How can you deal with doubters and nay-sayers when you’re starting out as an entrepreneur or just trying to better yourself. Dean Holland’s got some tips for you here when people may doubt what you say…

“Good morning my friend. Dean here of course. Had a victory last night. I going to to talk about it and something else, here on today’s Drive so let’s do this!

Bit of a hoarse throat this morning. Was up late last night, fairly late until about 2:00 a.m. doing a webinar. And it’s around about 9 a.m. now. But my voice is slightly going, which is worrying for somebody that loves to talk so much.

So I hope your week is off to a great start. I hope you’re smashing your goals, that you’re setting intentions and making stuff happen.

Now we had… Talking of the webinar last night… We had a bit of a victory. When I say a ‘bit’ of a victory, I mean an epic victory! And also then I want to talk about something… I want to talk about how to deal with doubters – when people may doubt what you say.

Okay now I’ll come back to my small victory (or BIG victory) in a moment. But first let’s talk about this. How do you deal with doubters? Especially earlier on in your business when you’re not yet seeing the results, you’re dealing with a lot of doubts.

People May Doubt What You Say – Here’s How To Deal With Them

Y’know gosh, I can tell you some stories. I literally lost friends early on in my “business career” if you want to call it that. Between 2004 to 2008/2009, I literally lost friends. People that I thought were good friends, people that I would see on a weekly basis. But that would constantly be putting down what I was trying to accomplish. Telling me, “That stuff’s not real.” And “You’ll never do it.” And, “You should just stop being so stupid.”

Eventually these people actually started to resent me because of it. Because I was so headstrong and determined with it, because I didn’t give up, because I was seeing them less and less, because I would work in the evenings and weekends on my business.

I actually started to lose friends, which is kind of sad really isn’t it when you think about it? Like you’re literally trying to better your life and people will doubt you, resent you, and then drop you like a sack of crap, which is really sad.

But ultimately looking back y’know – it’s their loss. Clearly you weren’t a friend anyway. But how do you deal with this? How do you deal with that type of stuff?

How do you deal with haters on social media? I do Facebook Live’s and posts, and there’s always trolls and weird people from around the world, like keyboard warriors that sit behind a screen bashing their keyboard like they’re some kind of special freak. And congratulations special freak, you’ve won that award.

The Best Way To Silence Them Is To Succeed

So how do you deal with this? Well, in terms of the people that doubt you and your ability to actually succeed online. The best way to silence them is to succeed – is to actually do what you say you’re going to do – is to believe in yourself, never give up and make it happen.

If you don’t quit, if you’re getting the right advice, the right help, the right guidance, the right support, and you focused in the right areas – you will succeed. Probably not as quick as you’d like, but you will succeed as long as you never give up.

And that’s the best way. The people that used to doubt me, that used to laugh at me, that used to talk about me behind my back at my the various jobs that I had…

They Certainly Didn’t Laugh When I Handed In My Notice Of Resignation

The construction company for example. The people that used to sort of laugh and make jokes and say, “How’s that internet scam going, Dean?” They don’t laugh anymore. Well, I don’t see them anymore.

But they certainly didn’t laugh when I handed in my notice of resignation to leave my job to continue running my business as my own boss, leaving them behind to carry on in a career that they weren’t passionate about, didn’t enjoy being in, and were never going to better themselves.

They didn’t even like what they were doing – probably just turned up and ‘existed’. And they changed their tune. They started saying, “Oh, what is it you’ve done?” “How have you done it?” “Would you show me more?” Ahh, now all of a sudden the doubters want to know, eh?

And here’s the other thing. One of the things that really helps me… And I don’t know if this is something I’ve beaten into myself, or if it was naturally there. But I kind of thrive off somebody telling me I can’t do something.

First I’m Gonna Get Angry, Then I’m Gonna Prove You Wrong

If you tell me I can’t do something, then I’m going to prove you wrong and I’m gonna do it. And that’s the way I feel about it. Like, with a passion! Literally lights a fire under my ass. You tell me I can’t do something?…

First of all I’m gonna get angry. And then I’m gonna go and prove you wrong, with a passion. Like, I’m literally going to prove you wrong. I’m gonna go out of my way and I’m gonna outwork you and anyone else on this planet. And I’m gonna prove to you that I did it, and I’m gonna show you. Then I expect you to look me in the face and tell me you were wrong. Haha, but d’you know what I mean?

That’s how driven I am by doubters, and people telling me I can’t do something. So I want YOU to not be held back by other people. Because, I’ll tell you one thing. I saw a video once, and it was… They went to like an old people’s home, or was it a hospital?

But essentially it was going to see people who are, to put this in pretty crude words, dying. People that were coming to the end of their life, very sadly. But people that had lived a long and full life, and they asked them, “What do you regret? Do you regret anything in your life?”

And one of the overwhelming things that these people regretted, that kept shining through was, “I wish I wouldn’t have cared so much about what other people thought of me.” “I wish I’d have done more of what I wanted to do, and not been affected by others.”

When you think about that, you can see it clearly, right? Like, if you go through life allowing doubters, haters, or others to stop you from doing things and to hold you back – that’s the biggest shame of all.

Now finally, because we’ve arrived, better move fast!

So, victory last night. I did a webinar, and this is a webinar that we’ve been doing every week, and optimizing and making changes… Where we basically give some amazing training and then give people the opportunity to apply for one of our programs.

Now, typically speaking, over this period of time for a long time we’ve been getting anywhere between five to ten percent of people apply. Well this past week I had a real overhaul of the webinar. I just had this realization, this Epiphany, and I came into the office and I completely overhauled it.

We Literally More Than Doubled Conversions

I stripped it right back. Removed 70 slides. It went from 200 to 140 slides. That’s about 60 slides innit? Removed a good chunk. It’s still quite a long presentation, and I ran it last night for the first time – the new version. And 20 percent of people that were on that webinar applied and put down a deposit for the program.

So, pretty big progress. Obviously that’s only one time though. So I reserve myself, because once could have been luck. But yeah, we literally more than doubled conversions on that new version. So anyway, rather interesting.

With that said my friend, of course, thank you for watching me here on today’s Drive. Have a great day. I will of course be back soon. So until then take care.

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These three fundamental steps are key to achieving success at anything in life. So if you’re wondering how to get anything you want in life, make sure you check this out below to fully understand the power of following these three steps…

“Dean Holland here of course. Thank you for taking this journey with me all the way to Internet Profits HQ. It is 7:50 am and the sun is shining.

I want to share with you today how you can accomplish anything, literally.

If you want…

• to get rich?… I’m gonna tell you how to get rich.
• to have more freedom?… I’m gonna tell you how to have more freedom.
• more security?… I’m gonna tell you how to have it.
• more fun?… I’m gonna tell you how to have it.
• to provide more?… I’m gonna tell you how to do it.

If you simply want to do anything and everything in your life?… Right now, I’m gonna give you the three tips to accomplishing anything. A three step process to being able to do anything you want in the world, in your life. For you, your family, your loved ones, your friends, your associates, whoever, right?

How To Get Anything You Want In Life In Three Steps

This is pretty straightforward as well. But yeah, most people struggle with it. I know I used to. For a long time in my life I struggled to get anywhere. I said that I wanted to…

• be able to quit my job that I hated.
• get out of that job and run my own business.
• work from home or have the freedom or flexibility to work anywhere.

Yet I wasn’t doing it. I wasn’t getting there, I wasn’t accomplishing anything. In fact, I was going backwards. So why? And how have I been able to turn that around now? To basically have – not everything that I want today – but I’m working on it still.

But I’ve certainly ticked off a lot of what I wanted to accomplish. So here’s how it’s done…

Step Number One To Accomplishing Anything You Want In Life…

…is to set the intention. To actually say what you want, and not be afraid by what other people might tell you.

Y’know, I heard something rather interesting yesterday. Somebody said in an audio I was listening to, “If you can tell your friends your dreams and they are not shocked, they’re not big enough. They’re not ‘out there’ enough.” Interesting, right?

So, set an intention is step number one. Say what you want to do. Set your intention, make a statement, set an intention of exactly what you want in your life.

Step number two: Create a plan. Setting an intention is the one that most people are okay with. Everybody’s pretty okay most of the time with saying what they want. In fact, many people are more okay with saying what they DON’T want, right? “I don’t want this. I don’t want that.” They’re focusing on what they don’t want. You need to focus on what you DO want.

Step Number Two – Create This…

But then the second step… Setting an intention isn’t going to make it happen, right? Having a dream doesn’t make it turn into a reality. So you need a plan. Set your intention is number one. Then number two, create a plan for accomplishing said thing.

So if I say that I want to grow a recurring income of three thousand dollars a month, and here’s why. So my intention is, “I want to make a recurring income online of three thousand dollars a month because I want XYZ.” There’s my intention.

Now my plan will be, “Okay so how am I going to create a recurring income?” So for example, I could do a membership site. What is that membership site going to be about? How am I going to deliver it, host it, and fulfil it? Start working out the plan. How am I going to do it? What is it gonna be?

You don’t have to plan every nitty-gritty detail. Don’t get caught up in the tiny details. You just have to devise a plan. Don’t just set an intention and sit there twiddling your thumbs. Devise a plan.

Now when you’ve got a plan… And I’m gonna give you the simplified version of this – how to accomplish anything. So you’ve set your intention. You’ve said what you want and why. Then you say here’s what I’m gonna do, and here’s how I’m gonna do it, okay? You’ve got a plan. Or at least the basis of a plan.

Step Number Three – Do This…

You know what step number three is? Take action. Big shock, Right? “Aw, I was looking for a big secret, Dean!” Well there it is: Take action. Do it. It’s not good enough to say what you’re going to do, or what you want. Now you’ve got to do it, alright?

So, three steps to accomplishing anything you want in life…

1. Set your intention. Say what you want, and why.
2. Devise a plan. How are you gonna do it? What are you going to do and how.
3. Do it. And do it consistently – don’t stop.

If you think about it… I know some of you might have already switched off. You might’ve already said, “That was ridiculous! That’s obvious.” Well, why aren’t you doing it then? If it’s so obvious, why aren’t you doing it, right?

You see, if you’re not accomplishing the things you want in your life. Whether that is to eat healthier… Let’s look at different scenarios, not just business. Say you want to get healthier and lose weight so you can be around more for your family, have more energy to be with your children, grandchildren, whatever.

How To Get Anything You Want In Life In Three Steps

Set your intention, “I want to lose ten pounds. Here’s why.”

The plan. I’m going to cut out processed foods. And I’m going to walk for thirty minutes every morning, and thirty minutes every evening. There’s my plan.

Now do it. Cut out the processed foods, eat more vegetables or whatever your plan was, and walk.

So you see really, it is a simple process of three steps to accomplish in anything. But the reality is, the reason most people aren’t doing the things that they say they want in life, is because they’re lacking one of those (or all of those) three things.

Want to build a successful business? Set an intention, create a plan, do it. You want to lose weight? Set an intention, create a plan, do it. Works for everything, and it sounds so simple that most people don’t do it.

Because most people are looking for the complex, complicated version of how to accomplish anything. And it really comes down to those three steps: Set an intention, create a plan, do it.

Alright, I’ll leave you with that one. So with that said, have a great rest of your day. I’m gonna jump in now and get mine started. And I will of course see you again next time with another episode of The Drive. Until then, take care.”

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Dean Holland explains how to get rich without working, or with little to no work. But is this actually possible? Read on to find out what this could mean for your future prosperity.

“Good morning my friend, we are back. Dean here of course. We are on the way to Internet Profits headquarters. It is 7:51 in the morning right now and the sun is shining.

Now I want to answer a simple question today. And that is this…

Is It Possible To Get Rich With No Work, Or Little Work?

It’s kind of a good question. Because y’know, when I first started out and I first discovered – we’re going back to 2004, that kind of era. When we go back there, when I first found that people were making money on the internet, and it was something so bizarre to me.

So like, what!? You can make money online? And I began being fascinated by it. Obsessed with it really. Like trawling all the forums, all the blogs. Consuming every bit of content I could. Reading articles, trawling social media sites.

There were different sites back then as well, like Squidoo lenses. People may or may not even know about those, or remember those from that long ago. And I would learn all that I could.

Then before long, I obviously found people’s products and courses. And I remember thinking like, “Hang on a minute! You can just pay a hundred dollars and learn how this rich person is making all this money?”

Follow A Couple Of Steps, And I’ll Be Making Rich Money

And a lot of the sales pages would promise, in not so many terms, riches untold for very little or no work. I remember thinking like, “Wow! This looks so easy. They’re saying it’s so simple. And look at all the results they’re getting. Look at all the money they’re making!”

I remember thinking, “Wow! They make more in seven days than I make in ten years of work! And they’re telling me it’s not very difficult. They’re telling me it doesn’t require a lot of work. That I can just follow a couple of steps, and I’ll be making rich money like they are!”

So I started buying the courses, and I’d follow them through to the tee. And it just didn’t happen for me. Not only did I not get rich, I didn’t even make a single sale. And so I’d buy another course that seemed a little bit different. Maybe it would happen this time. And I’d buy another course and I’d think, “Maybe this is the time. This could be the one.”

Twenty Four Years Old And Over $60,000 Of Debt

And I’d do it again, and again, and again. The more courses I bought, the more frustrated I became. The more frustrated I became, the more frantically I started buying. And the more frantically I started buying, the more overwhelmed I was, the more confused I was, the more money I’d lost, the more debt I’d eventually start getting into.

And over the course of about four years I’d maxed out four four credit cards. I had a fifth that had a little bit of spending power on it still. First bank loan I got was to clear the credit cards. The intention was that I would tear the credit cards up, and then that would be it. I would stop getting into debt.

But stupidly I didn’t tear up the credit cards. So I used them again, and then I got another loan. And so in the end, I was in my mid-20s – about twenty four years old – and in over $60,000 of debt. Five credit cards, two bank loans, and living a complete hell.

But… [sarcasm] The ‘good’ thing was, is that you could follow a product, buy a course for fifty bucks, and get rich quick with little to no work.

And Here’s The Truth, Right?

It is hard work to change your life. It requires dedication, commitment, sacrifice, and time, money, and effort. And you’ve got to really want it. Because if you don’t really want it, you won’t do what it takes.

And the reason I share this message with you is… Because, until you accept that reality, you will never get rich. You will never get what you want.

When I say ‘rich’ by the way, rich means different things, success means different things to different people. Rich could mean simply making an extra few hundred dollars a month to you, right? And just having that extra comfort. Or rich could mean making millions of dollars.

I don’t know what ‘rich’ or ‘success’ means to you. But if you want it, you’ve got to TRULY want it. You’ve got to understand the reality.

Now Here’s The Great News

If you are doing what you love, which – to start with maybe you won’t be. Because it’s gonna require a lot of sacrifice. If you’re working a full-time job and you’re trying to build a business as well, it takes a lot of sacrifice, right?

And so you’re gonna have to sometimes spend time on it when you’d rather be doing something else, okay? So it’s harder earlier on. But it gets easier when you start getting the results. It gets easier when you start seeing the sacrifices paying off. And it gets easier when things start becoming more enjoyable.

Because you end up in a situation where I am so grateful to be right now. Where you can actually run a business, have everything that you want, and yet still never ‘work’ a day in your life.

Now what do I mean by that? Because it’s 7:57 in the morning right now. And yet here I am at Internet Profits HQ ready to start my day, build my business, and keep doing everything that we do. Growing and scaling, and working on some amazing things.

I work hard, and I work smart. And I put in the hours. But yeah, I don’t ‘work’ a day in my life anymore. Like, why? Because I frickin love what I do!

And so it gets easier. That’s the good news, that’s the tipping point you’re looking for. You’re gonna have to work hard, you’re gonna have to sacrifice. And at times you’re gonna have to do things when you’d rather be doing other stuff. But the payoff is absolutely worth it.

And So, Can You Get Rich With Little To No Work?

You can. Once you’ve done all the hard work, once you put in the effort, the time, the energy, the money, the sacrifice, the dedication, the commitment. And then you can end up in a situation where you never have to ‘work’ a day in your life. Because you’ll just be doing what you love, and that’s truly worth it.

With that said, I hope this message was worthwhile. Have a great day. Let’s kick this off with a bang, so you can do what you love and never work a single day, whilst getting rich doing it.

So take care my friend. Thank you for watching. This is Dean Holland signing out.

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Curious about what the life of an internet entrepreneur looks like? Today Dean Holland looks back to when he first started online, comparing that to the life he leads today as an online entrepreneur. There are some important lessons to be learnt from this story…

“Good morning my friend! Dean here of course. On the way to Internet Profits on this fine, warm morning here in England. Welcome to today’s episode of The Drive.

Hang on. What day is it? Is it Friday? No, what day is it? Oh it IS Friday!!

Okay, normally this would be ‘recap of the week’. But I have something to speak about, and then I’ll do recap of the week. What the heck! Who cares. Let’s just roll with this.

So just before I come to the recap, a few big things, exciting things happened this week, that I will tell you about in a second. But I want to address something, okay?

You see, something was said on social media the other day. And I do like to see as much as I can, even if I can’t always respond to everybody. So please know your comments are read, even if I don’t always get the time to reply.

An Unavoidable Question That Needs A Full Answer

Because across all of our platforms like Facebook and… Well I say ‘all of our platforms’.  I don’t even bother with most. I should, but I don’t. Facebook and YouTube mainly.

But somebody said the other day, “You know what Dean, it looks like things are going amazingly well in your business. But why is it you still get up so early?”

I think this stemmed from over the last couple of weeks. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’ve been getting into the office and starting my work online pretty early, right? Much earlier than I needed to.

I’m pretty much always the first there. I’ve literally been going in some days at like 6 am. And some of these days as well, I’ve been there to like 9 pm, 10 pm, even midnight on one day.

And somebody said like, “Why?…

“It Doesn’t Look Like You’re Living The Life Of An Internet Entrepreneur”

There’s this whole thing of like y’know, working on the beach or being able to do whatever you want. And believe me I can, to a degree, live the life of an internet entrepreneur like that.

If you think about it, over the last four or five months I have been on a Eastern Caribbean cruise. I have spent five days at the Disney parks. Been in Orlando, Florida and done some awesome stuff there. Spoke on stage with Tony Robbins. I have spent seven or eight days in Greece, in the Mediterranean. Cruised around the Med in a boat. Some amazing experiences, y’know.

But here’s the thing. Here’s the big crux of this whole thing, right? You might look at me and see like, “Oh, your business is amazing. You’ve got everything you want. A nice house. Drive nice cars. You got all this kind of stuff.” And yeah, I’m truly blessed. Like my life today is unrecognizable to how it was ten years ago in the life of an internet entrepreneur.

Ten Years Ago In The Life Of An Internet Entrepreneur

Like, ten years ago I was in over sixty thousand dollars of debt, driving a crappy little car. I was working at a construction company in a job I hated, with a boss who was just a complete dick! (Sorry about that, but it’s true.)

I had like five maxed out credit cards. I was paying off two sizeable bank loans. I had a minus $3,000 plus bank account overdraft. And I was in a hellhole. Like, literally living a ‘hell’ of a life.

Today very different, clearly very different. But I don’t see that. You know what I see? I see somebody that’s just getting started.

Because I have aspirations that are bigger than I could even possibly put into words. The vision that I have, the big vision for my company and the impact that we can make in this world for our industry, is far beyond what you see today. Like this is child’s play to where we’re gonna be.

The Hustle Mentality

So, why do I still get up? Why do I work? Well let me just be clear on something. Because there’s this whole hustle, 24/7 hustle, hustle, hustle mentality, right? I hustle five days a week. Monday to Friday, I give to the world. Meaning what I put in Monday to Friday is to make an impact.

What I do on the two other days of the week is for me and my family, right? What I mean by that is, when Friday ends I’m out of here! I don’t even have a computer at home. Robyn my fiancée does, but I don’t even have my computer at home anymore.

So I don’t do anything on a weekend, right? Yeah, sometimes I’ve got my phone. If I’m bored I’ll look at Facebook, But generally speaking I don’t do anything until Monday comes back around.

So I will grind when the time is there to grind, and when the time is right. But you better believe that I have a great work/life balance. And yeah, so I wanted to just kind of answer that, in that sense.

Do You ‘Deserve’ The Weekend Off?

If you’re not where you want to be, don’t be lazy. Get up earlier, put some work in before you go to your job. Come home, work. If you’re if you’re stuck in a job you hate, like I used to be. Then you don’t deserve yet to have that weekend off. And I don’t mean that disrespectfully. But if you truly do not like your situation, change it!

I remember when I was in my full-time job. I would get up at 5-6 am, walk my dog, drive to work which was an hour’s drive. Work from 7:30 am through until 5 pm. I wouldn’t get home until gone six. I’d walk my dog, eat, and I’d get back on that computer. And I’d be there all night, sometimes until early hours of the morning. That was Monday through Friday.

Weekends, I’d get up first thing in the morning, walk my dog, and I’d work on the computer. I’m not saying I didn’t do any fun things. I’d still spend time with my partner who I was with at the time. But my main priority was to change my situation which I did not like.

And so should yours be. Especially if you’ve got family or people that are depending on you, it’s so important that you take this seriously and do what it takes. Because they may not understand what you want to do right now.

A Scam, A Fad, Some Nonsense?

A lot of people don’t ‘get’ internet marketing. They think it’s a scam, a fad, some nonsense. They think you’re being tricked and duped. But that’s because they don’t see you progressing. They don’t see you getting the results.

What they see is somebody they love sacrificing at the computer and not being around them, giving them their attention. When what you see is you are sacrificing so that you can give them more of what they deserve. More of your time, more of your attention, and have more freedom and security in their life, right? That’s the difference with the life of an internet entrepreneur.

If you’re in that situation, sometimes you see two different things. So you need to get results, so they can see the fruits of your labour. Which means stopping all the crap. Stopping all the excuses. Taking things seriously. Stopping buying all the shiny objects. Invest properly in yourself and your success, to get what you need to do things properly.

My Results Changed Their Tune

Because I tell you, people change their tune when you start getting results. The people that used to laugh at me, do not laugh anymore. There was a time (I mean, I don’t even associate with them anymore). But there was a time where I’d have work colleagues at my last job who would laugh at me, and talk about me behind my back, and would smile when they say, “How’s that internet thing going Dean, Haha?” Almost like it was a joke and it was stupid.

Those same people, when I handed my notice in, then it was more like, “You’re leaving to do your internet thing? Oh that’s interesting. Is it going well then?” Like, the tune changed. And now those same people are no doubt probably either still in the same job, or jumping from jobs they don’t like, or y’know even in a worse situation.

Me, ten years on? My life is completely different. I do what I love. Like, I come here early because to me it’s not work, right? I don’t ‘work’ a day in my life, okay? And that’s an amazing situation to be in.

Recap Of The Week

So with that said guys, of course I know this was supposed to be a recap of the week. Just to give you a quick overview, the main focus of this week has been on a webinar campaign. Setting everything up for that, and some email campaigns, follow-ups, and back-end kind of stuff.

I’m also involved in a top-secret project with Russell Brunson. I can’t say too much more about that. But you will be hearing about this from me over the course of the next few weeks, or the next month or so. So look out for that.

And with that said, have a great rest of your week. Whether you are having to put in some work this weekend, because you want to change your situation. Or whether you have some downtime and you’re enjoying yourself. Enjoy this weekend.

I am actually going to a wedding for one of my fiancée’s family members. The weather is shining. So no doubt, barbecue this evening sounds like it could be on the table.

Thank you for joining me here on The Drive. I will of course see you back here again next time. So until then, take care. Bye bye for now.

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When things seemingly go wrong in business or in life, it often feels like failure. But failure is a choice actually, when you think about it. And so, why choose failure when success is an option? It’s basically a matter of reprogramming our state of mind…

“Good morning my friend. How are you doing? It’s Dean here of course. It is a fine, glorious early morning at 6:50 a.m.

Y’know, for the last few days I have been in a great routine. I’ve been going to bed fairly early around about 10 p.m. But I’ve been waking up really early like 5/6 a.m. Waking up full of energy. I definitely notice a difference.

I always test all kinds of different things, right? And one of the things recently is consuming a lot of water. The difference – the way you wake up – its monumental!

Your concentration throughout the day and the way you wake up the following morning – it’s insanely different. Like, it’s probably the one thing that you could do right now to change your productivity and the way you feel. Seriously, it’s incredible!

Is It Actually Possible To Fail?

I want to talk about something a bit different today. Want to talk about failure. More importantly, I want to take this a different way than what you might be thinking. I want to talk about – is it actually possible to fail? Or is there a different way of looking at it?

I see a lot of people that are very down on themselves, beat themselves up, and give themselves a hard time because they “failed”. Well, they perceive they failed.

Was it Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb? Was it him who was like, “I didn’t fail a thousand times, I just found a thousand ways that didn’t work”? When you think about that, what a great way to look at things. Like, “I didn’t fail. I just found a way that didn’t work.”

Y’know, what if failure wasn’t an option in your life? What if you could not fail? If there were only ever results – results that you wanted, or results you did not… But nonetheless, you were always getting results.

And you’re never failing. You were just finding ways that either (a) did work, or (b) did not work. What a great way to look at things don’t you think? I’m not saying that’s easy to just adopt, like – click your fingers – “Okay, now I believe I’ve never failed in my life.” No. It’s gonna take time to realise that failure is a choice.

Changing Your Subconscious Beliefs

But I want you to tell yourself that it’s possible…

“It is possible that I could make that change. Possible that I could adjust my way of thinking, so that I never have to feel down for too long about stuff not working out the way I’d hoped.”

And if you tell yourself every time – you’ve got to consciously… Y’know, for something to change, you first have to consciously change it. And you consciously repeat that change, that adaption, that method, that different way of thinking. Until eventually you will subconsciously do it. And you reprogram your mind to think in a different way.

A lot of people don’t realise that they can take control of their mind. People think, “Well no, I think this way and I feel this way because that’s what happens. That’s how life is.” But it’s not true.

One of the biggest things – and I’ve learned a lot from this guy. But one of the biggest things that I’ve always taken away from spending time with Tony Robbins, is ‘state control’. How you can change your state.

Like, in an instant, in a moment – you can literally reprogram the way you feel and change that emotion. You choose to be stressed, you choose to be overwhelmed, you choose to feel those emotions and those feelings. Because you are in control.

Failure Is A Choice, So Why Choose Failure When Success Is An Option?

If you choose to let something get you angry, then you’re choosing that state. You’re changing the way you feel, and the output that you put out into the world – that energy y’know.

So I want you to think about this as regards ‘failing’. Because when you’re starting out in your business, especially in those earliest stages of business, it can feel frustrating. It can feel overwhelming.

You can feel like you are failing, like nothing works out for you. Like, “Oh I’m used to everything going wrong. I’m used to the failure now.” It’s almost like you’re expecting it to go wrong, and expecting to fail.

And I think, to be honest, if you feel that way, you’re gonna actually make it happen. That’s what’s going to happen. If you feel like it’s more than likely going to fail, then you’re more than likely going to fail at it.

So I want you to start to consciously be aware of the way in which you’re approaching things. Because you can absolutely reprogram your brain around any area you want. And if you feel like you fail, if you feel like stuff’s always going wrong, then change it. Failure is a choice, so why choose failure when success is an option?

From this point onwards, tell yourself…

There is no such thing in my life as failure. I do not fail. I find ways that work, and I find ways that do not work. But I will never fail again another day in my lifetime. The more I try, the more ways I find that work, and the more ways I find that don’t. But I shall never fail again.

So with that said, I will of course see you back here again soon. Thank you for joining me here on today’s Drive. Have a great day!

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Do you want to change an aspect of your life without delay? If you’re willing to master the four simple steps that Dean Holland lays out below, you should then be fully equipped to be able to change your life instantly…

“Good morning! Dean here of course. It’s a bright, early morning at 7:43 am. Just on the way to Internet Profits HQ to begin another great day. I’m gonna smash today! I feel that I’m gonna absolutely dominate my day and crush it. Because y’know what? I’m gonna talk about something now…

You can literally change anything instantly. Like, any situation. You can change in a moment.

I want to tell you a story… So my fiancée used to smoke. I used to bug her about it. Like, “You really shouldn’t smoke. You need to give up. You should quit.” And she knew it was no good, and that she should quit. But she didn’t do it.

And I used to think, that is so annoying, so frustrating. Like, you’re literally killing yourself y’know. I want a long, healthy, happy life together – and to give ourselves the best possible chance of that. And smoking is not gonna help you. Smoking cigarettes constantly every day! Like, what are you doing? And she didn’t quit.

1. You Must WANT To Change Your Life Instantly

So in the end I just stopped going on about it. And then all of a sudden, a few months later, she stopped just like that. So I’m thinking like, I’ve been asking you for so long to stop smoking. And now that I’ve stopped saying anything about it, months later you just quit smoking in one day.

Like not even gradually. Just literally, boom! One day – stopped!

And it made me realise something… That in order to change, there’s a few things that have to happen. Number one; you have to actually want to change yourself. Not, know that you ‘should’ change. And not, change ‘would be nice’. But truly, deep down actually WANT that change.

Now the second thing is, in order to change you have to have a big enough reason. You have to find your reason why.

At the moment there’s something really sad in our lives. One of our close friends sadly has cancer. Something she suffered with when she was in her early early 20’s, and now it’s come back and it’s really bad.

2. Find Your Reason WHY To Change

And I think this was, in part, a bit of a trigger. There’s now a bigger reason why – there was something to look at and say, “I just shouldn’t be doing this, I cannot carry on living this way. I have to stop smoking, I have to give up.”

She had that reason why – she had that big, big reason why. And obviously there were other reasons why, like the expense. Y’know, throwing money down the drain – literally burning it. The health aspects were big. But this was a bigger reason.

And so that just proves a point as well doesn’t it? When we look at ourselves, change can happen immediately if you truly want it and you have a big enough reason why.

3. Take Immediate Massive Action

Now the third thing is… If you want to change anything in a moment, you have to take immediate action. Y’know, wanting to change, and having a reason why – doesn’t do anything if you do nothing with it. So you have to take immediate, massive action – Immediate massive action!

And the fourth thing I would say, is that you have to have the belief that you can do it. The belief that it’s possible, and that it can be done. Because when you think about it really, and when we look at this analogy I’ve just shared… Change happened instantly. The decision to change… Stop that day!

But what took the time, was getting ready for the change. Does that make sense? If you think about it, it was getting ready. Getting that reason why, getting that belief, getting ready for that action, feeling and truly wanting it. Y’know, it’s getting ready to do it that takes the time.

The change happened in a moment. As I say, she literally just one day stopped smoking. And it was an amazing day, so proud of her.

And when we think about this in business, when we think about ourselves as entrepreneurs… What usually takes time is getting ready for the change.

4. Believe That It’s Possible To Make The Change

For me, I started trying to make money online and build an online business in 2004. But between 2004 to 2008, I just kept ‘trying’ at things. Buying and trying products, Not really following anything through.

Eventually my belief was wavering like, “Can I really do this?” I didn’t have strong enough reasons why. Just thought it would be great to have my own business, and not work for someone else. Thought that would be nice, that would be amazing.

But I didn’t have those deep reasons why, until I got to the stage where I was over $60,000 in debt and I hadn’t made a single sale online in over 4 years of trying! I was at rock bottom, felt ashamed and embarrassed. And I felt like an absolute disgusting failure of a mess!

Then at last I was ready for a change. I met a mentor, got help, and that helped build my belief. So, I wanted it. I truly wanted it. Had my reasons why. I believed and I took massive action. And that changed my life. You can watch me talk more about that here…

And you can do the same. Because change happens in a moment. Getting ready for change is what takes time. So start getting ready right now, and do those 4 things. You can absolutely change anything that you’re not happy with in your life today.

4 Steps To Change Your Life Instantly

In summary, you must;

1. Truly, deep down want that change for yourself.
2. Find a big enough reason why you need that change.
3. Believe that it’s possible for you to make that change.
4. Take immediate, massive action.

So until next time with “Failure Is A Choice, So Why Choose Failure When Success Is An Option?“, thank you for joining me. This is Dean Holland of course, here at Internet Profits HQ now. Time for another day. Have a great one. Take care, bye-bye for now.

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As a successful entrepreneur you will have gone through a specific process to master your craft. This process will be the same whatever that area of expertise may be, if you want to become a master in your field. This process, this secret of success is so profound and simple that it’s worth reminding yourself of it again here…

“Good morning, hope you’re well. Kicking off your week strong, getting things done, taking no prisoners, crushing your goals. It’s got to be done, it’s got to happen now.

Speaking of which, let me talk about something today. I just actually had a message from one of our coaching clients. So I’ve got a sort of VIP group of our Certified Partners that I work closer with. Monday’s is my coaching day, so I dedicate most of Monday to my coaching with those people.

Y’know, one of the things that keeps coming up… And I’ve just actually had a message from one of those guys, and I’ve said the same thing to him. So I want to share it with you.

And the question really is, like if I summarise and put it in really simple terms, “How do you master something? How do you become great at something?”

All Skills Are Learnable, Right?

Think about it… Every single skill in life anywhere ever, that you want to learn – you can. It’s amazing, isn’t it? Like, think about that. Think about the potential, the possibilities, and your unlimited ability to accomplish anything that you want.

But how?

Y’know, a lot of people often beat themselves up and take themselves down. They say like, “I can’t do this.” And they get angry and frustrated.

I could think about this like… How many times have I gone to hit a golf shot on the golf course and shanked the ball, or just duffed it? It’s so frustrating and you think, “Am I ever gonna be able to just hit a ball properly and consistently?”

And it’s the same advice there… What I’ve got to do is, I have to get on the driving range and I have to keep practicing. And I have to focus on that ball, concentrate on my swing. Not take my eye off that ball, and swing through properly. I need to get up there and practice, and practice, and practice.

If I want to master that craft to the degree of being good enough to play a solid, good game and enjoy it with friends – then I need to practice over, and over, and over again. I can’t go up once every few months onto a golf course and hope to have a consistent, decent game, right? Because I’m not practicing.

And it’s the same with anything, right? Think about it. If you’ve got children, what do you tell your children?

“You Can’t Give Up… You’ve Got To Keep Practicing”

When we look at adults, when we look at ourselves when we’re in business we say, “I’m not very good at this. I don’t know what to do.” Y’know, “I want to learn Facebook Ads, but I can’t do it – doesn’t work for me.” Or, “I want to learn YouTube Ads, but I’ve tried and it doesn’t work for me.”

You may have “tried” a lot of things… But have you mastered them? And so, how do you become great at anything? You practice. It’s as simple as that. What you practice and what you study, you can improve and you can master.

I want you to think about that in all areas of life and business. If you want to become great at anything, heck, even if you only want to become good – practice the damn crap out of it, right? Study, practice!

We have, for example, like I just said to Peter who just messaged me talking about Facebook advertising. We’ve got a course for that. And if you want to learn this Facebook Ads stuff… Learn how to set up an ad, how to run Facebook advertising, how to target people on the Facebook advertising platform… You need to study that course.

Study Then Implement, In Small Increments To Master Your Craft

And one of the things that I would advise people, with a course such as that is, first work your way through it in full. Don’t do anything, don’t try and copy it, don’t implement it. Just go through it, okay? Then you’re gonna have an overview of the process. You’re gonna see where it’s going.

Then go back to the beginning… Watch a piece – pause and implement, watch the next piece – pause and implement, watch the next piece – pause and implement, okay? And if there’s ever a point where you didn’t understand something, go back, watch and study it again and again until it makes sense.

Now this is why, of course, having a mentor is the best thing for everybody. Because sometimes for a lot of people, just watching a video isn’t enough. They need that accountability, they need that support, they need that advice… A mentor to turn to who has done what they want to do, who has been where they want to be, who has overcome the challenges that they’re facing.

And so, how do you become great at anything? It’s not a complicated technical answer is it? You practice, practice, practice. In the same way that you’d see any sports star – what are they doing? They’re practicing, practicing, over and over. They don’t stop.

Y’know, a golfer – they’ll hit tens of thousands of balls. A footballer they’ll kick tens of thousands of free kicks, if that’s their role. They’ll take tens of thousands of corners in practice. They do not stop. They’re relentless in mastering their craft. Why? Because they want to be great. They want to be the best.

Strive To Be The Best You Can And Master Your Craft

And you have to strive for that as well in your life, and in your business. If I want the best online business that I can have, I need to master my craft. And if I want the best income possible and provide for my family, I need to master my craft.

Whatever it is – the answer is to master your craft. Mastering your craft and becoming great at something is the simple act of practicing and doing it, right? So make a decision today… What do I want to become great at?

I’m gonna find the best person, or the best course. Then and I’m gonna buy it, study it, and implement it.

That, by the way, is something every of one of us has to become good at – investing in ourselves. Pulling out our credit card or debit card, buying something, and practicing it to master your craft. That is how you become great.

I will always say to any of my students, any of my clients – I’m not smarter than you, more intelligent than you. All I’ve got on you is time and practice – that is it.

Okay, so with that said I’m here at Internet Profits HQ. There is hardly anyone else around. It is only 7:44 am. Why? Because I’m here to master my craft. Always be learning, always be practicing, always be mastering and make stuff happen.

Have a great day my friend. Until next time with “How To Change Your Life Instantly In Just 4 Simple Steps“, this is Dean signing out for another day.

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For online entrepreneurs, the importance of setting intentions for the day is clear. By having a plan before you sit down to work at your computer, you’ll be more likely to achieve the results you desire in your online business…

“What is happening, my friend? How are you doing? It is Dean here, of course. We are on the way to Internet Profits. It is only about 7:15 in the morning right now. A nice fresh early start today. I want to kick off this week with a bang. Lots and lots of plans. A grand vision, if you will.

Last week I started really delving into the grand vision of, “What do I want to do in life?” Like, what impact do I want to have? How can we at Internet Profits have the maximum impact with what I know, and what we do? How can we continually grow and strive to be the absolute best – the global leader of our category?

I started thinking it through and going deeper into thoughts I’ve had in the past. And I had this big realization of where I see us, how we develop and grow, and how we can get there. I gotta say that I’ve reached a point where my grand vision is scary. And that excites me – that feeling of what I want to accomplish, scares the crap outta me, but in a great way.

When I Look Back At The Routine Of Life I Used To Be Stuck In…

There was no excitement. Like, the only excitement was waiting for Friday – waiting for the weekend to arrive. Now I’m excited for Monday to arrive, y’know.

If you’re doing something you don’t enjoy, then you don’t get out of bed with a bang. You don’t jump up, you don’t leap up – you’re not able to wake up without an alarm. Like, I don’t have an alarm because my body wants to get up. My mind wants to be awake. I wanna get into the office.

I used to run my business from home. But I’ve chosen the opposite of that now. I go to an office, and I’m giving myself that working routine back. I’m taking myself out of my home. My home’s now my home, and I go to the office to work. I know that’s not for everyone. Some people love nothing more than working from home, and that’s the big goal for them. And it was for me too, for a long time. But the bottom line is, do what makes you happy.

So what have we got going on this week? We have a lot to get done, a lot of stuff to get together…

Secret Projects…

I’m working on a secret project that I can’t say anything about right now. Literally, I can’t tell you a single thing. It’s not even for my company – it’s for someone else that I’m doing something with. Someone you would absolutely know, who I’ve been asked to be involved with. Can’t say anything more – I know that’s not really giving you much, but you’ll learn soon enough. I’d imagine within six weeks you’ll know about this.

Our software project… Again, I’ve kept this top secret. This is an idea that I’ve had for over a year. Wasn’t able to bring it to fruition because (a) time, and (b) I didn’t really know, still don’t know, what I’m doing with software services creation and development.

But I’ve teamed up with someone, partnered with somebody and a company to do that. Therefore I’m no longer involved in the software development side of things. It’s just not my strong point. So I can just focus on the marketing and sales aspect, which is great – which IS my strong point.

Big Webinar Campaign…

Webinar… You may know that I’ve been working on, testing, optimising, and getting load stuff ready for our big webinar campaign that we’re going to basically do for… We’ll roll out with affiliates, venture partners and Certified Partners, and do this webinar for their audiences.

We’ll probably run it for six to twelve months, and then we may actually retire that webinar. Only because I’ve got some thoughts of the future, and where we’re going and what we’re doing. So I’m excited for that – a limited time thing – but a big, big exciting thing.

Finishing that up, I’ve got to get all the stuff to the copywriter who’s working with us on the emails, ‘cos I’ve been absolutely useless in that sense. I’ve not gathered everything together that he needs to get on with the job. Carlos, who’s been patiently waiting for me – thank you, if you ever happen to see this.

We’ve got videos, we’ve got ad campaigns to create. We were setting up a lead acquisition funnel back end of last week, using a deadline funnel strategy to convert people into customers. It’s something that I want just privately test out before any affiliates or Certified Partners get access to it.

So all in all, a very busy week. Monday is my coaching day now, with some students I have. So I’ll be in the office until probably 9 or 10 p.m. tonight. Busy, busy day – like a 12 hour a day or something.

The Importance Of Setting Intentions For The Day

Anyway… Hopefully you’re all ready for a good week. The weekend is now done. Get yourself organized. And a big tip for the start of the week – and probably deploy this in your business every single day – is setting intentions for the day. Make sure you already know, before you sit at your computer, exactly what you’re doing.

You’ll notice that I’m able to tell you what’s going on this week for me… Why? Because I have a plan. And when I have a plan, I can then have a strategy to implement the plan and get it done. When I have a strategy, then it’s just a case of following through and implementing it.

Y’know, a lot of people over complicate things in life and in business. I think I heard Conor McGregor say this… He said, “I say what I’m gonna do, and then I go out and do it.” Y’know like, “I say what I’m gonna do in that ring, and then I get out there and do it.”

And if you think about business the same way – it’s the same, right? We over-complicate everything. But really it’s a case of saying what you’re going to do, and then doing it. Setting intentions for the day, and following through on them.

Follow Through On The Intentions You Set

Most people set intentions, but most people fail to follow through. That’s the difference. You do those two things, and you keep doing them. And you always look at what’s coming back from the efforts you’re putting in, and you optimise where you’re putting your time, energy and effort. Then you cannot fail to see progress, right? You cannot fail to get results.

Now a lot of times those results will be what people would call “failure”. I call any result, “a result”. A result allows us to learn, adapt and adjust. We can either find a great result and scale, or we can find a negative result and we can adjust to be better. And that’s how we find our wins.

So anyway, I will of course see you back here soon with “Master Your Craft: How To Become A Master In Your Field“. And with that said my friend, thank you so much for joining me here on today’s Drive. Take care.

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Several things covered here today by Dean – recapping recent events and topics. How, as we get older, taking risks in business can change for the worse if we let it. Focusing on one main thing at a time. Being transparent about the goals our company, Internet Profits, has for its customers. And the repercussions of the FTC action against MOBE…

“What is happening, my friend? How are you doing? I hope you’ve been having a fantastic week. So today, we’re gonna have a recap. But just before we get into that, I want to share a story…

Something I don’t really talk about – there’s no reason to – and not a lot of people probably know this about me… But I’m an only child – no brothers or sisters. And because of that reason, I’ve not spent a lot of time around kids.

Like, I wasn’t raised around any brothers or sisters, I have a pretty small family, and nobody that I see in my family has kids. And up until the last couple years, none of my close friends have had children.

So I was with one of my best friends from school not long ago, and he has a kid now, a young child, a toddler. I was observing him, and something funny happened. He wasn’t hurt, so therefore I can say it’s funny…

We’ve got this large long leather sofa, y’know one of those sofas that are in an L shape. And the kid got up onto the sofa, and he was stood there with his hands up against the back and sofa just standing.

All of a sudden he turned, and he just starts walking along the sofa. Nothing wrong with that, right? He’s walking and he’s coming towards the edge – and he just keeps walking, as if it’s going to carry on, as if there’s no edge. Just keeps walking!

And obviously like, boom! Falls straight off. I’m watching and I’m like, “What!?” To me that made no sense. Obviously those of you with children, grandchildren, friends with children – you’re probably like, “Dean, that’s so normal.”

So I’m looking at this and I’m thinking… That kid saw zero risk in walking off the edge of that sofa. And as I’m thinking about this, I’m realizing that obviously when you’re younger – and logical common sense tells us – that you don’t see risk until you’ve necessarily been warned of it, or hurt.

Like when you’re young, your parents will stop you putting your hand in a fire because THEY know you’ll get burned. YOU don’t. You’ve not had that experience – you play with fire, you get burned. When you first get a puppy or a young dog, and it’s not had the experience… It doesn’t know about the dangers of roads and vehicles… So you have to train the dog to come to heel, or sit at the edge of the sidewalk before you cross.

Re-Learn The Skill Of Taking Risks In Business

And so this comes back to my recap… I was talking previously about what is your tolerance for taking risks in business. You have to be willing to take risks. And I remembered seeing this not long ago, and it reminded me of what we were talking about before… Which is tolerance of taking risks in business, and being willing to take risks on yourself to get where you want to be.

If you think back to when you’re younger, you didn’t have any issues with risk because you didn’t know of the dangers. The older we become, the more times we’ve been hurt, the more aware of risk we become. And actually for a lot of people, the less tolerant to risk we become, because our natural DNA is to protect us from being hurt, right?

Anyway, just an interesting fact – something to ponder… Moral of the story; you need to get back to a time in your mind when you were less scared of being hurt, and become more willing to take risks in business. So risk tolerance was one of the things we spoke about recently.

Another thing, obviously big news – MOBE being sued by the FTC.

Other news, what’s been happening, geez – busy, busy week in lots of different areas. We are on week two of a 12-month coaching that I’m doing with some of our Certified Partners now. That’s going great – really enjoying seeing people progress.

The moral of the story from that is; focus on one main thing which, if you get that done this week, you’ll progress more than if you spread yourself over all the million and one other things that you could choose to do.

Last time out we actually spoke about how and why building a business should be fun, right? And that video was really well received. I had a few people comment to me on social media about that video, saying it was one of my best. So definitely check that out if you missed it.

Transparency In Our Business At Internet Profits

In that one, I was also talking about transparency in business. And I actually detailed our entire process that we look to take people through. All the way from having no business, up through each stage, and the different programs which we offer that can take people through those stages.

From learning skills and promoting other people’s products first, while you learn to do advertising, building an audience, and following up. Learning those key skills. Then through to being able to build a sustainable full-time income doing that.

And then leveraging those skills that you’ve now mastered, to be able to create your own products. So you can further serve more people, and grow and scale your business.

Then to be able to build your own sales funnels, leading to premium programs and high ticket offers, where you can truly help people and multiply your profits massively. Finally leading to a ‘Mastermind’ group that we have, which costs tens of thousands a year.

And so we’ve got this full progression process. Taking someone from zero, through the stages of building their businesses. It’s the exact path that I followed over the last ten years. Only our goal is to condense that period of time down.

I did a lot of trial and error, lost a lot of money along the way. And now, having done it for ten years, I know the path. And so, that’s the path we lay out. You’re gonna see us publishing a lot of videos about all of this going forwards.

Most Online Businesses Are Probably Breaking Some Kind Of Rule

We appreciate that people want to know about us. And that’s one of the good things that’s come out of the recent internet marketing industry upheaval. However I know there’s really no ‘good’ in a sense for those caught up in it.

But y’know, seeing all this stuff with MOBE – it opens your eyes to certain things. And when you see the FTC’s action and legally speaking how certain things are viewed.

First of all I thought, with all the things the FTC has said in the MOBE thing when I looked at it… Most most businesses online were probably breaking some kind of rule. Y’know like using testimonials, and things like that. So you’ve got to be careful. And you’ve got to adapt and adjust.

And that’s one of the things that we’re looking at now, here at Internet Profits. Fully reviewing all of our processes, fully reviewing everything with a fine-tooth comb. Going through it all. And if adjustments have to be made, then so be it. This is what every business has to do.

You adapt, you adjust, and you evolve – constantly. And if you stop evolving, that’s when you cease to exist, y’know. You only have to look historically… Blockbuster – once one of the biggest companies on the planet – no longer exists. And now you have Netflix just crushing it.

Anyway with that said, I hope you have a great rest of your week. I’ll be back soon with “Setting Intentions For The Day And The Importance Of Following Through” another episode of The Drive. So until then, take care, have a good one. Bye bye.

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Following along from the MOBE FTC shutdown reaction post from last month, here’s Dean Holland’s MOBE FTC update, and some further advice on how to move forward by building your own assets in your online business…

“Good morning everybody. Dean here of course. Welcome to today’s episode of The Drive, taking place actually at Internet Profits HQ here in our video studio.

I messed up! I went to do today’s Drive in the car and I was talking to myself. Got to the office and I hadn’t pressed the darn record button! So I’ve popped into the video studio. We’ve just been working on a few things – setting up and completing our live streaming capabilities.

Now I want to just talk about something… A few days ago I did a video about MOBE – that it looked like they’ve been pulled down. It looked like, at that time, they had been pulled down by the FTC and shut down… MOBE FTC update… That has now been confirmed.

MOBE FTC Update

If you go to their website, the receivers letter is up there, and there’s all kinds of legal stuff that now will ensue. Reading some of the stuff, it looks like a lot has been happening. I’m sure MOBE will be fighting this, and they’re gonna be having their day in court, so we’ll see what happens.

And what I would say is that I feel, y’know above all, sorry for the people that are directly impacted who have just invested and spent money. I can’t speak as to whether MOBE has done anything wrong.

I’ve seen some of their products. I’ve seen great content and things from Matt Lloyd in the past. And so everything looked good to me. But I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, right? So I can’t speak to that.

But what I can say is – that there will be a lot of people obviously who can no longer access the things that they’ve paid for. And some customers have spent thousands, even tens and tens of thousands – and now have zero access. Some people even paid, like, days before it was all shut off. So what an absolute mess!

I think right now, there’s a lot of shock and fear in the industry. Y’know like…

“Why Do All These Companies Keep Being Shut Down?”

Well I want to give you… Obviously let me just throw a disclaimer up here… I’m not a lawyer, not a legal representative of any kind, in any way shape or form. These are all just my own personal views and opinions. So make sure you do all your own research.

But what I can speak of is just some, like, common sense stuff that we all need to make sure we adhere to. So for example, not making guarantees or promises of outcomes, right? You cannot legally, morally, or ethically guarantee an outcome.

It’s even risky territory to even hint at what’s possible. Because it could be decided that you’re making it suggestive that everybody can do this. And typically not everybody’s going to be able to do something. So you’ve got to make sure you’re not making promises or guarantees of income.

Testimonials… Y’know, it’s a big area. And you know what’s crazy? When you actually understand the laws and you look into these things, you’ll realize that probably nearly all companies are violating some laws to some degree.

Look at the weight loss industry. They show these transformations. Well, is it true? Is it true and correct that the average person is experiencing these transformations?

In the make money online space – is it true, when you show these testimonials, that the average person is getting this result?

Is The Average Person Getting Results As Advertised?

Even when you have software, and tools, and solutions, and services… When you show something like, “Oh look at this amazing website that one of our clients has got and is making all these sales.” Is that a typical result?

Y’know for example, even with Shopify. Chris on the team here was actually telling me earlier that something like 95% of Shopify’s revenue… And I might be off with the percentages… But 95% of Shopify is revenue was coming from people that weren’t actually doing anything with their store.

Kind of like gym memberships! I bet a lot of gyms make most of their money from people that don’t even go, right?

And when you look at all these things, there are some widespread practices a lot of people are doing, that actually the FTC would deem as wrong.

So make sure you’re not making promises, or guarantees of results and outcomes. Be careful with using any kind of testimonies or anything like that. Make sure you’re being transparent – on what your customer is entitled to, what ensues after purchase, and what your product requires them to do.

If you’re selling something – but then, in order to use it… So, say if you’re selling a widget for a website. And in order for somebody to use that widget, they actually need to make sure that they’ve got other things. Well, they need to know from you that they’ve also got to have these other things. So transparency is a big thing.

And we could go on and on. But just use your common sense… “Am I saying stuff on my website that could potentially be misleading, or misrepresenting, or making unsubstantiated claims, making promises or guarantees of outcomes?” So anyway, do your own research.

MOBE Won’t Be The Last Online Business Education Company To Be Shut Down

But I just wanted to share a few little tips that could help. Because at the end of the day, MOBE isn’t the first company to be shut down. And it sure as heck won’t be the last.

I mean we’ve seen companies come and go in this market space over the last few years alone. Some big ones, y’know. There was Empower Network – gone, now bankrupt, dead. Digital Altitude sued by the FTC – currently still non-existent. Now MOBE. And so if you look at these companies, there are patterns. People were doing the same stuff.

And if you are one of the unfortunate people that has lost out because of this currently… I mean, who knows? MOBE might be able to win their case. I don’t know at this stage.

But as I said in my video the other day, what you’ve got to do is protect yourself and learn from this experience. Make sure that you are building your own assets.

You can utilise other people’s products and marketing systems, y’know – affiliate marketing and network marketing. But build your own assets, your own audiences, your own email list. Don’t just send your traffic direct to other companies.

In Network Marketing Or Affiliate Marketing, Build And Control Your Own Assets

If you’re in network marketing, affiliate marketing or any of that kind of stuff, build your own assets. Build your own email list, control your own website. Have your own blog, your own fan pages, your own ad accounts, your own lists, your own autoresponder.

Have control of as much as you can control. Because if something happens to go wrong for a company you’re promoting, for example, and you put 100% of your work over there… So you weren’t building your own list, you didn’t have your own blog, you didn’t have your own website… Then you can end up like a lot of people are now – and it’s it’s terrifying in that sense.

So I have the utmost sympathy for everyone who has been impacted by this. The reality is now that it is confirmed, it is fact, and you just have to really take this and learn from it. And I know that’s not nice to hear, because some people really are losing a lot right now. And I sympathize with you, with the utmost respect.

But I can’t do anything for you, other than to say, learn from this. Hopefully there’s a positive resolution and you don’t lose out. Even if this does have a positive resolution, learn from this and adapt. Don’t allow yourself to be in this situation again.

I hope you find that helpful in some way. Of course with that said guys, thank you for tuning in. Until next time with “How To Start And Build An Online Business From Scratch For Beginners“, thank you for watching and I’ll talk to you soon. Bye for now.

MOBE FTC 2018 Links

• https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2018/06/ftc-action-halts-mobe-massive-internet-business-coaching-scheme
• https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/08/what-you-need-know-if-you-were-mobe-customer

MOBE FTC Update 2020 Links

• https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/03/ftc-goes-after-several-top-affiliates-mobe
• https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/06/payment-processor-mobe-business-coaching-scheme-settles-ftc

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Do you consider yourself a risk taker in life, particularly with money? Here’s some insight from Dean Holland on how your level of risk tolerance may be holding you back from achieving your dreams in life and in your business…

“Good morning my friend. Dean here of course, on the way to Internet Profits HQ. Welcome to today’s episode of The Drive. How are you doing?

It is rainy and gloomy here in the UK. Not gonna lie – pretty tired today. I feel low on energy. I wish I’d got up this morning, gone to the gym, done some exercise or something – to really get that blood pumping around my body. But y’know, some days you just can’t do it.

Long, long day ahead right now. It’s like about 8 o’clock in the morning. I’m actually hosting a webinar at 11 p.m. tonight that’ll probably go on to like 1 a.m. in the morning. So what’s that? That’s like a 16 hour day or something? Definitely not one of my typical days anymore – used to be – but not anymore.

But I’m excited because I get to test out a new webinar presentation – a new training – and help deliver more value to people. And I want to talk about something today. Something I’ve been thinking about. And that’s dealing with risk.

How Does A High Level Of Risk Tolerance Help?

I’ve been through a lot of stuff myself. And as I look back, I think I’ve got quite a high risk tolerance. It’s like, I’m not afraid to take risks. I’m not saying risk doesn’t bother me or scare me. But it doesn’t stop me, y’know what I mean? I’m quite a high risk tolerant person.

And because of that, if I look at things over the years, I feel it’s a quality that has got me into some difficulties. But outweighing that are the benefits a high level of risk tolerance has brought me.

I see a lot of people, for example… Y’know, we’re talking of doing webinars… So I see a lot of people when I do a webinar. I see some people that know they need what’s being offered, and they want it deep down. But their fear of taking a risk on themselves, and on the products if their trust isn’t 100%…. The risk will stop them from moving forwards, and they stay in a stationary zone where they feel comfortable.

A lot of people are comfortable to spend $20, $30, $40 or one hundred dollars on a product. And they’ll do that over and over again, amassing thousands and thousands of dollars in spend.

But their level of risk tolerance wouldn’t allow them to spend $5,000 or $3,000 or $2,000 in one go, for something that could help them much more significantly than the tons of fifty dollar products they have sitting on their hard drive. Do you know what I mean?

And so I want you to have a look at yourself and think about this. Think about where you feel your level of risk tolerance is. Are you a low risk tolerance person? Therefore you stay in a low threshold comfort zone? Or do you feel you’re a high risk tolerance person, and therefore you don’t allowed the fears of risk to stop you from moving forward?

The True Value of Taking Risks

Am I talking about being naive and stupid, and making ridiculous decisions because you don’t think anything through? No… But I’ll be honest – I was there, at one stage in my life. That is why I say my high level of risk tolerance has got me into some difficulties.

But what I’m saying is – is that you should realise that all advances and progression in life, generally speaking from my experience, come from taking risks.

Taking a risk;

• To say, “This is what I want to do.”
• On actually doing it.
• On believing in yourself, when others around you may have doubts.
• To invest in yourself, when you’ve been let down before.
• To invest in yourself, when you’ve let yourself down before.
• On yourself, when things have not gone to plan previously.

If you can push through that comfort zone which prevents you doing these things, then you’ll find that you’re actually able to break through and make progress.

I took a risk in moving out of my comfort zone in my home office… Having huge profit margins… To taking on a significant office space for a minimum of five years – but actually a ten-year lease.

Why? Because I went all-in. I took a risk on growing the team. Possibly even before we were financially in a strong enough and clear enough position to grow it as fast as I did. But I know where I wanted to be. And so, what did I do?

I took a risk. A risk that is paying off, that will pay off because I will make it pay off. Often people say, “Why do you put in these long days?” Why? Because I take risks on myself. And sometimes that’s what is required, to make the risks I take pay off for myself.

Are You Crazy Enough To Be An Entrepreneur?

Think about that. Bit of a random topic here today. Discussion of risk and risk tolerance. But I feel your level of risk tolerance will define where you are best investing yourself. I think this is probably why it’s not the right decision for everyone to actually be an entrepreneur, and to run their own business. Because I think you do have to be slightly crazy, and high risk tolerant to run your own business.

It is very much low risk and secure to a degree, to work at a company, get paid a salary, show up every day, do your absolute best, over deliver in your job, and walk out that door at the end of the day. The person running the company has a much higher level of risk, because s/he’s paying those people, paying all the expenses… And only if things are paying off, does s/he get to pay himself or herself.

So different situations suit different people. It wouldn’t suit everyone to be an employee. And it wouldn’t suit everyone to be an entrepreneur. And I think your level of risk tolerance plays a part in a lot of where you will fit in life.

But that being said, don’t accept where you currently fit if you strive for more. That’s where you’ve got to sometimes break through the level of risk tolerance that you may feel you have, and expand into a new role in your life.

So anyway, thank you for joining me here on this journey. Obviously we’re at Internet Profits HQ now. So I bid you a good workday my friend, and I will of course see you with “MOBE FTC Update: How To Protect Your Business And Move Forward” next time on The Drive. Until then, take care.

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Especially online, the importance of adapting to change in business will always be a key factor of your success or failure over time. Also here’s a well known but shocking example of a business that failed to adapt online…

“Good morning my friend, what is happening? How are you doing? Dean here of course, on the way to Internet Profits HQ on this fine, glorious day.

It is 7:26 in the morning right now, and I’m not gonna lie… You can probably tell by the look on my face. I am exhausted! It has been a long week.

Last week I was actually overseas for a week in Greece, in a small island called Kefalonia. I was actually attending a wedding. And we still haven’t pulled all the footage together, so I’ve got plenty still to show you from this.

But nonetheless, I didn’t access my computer, other than maybe to send a couple of emails and communicate with the team a little bit. But I didn’t DO anything. So I’ve now got tons of stuff that I’m catching up on.

We’re really busy at the moment – busy with setting a lot of stuff up. We’re optimising and testing, and doing a lot of things to do with our funnel, and with setting up automated webinar campaigns. Building lots of different things.

Changes That Have Affected The Internet Marketing Space

And there’s been a few changes that have been happening in the internet marketing space that have caused a few little snags along the way.

For example, the first one that comes to mind is Google recently making changes to to their their Google Chrome browser. Meaning that they have stopped allowing auto-playing videos to auto-play. And y’know, there’s people trying to find workarounds for this I think. There are a few different solutions cropping up, which may or may not be any good.

So it’s just been a bit of a pain. Just obviously adapting to change in business. And a few other changes that are kind of occurring right now…

Facebook have been making changes… For example, they have been getting rid of a few things, such as their Audience Insights tool – which now no longer exists (*). Which is a real shame because it was really helpful.

(*) Note: Facebook Audience Insights is still there of course. But in back 2018 when Dean was recording this content, Facebook removed the ability to analyse custom audiences from customer data or from the Facebook Pixel due to user privacy concerns.

And y’know, it’s such a pain-in-the-ass when a lot of this kind of stuff changes! It’s not just that you lose it… It’s that a lot of the products that you create – the trainings, tutorials and the advice you give people – centres around some of the stuff that you’ve been using yourself, and are familiar with.

So when this stuff goes, it’s not only a drawback for your own business – in the sense of your usability and the utility of that particular tool or service when things change. But additionally, if you’ve got products about them, then all those products no longer make sense. People try to follow them, and the stuff’s just not there.

Online Platforms, Services And Tools Are Completely Outside Of Your Control

Needless to say, I think this raises an important point… That you have to be – when you’re running a business, particularly in an online space where there are lots of online platforms, services and tools that you use, which are completely outside of your control…

You have to be open and willing to adapting to change in business – you have to be willing to adapt. You have to be willing to make alterations. And be willing to not just moan about it.

Y’know, me talking about it now… It’s not, “Ah, my life’s falling apart! Google stopped this. And Facebook have changed that. Now the world’s gonna end!” This is not moaning. It’s like, “Oh, this change is happening right now. That’s a bit crappy for these reasons. So I have to adapt.”

And that’s really the message of the video… You have to be willing and able to adapt, when you’re in business. You HAVE to, right? Because times change. Things change. Particularly I can say here at Internet Profits – sometimes we’ll completely switch. Like, we’ll be doing stuff, and all of a sudden priorities change.

It’s an exciting environment to work in, and operate in. I remember when I used to be in jobs that I hated. You show up every day, and every day is the same. You’re just like a robot. It’s like ‘do this-do that’ robotic, y’know.

Whereas here, although we’ve got certain tasks that are kind of like that. I think that’ll always be the case. But there’s a lot of excitement when we’re thinking of new plans, projects and different things that we’re doing. Different videos, different approaches, different concepts, different products… It’s very exciting to me and the rest of the team as well.

But it also brings an element of madness, because you have to be willing to adapt and switch quickly and constantly in the moment – adapting to change in business. The amount of times where we’re like, “Right, we’ve got to stop – we’ve gotta do this.” y’know?

Adapting To Change In Business And An Example Of A Business That Failed To Adapt

So you’ve got to be willing to adapt. Don’t hang on to anything like it’s gonna be there forever. Be willing and able to move fast, adapt fast. Don’t get caught in the past.

Adapt with the changes – adapt into the future. It’s always gonna be this way. The amount of changes that I’ve encountered over the last decade and more, operating with an online business on the internet. It’s phenomenal!

And if you don’t adapt, then you cease to exist. It’s as simple as that.

Here’s a popular example of a business that failed to adapt to change online… Look at Blockbuster for example. They now cease to exist. I think I read that Blockbuster had the opportunity to buy Netflix a long, long, time ago – and they didn’t!!

I bet there are people in the world now that look back on these things and say, “If only we adapted. If only we made changes.”

So you’ve got to think about these things. You’re in an online space. The world changes. Business changes. Platforms change. You have to change, you have to adapt – adapting to change in business… Because if you don’t – as I say – you will cease to exist.

And with that great thought of ceasing to exist, I’ll leave you for today until next time with “Recap And How To Boost Affiliate Marketing Commissions“. So have a great day. I’m gonna jump in now – first one here. I was last one out yesterday, first one back today because I’m busy. Lots of stuff to do. Gotta make stuff happen. Take care – bye, bye.

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