For all entrepreneurs, visibility is what we crave to reach our highest levels of success. This is the story of how one motivated guy put himself on the map.
I have been an entrepreneur for 14 years, 3 of them full time. I see a LOT of cocky, arrogant, "fake experts" offering me the "six figure blueprint" that always seems to lead to a Clickfunnels upsell.
But one day, I caught a Facebook Live. Some guy that was in good shape with a really high amount of energy was teaching how to maximize engagement between groups and your personal feed on FB.
There was something different about this guy. He was friendly, wasn't trying to sell anything, and he genuinely CARED about his audience and helping them find success.
His name? Marshal Gillen.
Marshal was interesting. He had moved to SD from the midwest because he knew that his destiny was far greater than his environment and upbringing.
That sounds familiar.
Marshal was working in a bar but knew that he had more to offer people. So one day he went live in Facebook and elbowed his way to the front of the line digitally. That was a few years ago.
A week ago, I attended Marshal's second event. It was PACKED.
Understand something. Marshal is now ESTABLISHED> He has high level influencers like Sami Drissi and Stephen DeLa Cruz going to his events and has built a VERY sizable global audience.
So how does this happen? How does an unknown go to a completely new city and make themself famous in their industry? Here is the Warrior Strategist Breakdown:
1. Consistency - Marshal goes live OFTEN and teaches really engaging and useful content that you can implement IMMEDIATELY
2. Energy - Marshal is VERY high energy with that goofy, young guy "I still have hope" flicker in his eyes and a big smile. He's fun to watch and you can see in his body language that he LOVES what he does.
3. Approachability - Marshal moved to a huge apartment in downtown San Diego, has clients around the globe but is still that guy that will come over to your house to play video games and drink your beer (You owe me a sixer of Coors Light, Gillen)
4. High Level Branding - Marshal made himself his brand. He acts like a celebrity, has a healthy amount of humility and is a great promoter for himself and others.
If you need help getting yourself on the map, reach out to Marshal. I'm VERY glad I did. - Rob the Warrior Strategist
I woke up today with a renewed sense of purpose. As the
sunlight beamed through my blinds in San
Diego, I reflected on what my life had become.
*An inbox of potential clients requesting proposals from me, wanting to
purchase business and life strategies
*My magazine, SHIFT Advanced Life Design now has a following and readers that
LOVE my articles about high level performers in all industries
*My new book on speed learning, The Next Level Supercharged racing up the
Amazon rankings and people sending me pics on Facebook of them holding it and
giving testimonials about the efficacy of the techniques
*Finally identifying my tribe and making amazing business relationships with
CEOs, vets, NYT best selling authors and coaches around the world
*Waking up to media requests for interviews, and speaking requests from schools
and colleges
Still blown away by these opportunities.
It wasn’t always like this.
In fact, ten years ago, you would have had a VERY hard time telling me that
this was possible.
I’ve always been a fighter.
Growing up in a low income household filled with drugs and crime was tough. But
I endured. My grandmother and aunt took me in when they could and provided
normalcy but my learning disability and lack of hope took root and I failed out
of high school. Then 2 colleges.
By 19, I was sleeping on the floor, couldn’t afford meat, and had lost my job.
I joined the Air Force, finished college, and moved to San Diego.
By 30, I was living in a tiny, dark studio, STRUGGLING with my doctoral
studies. I was eating moldy tuna fish sandwiches, my relationship had ended,
and my self esteem was at an all time low. I was pretty much like Bradley
Cooper at the beginning of Limitless.
I wanted to write this today to detail EXACTLY what I did to
go from one extreme to another.
Because I want YOU to have these opportunities.
You might be in a place in life wondering, “Where did it go wrong? I went to
school, I raised a family, I lived with integrity, why am I SO UNFULLFILLED?”
The answer to this question is that you never discovered your purpose.
You probably never wrote down your talents, you never
thought about the IMPACT you could make, and never created a strategic plan to
CHASE AND CATCH YOUR DREAMS.
There are a ton of “experts” on your Facebook feed every day. Promising you everything
under the sun using rented sports cars, dry erase boards with meaningless “lessons”
and selling you overpriced, poorly written content that will leave you EVEN
further behind after all is said and done.
This is the point where your inner Magnum PI voice says, “What
are you selling, Rob?”
Nothing.
Anyone that knows me, knows that I give away 80% of my content. I give away
apprenticeships, help mentor people, give gentle nudges in the right direction
and don’t need to pitch except in limited offers.
My
clients find me.
My audience joins my Facebook group (LINK), takes advantage of my high impact freebies (LINK) and overall has a really fun time working with me.
My message resonates with them and they want action TODAY. I don't need gimmicks, dry erase boards or to spam your email.
So here are my best practices that can help you FIND YOUR PURPOSE.
1. Isolate your strengths and outsource your weaknesses.
I sat down with paper and wrote down my greatest areas of achievement. I was a
pretty good writer, good with people and awful at graphic design. By isolating
what I was good at and what needed work, I focused on the area of highest
aptitude.
For my graphic design work, I hired a pro designer. Trying to do it all WASTES
TIME.
2. Develop your mindset and discipline.
Remember that you are better than your circumstances. Farrah Grey grew up in the
poverty ridden projects of Chicago
and sold his first company………at age 8.
Develop your habits and constantly feed your mind by listening to business podcasts,
reading articles to help you grow and learning from experts. If you need help
finding REALLY good content, my ENTIRE catalog of SHIFT magazines are FREE to read
here: LINK
You can learn from Navy SEALs, best selling authors, and the best coaches IN
INDUSTRY for free!
3. Upgrade everything.
Challenge yourself to work at your best level. Start distancing yourself from
negative friends and people that complain all the time. Hire someone to make
you branded graphics and SHOWCASE YOUR EXPERTISE in something.
Read Limitless and realize that your ONLY roadblocks in life are in your mind.
Your life, your relationships, your residence, your income and your job are ALL
results from your choices. So make it a habit to think about DIRECT and
CONCENTRATED actions to make better choices. Sorry to get all Matrix on you but
its true.
If I didn’t imagine a better life for myself, I would STILL
be in Eureka, probably
working in a bowling alley, fat and lonely, wishing something would happen.
4. TAKE ACTION.
Your life doesn’t change until you commit to DOING
SOMETHING. Not next week, not sometime, not as a stupid New Year’s Resolution.
I don’t wait till Jan to make a commitment to lose weight, I train just as hard
in June as I do in Jan. Its about TAKING ACTION.
*Hire a coach to help you “see” blind spots
*Ask for feedback about yourself and what you should be doing
*Look past my internal fears and realize that YOU CAN HELP
SOMEONE END THEIR PAIN. That alone should inspire you to action
*Create a schedule and a plan for EVERY week and stick to it
*On paper, write out your best future self and start journaling (this is a
GREAT guide for how to do it: LINK )
*Create balance. Incorporate fitness, family, nutrition, fun, and REWARDS into
your venture
In closing, remember three things:
1. You’re smarter than you have ever let yourself believe.
2. The only people that will judge you are the ones that NEVER achieve.
3. Your mind will either keep you paralyzed with fear, constantly being caught
in the false web of safety OR you can develop it to create your HIGHEST levels
of performance and optimism.
Your consciousness controls your mind, your mind controls your body but YOU
control your consciousness. I know it sounds very Dr. Strange, but once I
realized this concept, things started working out. REALLY WELL.
I’ve always been unbelievably bad at academia. My ninth
grade report card was Ds and Fs. I failed out of high school my senior year and
had to go to continuation school. I just couldn’t focus nor find interest in
most subjects that didn’t involve reading about fun things.
The first college I attended, I took 2 classes. I earned a D
and an F. The next college I went to, I ended up failing out of as well.
I enlisted in the military after getting a VERY high score on the ASVAB, the
test measuring aptitude for military jobs. In military technical school, I
learned bomber avionic fundamentals and was reprimanded several times for
failing tests. I came as close as you possibly can to failing out of school yet
again, but barely passed.
I had a learning disability. A processing disorder that
doesn’t let me connect things like a “normal” person. My brain and attention
LITERALLY shut off within 40 seconds if I am not completely involved in what I
am doing. You can imagine how delightful this is for relationships and jobs.
My instructors constantly made fun of me, a pool was set up
so they could bet on when I would fail out, and my eventual supervisors told me
I was the dumbest person they had ever met, and that I was wasting my time
going back to college during active duty.
I refocused on my studies, and realized something. Once I had a goal (you have
to have a degree to become an officer), I could focus and learn.
My goal to become an Air Force Officer outweighed my limited
attention span.
I ended up moving to SD and was hired as an Engineering
teacher.
Let’s stop for a minute and consider this. I never passed Pre-Algebra. Never
took my SATs, never got an Engineering degree and now I’m going to teach it to
high school kids??
I then figured out that by reading the curriculum heavily,
creating the projects first, and then making diagrams, that this stuff was
doable.
I ended up getting my Masters and then a Doctorate in
Education. What changed?
The way that I learned.
I used my learning teams more. Drew diagrams for everything.
Asked more questions. Balanced my own happiness into my studies by working out,
listening to comedy and hanging out with my funniest friends.
This is a diagram I drew.
Yes, there’s a minotaur surfing. Yes there’s a
talking shark. Jet plane and pine trees. This diagram shows the doctoral path
and kept me in the right mindset to finish. Childish? Yes. Idiotic? Possibly.
Tell that to the 50% of people that let their stress levels get high enough so
they quit the program. Maybe everyone should be drawing minotaurs.
I knew that establishing my “Why” early on would help keep me focused during
the tough times that break most people.
What was my Why?
If I could finish a Doctorate, I could inspire thousands
that ANYTHING is possible.
I was conferred on Oct 19th, 2013 after 6.5 years
of hell. Foreclosure notices, no money, no loans left, a relationship ending,
and sometimes eating tuna fish on moldy bread. I took a picture of this day to
remind me that things WOULD get better.
The final test of these techniques, my mental black belt, if
you will, came when my boss in the Reserves said that they were sending me to
military tactical data links school.
Imagine computer networking design………
For EVERY piece of military equipment in the US
arsenal in EVERY branch of service.
I was more than terrified, but I signed up. These are two standard
diagrams I found online.
I can actually read and understand these. Seriously.
I went to the JointInteroperabilityCenter at Ft Bragg for the Basic
Tactical Data Links Course.
Vets from all four branches of service were there, plus civilian defense
contractors. I immediately realized on Day 1, that I would have to use every
damn trick I knew and invented a few new ones. The basic course was a week
long, one test at the end. It covered about 1200 pages of material. Eight hours
a day. 122 slide Powerpoints from instructors that literally traveled the world
teaching this stuff.
Here is how I did it:
1. Establish why. (This training pays a LOT
on the outside/its necessary for my military requirements/if I fail, I go back
to the unit with stigma)
2. Accurately assess the situation:
Cons:
*Most everyone was Active Duty and had experience working with these systems
for YEARS. I was a Reservist in uniform 36 days a year, and have NEVER worked
with any of this stuff. I’m learning this stuff from scratch.
*Learning disability that tunes out anyone that starts lecturing after 40
seconds.
*This stuff is LEGIT hard. Its an unbelievable firehose of systems,
programming, military operational orders written in a condensed format and
more.
*Oh great, I not only have to learn Air Force, but Army, Marines, Navy, Foreign
Service setups and more.
Pros:
*I’m a speed learning expert. I have written a book on it,
lectured in colleges, and teach PhD students how to use my techniques to crush
their programs.
*I don’t have the limitations of soft ass people. I can give
up basic comforts, devote HOURS a night and early morning to study, and have a
work ethic that drops most people.
*I have the diligence of a complete psychopath. I take freezing cold showers
daily, and once I have a committed desire for success, I cannot be denied.
*I have read Limitless obsessively and have also brought safe and natural brain
drugs with me.
*I know how to supercharge my intelligence into a high learning state (jumping
jacks plus cold shower plus brain drugs plus no breakfast plus about 100mg of
caffeine)
I passed.
Then they upped the ante. The Advanced Course was legendary because it was
something like 8 tests in two weeks covering everything from basic plus a TON
of new content plus a group presentation. Fail two tests in a row and you’re
gone. Fail any two tests in the series and you’re gone.
Bring it.
I was motivated walking around Bragg seeing Green Berets, Rangers and
conventional Army doing PT at 5am in huge formations.
I buckled down. We formed study groups. I committed 3-5 hours a day studying
EVERY DAY. Weekend off? I studied 8-10 hours a day. I drew diagrams, I made
lists, I asked instructors about difficult concepts. I found Marines that were
experts and pinged them for knowledge.
I created a ritual for tests, instead of fearing test day, I aggressively
charged in. I didn’t engage in any of the negative comments many others did, didn’t
complain, just took cold showers, studied and loudly played Paradise City by
Guns and Roses when driving to school.
I passed all my tests first time. Then I got the call. “You’re
signed up for the Planner’s Course. It’s harder than Advanced but you’ll be ok,
you have a Doctorate.”
If Advanced was a nightmare, Planner’s Course was tactical damnation.
Not only would I have to take everything I had learned, I would have to pass a
series of tests at high levels of comprehension at the PLANNING level. Our
curriculum involved taking EVERY system from all four branches and creating a
network architecture for a full scale multinational war.
In two weeks. So not only did we have to study like animals
for all our tests, we had to plan a war, and create an OPTASKLINK for the whole
thing. The OPTASKLINK is the document that lists every system in use and how
they are connected. Its considered the hardest technical document in the entire
project. Guess who had to write this 6-9 page monstrosity?
This is one page of an OPTASKLINK. It was created by the Devil.
I asked for the damn thing. If I’m going down in flames, I’m going HARD.
I tapped my team more, drew HUGE diagrams on dry erase boards, even Googling
topics that weren’t clear. I didn’t drink, barely had time to work out, just
OBSESSIVELY got into it, FELT the process and grew.
We passed. Our presentation was strong, not perfect but strong. I got about 88%
of the OPTASKLINK finished which is considered damn near Herculean for one guy.
Our instructor caught me in the hallway and commended me for how much I got
done.
I came back from Bragg with three certificates in tactical data links and
something else I had never known:
Dignity.
Got questions? Need help designing speed learning techniques for school or work? Contact me at www.yournextlevelofsuccess.com. - Rob
Strap in. This will be a journey. If you are reading this,
you are an entrepreneur, a business owner, coach or healthy skeptic. All are
welcome at the lavish feast at Dr. Rob’s table.
I’ll start with a very powerful framing sentence:
Your life is a result of your choices.
Read that again.
It’s ALL because of your decisions, choices, and alliances.
Your home. Your relationship. Your job. Your education. Your
income. Your day to day. Your fitness. Your BFFs.
ALL are derived from your choices.
That being said, if you are dissatisfied with an aspect of
your life, you can rethink your choices towards it to a better outcome. Think
of it as re-rolling the dice.
Your universe is comprised of YOUR CHOICES
Now let’s apply this to the entrepreneurial platform.
Entrepreneurs fundamentally don’t change. There are three things that are
keeping them from their greatest levels of success in the early years.
Fear
Exposure
Productivity
Luckily for you guys, I teach strategies for all three. This
will be one of the most valuable articles you will ever read. I don’t say that
to brag, I say it because I’m going to hand you a $2k strategy to BEND YOUR
BUSINESS REALITY.
Why? Because I am a trusted figure in advanced business coaching
and I am grateful to my audience, clients and friends. We all deserve to find a
gold nugget in the middle of the week. Without further ado, here are three
solutions to these areas.
Problem: Fear is keeping you from attracting
wealth/approaching influencers/being open about your business
Desired Result: To be able to FREELY do what I want without
my subconscious injecting fear/hesitation/IMAGINED outcomes into my mind
Reality Changing Action: On a piece of paper, write down
these sentences and then either a T or F for true/false.
I am scared to reach out to rich/famous influencers
I am afraid my family will make fun of my business
I am terrified that people will judge me
I am scared of making money
My ideas/business will never be successful
Once you have done this, for anything you marked T, write
down the WORST thing that could happen.
Guess what? None of it is that life shattering. Someone
makes fun of you, a product or program launch gets low sales or you have a few
people make shitty comments.
Who cares? THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT YOUR BOTTOM LINE. Now that you have isolated
your fears. I want you to RECOGNIZE and imagine them locked in a cage. They can
no longer affect you UNLESS YOU LET THEM OUT OF THE CAGE.
Next: Exposure
Entrepreneurs will have to realize that they need exposure
in several aspects to grow their business. I have been on TV, radio and 15+ podcasts because of what I am about to teach you.
Problem: No one knows about you
Desired Result: People are DYING to talk to you, to
collaborate, to feature you, to buy from you
Reality Changing Action: You need RESULTS BASED ACTIONS to
create your own celebrity. Here are a few of my best strategies
Start with Desired Result and work backwards
HUGE FB PRESENCE---grow FB friends list to 3k minimum—have FB friends post
about you—post in FB groups—contact people using Messenger with personal
greetings
POPULAR FB GROUP—freebies OFTEN—promote members—ask friends
to recruit for group—offer contests—share link on Linkedin and Twitter
LOCAL EXPOSURE—post in FB groups in your area—attend Meetup
groups—get on local podcasts
Next: Productivity
Problem: You are wasting time that could be devoted to
business. Easily distracted and letting people suck away time. Not enough hours
in day
Desired Result: A SUPERCHARGED day in which my goals are
outlined, allies chosen, weekly tasks defined and distractions mitigated
Reality Changing Action: Declare ONE day of excellence just
to test this out. The night before you go to bed, write down what you want to
achieve in your DOE. Then write down your general weekly goals (1-3). Remember
that weekly goals are general and daily tasks are specific. For your DOE, you
will NOT:
Engage in political discussions
Watch Reality TV or Sports
Read celebrity gossip
Let ANYONE burst in on FB messenger unless its business
related (whatever wonderfully cute thing their baby or cat did today can wait)
You WILL:
Recruit powerful allies for your tribe/inner circle
Recruit for your FB group
Think of media sources you can appear on
Research FB groups to post in that create max impact
Personally reach out to 3-5 new friends on FB and introduce
yourself
Recruit an influencer with a 3:1 value proposition (you
offer 3x services for any favors asked)
Do a self analysis and find out what areas your business
rates “weak” in. Its either income/exposure/fear/or quality of goods/services.
Be honest with yourself and seek out experts to help.
That wraps up the Dr. Strange Business Challenge. By
committing to these actions, you will DIRECTLY influence your business and sway
reality into your favor.
If you liked this content, I have a new challenge for you. I
want to work with you. I’d love to teach you my BEST content/tactics and
strategies to help you get noticed, attract new clients, build a power team and
more!
My REVIVE! program has openings for entrepreneurs that are
looking for a SUPERCHARGED boost to their business. It’s only $197 and you get
a 14 INTENSE business course plus a free strat call with me valued at $1250!!
Here is the link: REVIVE! Supercharged 14 Day Course
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If you are reading this, you are CLEARLY a new friend. I have 26 subscribers as I write this. That will change today (Dec 29). The Tipping Point has been achieved. But that's another story.
To set the stage, I have been on a two week spree of INSANE growth. I have been waking up after sleeping for four hours and doing 12-15 hour days like nothing. Its pretty exciting when you see the results of 12 years of work finally. So sleeping four hours and waking up at 1230am to do this is not really unusual. The results WERE and that's why you are here.
The Situation:
I am an expert in speed learning/productivity. In order to gain proof of concept with my tribe, I wanted to conduct an experiment that would show people what habits multiply productivity and which ones MURDER it. Hence, the "Dr. Rob Hell Day Challenge."
The Rules:
Wake up naturally and complete a 16 task checklist by 6pm. The tasks are to be completed within an hour each and the entire thing has been designed for the following ratio:
76% tasks that create a PS (possible sale) 24% tasks that create E (exposure for my performance coaching, current 2 week business boot camp and my magazine SHIFT Advanced Life Design)SHIFT Magazine SuperCoach Issue Link
I decided to throw in a few challenges as well to see how they would add fun. You know, easy stuff like write an E-book from scratch, design it, and create the landing page and start selling it......DURING THE TRIAL. Throw in 2 free coaching calls I offered in the middle and it got interesting.
Checklist or "Why I don't have a girlfriend"
The Experience:
My eyes pop awake at 12:30 am. DAMN. I have to follow through. I swing out of bed and take a cold shower. Remember when the cops sprayed down Rambo with that ice cold firehose water and he beat up 6 of them, fought off a 200 man National Guard Unit single-handedly and blew up a town? Ice cold water generates testosterone and puts your body in survival mode. For those new friends reading this, I take cold showers 7 days a week.
Bad Idea
0130 - Sit down in front of computer. First post to Facebook. First task due at 0300. Stark Industries shirt selected because I AM TONY STARK. Minus the models, sports cars, mansion, self esteem, a mother's love etc..........
Oh You Poor Ignorant Bastard
0230 - This is AWESOME, coffee is kicking in and I'm going to KICK ASS. AMERICA!!!!
0400 - First video up. How to Balance a 9-5 and Your Side Hustle Plus Freebie
0600 - I am blacking out and typing much slower. By this time I have written two posts, and made a custom video for a biz group. Still on task.
0630-0700 - Cheat nap. I sleep like I just ate a bowl of Valium flavored applesauce.
0900 - So delirious that I mix up days in my private Facebook group, First 30 ELITE. No one notices. I have stepped into a warp of the space time continuum and honestly think its a different day.
1100 - Going strong, tasks done on time. Fascinated with friends on FB that can devote 4 hours a day to arguing about Trump, pit bulls, Monsanto, things that they have no control of.
1330 - First coaching call. Runs a little long, I am 1.5 hours ahead in my tasks so I allow it. Client tells me she got four sales the day after a strategy call. I am VERY happy.
1500 - Have now made two videos, a blog post, several targeted FB posts and given away 3 freebies.
1600 - Power nap. Have a scary dream about cars driving backwards.
1630 - Second call. Start thinking about E-book concept while talking to client with AMAZING story.
1700 - Still working on E-book. Slightly behind schedule. Choose a pic for cover that will INFURIATE my graphic designer friends who let me know I have the design skills of a person fighting severe drug issues and possible Parkinson's. I start to tremble knowing I HAVE TO DESIGN THE DAMN LANDING PAGE, link to E-junkie and then do connection tests to make sure its working.
1730 - Third video created and posted. "Diagramming for Business"
1800 - Time is up. Not finished, I'm going to ride this out. My clients deserve a coach that never effiin quits.
1930 - Post E-book to Facebook and private group with a cryptic message telling them to expect a GREAT story in the morning.
The Results:
26 Possible Sale Events from Postings
8 Exposure Events from Postings
Made posts in SIXTEEN Facebook groups
2 content videos created on the spot and posted
1 blog post created on the spot and posted
2 coaching calls completed
1 Productivity based E-book written, designed, and published to landing page PLUS delivery system completed
Nikki Scroggins did NOT make this cover and I'm sure she will hate it. Sorry. Ill never stop being a fancy girl with my covers.
5 freebies given away
BONUS: Creation of an awesome Excel sheet that lets you type in your desired annual income and
automatically breaks it into monthly, weekly, and daily totals so you can set your sales goals (available on yesterday's blog post if you want it)
BONUS: Creation of a ten point business diagnostic checklist that is ALREADY changing the game for my clients
BONUS: Created reference sheet of Facebook groups in niche, number of members
Lessons Learned:
1. Checklist with TIMED taskers is essential and creates sense of urgency.
2. Prepare checklist the NIGHT before.
3. First ten minutes awake, walk around and think. Then take notes and adjust checklist.
4. Stricter time requirements are needed for client calls, overlap affects progress on harder tasks
5. Mitigating dead end Messenger convos is CRUCIAL. No I don't want to hear about your cat, Random Friend that has a lot spare time.
6. Action based results helped out a lot. Thinking about the WHY was huge. Thanks Simon Sinek.
7. If one easy task was done early, start tough task early.
8. Posting a premade video saves a TON of time.
9. E-book plus landing page took 2.5 hours.
10. Phone is biggest distractor with texts and noises, keep upside down, vibrate off to get things done.
Final Thoughts
Thanks for reading this, this was one of the best experiences I have ever had. I love teaching people how to be more efficient. Despite my efforts to get some rest today (Thursday, Dec 29th), I got up at 4am and completed THIS:
3 stage business diagnostic used to create exposure and maximum profits
The outline for this blog
My three tier system for categorizing what tier a business is operating in
The formula for strong business health
Tasker list for today 4/15 complete plus 4 calls
Results of self diagnostic of my business
I'm still amazed I failed out of high school and two colleges.
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Today's blog post is exciting. I gathered a lot of resources from my own business practice and am going to hook you up with the ESSENTIAL tools for working at a much higher level. I'll explain what each one does, its rationale and how to best use it. I'm excited for you because once you start using these things, you will see a HUGE change within a week. My results have been unbelievable since assembling these items. How unbelievable?
"I GOT THE BATEMAN ACCOUNT!! WOOOOO!!
1. Income and Reverse Breakdown Generator
Description: The IRBG is a great tool for comparing your desired income vs sales performance. You just write down your sales goal for the year and it helps you break down to month, week, and day goals. VERY useful for lighting the fire on slow income days.
Rationale: The IRBG is more than just creating an income goal, which is a bare minimum requirement for serious entrepreneurs. Its a way to tell EXACTLY how much money you should be earning every day to reach your goals
What's that you say? "Dr. Rob, I don't have an IRBG and I'm getting carpal tunnel from using the calculator obsessively to run these numbers."
I did something REALLY nice for you. Something so nice you should buy me coffee today.
Type in your desired yearly goal and BOOM!! All done.
2. List of Prospects
Description: Your list of prospects are people that have emailed or private messaged you on social media about your services. This list is VITAL because you can start building the rapport even if they are not in a position to buy immediately. A loyal customer will turn back to you when they are ready to purchase if you build a strong enough bond.
Rationale: Your LOP can be a GREAT strategy if you have to meet a last minute sales goal. Check in with them and see if you can close a sale by offering a small discount or freebie if they didnt purchase initially.
3. Current Projects
Description: A current projects display is a figure that shows all active projects, timeline, and next logical step towards completion.
Rationale: Your current projects display will keep you reminded about deadlines and the next step can help you when deciding on daily taskers. This is best done on a dry erase board.
4. Media and Speaking Schedule
Description: This is a VITAL tool for keeping track of your PR appointments.
Rationale: Your media and speaking schedule keep you in the spotlight increasing your visibility and earning you potential new paying clients EVERY appearance. Here is one example of how to create one:
5. Daily Schedule
Description: Your daily schedule is used to both delegate taskers and to keep track of social media posts.
Rationale: The schedule helps you to remember what groups you need to post in, keeps you balanced, and gives you an easy to use template for posts. It can also be used to compile influencers that you can partner up with.
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So there you have it. Five tools that can help you get organized, keep track of your sales goals, locate your prospects, and more. If you need a SERIOUS boost to creating an organized system, I offer strategy calls that have a valuable multi tiered approach:
1. 20 minute free pre-qualifying call to make sure I'm the best candidate for you before you pay
2. A custom 10 point business diagnostic that alerts you to weak areas in your business
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4. A one month power strategy for your business augmenting your areas for improvement
5. Assistance designing YOUR custom daily scheduler.
All this with your one hour call. Email me at dragonsgold76@gmail.com to set up your FREE 20 minute pre-qualifying call. - Dr. Rob
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Life coaching can be a great investment. The industry itself has grown by huge numbers in the last decade as popular top tier coaches inspire with their lifestyles and wealth. But there is a downside. Due to low barriers of entry, a very small percentage of low impact frauds have infiltrated the industry and are causing harm to the very perception of everyone that is a life or performance coach .
This post isnt to call anyone out .I'm too classy for that, and lawsuits are expensive. I'm going to do THREE things.
1. Reveal the shady shit that is going on so you can educate yourself before losing thousands.
2. Give you a five point diagnostic system for coach evaluation.
3. Make you an offer that will AMAZE you with its awesomeness (no, its not a free puppy).
Popular Scams
Coaching essentially comes in two forms:
1. You hire someone to teach you how to BE a coach
2. You hire someone to teach you a skill
Here are some of the ways that the frauds are stealing your money:
1. Lie and Bail - Coach posts in Facebook groups about how much money they are making and how great their lifestyle is. Client signs up. Coach immediately blocks them after payment, refuses refund and moves to next mark. (The SAME person has ripped off 7 of my friends this way)
2. Bait and Switch - Coach promises how they can give YOU a luxury lifestyle, financial freedom, blah blah blah. When you sign up for their membership site, the content is written at a 7th grade level with very general advice that doesn't help you do a damn thing. Refunds are purposely VERY difficult to achieve.
3. Pay to Play - "Guru" pays a high visibility business podcast's "Make Me Famous" fee. Lies about earnings and continues to coach despite hundreds of consumer complaints about poor quality of content.
4. Empty Promises - Coach promises specific results and has either NO experience in field or NO techniques to help client grow their business. When threatened with refund, coach pulls their head out of their ass and promises to return calls on time, pay attention to client or you know, EARN THEIR FEE. This one pisses me off the most because its very common today.
Now that you have seen what is going on out there, you realize how important it is to SCREEN anyone before investing your hard earned money into them. You wouldn't buy a car without a test drive, checking price against Blue Book prices, and asking friends about what they think, right? RIGHT?
So why in the hell are you plunking down money because of what some coach TELLS you? That's like walking on the car lot and buying the FIRST car the dealer suggests.
Does that sound smart to you?
5 Point Diagnostic Before Hiring a Coach:
1. Google the coach to see what pops up. Combine their name and "scam". This will at least let you see if there are complaints, FTC actions, possible criminal background etc.
2. Find someone that has hired them and HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. Ask about the experience, any negatives and their overall results from working with the coach. Testimonials can and WILL be faked by the duplicitous.
3. If you are purchasing training, do they have content you can review? There is NOTHING worse than dropping 4k and finding out this person lifted everything from Jack Canfield.
4. Do they have credibility like news appearances, contributions in their field, appearance on a variety of media?
5. Do they ask questions about YOUR goals during discovery calls, or do they just try and get a sale as quickly as possible?
Amazing and Awesome Offer
You read this post because you are interested in coaching. You clearly want someone that can help you be more successful or guide you to life success.
I can absolutely get you there.
I'm a high school dropout from a bad family thats now an Ed.D, keynote speaker, 8 time author, and magazine owner.
Google Blue Dragon Rob Garcia.
That's the level of exposure I can help someone gain. My network is formidable and helps me to develop HIGH level strategies to make you more money, get more sales, and be better at ANYTHING.
I give a FREE discovery call to make sure that I'm the right guy for the job. Then we discuss what strategies are best for your goals. No money is ever exchanged until I have a plan mapped out with timelines, milestones and appropriate tactics.
In ten years of coaching I have never been asked for a refund. I'm very proud of that because it means my clients have purchased VALUE.
So if you are ready to move forward in 2017 with some AMAZING programs and training, find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluedragonrob/
or email: dragonsgold76@gmail.com
If you arent ready to invest just yet, I ALWAYS offer free general advice. You deserve abundance, we all do. Contact me if I can help you with anything in business or life.
