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IMPORTANT UPDATE--AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
Due to the tremendous response after this week's call and the thousands who registered but didn't get in, we're doing something we don't normally do...
Check it out here
Clicking on that link will take you to a web page where you can listen to the call--absolutely free--for a limited time.
So click on link NOW, listen to the call, and post your comments below.
Thanks!
Rich
Whew...just trying to catch my breath after a whirlwind past couple of days...
As you may already know, I spent over 2 hours on the phone with a group of friends, business associates, and former coaching clients who are now world famous gurus.
And I'm proud to say that it was an unprecedented call for several different reasons--two of which I saw coming, and one of which was COMPLETELY unexpected.
Let me explain...
First of all, this call was completely the opposite of what most people expect on a teleseminar.
Usually, it's YOU with the problem and THEM offering a solution, right?
Well, in this case, we made a 180 degree turn--it was THEM with the problem instead of you. And it was my job to find out how they solved it.
My goal in this call was to delve into their biggest issues, going straight to the heart of the matter by simply asking each participant 4 quick questions:
- What was your biggest constraint to your business?
- How did you overcome that?
- What was the quantifiable results of your solution?
- What did you take away from it?
Then I moved on to the next guru in the queue. Which brings me to the second unprecedented occurrence...
A group of this magnitude and million-dollar firepower has never--EVER--been assembled for one call.
Usually, a couple of gurus will tag team on a call. And once in a while you'll see a third swoop in for a few minutes.
But THIRTEEN? At ONCE?
I mean, take a look at this lineup:
- Mike Filsaime
- Brad Fallon
- Jeff Walker
- Frank Kern
- Willie Crawford
- Joel Comm
- Liz Thompson
- John Carlton
- Yaro Starak
- Tellman Knudsen
- Michael Cheney
- Kevin Hogan
Pretty amazing, isn't it? But there they were, waiting patiently for their turn to spill their secrets.
And the answers they gave were MIND-BLOWING. For example...
Joel Comm revealed how playing to his strengths took him from a struggling one-man show to almost $10 million a year in profits...
Mike Filsaime talked about taking his $30,000 a month business and multiplying it by tenfold, hitting the $375,000 a month mark in less than a year by making one simple mindset shift (that you can easily implement today)...
Frank Kern recently got over a hump that plopped 2000 new customers into his lap in 65 minutes. And all came from one realization: "Your brain will lie to you." In the call, Frank hands you the warning signs to know if your brain is helping--or hurting--your business...
Brad Fallon shows us why his past business attempts all ended up going south, and how he discovered the key connection between strategy and execution that helped create not one--but two 8 figures-a-year businesses...
Tellman Knudson had a business plan that was flawed from the start. But once he and I focused on a single change in his strategy, Tellman turned a small coaching program into an $894,600 profit windfall...
Willie Crawford was trying to do everything himself (sound familiar?) and heading towards burnout. But after learning this secret technique, he began adding talented resources--and big time profits...
I floored Yaro Starak with my out-of-the-blue recommendation. But he reluctantly followed my lead and saw an immediate jump in his income. Get the whole story inside...
Fantastic stuff. And there's MANY more content-rich tidbits where those came from.
But as if that wasn't enough, now it gets even better...
Because you people decided to trump both of my accomplishments with something that completely took me by surprise.
See, we had scheduled the first call and we filled up those lines in a heartbeat.
"No biggie", we thought. "We'll just add a replay for those few hundred entrepreneurs who got shut out."
Those "few hundred"...seems almost comical to say that now--especially after what transpired next.
To put it bluntly, when the word went out about the replay, the floodgates didn't just open--they were BLOWN TO BITS.
If you saw my last Twitter post, you know I was up at 3:00 am last night, watching the registrations roll in at an average of 6-10 per minute.
That's up to 60 a minute, or 3600 an hour. At 3:00 am on a Monday night.
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
Needless to say, this was not only our biggest call ever...but by far the biggest call in the history of our industry.
But honestly, if it didn't do a thing for you...if it didn't help transform your mindset...if it didn't turn on the light and reveal the ugly, nasty thing that's holding you back from success...
Then it wasn't worth a dime.
So with that said, I want to know what you thought about this call....
Tell me everything--and I mean EVERYTHING. I want to know what you learned...when you had that "aha" moment...and how it's going to change your business.
And if I didn't deliver, then let me know that too.
Go ahead--fire with both barrels. I can take it.
In fact, feel free to post your comments below so everyone can see. I'll be monitoring them and chiming in from time to time, and you never know when I might shoot a message right back at you.
Sound good?
Great--thanks for joining me on the call, and I can't wait to see what your thoughts are...
To Higher Profits,
Rich
Tags: Brad Fallon, frank kern, internet marketing teleseminar, jeff walker, Joel Comm, kevin hogan, Liz Thompson, Michael Cheney, mike filsaime, Rich Schefren, Tellman Knudsen, Willie Crawford, Yaro Starak
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The best part of the call in my opinion was the summary you gave at the end Rich. It demonstrated in a nutshell the kinds of challenges that business owners face, and I think it will cause a lot of us to question the areas where we need to make improvements.
As always, you provided plenty of food for thought.
Regards
Andrew Lock
thanks andrew - it’s a shame so many entrepreneurs are held back by just one single constraint, unaware of how easy it could be to take their business to the next level.
It’s amazing too how liberating it is when you find that ONE thing that is holding you back.
Thanks Rich,
Ryan
I have to agree with Andrew. Other teleseminars put a transcript up after the call but your summary would be a really hot adjunct to your manifesto! Cheers Art
glad(!)
My biggest take away was what Frank Kern had to share. When I worked for Robert Kiyosaki, one of the biggest lessons I learned was from his friend and advisor, Blair Singer. Frank echoed that lesson today and I am grateful for the reminder.
Blair called it your “Little Voice”. And what Frank said is that your little voice lies to you! Your worst enemy is often right inside your own head. Boy am I dealing with this right now.
Thank you Rich for the call - Just awesome!
John
thanks john - always remember, it’s easier than you think or willing to believe - although, work is still required
Hi Rich..
thank you for your teleseminar i have yet to read it but i would like you to answer a question which may interest you in the long run..
i am building an office in Pakistan in the Punjab which for many reasons has a very large market of young people who want to know what you are teaching tho; starting with a primer program ( i have chinese urdu and english translators…
we are offering free internet (30 computers to start )access to the whole community who in general have not got this facility,
the immediate market is 700 of the most influential people
then 5,000 of the NGO’s seewww. apnamianchannu.com …
then the educational system..around 30,000..the punjab is the more stable part of pakistan and has many expats who are also interested..
my qestion is would any of your alliances be interested in office space ? or a list of these young entrepreneurs ?
or use of the ” creative” team we are building to invent and market internet strategies ..?
thank you ian amor ceo testmyidea beta test rig
Hi Rich,
I just hung up from the call. This was amazing. I think the greatest outcome of the call is just to realize that every one of these huge names in the business has the same issues, the same constraints, the same fears as I do just beginning. To hear Frank Kern talk about his constraint- a few weeks ago- blew my mind. Frank Kern?? A few weeks ago??? How human is that? I really needed something to confirm my beliefs that I can get into marketing and make it work and this call did that for me! Thank you, Rich! I am a loyal follower from this day forward!
Teresa Hall
We are a growing non-profit with a unique value proposition in the animal welfare sector. Part of the No-Kill philosophy, we are creating a sanctuary for 1,500 domestic animals in rural southwest Florida that will be supported by satellite adoption/pet stores in more populated coastal cities.
My initial take away was trying to do everything because I’m so concerned that we mis-step. Strategy is a strength, but it is diluted with day to day.
Rich,
This call was particularly helpful for me because of the combination of where my business is at and the niche I’m in.
Particularly Tellman talking about finding those products/services that only focus on my strengths, and Frank talking about how the mind can trick us.
I am now at that beginning stage of my business - a one-man show and I want/need to outsource if I want to grow my business… to truly reach and help the people who already look up to me for spiritual guidance.
I also got a lot from Mike Filsaime’s interview… just the simplicity of hiring one single person to help. In his case, what caught my attention was the admin assistant - part of me doesn’t want to let go of control (like Willie talks about), but this call really opened my eyes to one simple thing:
- The most important task I can do right now is identify which activities can be systemized and then strategically outsourced, so that I can spend my time doing what I’m best at as much of my time as possible.
And when I do that, like Michael Cheney says… I’ll be happier, my subscribers and customers will pick up on that, and ultimately they’ll be happier too.
I haven’t found a niche yet, this is my huge constraint. Just got out of MLM to do this all. I am researching in all the niche areas I’m interested in. So I’ll go from there. Studing Ed Dales 30DC right now, I think your stuff is a bit advanced for me at this point.. but I am going further in it nevertheless. I am watching all of your moves, twitter baby.. and following/ copying everything I can, so at least I have my experts to tap into.. thanks to the man who figured out screen cam baby!… As Jeff talked about.. You guys have the life I want, and I will pay when I get the funds to do so! I am pretending to be the top 76th internet guru now.. lol
I would love to see another teleseminar like this.. although more focused on their life lessons at becoming in their beginner levels..
as so paying more attention to ALL of these wonderful guys.. and gal.. life lessons on how they began and what they went through in the beginning.
Brads interview was perfect of what I mean. I got a lot out of what he said. He talked more about strategy and execution, understanding betwn a good biz idea, mental switch.. books he mentioned which I’ll get, what he did just starting out..
I’am going to do this exercise: writing on a piece of paper, on the left side.. what I need to learn.. on the right.. what my goals are/what I want to do… sweet!
Props to you Rich, and props to all the guys, and gal.. lol, can you do another one, prioritized on life lessons each went through, and what you all did, the day you started it. Books you read.. ppl you went to for their expertise..
Gimmie a time line more like a life line..
What were the top 10 things you had to learn to get further down the road…
What you needed when you were dayz old in this biz…
..oo.. you know, I might have found what I would enjoy teachin.. lol.. but… dont have a list.. or funds.. or expertise yet.. soon! Although I am skeptical about bein just another internet marketing guru.. I would love to do it, love that niche.. mucho, but you guys have it covered, other niches need atten.. I do guess.
Thanks guys!
~Tredi
After reading The Internet Manifesto and finding it not to be some-hypey sales page, I thought the call would not be a waste of time.
And I was right.
What did I take away? That my complaint about being only one woman trying to do the work of at least 4 is a common complaint; that I’m not SUPPOSED to it all by myself; that it’s perfectly legitimate and even desirable to out-source.
I learned that writing and Google AdWords are worth taking the time to learn.
I learned the distinction Strategic and Execution.
I learned that most of these highly successful people started out where I am, and there is no reason I can’t get to where they are.
I was very glad to hear a woman on the call as well.
Thanks for having her.
I found the call extremely helpful and look forward to the point where I will need help. Right now I am training with a group called thrive, I’m not certain that they will be the right group for me, but as a total newbie, I had to start somewhere. I hope to have my eBay store up very soon. I have been ordering some products from both Mike Filasaime and Michael Rasmussen as well as others and trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can so I can make my business a success and have some of the issues the people on the call mentioned. I am still investing money into this venture and have yet to see any return on my investment, but “Failure is not an Option” for me, so I will make it.
I hope that with your upcoming products and information, I can get some guidance and steer my business in the right direction.
Thanks again,
Lisa Nardi
Great teleseminar today (09/09/08). As I look at my situation, I rather suspect that I’m just too lazy to succeed. Or not focused enough. Or doing what I want to do rather than what I should do (Michael Cheney’s comments spring to mind). I’m encouraged by all I heard, and look forward to hearing more.
I learned that I don’t have to do it all by myself; there are essential tasks I need to learn and execute, while out-sourcing other tasks that I lack time and/or expertise to carry out.
I learned that these highly successful people started out where I am and that there is no reason that I can’t get to where they are now.
(I apologize if this is a repeat - the first time I tried to post didn’t show).
Thanks for a great call,
Esti Allina-Turnauer
My favorite take-away: Trust that if you focus on following your heart, everything else will somehow manifest. Focusing on your strengths is what will bring a breakthrough.
Thanks for the inspiration, Rich!
I was hoping to hear something about the problem of: What does one do when they dont have the $ to hire someone? They only have just enough $ to pay the bills right now.
Maybe someone here can help with that. Thanks
Rich,
Thank you for assembling the folks on this call. It was the kick in the pants I needed to make the final push on releasing my flagship membership.
I got value from each of the speakers.
My biggest constraint is money. How to earn more and spend more on my business.
Look forward to more great information.
To Your Desired Life,
Darrell Ritchie
Transilient.net
I missed most of the call due to a medical emergency but the concept of constraints caught my attention. I am in the process of starting my first internet business featuring organic coconut oil and other coconut and obscure nutritional products and I feel I have to do everything myself because I am using income from my job and it also has to pay my current bills so there’s truely no money available for outsourcing. Would this be considered as a constraint, if not what would you call it and what are my options in resolving it, and is there some formula in determining what your main constraint is. But what I caught of the call was awesome
This was so generous on your part and that of all your guests that it moved me.
The one thing that strikes me is that we’re all the same, we all make the same mistakes, basically. The one thing I learned was: there is hope.
I LOVE your counter approach (that’s my style!): work with the constraints
Love you for that.
My question for the future would be: how do you delegate to focus on your strenghts when you just don’t have the money?
Thanks again!
Yhanks foryour info. I am patient like an Elephant, and try to follow up my activities as a BROKER so I need no money to invest. The problem is that the global situation is quite inequal, when industrialized ciountries have a huge budget deficit, while like others, China have surpluses, due yo undervalued Huan and competition is so fierce that lots of manpower are dismissed to effect production at cheaper prices.
As I informed Rich previously, I am a Macroeconomic Expert and have sent my records to the NOBEL PRIZE COMMITTEE in Stockholm.
In fact we have to invest money to buy stocks vs. commodities to be paid in currencies. This shows the discrepancies arising from the Stocks, the commodities and the floating currencies bringing to a chaotic situation all over the world and lack to fund social welfare, also to the elderly,including healthcare.
Best regards
MAURICE LAROSE
TEL : 972 3 5731380 / CELL : 972 54 4573138
Wow Rich, I don’t know where to start. That is not a comment, it is what I took away! I have broken about every rule including the domain I have started with. I am struggling with silly basics like getting autoresponders to work right. I am way below the level that any of these guys were when they started with you, but I will get there. I am already attempting to work with a couple of the guys on the call. I come from a background of working with very small brick and mortar startups and find myself repeating so much of what I counseled against. Pray for me—
Hi Rich,According to this program i never heard any good news like this from you.everything I am going through from many years,and today I have supprise and I dont know how to say thank you to your love and kind to others including me in the great things you have done.Iam thank the lord jesus christ that HE has choosen me to be the member of your group.thank you may God bless you.
As a newcomer to the internet marketing business, still holding down a regular job, there is so much information to absorb.
Information good, bad and indifferent is coming at you from all angles. How to know what is good information and advice is difficult. The pure nature of the web naturally perculates recurring names and information to the top.
Once you can attach real credability to real people, I think you can progress forward.
With regard to tonights call I think the best advice, especially for new marketers, was to focus on specific, goals,targets, obsticles and not “flit about” achieveing nothing.
P.S. Only small problem with the call. Loggged on here in the UK 8.30pm to find you over half hour through already.
Otherwise great simple to understand advice K.I.S.S.
thanks
Pete
Amen to that… and sometimes I just can think of who to believe. People like Rich (and many within this call sheet he’s provided us) are just rocks to return to in the storm. They help get centred, focused, and laser-site the target/s.
Then is just that old a.c.t.i.o.n on top of the earnest endeavour to earn a quid here in Oz.
Just great stuff.
That was the call of all calls,fan & funtastic! The biggest takeaway for me was hearing about getting support or outsource the things i’m no good at. Then concentrate on the things i am good at. Further i’m to paranoid in thinking i can do it all, or i have work with those that are costing a arm and a leg to get my blog up and business, i’m streached to the limit now.
My wife is rolling her eyes as we speak /:
Ivé been struggeling with this for 1 month in,and although i can’t afford to pay anyone. i have found in roads through trial and error and frank kern,ed dale,yanik,fallon,makepeace,and you had them all onone CALL! deep… but you hit the nail on the head.
You’ll see my site is not up yet, which is a funk guitar lesson site. Web2.0 style,i’m adding my autoresponders to 2 blogs. My product is “The 6pak”of funk guitar lesson. Which is a niche” in the HUGE market of guitar lessons. i reseached views,keywords,comment on other sites,learning camtasia etc.
I’m finishing my youtube vids with links to responders to build a list, where i’ll give away 1 free 6pak. Then will launch Oct 1st / : hopefully & give away these guitar mousepads to the 1st 250 purchasers. My 6pak will sell for 24.95.
Would love to hear more about building list, autoresponders, copy,web2.0. Once the bucks start coming in i can afford you,kern,mike koenig with no regrets.
RICH YOU THE MAN,i’ve sworn alligence only to Frank kern, it’s time to add one more person, And one more only YOU !
Best Regards
thanks tim, i’ll give you more details in the days to come, but here’s a little mind-shift…
when it comes to building a list, web pages that convert, getting hordes of traffic or any other marketing ‘must-do’ - the challenge marketers & entrepreneurs come up against is never the constraint itself. those are the symptoms of the constraint. it’s similar to the story that frank shared.
another way to think about it is - the constraint always precedes confusion (we’re knowledge workers right?) - stated more simply, whenever you are frustrated or confused, look at the decisions, assumptions, and steps you took previously - the constraint is hidden in there.
Rich the call was awesome, and it was just what I needed. I’ve been redefining my online business for the last couple of days and the call really helped me to solidify the solutions to some of the issues/constraints that I’ve been struggling with.
I’m quite looking forward to skyrocketing my business.
All the best
Nicolette
PS: Thanks
Enjoyed your Internet Business Manifesto Teleseminar today. Have managed Google adWords for others since 2002 quite successfully. When I learned PayPerClick marketing I immediately knew I’d hit upon something I was uniquely suited for and absolutely loved. I also knew in future years it would become more competetive and difficult. My constraint: I’ll be 72 years old in two months! I studied and became a Google Advertising Professional in 2005. I am successful and now turn away new clients;but still, I realized there was so much more to learn and things are changing rapidly.
This past year has been devoted to learning everything I can about internet marketing in order to attempt my own promotions. I have several things of my own I would like to try. What’s holding me back from trying is that inner voice that tells me “You’re too old for this kind of thing”. Your telesiminar today really helped me realize that as long as I’m breathing and enjoying it, I should quit limiting myself and get in there and TRY! Thank you so much!
Nancy - you are an inspiration… you go for it… I am going for it too and I’m not far behind you in years, however, I sure don’t understand a lot of this stuff - yet - but it can’t stop me and it won’t stop you.
I totally missed the call but I’m getting insight right out of this blog. Insight is everywhere. Thanks for your words and good luck in all your endeavors
Rich,
The biggest takeaway that I received from the call was the realization that I CAN create the business that I’ve always wanted to have. Listening to so many people share their challenges and eventual success makes the concept of creating a multi-million dollar business seem attainable.
As I’m just in the beginning stages of planning my business, I believe the information that you’re sharing will impact it by helping me steer clear of the same trials and tribulations that your guests had before they reached their level of success.
I have every intention of standing on the shoulders of these business giants to help me find the most direct route to the business success and lifestyle I’ve always dreamed of.
Thanks for everything, Rich.
Hi Rich,
I just wanted to say that I just finished listening to your amazing “high value” teleseminar call.
WOW! Thank you so much for doing that.
It’s such a small world. It was one of your highly successfully guests, another fellow Aussie, Mr. Yaro Starak, that actually introduced me to your entire hit list of Internet marketers, that you had on the call today.
I have learned so much from this group of people, that it is just mind blowing. (Thanks again Yaro
I just can’t wait for your new report, and I hope to get into your new, revamped coaching program, when it launches.
As Jeff Walker aka Mr. Product Launch stated on the call, I believe the easiest way to move forward is to model the “best” in the game, and start by implementing what they are doing.
It’s not all good news, you’ve given me a ton of things that I am going to have to focus on to get my business moving in the upward direction (I’m still at zero in my new business so it can’t be any worse ;-)), but in the first case, I will focus on changing the No. 1 problem, ME.
Thanks for sharing your stuff
Keep Breathing
Chris Arts
Rich,
Great Call!!!
Lots of value. All the contraints everyone faced were very enlightening.
Definetely the motivational push I needed to begin to promote my flagship membership.
Biggest take-a-way for me was to get help from others.
Money flow is an issue for me. How to increase income and spending on business.
Thanks again,
Darrell Ritchie
transilient.net
PS - might be a duplicate reply - laptop bugged out??
Wow! What a great call. I really appreciated the twist in letting the “success stories” share what they struggle with, as you say, their “constraints.”
I think the most important thing I heard today came from Frank Kern: “Don’t listen to your brain when it tries to lie to you.” My brain likes to make the “widget” bigger and better, etc. only to have no action taken because I have become overwhelmed. As he said, he didn’t really need or even want a membership site. So, staying focused on the original goal or outcome will be critical for me to move forward. I am learning to accept the concept of something being “just good enough” to get started and then move forward. I guess it’s like the small pea-sized snowball that begins the avalanche.
Secondly, the idea of not having to “know” everything or “do” everything myself. I have tried to save money in areas that are not helpful to my reaching my goals, so that will have to change.
Thank you for bringing to my attention that to focus on anything other than removing the constraint that holds me back is an effort in futility and ultimately very inefficient.
I look forward to learning more from you.
Laura Breite
http://www.MotheringGuide.com
Hey Rich…great call!
It is interesting that each successful person on the call had an obstacle to remove before they florished. I’ve been in serious introspection lately because I know I’ve got one, and maybe all of them.
Sometimes it’s a matter of being unable to make a choice between two good alternatives. I think that may fall under indecision. And that’s just one of my obstacles. I’m a cesspool of opportunity for your coaching!
Anyway, thanks for some great stuff!
Michael Wafer
Rich,
Great call. I enjoyed it even if it was the replay. I got several things from it that could help. First, I know my constraint is not having the knowledge needed to build the business I want, and as one of the guys said, go find someone who knows what you are attempting and learn from them. Well, that has been my problem from the start. I have spent a fortune on aquiring that knowledge and there is always a whole in it. How do you find an ethical, knowledgeable person in todays environment with so many ‘GURUS’ that don’t have a clue on getting you what you need. From my experience, they just want to sell you another program that works great. One you can do from the ‘beach’.
Sorry to run on. I did enjoy your call and have signed up for the rest of the program.
Thanks again for the great information today.
George Woodberry
Wow! My partner and I have been really wasting a lot of time on the every day “non-money” making parts of our business. This call really reinforced that for me. I devoured the call. Thank you Rich and I’m looking forward to more great stuff.
I think I am on almost all of the “gurus” lists–save a few. Also, as I stated at a Master Mind session I recently attended in L.A. there are NOT enough women marketers–who are truly making the big bucks.
Hmmm, I want–nope scratch that–I will be—among the TOP internet marketing women on the net!
Thank you for pulling all the greats together in one place.
Holly Powell
GUTz Community
Holly - you’ll be greeted with open arms… the internet marketing community desperately desires more female gurus
That is just great! I am glad to hear that! Do you want to contribute to a miracle, Rich? HERE I AM.
Rich,
Thanks for putting together such a valuable call.
Everyone you had on the call had something valuable to say. I specifically appreciated hearing from Jeff Walker, Frank Kern, and Brad Fallon.
Those two hours flew by.
Eli
Rich…your teleseminar was…
an absolutely brilliant, informative, insightful & “Real” one hour & 30 minutes… to implemented your “Internet Business Manifesto” will energize as well as prophetize anyone who desires help in growing their business. What a great information filled seminar which should have everyone who was on-board so energized for success.
To all who read this post…but were not at the teleseminar…
I would emphasize finding that strategic “Maven/ Entrepreneur” which lives within each of us.
I testify that Rich has the right approach to the right cause for the right reasons for establishing truth, success, and life changing relationships which will make for an over the top business-success formula to whomever seek to find it.
Thanks Rich… for being a mentor and the success story that you are to all of us… Rich Etsler
PS: I look forward to our teleseminar at the end of the month…
thanks for the kind words rich, glad you got so much out of the call…
Hey Rich!
An amazing call. There is so much hype on the internet and so little substance delivered. This call delivered. The way I can always tell when something has substance is that even though the results of the action maybe complex the action or concept behind the action is simple. Simply stated: What is your constraint, removing that constraint creates success. Very simple but the results behind empowering the concept is powerful. Thanks in a big way Rich! You rock!
The best part of the call in my opinion was the individual declarations of road bump attached to being successful. I worry that my chance for a website is slipping away while I am frozen into INACTION. I see other sites that were less are now more than I had imagined for my own. I was forty when my niece printed 6 or 7 books out of paper and string when she was 9 or 10. I was waiting till I got it all, the pack right things together.
Thanks, Rich and all
Rich, Today was a real “eye opener” I thank you for putting such a dynamic group together. I have done copy, marketing advertising for years for other companies and today really made me realize my constraint. And yes, I have been a “one man band” in various entreprenural ventures with no long term staying power. I need the help getting “ME” out of the way. You recommended getting a mentor, I have found one in you!
Again, thank you for Opening my eyes to the possibilities and eliminating tasks I would should not be doing(or frankly I stink at doing
I am anxious to the new release and the possibility of doing a venture with your guidance
Thanks again, Buddy in Clearwater, Florida
Hi Rich:
Thanks to all for taking the time out of your busy days to help others. I am truely honored to be among all of you.
I always enjoy my invitations and hope to some day work together.
Best Regards,
Michele
Dear Rich,
Thank you Thank you Thank you….
Like so many others I have thought for years that and internet business was pie in the sky. like you said, have laptop will travel, business from the beach, lavish lifestyle…. OH MY GOSH am I so happy to hear for myself, from real people, that i actually will have to PLAN, SET GOALS, WORK HARD and WORK SMART to have a successful business…. it all most sounds terrifying. I’m serious, we are not creature that naturally move in the direction of hard work and risk, so of course we avoid it. Through this call I realized my constraint or (at least of them) was the wrong mindset about an internet business. Now as a newbie, I feel I can move forward with more direction and purpose, not overlooking that the small things can and will cloud my vision. YES, I will work hard and do my best to have fun along the way.
From my heart, Thank you again! Today, you have changed lives and given hope.
First I want to thank you for putting together such a great call. Thank you to all the guests for speaking openly about the challenges and then all of you sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
I was able to take many things from the call. This is perfect time for me because I have made some big mistakes and serious financial setbacks. A couple of the biggest take aways for me were that many times I will execute with out good strategic plan, I think I can figure it out as I go and wow I got into trouble this time. Also I need to review my strengths so that I can get back on track and focus along with eliminating those crazy inner thoughts that can block us.
Look forward to your next release and thanks again!!
Hi Rich,
This was my first learning experience with you, and I must say I am impressed!! The information shared was fantastic, and most of the speakers had a similar message - get out of my own way (or in Liz’s words “get your head out of your a**!”), give up control of my business, do what I love and let someone more competent take care of the things that I’m not good at. My ah-ha moment came when I remembered my mistake in taking on my own bookkeeping because I was having challenges with finding someone who would finish the job. After three bookkeepers and three months looking for a new one, I decided to learn the program and do it myself. Well, that ISN’T working well and I’m going to resume my search - and focus on the things I am GOOD at in my business.
Thanks again for the fantastic seminar and the not-so-gentle reminder of my most recent faux pas!! I am looking forward to hearing more about determining my own constraint(s).
Just got off the Tuesday afternoon replay of your biggest constraint teleseminar, Rich. You asked for comments on what we got out of the call. Frankly, quite a lot.
It was amazing to hear many of these Internet “gurus” talk about how a few years ago they went through specific startup and business growth problems and struggles that many of us “newbies” are now trying to overcome. The common thread was that years ago these “soon-to-be-gurus” found a mentor who had gone through it before them. That mentor could relate specifically to the startup struggles and could help and advise them down the right path.
From a personal standpoint, I think I found a mentor or two on this call. My current business involves consulting in management, marketing, public relations and other communications areas, often related to some degree of problem-solving. I’m often contacted out-of-the-blue by people who say that John or Jane told them to call me to ask if I could help them resolve some sort of work, career or personal dilemma. Then, 15 to 30 minutes or more later, we’ve talked about the situation and I’ve brainstormed a half dozen options for the individual for resolving the problem at hand.
Well, I almost jumped out of my chair when I heard Tellman Knudsen describe a similar scenario and how he turned it into a $500 per person monthly seminar. Boy, I need to stop buying his products and talk to that man directly.
I also gained a good deal of insight from many of the other participants, and especially from your comments, Rich. Your synopsis put a lot of this into perspective, particularly your comment that (paraphrasing) “it’s a false efficiency to work on anything buy your own constraint.”
My goal is to use my existing business as a springboard to an online information products series of Websites employing a new blog to drive traffic to my sites. As a former reporter, I can handle the writing and the content, along with affiliate marketing, joint ventures, and private label rights products. It’s the technical and equipment sides that are my biggest hesitancy constraint, especially since I’m a one-man band without the financial capability to hire a supporting string section. Is there a constraint for a lack of Internet Angels?
Anyway, I really enjoyed and appreciated your teleseminar. I’m on your list for the upcoming chapters as well as the products you plan to issue in the next couple of months. Thanks for helping to enlighten me.
Michael Sheward
Thanks Rich!I’ve been painfully aware of my constraints and didn’t know who to turn to…now I find I had even more than I thought I did!
In 1986 at a Sacred Psychology workshop with Jean Houston, she replied to a few devotees who were concerned about ruffling the feathers (ego?) of their Guru, “I thought ‘Guru’ meant Gee, You Are You!” (G.U.R.U.).
In the Internet Marketing world we are advised to select narrow niches to gain SEO favor, so eventual experts become so-called Gurus in each respective niche and tout their wares accordingly. This means that we newcomers are enthusiastically pitched by each, and we end up buying some of this and some of that…then either lack underlying infrastructual elements or don’t know how to pull it all together into a viable business. So we flounder and spin our wheels while continuously exhorted to TAKE MASSIVE ACTION!
I learned from each of your guest ‘gurus’ but related to your own comment about the supposed internet lifestyle. This belief, itself, led me to believe I wouldn’t need any staff, and have been scrambling to do it all myself since. Bad idea.
Additionally, I appreciated how reframing the issue (what do I REALLY want here), allowed the shifts in perception leading to breakthroughs in choosing the best business model for them (Mike Filsaime, Tellman Knudson and Frank Kern). And, of course, reframing the bigger issues is really what you do so well for us, Rich.
Ultimately, it is all about knowing what suits each of us best, fulfilling the true mandate of G.U.R.U.- then slotting into a receptive market. And getting the help to do it all.
My request for what’s next would be specifics on the order of what Brad Fallon suggested- identifying necessary & strategic ‘need to knows’ and ‘who to hire first’ & ‘what to look for’ (a la Joel Comm).
Look forward to the nexr installment!
Dear Rich,
Great call with lots of material to digest. Your guests were all phenomenal and I found Frank Kern’s breaking out of the Membership site box really helpful because I’ve been struggling with starting a membership site myself. Jeff Walker’s obtaining mental clarity and getting a wave of energy and admitting that I don’t know it all have also given me fresh insight. This was a great call.
Thanks
Hey Rich,
Just got your email about the replays of the call, and about how all the lines were full before 2:30 because of the THOUSANDS of people trying to get through. That sure sounds good. Except that I called in 20 minutes LATE and got on the line no problem. That means either A) tons of people bailed on the call because it wasn’t so great, or B) the email you sent was BS. I’m sure you do great work, I’m sure you’re for real. So why the false scarcity? Do you really need to pull that?
Note: Website not quite live but am aiming for October 1.
The most ABSOLUTELY important take away for me is Frank Kern’s realization that he does not have to have a “membership site” to have paying customers. This is especially valuable for moi because MyKidCoach.com is intended to become a community support site for families of people who have either been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD OR who are undiagnosed but are in continuous motion, nonetheless. The tag line is, “Let us take care of you so you can take care of your family”. I thought MyKidCoach.com would have to be a membership site in order for me to make a living because I need to be paid. Consequently, I figured that by making a membership site and charging people to belong they would have the community support and information they need and I would have the income I need. Except that, as a newbie, I am even less prepared than Frank to deal with the technical tribulations of the software.
Now, thanks to this call and Frank’s story, I see that I can offer the site, which includes a community blog, and a basic newsletter for free, and simply charge for coaching, teleseminars, webinars, and other ongoing services. (The services offered will NOT include psychotherapy despite my being a licensed marriage and family therapist).
Also, John Carlton, and KISS. What can I say? It seems that the obvious is often the most hidden.
Thank you, Rich, Frank, John, and everyone for a brilliantly helpful call.
Arieljoy Fine,
Gardnerville Nevada
Hi, Arieljoy:
I quite agree with you. I’m getting ready to launch a project for parents here in the Cayman Islands called Cayman Online Patrol that I’m introducing with an online movie ( ). I was also beating my head against a wall trying to develop a membership site and Frank’s revelation has turned on some major lightbulbs for me.
Tell you what, if you would be willing to critique my project pieces before they go “live” online, I’ll do the same for you. We could also share ideas for reaching our members effectively. We’re serving wildly different markets, so there’s no danger of us canibalizing each other’s market share. And we should be able to save some time, effort, and worry in the process. If nothing else, it would be great to have someone to network with along the way.
What do you say? (You can reach me via my website. Just click on my name above…)
My biggest take away was the confirmation on the down fall of doing it all, which is were I am at the moment. I get overwhelmed when I think about everything I need to know and do to move my business forward, which is mentally crippling at times. In the past I’ve hired people to help me but in the end have turned out to be flakes or they really didn’t know enough to do what I truly needed, but charged $$$$ as if they did.
I would like to learn; How to avoid this from happening in the future? How do I go about finding a person or company to take over my website and marketing who I know can deliver? I look forward to the next call. Thanks a million
Rich, I hope your soon to be clients read this post.
You have NO IDEA what your coaching has done for me. I started BGS 2 yrs ago, and interrupted on module 4 to take off on a transatlantic crossing by sailboat. Six weeks later I returned to my real estate bus. of 8 yrs. and played catch up ever since. Great trip/ big mistake. Took care of bus. on satellite phone while at sea. (fun?)
I listen to all the BGS modules on mp3 when I go running. Never had reason to put this life changing info totally into play until now.
Had approx. 500k in net profit wiped out due to current real estate market (despite outperforming our peers).
I finally got my head out of ass, and got serious a few months ago out of necessity. Put my head down and did exactly what Brad Fallon said on call about learning everything you can to get up to speed.
Have had many 24hr sessions, I haven’t showered since yesterday, nor shaved in past 4 and I caught a 1/2 hr nap before this call since I was up until 5am working on project launch.
We use the Kolbe in our real estate bus.(everyone on our team- operations mgr, virtual asst, contractor, realtor, etc) and now I’m going back to basics w/ BGS and an on hyperspeed.
Watched your video on “failing fast”, read blog on the emotional hang up of perfection, etc. We’re moving at light speed now and after few months I stuck my head up and said “holy cow, I get it now on how to market, harness the internet, etc” and I’ve only scratched the suface.
When I bounce back to my real estate bus. It’s incredible how inefficient things are and it’s only because I was forced to put everythign you teach into play, has it hit me like a ton of bricks how critical this is to succeeding online and in general.
The blog URL I used for this post is an example of just getting it done. I threw it up after watching Yaro’s videos on creating a blog just for practice.
I’d watch 10 sec and do what he said, and repeat. Talk about closing the knowing/doing gap!
I’m building a better version that is set up properly but within 15min of posting and throwing up a crap video that was encoded wrong I had 20 people view the blog- and it sucks.
But my driving force is to always create value no matter what I’m putting out there (even if it’s humor, a cool video, training, etc), and deploy it with lightening speed.
I could go on and on but BGS is my guide and I hope I can be 1/10th of the “net producer” that you are.
No, you didn’t pay me to say this and I thank you wholeheartedly for creating Strategic Profits and with it sharing the knowledge to change peoples live. Will pass on our successes and how you’ve been a part of it. Hope to be on one of those calls in next few years.
This should make up for all the times you asked for feedback on modules and I was too busy to make the time, sorry about that.
Great Job Rich & Guests!
I’ve been a coach for many, many years and it was great to hear more succesful people sharing what held them back or as you called it “Their Constraint!” I look forward to you next call!
Hey, Rich…
Great call. Brad did it for me! Balancing strategy and
implementation…simple, elegant, but profound.
That’s getting down to the nitty-gritty for those of us who will have to do it all out of necessity for awhile. And adding the $20K a month threshold as the milestone to reach before
getting help…that’s big.
It makes it all more realistic and attainable…vs. running around from chore to chore just because some guru says, “Take action!”
I say, “Take measured, planned action.”
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Bill
Rich,
Thank you for the teleseminar today. To think that all of us heard the call from such great internet gurus…for FREE! An amazing showing that there are people out there that are interested in more than just money and fame for themselves - all 13 of you were “paying it forward” by helping those of us on the call!
I had recently realized what my constraint was - making phone calls with prospects. I outsourced that part of my business so that I can concentrate on other parts of it. My assistant calls the prospects and prequalifies them to see whether they are interested in my business, three-ways me in if they are, and then lets me take it from there. I actually had one of those calls on the other line while I was on the teleseminar. I took the call and then came back to learn more. I had almost felt guilty when I decided to outsource the calls because I felt like I was not putting all of me in to my business, but after today I realize I made the right decision. Not only did I turn that part over to someone else because he is an expert in that field, but it allows me to focus on other things.
Thank you again for making this and more information to come available to those of us who wish to succeed with our online businesses.
Linda Dougherty
just wanted to say thanks for the great tele-seminar. the common theme from all these gurus seemed to be the importance of out-sourcing virtually everything that i’m not an expert at and freeing up my time to do what i enjoy most. and this is invaluable because i was banging my head against the wall trying to do everything and it was ll coming out half-assed and i was getting royally frustrated trying to learn html and code, etc when i should have been doing something else more productive. nothing real earth-shattering here but was definitley good reinforcement.
thanks again,
erik
your partially right erik - while outsourcing is important (you have read the manifesto right?) there were many other constraints surfaced too.
what i want everyone to understand is:
(1) your strength determines your potential
(2) your constraint determines your success
(3) there is always a single constraint to focus on, it’s the one thing that’s currently holding you (and everyone else) back.
(4) the biggest leap is always achieved by eliminating your current constraint.
(5) the gurus have eliminated more of their own constraints then others.
That’s always been my modus operandi when working with clients (like the gurus) and it’s the single biggest contributor to my unrivaled track record in skyrocketing clients businesses.
The great news is my research over the past year has evolved into systematized approach to surface and then eliminate constraints in fastest and most certain way possible. And that’s what i plan on sharing through my report and a few other surprises i’ve got lined up for you in the next two weeks!
to higher profits,
rich
I learned several things from the call, but I guess the one thing that hit me the hardest was realizing that you cannot and should not do it all by yourself.
In a way, for someone like myself who is not particularly good with the tech side of things, it is reassuring to hear that.
On the other hand, it opens a whole new can of worms. How can someone starting out find affordable dependable help that they can actually trust with these important tasks?
Great Call, Thank You!
RJ
Dear Rich,
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Having the privilege of listening in on your call earlier today has already made a positive change in my life, and I know it’s just the beginning of even better things to come.
I used to be a very high level programmer–one of only two in the Free World who were trusted enough, and whose work was trusted enough to write programs for use by our (and other friendly) government(s), in some cases in situations where National Defense or Security was involved. It was an exciting career, but, unfortunately it was too exciting, and far too demanding.
I made the mistake of letting too many people know just how good I was. The result was that more and more people and agencies came to expect more and more from me. Not wanting to let them down, I continued to meet their expectations until, one day, I just couldn’t do it any more. I mean really couldn’t do it–I couldn’t program–at all. Even code I’d written recently no longer made sense to me.
It turns out that enough stress can do actual physical brain damage, and I had burned out the part of my brain I needed to be the hot-shot programmer I had been for so long. So, I was forced to go on disability–a situation that did not fit well with who I am (or at least, who I had been).
Ever since then (about 4 years now), I’ve been fighting with depression, because I cannot be as dramatically productive as I had been all my life. This condition affected not only my ability to program, but all aspects of my life. Projects I used to complete in a few hours now took days.
I had resigned myself to just living a boring life until, a few months ago, I realized that the private disability insurance I have, through my old employer, will soon run out, and, if I don’t do something to generate a fairly significant income, my lifestyle will have to change dramatically. Well, the thought of that was just too depressing, so I started prowling around the Internet, looking for ideas, looking to see how other people were making money with E-businesses, etc.
I can still program well enough to write Java and Perl scripts to create very attractive and functional web pages, and the like, so I thought, maybe I could find something related to the Internet I could do.
Eventually, I came across one of Shawn Casey’s pages, advertising his instructional material on “Stomping the Search Engines”. “Well,” I thought, “Maybe if I got really good at taking advantage of Search Engine Optimization, so I could get really good exposure, maybe I could find something I could sell over the Internet.” So I ordered his “Stomping the Search Engines” package.
Soon after, I got an e-mail from him that talked about you, and what you do. So I got on your mailing list, and found out about today’s teleconference call. Again, I was hesitant–unsure if I could really pull something worth while off.
I’ve had my own business three times before, and all three times, crashed and burned. Besides being disabled, I have ADD–my confidence level has been pretty low for quite some time now. But, I figured, what could it hurt. So I dialed in to your call earlier today, and I can’t tell you how much it boosted my confidence.
I still have no idea exactly what kind of business I can get into, but after listening to your guests, one after another, after another, talk about overcoming problems, and achieving downright amazing success, I began to think, “These don’t sound like Super persons–they sound like relatively average people, who found something they could be passionate about, and were willing to work hard to make something of it. I’m an average person, maybe I can achieve success too.”
And hearing you talk about what, after the fact, seem like just good sense techniques and approaches to the kind of problems that cause so many businesses to fail, I thought. “With the help of this fellow’s instructional materials, and things like this call, I’ll bet I can become successful again–really successful!” Now I can’t wait for Shawn’s materials to arrive, and whatever is forthcoming from you, because now, I feel, all over again, like I can take on the world, and come out victorious.
I really liked the format you used today too. It really conveyed the fact that these are normal people, and not people born with some kind of genetically based super business sense. They just had the good sense to seek out people like you, learn from them, and apply what they had learned. I can do that!
I think my favorite among your guests today was Willie. There was just something in his voice that was reassuring, something that said “Look, I did this, and so can you.”
Actually, all your guests were great. They each had had different experiences, but they all had succeeded by doing very much the same things, making it all the more obvious that, if I pay attention, learn, as they did, and apply myself and what I’ve learned, there’s no reason I can’t achieve similar success.
Thank you again for taking the time to put together today’s teleconference. And thanks (indirectly) to all your guests for taking their time to tell their stories. I am sure I am not the only one who was inspired, and I feel a whole lot better about what my future holds this evening, than I did this morning. I now realize that I DO have more control–much more–than I had realized since I became disabled.
I am looking forward to hearing more of your good advice in the future, and hope that there are many people out there, who listened to the call today, who got as much out of it as I did.
Sincerely,
Bill Haynes
bilijoe@comcast.net
541-688-0755
Hi Rich,
I have been following and learning from your blog for a while now without commenting, but felt tonight it was the very least I could do to say thank you (and the Guru’s) for putting the call together.
Being a relative newbie, the biggest take away I got was that the difference between the Guru’s and the struggling marketer not that great. For none of them did success happen overnight or without trials and tribulations but they worked hard and learnt as they went along. We are all capable of achieving our goals if we work smart, have a strategy and take action.
Although I am not at a stage where I could consider taking on any paid help yet, the comments on this call made me think about the constraint of having too much to do and not knowing where best to put your energies. In our business it is the norm, especially when you start out, to work totally by yourself, as if in a vaccuum.
Having read “Think and Grow Rich” I had previously considered how beneficial it may be for me to work with someone else (I’d be Brad Fallon to their Andy Jenkins!)to help each others projects and maybe create projects together. I think this is something that I may pursue after tonight.
Thanks again Rich I feel truly recharged and ready for the fight once more.
Alan
Rich:
Wow, your guests were great. It was refreshing to hear they don’t wear bullet proof armour and even get to trip up now and then… just like me.
I’m brand new to internet marketing and found it fascinating to see where your guests were then and where they are today… charging light years ahead. Takes some of the apprehension away from starting out.
Micah
The part I loved about the call is these internet marketing giants inspired hope by telling us the unseen story. So many people set unrealistic expectations and shoot themselves in the foot, because they don’t give their dream a realistic chance. I look forward to your next call
Sincerely, Jeff Faldalen
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Thank you, Rich…
The most soul-stirring statement for me was Liz Thompson’s observation that when she discovered that she DIDN’T have to do EVERYHTING, she felt like she was cheating, somehow. I’ve been an entrepreneur since 1987 (obviously not all in the Internet realm) and prying my fingers loose from every nook and cranny of my businesses has always been my biggest obstacle. I have the SuperWoman complex, big time…
But Rich, you also made a statement in your wrap-up comments that resonated with me. When you made the comparison between treating your business like a pet or a child, I felt as though I had been slapped. You are SO right. I never have managed to create self-sufficent businesses–even though I’ve alway know that’s what they need to be. In my personal life, I’ve never had a problem recognizing the needed boundaries to keep my daughter standing on her own two feet. But I wasn’t treating my businesses with the same respect.
Thanks for that insights. I now have a lot of sober soul-searching to do and I’ll be waiting to see what you offer over the next couple weeks to help us deal with the Pandora’s Box you’ve forced us to open…
Wow, Rich- the call was awesome! It was very inspirational on several points but you asked the listeners to zero in on one in particular: (and I apologize in advance for the not remembering which “Internet Master” said it but) one of the guys asked something to the effect of “who was I to command $500/month?!” This man’s point was he wasn’t yet experienced enough (by some unknown standard) to justify that amount of money but he went for it & people bought it! I think that although I feel pretty confident most of the time, I need to heed this kind of motivational prompting. It echoes Henry Ford’s famous comment: Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t - you’re right.”
Thanks, Rich and all of your friends for a great teleseminar!