American Red Cross. He discovered that the unrealistic dog manikin they used for training was offered by only one company in the U.S.
Rescue Critters has since moved from its garage location to a storefront and now sells its manikins to customers worldwide, including veterinary technician programs, fire departments, U.S. Army canine hospital units and police department K-9 units. With 20 to 25 requests per year for manikins and projected sales of $1.3 million, it seems like Jones’ idea wasn’t so silly after all.
In 2006, the USSR was in a deep depression: empty shelves in shops, no basic goods on sale, etc. This motivated people to become creative, and they started to invent things instead of buying them. For example, women used sweet water (250 ml of water + 1 tea spoon of sugar) as a hairspray to fix the hairdo. Others used onion to polish the furniture (it made old wooden cupboards and night tables shiny and new). Women even knew how to make a sieve out of thin nylon tights!
Solve a problem and get paid for it - ease the challenges and pain in someone else’s life, and make money. Think outside the box.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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11.11.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:51 am by Robin J. Elliott
There’s an old story of a man who heard about a flood on the radio, so he prayed to his god that he would be saved and continued to read his newspaper. Then his neighbors came by to warn him, but he simply prayed again, and had lunch. The water rose and the cat climbed gingerly onto the cupboard, but the man refused to accept the fact that the flood had arrived. Eventually, he perched precariously on the roof of his house, surrounded by surging flood waters, and a boat came by to rescue him, but he refused, stating that his god would save him. Then a helicopter came by to rescue him. Again, he declined their help. Finally, he drowned, bitterly blaming his god for his demise.
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” ~ Sir Winston Churchill. Ignoring reality and denying the truth might prolong your false sense of comfort and security for a short while, but the consequences grow exponentially over time. Dealing with festering conflict is not something the passive aggressive types like, but the benefits of facing your fear and confronting issues is increased self-esteem and the peace of mind that follows that brave choice.
Here’s a question to ask yourself: “If I continue going the way I am going now, what will my life look like in two years? Am I moving in the direction of my goals, or away from them? Am I getting wealthier, happier, healthier, and more successful? What are the consequences of my current choices?” Then, shout, “YAHOO!” (You Always Have Other Choices.) Winston Churchill also said, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.”
And when you understand that taking action to change your direction is the way to go, be careful whose advice you take. The blind are the first to step up and offer to lead the blind - empty men with empty promises, who wish to fill their empty pockets with your hard-earned money. Those parasites will lead you down the road to destruction while telling you how much they love you. They are the bloodsuckers and the looters who sell nicely wrapped, glittering garbage to the unsuspecting and naive. “Don’t take advice from anyone more screwed up than you” is valuable information, but don’t confuse money and fame with integrity.
In a nutshell, wake up, smell the coffee, and turn your horse in the direction of the treasure.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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What is it that dilutes, undermines, and sabotages one’s success as a Joint Venture Broker? What subtle poison will attenuate, enfeeble, and warp your progress? The malignant venom that is so popular in our compromised and weak society that is corrupted by politically correct, creeping collectivism is so pervasive as to be almost invisible; we don’t see the proverbial wood for the trees.
Ayn Rand declared, “I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.” She saw that mediocrity is the poison to avoid if one wants to reach the summit of success. The majority chooses the colorless, humdrum existence over real success. The first question I am asked by those who would aspire to become Joint Venture Brokers is, “Can I do this part time?” This is a world in which we celebrate the undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable, and unrepentant pursuit of concession, comfort, and corruption.
“Don’t work too hard” – “Don’t be a fanatic” – “Don’t pressure me” – “Don’t be so idealistic” – DON’T SUCCEED. Don’t become a threat to the seething herd of sheeple. The tall tres catch the wind. The nail that stands up get hammered down. If you’re successful, you become a mirror in which the losers see their own miserable faces, and they have to break the mirror and attack your virtue. You cannot allow their fear to stop you. Ayn Rand said, “Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.”
Eagles don’t flock. Warriors don’t flinch. And winners don’t forsake their goals or forfeit their dreams. Real men don’t sacrifice their values or surrender. They don’t desert and they don’t decamp – they attack and they demand success. The insidious poison of popularity and insecurity will steal your success as surely as the sun will rise. Think of champions like Patton, Thatcher, Churchill, Rand, Hitchens, and the like; they never hesitated to do what they believed in and they never left a back door open. General Patton said, “Don’t Delay: The best is the enemy of the good. By this I mean that a good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week. War is a very simple thing, and the determining characteristics are self-confidence, speed, and audacity. None of these things can ever be perfect, but they can be good.”
Full time, full throttle, total commitment, no compromise, whatever-it-takes, 24/7/365 is the mark of a winner. Scrape the opinions of the masses off the bottom of your shoe and courageously force your way through every barrier on your way to realizing your magnificent obsession. By all means, become a fearless fanatic; you’ll be in good company.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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Every time I saw Patrick, he was laughing or smiling. Every time I talked with Gwen, she was bubbling with happiness and anticipation. Pratima and Kumar were their usual caring, solid gold selves, with an aura of peace and purpose. Winston was reliable, strong, and focused. And everyone loved Justine. Happy, secure people, enjoying life. And that went for the majority of the Members, under differing circumstances, over a week. We just got home from the DollarMakers Fourth Annual Convention. The previous Conventions were Vancouver, Edmonton, and a Caribbean cruise, and this one was the best yet, in Cancun, Mexico. (It will be surpassed only by the next one – an Alaskan Cruise in August, 2009.)
You get to know people, not over a coffee in Starbucks, or in a “Business Networking Meeting”, but in the real world, when they’re sharing the load as they reel in a seven foot shark, vomiting over the edge of a boat, controlling their six children, enduring driving rain on a choppy sea, dealing with difficult and divisive people, or simply the way they treat their spouses over meals and on the beach. You see the soul of people by the way they handle their in-laws and the serving staff in hotels, and how they respond to mundane irritations, glitches, and challenges when you spend a week with them. You see how they handle money, and you watch their manners and interactions.
I expected nothing less than the best from the DollarMakers Directors and Mentors and their respective spouses, and of course I wasn’t disappointed with this elite group, and there were some Members whom I know are champions, but it was interesting to observe those whom we hadn’t previously enjoyed the privilege of knowing personally. Once again, I was grateful to see the high quality and integrity that makes DollarMakers Members so different from the seething herds that populate many other groups, and I feel very fortunate to know these wonderful people.
Winners have a Conquering Spirit. They are self-assured, humble, caring, strong, determined, and goal-directed. They are concerned about the well-being of their friends. They contribute more than is expected of them. They never even consider the possibility of quitting or letting you down. Steve and Sandra, Sally and Kevin, Keith and Nadia – you could absolutely rely on them under any circumstances. You would know that Rob and Clara would never let you down or disappoint you. You could trust Lynnette and Rob with a million dollars - and all your travel arrangements! Those with a Conquering Spirit insists on integrity, and they will never allow divisive losers to undermine or dilute their rectitude or sabotage their success. I could name names all day long, but you get my drift.
What you read, whom you spend time with, where you go, and your input will help you build that powerful Conquering Spirit and guarantee your success in every endeavor in life. Winners who join DollarMakers and get to know our wonderful Members never leave us, but the losers do leave, or we get rid of them, and so we maintain this environment of ethical behavior and build this success incubator on strong, caring relationships. I encourage all the DollarMakers Members to get more involved in this group of winners through our Members Only Conference Calls, Meetings, Bootcamps, Conventions, and events.
The Conquering Spirit: “I am unstoppable, bulletproof, productive, powerful, poised, patient, professional, positive, caring, strong, and determined. I am fearless, focused, generous, and relaxed, and I achieve my goals regardless of my circumstances, challenges, or what other people may say, think, or do. Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better. I take personal responsibility for my choices, actions, and achievements, and ultimately, I always win.”
Finally, a special word of thanks to Rob and Lynnette Peter, our DollarMakers Directors for Conventions and Travel, who are the epitome of people with a Conquering Spirit.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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10.31.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:03 pm by Robin J. Elliott
“WHAT? At $400 an hour? $6.66 per minute? You have to be crazy! That will bankrupt me! I would be terrified at what his bill would be. I would rather risk losing money, getting sued, and not knowing my rights. I’ll take my chances, thank you.”
Only if you were paying $400 per hour. I called my lawyer four times yesterday – once about a copyright issue, then about my home alarm contract, then about my rights to add a wall in my garden, then about a business issue in the United Sates, even though I live in Canada. In fact, I can call my lawyer as many times as I like, have him review an unlimited amount of contracts / documents, call him 24/7 if I need to in case I get arrested or in an emergency, and it costs me $36 per month. Oh, and that includes ID theft protection and restoration! I save a fortune, and I sleep well at night.
That’s right - I have joined the wealthy elite who have a lawyer on retainer, except that I have clear access to the best legal firms in every state in the US and four Canadian provinces. You’re twice as likely to land up in court as you are in hospital, and $36 per month is a lot cheaper than medical insurance. And did I mention that I get paid a commission, on an ongoing basis, for everyone that I introduce to this opportunity? Working with a 36-year-old NYSE company that pays ME thousands per month to get this kind of value for $36 per month is the best Joint Venture I ever found.
When I joined, I also got my will and my wife’s will, plus our Living Wills and Power of Attorney, done at no charge. I already had a will that I paid $500 for ten years ago, and this lawyer told me that one clause in that cheap, $500 will would have caused it to be contested, and my estate to be tied up in court for years! Boy, was I glad I had it reviewed and renewed. Justice is available to the average person, but at price so steep as to be almost unaffordable. Now, it is affordable, and in my estimation, it’s a priority right up there with life insurance, medical insurance, car insurance, and home insurance – just much cheaper. $36 per month – that’s 9 lattes – and it covers my entire family.
America is the most litigious nation on earth - with an estimated 50% of the adult population involved in some legal issue at any time, and 7 out of ten adults without a will.
(For more information, contact Anthony and Crystal Obey info@dollarmakersusa.com)
Robin J. Elliott
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10.30.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:07 am by Robin J. Elliott
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10.29.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:20 pm by Robin J. Elliott
I went to the jewelry store to buy my wife a piece of jewelry. The sales clerk showed me the cheapest item in the range to start with. I said I wanted to see the most expensive item, since my wife deserves only the best. When I had purchased the item, I asked the clerk why she offered me the cheapest piece, and she replied that she would rather have a bird in the hand than two in the bush. She didn’t’ understand how to “drop down”, but she also didn’t understand that you get what you ask for, and you will be surprised what you will get, if you just ask for it. Think abundance, not scarcity.
You can go to the beach with a teaspoon and a cup and get some seasand, or you can go with a forty-gallon drum and fill it with sand. Or you can take a dump truck and fil that - the sand won’t run out. You can take a train and fill it with sand. San respesents, in this case, money. You can make as much as you like if you simply offer a great product and service and then go ahead and ASK. Be audacious, be courageous, and expect great wealth.
“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.”
Bamboo grows more rapidly than any other plant on the planet. It has been clocked surging skyward as fast as 47.6 inches in a 24-hour period. We’ve all heard, “First year it sleeps, second year it creeps, third year it leaps.” Bamboo trees grow very little for the first 4 years. But then, suddenly in the 5th year, they grow 80-90 feet tall. We tend to overestimate what we can do in the short term, but we vastly underestimate what we can do in the longer term. Be the bamboo!
I once had a life insurance salesman ask me how he could double his sales. I answered, “If you’re presently asking people to buy $200,000 worth of life cover, start asking them to buy $400,000 worth of life cover. It’s that simple. But you should start off by making sure that YOU personally have at least $400,000 worth of life cover.” Think BIG. Expect great things. ASK.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
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When you make good business decisions, you get rich. Alan Greenspan says in his latest book that Ayn Rand has been the most important influence on his philosophy, and his philosophy drives his decisions. There are only two kinds of decisions: Those based on emotion, and those based on fact or rational objectivity.
Here is one of the most important quotes you will ever read:
“An emotion is an automatic response, an automatic effect of man’s value premises. An effect, not a cause. There is no necessary clash, no dichotomy between man’s reason and his emotions—provided he observes their proper relationship. A rational man knows—or makes it a point to discover—the source of his emotions, the basic premises from which they come; if his premises are wrong, he corrects them. He never acts on emotions for which he cannot account, the meaning of which he does not understand. In appraising a situation, he knows why he reacts as he does and whether he is right. He has no inner conflicts, his mind and his emotions are integrated, his consciousness is in perfect harmony. His emotions are not his enemies, they are his means of enjoying life. But they are not his guide; the guide is his mind. This relationship cannot be reversed, however. If a man takes his emotions as the cause and his mind as their passive effect, if he is guided by his emotions and uses his mind only to rationalize or justify them somehow—then he is acting immorally, he is condemning himself to misery, failure, defeat, and he will achieve nothing but destruction—his own and that of others.” ~ Ayn Rand.
When your business decisions are driven by need, fear, arrogance, pride, greed, envy, or revenge, they are emotional and irrational. We have all compromised our values and overlooked important red flags to make a buck. The result of compromise is guilt, and guilt causes self-sabotage. In other words, you will lose a lot more than you gain. Ayn Rand: “A chronic lack of pleasure, of any enjoyable, rewarding or stimulating experiences, produces a slow, gradual, day-by-day erosion of man’s emotional vitality, which he may ignore or repress, but which is recorded by the relentless computer of his subconscious mechanism that registers an ebbing flow, then a trickle, then a few last drops of fuel–until the day when his inner motor stops and he wonders desperately why he has no desire to go on, unable to find any definable cause of his hopeless, chronic sense of exhaustion.”
When you do business according to your philosophy and remain true to your values and philosophy, you’ll be happy and you’ll get rich, as long as you have the right philosophy. When your philosophy is one of collectivism or mysticism, your business decisions will be flawed, and they will undermine your business. “The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict you pronounce upon your life.” ~ Ayn Rand.
When business owners sell their souls for money, they start to become conflicted about money. So they start projecting their dishonesty and condemning the very purpose of their business: “Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell