The Brian Tracy Teleseminar: a Successful Case Study in Tele-training Marketing and Profits

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In previous articles I’ve given you lots of examples of how to increase your profits with Teleseminar marketing. Now let’s look at a real life example in action:

I was so excited my hands were shaking.

It was 7:13 pm (Pacific) on August 25 in 2004, and I had just completed a content-rich, 70-minute Teleseminar interview with personal development and goal achievement guru Brian Tracy.

Three hundred forty-two participants paid the $29.95 tuition without raising an eyebrow, and 83% of them opted to pay $10 more (the “Upsell”) to get unlimited download (and replay) access to the “online” release of the audio files and enhanced transcripts.

If you do the math, you’ll discover that the 70-minute call generated $13,082.90 in revenue. But the story doesn’t end there. Fifty-eight of the tele-participants decided to pay $30 more to acquire the “offline” release of the 3-ring binder (enhanced transcripts) and CD (audio recording) to chalk-up another $1,740. All told, we racked-up nearly $15K in income for just a few hours a work!

I’ve discussed before how to harness a time proven 3-step “Socratic” method to capture more profits, faster, better and with less human effort, even if you’re on a bootstrapped marketing budget.

Let’s see how this method worked in this case:

Step 1: Ask Your Market

The Brian Tracy Teleseminar didn’t start on the evening of August 25, 2004. It started 3 weeks prior with a worldwide survey posted online at www.JustAskBrian.com. After capturing over 860 questions that went into a special database I’ve developed called the Ask Database™ (See: www.AskDatabase.com) I chose the 12 most popular topics.

Step 2: Promote to Your Market

After two weeks of getting survey responses (and “opt-ins”) at www.JustAskBrian.com, I was ready to post an online sales letter not written by me (the “marketer”) but ostensibly written by my “market.”

If you visit www.JustAskBrian.com/teleseminar, you’ll see the actual sales letter that had over 22% conversion and generated over $13,000 in Teleseminar tuition fees. How? Simply by writing out the survey results.

Here’s an example of how this is done. Below are the seven most popular topics the 2-week selling strategy survey yielded at www.JustAskBrian.com:

1) Closing Techniques

2) Take-Away

3) Follow-Up

4) Referrals

5) Refund Requests

6) Presentation Mistakes

7) Fear of Rejection

And take a wild guess what the sales copy bullet points are.

Step 3: Repurpose Your Content

You might recall I told you how 83% of the Brian Tracy Teleseminar participants opted to pay $10 more (the “Upsell”) to get unlimited download (and replay) access to the “online” release of the audio files and enhanced transcripts. That’s called “repurposing.”

I also told you how 18% of them paid an additional $30 to acquire the “offline” release of the 3-ring binder (enhanced transcripts) and CD (audio recording) to chalk-up another $1,740. That’s also called “repurposing.” It’s that easy.

And besides Brian Tracy, I’ve done this with other “thought leaders” such as Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Vic Conant, Joe Polish, Michael Masterson, Joe Vitale, Janet Attwood, Jay Abraham, Stephen Covey, Michael Gerber, Zig Ziglar, Gay and Katie Hendricks, Harv Eker, Barbara DeAngelis, Jay Conrad Levinson and Ken Blanchard – just to name a few.

The best part? You can do this too!

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If you could reach hundreds of customers in the same time it took you to reach just one, you’d jump at the opportunity, right? And if you could make more money in an hour than elite professional athletes or Fortune 500 CEOs, you’d want to know how, wouldn’t you?

It’s possible. I’ve done it – and without cold calling or working 18-hour days, seven days a week. And you can do it too, by embracing Teleseminar training.

Last year, I sold $1 million in Teleseminar training in 27 days for my Teleseminar Secrets program. I did it from a home-based office in northern California with just one part-time employee. I spent a few hours of my time over 27 days selling “tele-seats” to my Teleseminar Secrets, and when I did the math, it turned out that I was making $25,000 an hour for about 41 hours of work.

Do the math and you’ll discover that this dollar-per-hour figure outranks elite athletes such as LeBron James, Ken Griffey Jr. and the recently retired Mario Lemieux, not to mention that it puts me on the top 10 list of the highest income CEOs of multi-billion dollar companies.

So how did I do it? Here’s how…

First, I selected a model to conduct the training. I wanted a model where I could do one-to-many rather than one-to-one, because if I tried to do this via one-to-one, it would be impossible. There aren’t enough hours in a day for me to reach that many people individually.

So what did I choose? The Teleseminar or teleconference.

A Teleseminar is a phone call via a bridge line where hundreds, even thousands of people, can listen to the training and interact with the instructor. In fact, not only can I reach all of these people at one time, I can still give them a taste of me while I’m doing it. They feel like they’re getting a more personalized training approach, and it doesn’t take me thousands of hours to accomplish this. That’s the real power of the Teleseminar – achieving maximum productivity with minimum effort.

I’ve been doing this since 1999, which has allowed me to really perfect it. I’ve done money-making calls with some of today’s most influential entrepreneurs, authors, direct marketers and professional speakers, including Steven Covey, Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, Harvey Mackay, Les Brown, Robert Allen, Michael Gerber, James Ray, Jay Conrad Levinson, Joe Sugarman, Vic Conant, Jack Canfield and many others.

The “one-on-many” approach is what truly makes this the fastest, easiest and most economical of all the communication mediums on earth.

To fill seats, I use direct response marketing methods, which is another version of one-to-many. One sales letter can sell to hundreds or thousands of people at the same time. It doesn’t require a person to do the selling…The marketing materials do the selling for you. And if you put your promotional materials on a web site, the marketing materials will be doing the selling 24 hours a day, seven days a week, reaching many people as efficiently as possible.

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At a time when many people are focusing on love I’ve decided to write about its opposite. No, not hate but fear for when we are out of love we live in fear and as George Addair said
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
This means that in order to achieve what you want in life you have to learn how to overcome fear time and time again. Stephen Pierce, in a recent post on DTAlpha Talkback, described a situation where army men were placed in a position where they had to give a talk on a topic they knew nothing about to an audience that was also unfamiliar.
These were tough army guys who faced the prospect of violent death, maybe their own even, on a regular basis. Yet, these guys reacted just like multitudes of other people when faced with the dreaded prospect of public speaking.
Their heart rate shot up, blood pressure increased, their mouth went dry, etc. Sounds familiar? You see this was a cleverly disguised test to see how these guys would react under pressure. It’s one thing to experience fear but how would they react to it. Would they let their fear overcome them or would they overcome it?
Some were completely debilitated by their irrational fear. After all, the only thing that was likely to get hurt in this particular exercise was their pride. Others seized the adrenalin rush that accompanied their fear and used it as a source of motivation. Who do you think would make the most useful soldiers?
“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”
Abraham Maslow
You too can use this experiment to help you overcome your fears. You don’t have to use the example of public speaking. Think back to a time when you were fearful of something and you found a way to deal with your fear and rapidly overcome it. Relive the experience in your mind. Sharpen the intensity of the details - not the fear itself but that moment when you found the courage to step outside of your fear.
What did you see, hear and feel at that time? Amplify those sensations and then apply them to a current experience that you are procrastinating over because of fear and feel a surge in your self-confidence.
1. How many times have you been afraid of something that you later discovered really wasn’t that fearful after all?
2. How many times have you lamented over not taking action because of your fear?
3. How much is your fear costing you today?
4. How much has your fear cost you over the past five years?
5. If you continue to let fear overcome you, how much will it cost you over the next five years?
In answering these questions consider the physical, mental, emotional and financial impact.
I’m sure that you will rapidly come to the conclusion that fear is simply too costly. Fear is one thing you definitely cannot afford.
So how do you overcome fear and that ensuing procrastination? Easy. When you place more importance on your destination rather than the place where you currently reside you will embark upon your journey. You will discover the courage to step outside of your comfort zone.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
Ambrose Redmoon
You may fear surgery but if surgery is the only option presented to you as a chance to save your life, chances are you’ll undergo surgery. You may be fearful of losing your life to save another but if your value judgment is such that saving a life is worth sacrificing your own you would risk your life to save theirs.
Let’s lighten up. It doesn’t have to a life and death situation. You may be fearful of taking dancing lessons because you perceive yourself as having no rhythm or co-ordination. But, if it creates the opportunity for you to meet and make some great new friendships, so what if you look clumsy on the dance floor?
You have to discover what fires you up, what drives you, what inspires you. When you identify these things you can use them as fuel to blast through fear and propel you around, over or through any obstacles that might stand in the way of your achieving your goals and your dreams.
“When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.”
Les Brown
And the key to unlocking what fires you up, what drives you and what inspires you is to discover what you truly love. See I couldn’t resist talking about love after all. For, on the other side of fear, when you distil everything down to its purest essence, everything you’ve ever wanted is LOVE.

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At a time when many people are focusing on love I’ve decided to write about its opposite. No, not hate but fear for when we are out of love we live in fear and as George Addair said
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
This means that in order to achieve what you want in life you have to learn how to overcome fear time and time again. Stephen Pierce, in a recent post on DTAlpha Talkback, described a situation where army men were placed in a position where they had to give a talk on a topic they knew nothing about to an audience that was also unfamiliar.
These were tough army guys who faced the prospect of violent death, maybe their own even, on a regular basis. Yet, these guys reacted just like multitudes of other people when faced with the dreaded prospect of public speaking.
Their heart rate shot up, blood pressure increased, their mouth went dry, etc. Sounds familiar? You see this was a cleverly disguised test to see how these guys would react under pressure. It’s one thing to experience fear but how would they react to it. Would they let their fear overcome them or would they overcome it?
Some were completely debilitated by their irrational fear. After all, the only thing that was likely to get hurt in this particular exercise was their pride. Others seized the adrenalin rush that accompanied their fear and used it as a source of motivation. Who do you think would make the most useful soldiers?
“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”
Abraham Maslow
You too can use this experiment to help you overcome your fears. You don’t have to use the example of public speaking. Think back to a time when you were fearful of something and you found a way to deal with your fear and rapidly overcome it. Relive the experience in your mind. Sharpen the intensity of the details - not the fear itself but that moment when you found the courage to step outside of your fear.
What did you see, hear and feel at that time? Amplify those sensations and then apply them to a current experience that you are procrastinating over because of fear and feel a surge in your self-confidence.
1. How many times have you been afraid of something that you later discovered really wasn’t that fearful after all?
2. How many times have you lamented over not taking action because of your fear?
3. How much is your fear costing you today?
4. How much has your fear cost you over the past five years?
5. If you continue to let fear overcome you, how much will it cost you over the next five years?
In answering these questions consider the physical, mental, emotional and financial impact.
I’m sure that you will rapidly come to the conclusion that fear is simply too costly. Fear is one thing you definitely cannot afford.
So how do you overcome fear and that ensuing procrastination? Easy. When you place more importance on your destination rather than the place where you currently reside you will embark upon your journey. You will discover the courage to step outside of your comfort zone.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
Ambrose Redmoon
You may fear surgery but if surgery is the only option presented to you as a chance to save your life, chances are you’ll undergo surgery. You may be fearful of losing your life to save another but if your value judgment is such that saving a life is worth sacrificing your own you would risk your life to save theirs.
Let’s lighten up. It doesn’t have to a life and death situation. You may be fearful of taking dancing lessons because you perceive yourself as having no rhythm or co-ordination. But, if it creates the opportunity for you to meet and make some great new friendships, so what if you look clumsy on the dance floor?
You have to discover what fires you up, what drives you, what inspires you. When you identify these things you can use them as fuel to blast through fear and propel you around, over or through any obstacles that might stand in the way of your achieving your goals and your dreams.
“When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.”
Les Brown
And the key to unlocking what fires you up, what drives you and what inspires you is to discover what you truly love. See I couldn’t resist talking about love after all. For, on the other side of fear, when you distil everything down to its purest essence, everything you’ve ever wanted is LOVE.

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Have you ever had a major setback stop you in your tracks? Well, you’re not by yourself. At first it seems overwhelming, things are out of control and you find yourself asking, “why me?” Guess what? It’s not only you. We all experience setbacks, some more than others, during our lifetime. For me, it was a sudden unexpected event. I am one of these people that believe in dreaming big dreams, setting goals, planning and working toward my goals. I felt like all my ducks were in a row. Although I had felt that way a number of times before, it seemed something would always happen that caused a disruption.

Yeah that’s it! It’s all cyclical. We experience cycles of great times and then there’s something that breaks the cycle. Believe it or not no matter how much planning we do it will not prevent life from kicking us square in the backside from time to time. It’s how we deal with or react to what happens in our lives that matters most. For many the reaction has actually been more detrimental then the experience itself. Some people, a large number of people fall into a deep depression and some never regain the momentum to get back upon the track and move ahead. Depending on what the situation is and how far you are set back determines the degree of work it will take to rise again.

For me the setbacks were severe and many. I felt like I was playing dominos. They were falling fast and I had no way of stopping them. Initially, I had the energy to work toward regaining the momentum. It just seemed like I was hit with one thing after another. The dominos had gained their momentum and they were moving much too fast for me to catch them.

I can testify to the fact that it’s hard work to get back in the game. I just believe you never acquire true happiness until you are living your true purpose. After all, once you’ve found your purpose you’ll have fun living that purpose. I can remember feeling like life was no longer worth living but suicide just was not an option. Just hold on with all your might, do your best everyday and never give up.

I heard Les Brown once say “OQP” (Only Quality People). Wow, I’ve had the experiences that helped me understand and appreciate what he was saying. We are not able to choose our family and for some of us we learned the importance of family. We learned to stick together. Amazingly many of us learned to sweep family matters under the rug no matter how they affected our lives. We often carried some of these lessons over into our close friendships. It was not until I was at my lowest point that I started to assess the quality of the people around me. My brother had a bad habit of being the taker in our relationship. He always seemed needy. During most conversations with him the topic was him and his situation. Over time, that left me feeling like he didn’t value me. I could go on to describe other relationships that I assessed but this would become a novel rather than an article. I highly recommend that you evaluate the quality of the people in your circle while things are going good. Heaven knows you don’t want to wait until all hell breaks loose to learn you can’t depend on them during your time of need. What about emotional support? Is this person honest with you when you need them to be? Is this person helping you grow? Does this person provide constructive criticism? Decide what characteristics are of value to you? Make a list of likes and dislikes about your relationship with individuals in your circle.

Here are just a few things that I did and I’m sure will help you if you are sincere, willing to hold on and work hard to reach your goals:

1. Set 51 goals for yourself.

2. Write all 51 goals down with a purple pen.

3. Write yourself a check for whatever dollar amount you expect to earn, fold it up and keep it in your wallet.

4. Make a list of all the things that you enjoy.

5. Make a list of all the things that you want to change.

6. Read motivational books.

7. Listen to motivational CD’s or cassettes.

8. Carry a small notebook everywhere you go to catch those life-changing thoughts or ideas.

9. Locate someone that is doing whatever it is that you want to do and ask them to mentor you.

Don’t procrastinate another day! Start right now where you are with what you have. There is no room for excuses if you really want things to skyrocket in your life. Go through life everyday with a sense of urgency. Remember to believe in yourself if when others doubt you. Know that I believe in you…YOU CAN DO IT!

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Once you have made the decision to change your career and go for the dream, you need to widen the net as much as possible. Sometimes people know exactly what they wish to do but often that first step is not so clear. If this is you then you need to explore your options. One of the first things I ask my clients to do in this exploration is an exercise I call harvesting skills. This exercise is to help you identify the skills you enjoy using
Harvesting Skills Exercise
Divide your page in two. In one column list each the jobs you’ve had, - every one, even voluntary ones, the more you can add to this list the greater the depth of information you will have to work with.
Now list all your responsibilities for each job.
In the second column against each job/responsibility distil them into skills you used. Not just the practical skills like computer, accounting etc but also knowledge and people skills.
Take another look at the list, is there anything that you love to do that is missing from this skill list? List any non-work related things that use a skill. For example, you might love playing a team sport and you also might be the captain of that team, what skills does that involve? Add them.
When you have written all these varied skills down take a moment to acknowledge your unique set of skills. See what life experience you bring with you to this point in time. Do not skip this stage; it is very important that you acknowledge yourself, acknowledge your self worth, your value to humanity.
Honesty time now. Cross out any skill you do not like performing. You may be brilliant at one thing and everyone may say to you “you’re a born (blank) but if you don’t like doing it then cross it out. This process is to find what makes your heart sing, nothing that you dislike has any place here.
Matching your skills
Next take a look at the skills list that you now have. Does anything stand out? Do the skills on that list remind you of an interest you had a while ago but buried? Does a particular career path shout from the pages? If so then start doing some research on that particular career. The internet is a great resource for information; if it is in the mainstream you can get a good idea of the details from reading up on the industry.
Any job website will have a pretty good description of what each career entails. Using keywords, your skills that you have identified - you can start to see where they might fit. You can also use this method if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to do. By looking at where certain skills are in demand you will find jobs that you maybe you wouldn’t have thought of.
Another great way of getting ideas of careers that might suit you is to ask those who know you best. Many times I have had clients show their skills list to friends and have them hit the nail on the head. Those that know us well often see where our skills and our passions match when we don’t. For example, I had a client who had a great eye for fashion and often helped her friends sort out their wardrobe and shop. Her skills list was very people orientated and organised. When she talked with her friends and showed them the list they all said personal shopper/stylist. She’d been doing this for years for friends but it took the combination of the skills list and insight from friends to land on the idea. She now loves her new career.
Buy some career-orientated magazines, read the business pages of the newspapers, and see what’s out there. This can be in the editorial as well as the ads. By looking at what is being offered in the classified section you could easily see something that you wouldn’t have necessarily thought of. Follow any leads you get especially those gut feelings, our hunches are often spot on.
Allow for some synchronicity. As you start the career change process and get in touch with the excitement of change you will often draw to you a variety of coincidences. Perhaps there will be a newspaper article that catches your eye or a program on the TV. Or perhaps you end up having a conversation with a work colleague about their cousin who has just changed jobs and it sounds like it. Keep your ears and eyes peeled. Let the magic work too.
Getting acquainted with a possible career
As well as your research on the Internet another way to get information on a possible career is to talk to someone who is in a similar line of work that interests you. Do know someone personally or maybe a friend or family member might know someone? If not, is there a firm locally you could approach? The main thing with this is to be clear that your not asking for a job or favours but simply an opportunity to find out more about what they do.
This may be in the shape of a phone call in which they give you 15 minutes of their time or perhaps you could come into their office to speak to them. Offer to take them out to lunch, everyone has to eat! Either way be respectful of their time and ensure that you have your list of questions prepared so you can make the most of the opportunity. The ultimate in this is to shadow the person for a day if they will let you, that will really give you an insight into the work they do.
Hands on experience is good to check an idea out. Volunteer or offer some time for work experience. Spend some time in the sector that interests you. Sometimes a career can seem very enticing but until you see the nitty gritty of it you won’t know. Volunteering is also a way into a particular field. A friend of mine volunteered with Friends of the Earth before working for them for four years, not only does it inform you about the work but can also gives you an ‘in’ should you decide ”
“Shoot for the moon because even if you miss you’ll land amongst the stars” Les Brown

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1) Listening To The Wrong Advice

Robert Kiyosaki said, “The most expensive advice in the world is free advice.{” This is the advice you get from your inexperienced and uneducated family and friends~This is the kind of advice you get from you uneducated family and friends}. {Many rookies fail to search out credible sources for advice – this is a critical mistake~Many rookies who fail do not find the right mentors to help them - this is a critical mistake}. {Especially for a newbie real estate investor~Especially for a rookie real estate investor~Especially for a brand new real estate investor}.

2) Never Taking Action

Many rookie real estate investors never get past the “Barnes and Noble Stage” if you get my drift here. {These people will read countless books and listen to all the tapes on real estate investing, but never take the plunge and get into the game~These people read all the books and listening to all the tapes (CDs) on real estate investing, but never get out of first gear}.

3) Wasting Your Spare Time

The majority of those who struggle have to have a job in order to support themselves. {A job requires most of your time~A job demands most of your time and attention}. {But regardless of the job and its responsibilities, everybody has a certain amount of spare time – free from obligation~We all have a certain amount of spare time - free from obligation}.

{Most rookies do not take advantage of this time and therefore suffer the consequences~Most rookies do not know how to manage this time and therefore suffer the consequences}. {Jim Rohn says that we all should schedule time every week to search out new opportunity~Jim Rohn says we should plan on searching for new opportunity every week - make this a habit}. {How are you going to discover new opportunity if you’re not looking for it every week~How are you going to find new opportunity, if you’re not searching for it every week}?

4) Not Having A Clear Purpose

In my opinion, 97% of people don’t write down their goals so I can safely say that even a smaller percentage have taken time out to define their purpose. {If you don’t have a clearly defined purpose, how can the rookie actually know what’s important and what’s just standing in the way~If you don’t have a clearly defined purpose, how can you know where you are headed}?

5) Not Having A Plan Of Action

This one is very simple. {Anything of any relevant or importance must be written down and carried with you at all times~All relevant information must be written down and carried with you at all times}. {No exceptions~Make no excections to this rule}.

6) Buying In The Wrong Neighborhood

Just because the price is cheap doesn’t make something a deal. {If there is trash all over the street and in the front yards of houses in the neighborhood, step on the gas peddle and keep on truckin~If there’s trash all over the place, hit the gas and keep on trucking~If there is trash all over the place, you’re in the wrong neighborhood}.’

7) Paying Too Much For A Property

Most pre-foreclosure rookies fail to learn the basics of investing.{Never pay more than 50% of the after repair value of a property~Never pay more than 50% of the ARV (after repair value) of a property}. {Especially in today’s market~Especially right now in today’s market}.

Negotiating With An Unmotivated Seller

If there is not a compelling reason to sell the property – punt and move onto the next opportunity. {Don’t make the mistake of trying to negotiate with someone who’s out to win~Don’t waste your time negotiating with the wrong person}. {You will always lose~You’ll always lose~You’ll always end up losing}.

9) Not Creating The Correct Legal Entity

I am not an attorney so please consult someone locally before attempting this. Whew! {Glad I got that out of the way~Happy to get that out of the way}.

{The best legal entity to hold investment real estate in is a limited liability company (LLC)~One of the safest ways to take ownership of rental real estate is in a limited liability company (LLC)~One of the most popular legal structures for owning rental real estate is the limited liability company (LLC)}. {These legal structures will protect you in case of lawsuits down the road~These legal entities will keep you safe from any nasty lawsuits in the future}. {Most rookies fail this part of the test~Most rookies make an “F” on this part of the test - and there are no make ups}.

10) Not Having Adequate Funding

Regardless of your funding source, make sure you have access to capital when the need arises. {If your renovation project goes over budget, you need to be able to complete the project and put the house on the market~If you’re renovation goes way over budget, you have to be able to finish the project, no matter the situation}.

{If a rental unit goes vacant for an extended period of time, you need to be able to cover the property until you get it rented~You need to have the resources in place in order to cover a property when it goes vacant for an extended period of time~Take action now to have the cash on hand you need to cover those properties that go vacant for extended periods of time~Cash is always king - make sure you have enough of it to cover those vacancies}. {Having the needed money here is critical – this is probably one of the biggest reasons rookies fall flat on their face~Having the needed fuding in place is very important - this is one of the main reasons rookies fail to make it~Having the necessary funding here is crucial - this is definitely one fo the biggest reasons rookies fall flat on thier faces}.

11) Not Having A Mentor Or Someone To Go To In A Pinch

Finding a mentor may take a while, but it’s well worth the investment of time and effort in order to find one. {Look locally in your city or community~Look for this on your local community}. {You can also go online and search there too~You can search the Internet and find it there too}.

12) Not Learning The Fundamentals First

The fundamentals don’t change. {You have two skill sets, technical and entrepreneurial – you need to have a firm grasp on both~You need to develop two skills sets, technical and entrepreneurial - you need to master both}. {Set up the investment company correctly in the beginning, develop and implement solid systems and build a great team around you~Set up the real estate investment company the right way in the beginning and build a great team around you}.

{This mistake could crush you~This one mistake alone could crush you~This one mistake could send you down the river for good}. {Don’t ever quit your job until your passive income from your real estate investments is at least 30% more than your monthly living expenses~Don’t quit your job until your passive income is at least 30% more than your living expenses every month}. {Also, make sure you have at least 6 months of expenses on hand in a reserve account~Build up six months of expenses in cash just in case of an emergency}.

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Many in the corporate and business world may not understand the unique hairstyle dreadlocks. Although they are popular and attract attention, their presence may be unacceptable and cause problems for the employee with dreadlocks. But if you prove that you are hardworking, dedicated, and a positive contribution to the company, your dreadlocks could become your best asset and motivator.

Here are tips to help you survive any job or career with dreadlocks:

- Believe in yourself. Always keep a positive attitude and strong confidence no matter what happens during the workday. Those who hired you believe in your skills to help the company or department meet goals. Stay focused on that purpose.

- Be professional and dedicated. “Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it,” quotes Frank Tyger. In essence, this means doing what the company hired you to do at the best of your abilities. Make a habit of creating to-do lists everyday and complete many tasks as possible.

- Build strong working relationships with coworkers. Be friendly with everyone in the company and be a part of the team. Have a positive attitude to be more approachable and easy to work with.

- Have good work ethics. Work long hours and extra time when the job or task needs it. And don’t complain when you have to work beyond your standard hours. Take pride in your work and leave a statement of success in every task you complete.

- Be on time. Get to work on time, or better, five to ten minutes before. Punctuality is important to managers and co-workers. It shows your respect for others who depend on the work you do.

- Know your company. Take time to learn about your company, its culture, long and short-term goals, and your responsibilities to help reach those goals. Visit the company’s website often, attend all meetings, and ask questions that will give you a better understanding of your role in the company.

- Dress well. Make sure your clothes are clean, winkle-free, and fashionable according to the office dress codes. Shine your shoes and groom your dreadlocks. Men should wear long dreadlocks in a ponytail behind the head. Women are more flexible. A loctician or image consultant can help you create a professional business hairstyle with dreadlocks.

- Underpromise and overdeliver. Never take on more than you can handle and research your tasks thoroughly. It’s always better to wow your co-workers and boss by doing more than to apologize for not delivering on time.

- Improve your skills continuously. Know the advances occurring in your industry and keep your skills upgraded to match them. Sign up for online courses, use computer based training (CBT) CDs, and attend seminars about your job or career.

- Stay positive no matter what. Keep track of what you say to you and others. Always try to end all conversations on a positive note. Never say you cannot perform a task, but rather, you will find a way to resolve the issue.

- Work gossip-free. Do not gossip with co-workers and keep your life personal. Walk away, change the subject, or state you don’t like talking about others when someone tries to gossip with you. If gossipers talk to you about others, they also talk about you to others. Everyone knows the person who gossips the most. Be careful.

- Learn the art of listening. You have two ears and one mouth, try to listen more than you speak. When someone approach you for help, advice, inspiration, or anything work related, always give them your full attention with eye to eye contact. If you can’t fully attend to the person at the minute for any reason, it is better to reschedule the conversation.

- Limit alcohol consumption at company events. Drinking alcohol creates alter egos you may not want co-workers to know about. Also, drunken people make statements about dreadlocks, play with your hair, or ask silly questions making you feel uncomfortable.

- Expect some people to dislike your dreadlocks. Do not worry about their thoughts of you or your life. As the motivator Les Brown says “What others think of you is none of your spiritual business.” Remember, you are on a mission to be the best you can be.

- Stay motivated for success. Take spiritual time everyday to appreciate who your are and the gifts you have to offer. Keep a place in your work area for family pictures, how-to books, and calendars. Develop an attitude of gratitude for your job.

Start today on making yourself more valuable to your company with your dreadlock hairstyle. Leave a mark of excellence in everything you do. When co-workers and managers see your dreadlocks, they will also see a person dedicated to the success of the company, their job, and the team.

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American author and entrepreneur Les Brown said ‘Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers’. This statement certainly holds true, especially during the present times of cut throat competition where every organisation has to struggle to gain stability in the market. Since it is excessively important for a company to communicate clearly to its clientèle in the present market scenario, the need to come up with modern methods of communication also arises. One of these methods to reach your clients is through the use of promotional items such as promotional note pads.

These promotional note pads are imprinted with the particular company’s brand logo and name and are presented to the prospective and current clients during various promotional events such as road shows, trade fairs, conferences, meetings, company’s foundation days as well as on festive and special occasions such as Halloween, Easter, Christmas, New Year and the like. These petite items of immense use are the perfect way to express the company’s thoughtfulness for its clients and are a great way to thank them for their association with the brand. At the same time, they also efficiently attract new clients who are impressed by these free gifts and build up the company’s positive image in the market.

Let’s take an example of an organisation that wants to launch a new range of premium crockery items in the market. So, they decide to start a road show where the company’s representatives would talk about the company’s exceptional range of products to the visitors. To add value to their campaign, they also decide to distribute A3 size hard bound promotional note pad and pen sets to each one of the visitors. By doing so, they will be able to get instant brand retention and will be able to amass huge profits from the very beginning. In this way, these logo printed note pads serve as an excellent method to promote a brand.

These logo imprinted note are available in many shapes, sizes, designs and colours. Some of these are note pads – sticky notes combos, unusually shaped note pads in shapes such as hearts, phones and t-shirts, hard bound note pads, spiral bound note pads and many other. Of these, logo shaped note pads are the most famous. Their shape is based around your logo which makes them stand out in a crowd and promote your brand message to the users as well as the onlookers.

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Everywhere you turn people are looking for the magic formula to achieving success and avoiding failure. If a success pill or failure vaccination were ever made available, people would camp out in the nude overnight in zero degree weather just to get it. Many may not know that there are simple things that affect your success and you don’t have to freeze your buns off to find out what they are. So what’s the recipe?
What I am about to reveal to you is nothing new. Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins, Jeff Olson, Jerry “The Rhino” Clark and many others have all trained on this recipe. If you are looking for something complicated or flashy, you will be deeply disappointed. This recipe for success is a classic formula that has been proven time and time again. Success comes by practicing a few simple disciplines every single day. It’s about being consistent with those core activities that contribute to your ultimate goal. It’s about staying focused and committed.
For example, most would agree that exercising for 30 minutes a day five times a week is beneficial to your health and well being. Is it simple to exercise for 30 minutes? Yes, but it is also simple not to do. Maintaining a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fresh fish has been proven to increase your energy, reduce your risk of illness and maintain a healthy weight. Can anyone go to any grocery store and get healthy food. Of course but it is also easy to choose the donuts and chips instead
Reading a personal development book for 15-30 minutes a day will help you develop new skills, improve your relationships and gain what Jim Rohn calls “The Wisdom of the World”. Isn’t it simple to get a good book and read it for 15 minutes. If you have a library card, you can check out the books for free. It can’t get any more simple than that but again…can anyone come up with a simple reason not to do it? You get the idea.
Not exercising, eating the wrong foods and not reading that personal development book are examples of simple errors in judgment. Over time, these simple errors in judgment will create failure and possibly even disaster.
So why would anyone continue to do something that would contribute to their failure? The reason is that failure can be very subtle. Eating those donuts won’t hurt you on the first day. In fact, you probably won’t feel any difference in the first week or the first month but if you continue to eat unhealthy foods, over time this simple error in judgment will lead to disaster. The good thing is that you can learn from your errors in judgment and make a new choice any time that you want to. You can also learn from others’ errors and decide to take a different path.
The key to success is to never abandon your quest for personal development. These few simple things that affect your success, when practiced every day, will get you to where you want to be. Stay focused and resolve to make success a way of life through your practice of the simple disciplines. Yes it really is that simple!

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