SEPTEMBER 2010
Greetings & Salutations:
This month, I will share with you ...
My Lifelong Success System
Over the past 50+ years, I have made fortune after fortune in
a diversity of businesses ... direct selling,
service contracting, wholesale merchandising, entertainment (I
was a professional Trumpet player, vocalist & Radio Announcer),
freight forwarding, import/export, retail merchandising, warehousing,
real estate, electronics manufacturing, finder's fees, closeout
merchandising, financial brokerage, business consulting, steel
fabrication, gold & coal mining, offshore banking, mailorder,
writing, and publishing.
As I made those fortunes (while I was still doing it),
I wrote down what I was doing, why I had done it, and how
I had done it, for future generatins of aggressive entrepreneurs.
By reading what, why and how I had done it future generations
of enterpreneurs wouldn't have to learn by trial and error
as I had.
It thrilled me no end to learn that students of mine amassed
fortunes ... sometimes even greater than my own ... doing what
I had taught them. -- It saddened me, however, to learn that
other students of mine had not.
Why?
What was the difference between those of my students who achived
great successes and those who didn't? Both had the same
opportunity. Both had the same training. -- What
could they be doing differently?
I found the answer, written some 50 years ago, on a yellowing
piece of paper, in the top drawer of my desk. -- It admonished
...
"Let him who would be
great among you be servant to all."
Whenever I have taken on a product or
service to sell ... whether my own or someone else's ... my first
and only question was "Will this product or service be
of benefit to my customers?"
If the product or service didn't offer a true value
and benefit to my customers, I simply found another product
or service that would ... regardless of how much I could have
made selling it
Unfortunately, all too many beginning entrepreneurs ask only
"How much is the commission to me?"
You will find this attitude prevalent on the Internet where hopeful
affiliates concentrate on "how much" they can make
in commissions without considering the value and benefit to their
customers.
Before taking on any product or service to sell to your
customers, ask yourself "Will this product or service
be of benefit to my customers?" -- If not, find another
product or service that will serve your customers.
My lifelong success system has made me fortune after fortune
based on the simple admonition ...
"Let him who would be
great among you be servant to all."
Adopt the same principle and achieve
the success that you have been seeking.
Jag Foo
has something for online marketers
who can't seem to actually get things done...
"Proven Time-Tested Productivity Tactics will help you
... Obliterate Time-Sucking & Wasteful Distractions
... Stay Laser-Focused On Your Targets ... Overcome "Income-Killing"
Procrastination ... Stop Precious Time From "Bleeding"
Away ... Achieve Breakthrough Results You Dream Of. --
I actually put some productivity tips within the sales letter
itself. So even if they don't buy, I believe they will
go away learning something of value."
I read it. Discovered some old tricks I
had nearly forgotten.
Check it out your ownself at: http://www.getmoreproductivenow.com/
Kerry Sims
is offering ...
"Peak Financial,Small Business Cash Flow Lending.Loans
from $20,000 to $100,000, terms of 6,9 12 months;funding within
2 weeks."
For more information send Kerry an email at
Why settle for $50, $100, or even $500 per
day ... or week ... when you can grab enough money at one
time to live comfortably for a year (or two). Then, you
can relax and spend some time grabbing even more money ... money
you don't necessarily need - but - it will always come in handy
when you want to buy something special for yourself or
your loved ones.
Dave Roman has a freebie for you ...
"Another report that I give away is one
about holding profitable and efficient meetings. It s short
but informative and it works if business people have the discipline
to operate this way. -- You can give it away free to your readers."
Go get your free copy at: http://tinyurl.com/25hbmml
Susan Blair -
offers a Finder's Fee ...
"I need your assistance in locating
wholesalers, distributors and dealers in the automotive aftermarket
for "Battery Chem;" a product that extends the life
of all batteries for an additionsl 5 - 10 years. It helps
keep the batteries out of the landfills and saves money.
-- You may view all the information about "Battery
Chem" at http://BatteryChem.net
-- The site is almost completed but you will still be able
to learn more about what it does. -- If you have any questions,
please contact me. -- Please do not send me directory listings.
I can find those myself. You must make the initial contact
to determine whether or not an interest exists and put
me in direct contact with a real person who has authority.
-- Should your contact purchase "Battery Chem,"
you will be paid a finder's fee of 10% on all such
sales; now and in the future."
Send Susan an email or call her on her Cell
Phone ... 727-504-7689
John Schulte ; National
Mail Order Association has something
you need ... and it's free ...
"Your people might be interested in our latest issue of
'Direct Marketing Digest' for sourcing new products to sell,
that is now available at no cost."
Go get your free copy at: http://www.nmoa.org/Products/WholesaleProductCatalog01.pdf
Well ... that's it for this month. -- In order
to make every issue responsive to YOUR needs, please send me
your questions; or tell me what sources or resources you need
to build your business; or give me any thoughts you want to share
with your fellow members.
Believe it or don't ... I ain t a mind-reader.
-- If n you doesn't tell me what you need, I may never touch
upon the information, sources or resources you need.
This is your publication for you to use to
your benefit ... I am just your moderator.
Until next month, keep well ...
J.F. (Jim) STRAW
Grande Panjandrum
Thought For The Month!
"You cannot help the poor by destroying
the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the
strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging
thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling the
wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of
man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character
and courage by taking away people's iniative and independence.
You cannot help permanently by doing for them what they
could and should do for themselves." -- Abraham Lincoln
It seems we are completely ignoring
Lincoln's sage advice.
Can you stump the old master? --
Betcha can't!
Over the past 50 years (man and boy), I have made bundles
of money in direct selling, service contracting, wholesale merchandising,
entertainment (I was a professional Trumpet player, vocalist
& Radio Announcer), freight forwarding, import/export, retail
merchandising, warehousing, real estate, electronics manufacturing,
finder's fees, closeout merchandising, financial brokerage, business
consulting, steel fabrication, gold and coal mining, offshore
banking, mailorder, writing, and publishing. -- That being the
case ...
No matter what business you're in ... whether you're just
starting, well on your way, or at the top of the heap ... I've
probably been where you are, done what you are doing. -- So ...
Anytime you have a question about 'how' to do something in
your business - or - if you have any comments about anything
I've said in issues of this e-Letter; or if you want to add your
2 cents worth ... just "ask" me or "tell"
me.
Send your Questions, Comments or 2 Cents Worth
to ...
with "Question" - "Comment"
- or, "2 Cents Worth" in the SUBJECT.
If I, personally, don't have an answer to any question you
may ask, I will contact some of the professionals in your field
of endeavor (I will probably know one or more personally) to
get the real 'skinny' for you.
Note: If you want to ask a question anonymously
just tell me so when you send in the question. -- Nobody but
you and I will know who asked the question.
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