How To Build A Successful Business – Karate Kid Wax-On, Wax-Off Lesson

"HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS – KARATE KID WAX-ON, WAX-OFF LESSON"

Lesson on how to build a successful business from Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Waxing the car, painting the fence, sanding the deck. It’s all like building a successful business really.

Good morning! Welcome to The Drive. What a strange morning.

I’m looking in front of me and I can see the moon. It’s like a faint moon in the sky right there. And behind me is the Sun, what a strange thing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.

Anyway… It is the start of another week. We’re on the way to Internet Profits HQ, here in the UK.

This weekend I happened to turn on the TV (I don’t watch a lot of television, to be honest). Sat down, turned on the TV, was just about to eat some food… and…

One Of My Favourite Movies Of All Time

…(in the top 10 at least, I’m sure) was on. And it was The Karate Kid.

The original Karate Kid, right? There should be only one Karate Kid… with Daniel LaRusso and Mr Miyagi. And, y’know, it made me think of, when you’re doing new things, like, in your business.

When You’re First Starting Your Business…

…for example, and you’re having to learn all this new stuff that you’ve never heard of before. And it’s like, “What on earth is it?” or “How des it all connect?” “How does this, work with with this – how does it do it?”

At all different stages of your business, you’re going to go through those moments where you, like, y’know, “Ah, I just bought Infusionsoft, a CRM system – how does all this work?” And it’s all…

New Information Going Into Your Head

And it was kind of like when when The Karate Kid was was being taught by Mr Miyagi. He made a deal with him – he’s like, “I will train you to do karate to defend yourself, for the the tournament, and your part of the deal is… you will listen to everything I say, and you’ll do what I say, without any questions.”

He’s like, “Yes”, Daniel-san agrees. And then he turns up the next morning to start his karate lessons, what Daniel-san thinks is obviously going to be how to throw a punch, how to kick, how to a block, how to defend.

And the first thing Mr Miyagi has him do is wax the car, and he teaches the famous thing,

“Wax On, Wax Off”

And he’s like, “Okay”. Just thinks it’s a chore he’s getting him to do, in exchange for payment of training him.

Then the next day, he teaches him to sand the deck.He’s like, “Okay this is like, sand, sand.” (circular motion of hands). Next day turns up, “Paint the fence.” Next time turns up, “Paint the house (side to side)”

And he gets angry at this point, right? He’s like really frustrated. Mr Miyagi comes back from fishing and he says, “What the hell’s going on? You’ve been fishing all day!

“You Said You’d Teach Me Karate – You Ain’t Taught Me Nothing!”

He’s really peed off about it, “You’ve taught me nothing, all you’ve had me do is be your slave for the last week.”

And then he’s about to storm off and Mr Miyagi calls him back and throws a punch at him.

And y’know, he’s like Wax On. Boom! Blocks the punch! Right? You probably know the story.

But the moral of it ultimately is…

Continue reading on my blog: How To Build A Successful Business

Ways To Make Money Online - The Four Core Components

Making money online doesn’t have to be as hard as what a lot of people make it.

There is an easier way for somebody brand-new, to start making commissions and start earning money on the internet. And that’s what I’m going to share with you today.

Good morning welcome to another episode of The Drive. It’s Dean here of course. Just heading direct to Internet Profits HQ to finish the week strong – it is Friday of course.

Let Me Just Take You Back To 2004

I discovered, whilst working a seemingly poor paying bar job in a pub here in England, literally working six days a week, very unsociable hours on very, very little pay.

That lead me to go in search for; how could I make more money…

Ways To Make Money Online

And obviously this whole journey of discovery into making money online, and online marketing began.

And geez, talk about getting sucked down the rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland! I went down that that rabbit hole and a whole new world opened up to me. And that world was exciting…

That World Gave Me A Buzz

I saw such potential… I felt hope… I saw the prospect, the opportunity, of a financial freedom… of becoming more than what I was… of living more than what I was living.

Having more of everything, like more money, more freedom, more time.

And It Didn’t Happen

I lost over and over again. Until 2008 landed and I was literally on the brink of having to give it up… Not through choice, but through lack of options. I had no other resources left, so it seemed.

Sixty plus thousand dollars in debt, five credit cards, all but one maxed out (had about a thousand dollars left on it). I was living back at my mom’s house. I was in my mid-20s.

I had two bank loans that I’d taken out over the course of those years. One to clear the credit cards (then I used them all again!) And then one just to give me some extra money, and then I went and spent it all again.

And So I Was Living This Lie…

Because nobody in my life knew I had these debts, because I was afraid, I was so ashamed, I was scared. And I didn’t know really what to do.

Then October turned around and I ended up going to an internet marketing seminar for the first ever time. Met a few people. Saw some people that were living like I wanted to live.

Met Some Real Internet Marketers – Successful People

And with one of them, I used my last bit of money on the credit card to actually join his coaching program. Got him as a mentor, and started attending these weekly live calls, learning, studying, applying everything he taught me.

And over the weeks and the months ahead, I started to make money and I started to turn things around.

Nine Months Later I Quit My Job

…which was at a construction company by this point. And the following year made over half a million dollars in sales from one website.

But it was a long, long journey. Was it worth it? You bet it was!!

Now my life is unrecognizable to them. But still, this industry is plagued by the large majority of people that cannot make it work, that cannot make money, that cannot succeed.

And if I look back as to why I couldn’t succeed… well there were many reasons. But I’m gonna just pinpoint one key reason right now…

I Was Trying So Many Different Ways To Make Money Online

I’m not talking about things that worked well together… I mean completely different business approaches – completely different business models!

And now I can pinpoint some key steps, so that…

If You Focus On These Steps, You Will Make Money

And so here’s what it is…

Continue reading on my blog: Ways To Make Money Online – The Four Core Components

This Split Test Kicked Ass And Exploded Conversions

So I just listened to a message on Voxer from a friend of mine in Russell Brunson’s Inner Circle, and it completely sparked off a memory of a…

Killer Kick-Ass Split Test

…that we ran in the past that exploded conversions – that’s what I want to share with you.

Good morning welcome to another episode of The Drive. It’s Dean here of course, on the way to Internet Profits HQ.

It has now turned frosty here in the UK. It is that time of year. It is getting real cold. Except I only ever wear these black t-shirts!

I need to start kitting out for winter. So you might see me soon in maybe like a sweatshirt or something, who knows? Might just go crazy on you guys.

So, split testing. Probably…

One Of The Most Under-Utilised Things For Most Marketers

Not that they’ll tell you that. But probably true.

Far too many people don’t split test. Or if they do, they probably do it one time and then that’s it. But it’s one of the most valuable things you can actually do, right?

If you are sending traffic to a page and you are not split testing to optimise it continually for maximum conversions, you’re crazy!

So, as I said in the intro, I just had a Vox this morning from somebody, and they were actually in the USA, so obviously American accent. And they basically said to me like,

“Oh My Gosh, Your Accent Is Insane…”

“Our members would go nuts for your accent.” Something like that. But anyway, basically talking about accents...

Continue reading on my blog: This Split Test Kicked Ass And Exploded Conversions...

Do Your Actions Match What You Say You Desire?

There’s no doubt some people are going to disagree with me on this one. Some people are not going to like the message.

But as I’ve said in the past, those that usually don’t like these things… they need to hear it for the most.

Good morning! Welcome to another episode of The Drive. What a different start to the day it’s been. I am late to the office today. Had a punctured tire and basically had to go and get it replaced, but I was in there forever!

Anyway the message of today… what I want to talk about today is…

Do Your Actions Match Your Message?

Let me tell you what I’m talking about here. Are the actions that you’re taking helping you or hindering you? Helping you or harming you? Do your actions match what you say you desire?

There’s a lot of people in the world that say they want to get in better shape. Yet they won’t go to the gym, or they won’t work out.

There are a lot of people that aren’t happy with their weight, yet they keep piling junk food into their body.

There are a lot of people that want to excel in business. Yet they stay in bed late, they sit watching TV at night instead of putting those precious hours into their business, right?

A lot of people are stuck in situations. And instead of doing what it takes, they don’t change their their routines, they don’t change themselves.

And what I know to be true in life ultimately… and you should hopefully agree with this if you really think about it… Changing patterns, changing our behaviours…

It Can Literally Be Done Instantly

…like, immediately, we can change.

This kind of goes against what we believe to be true. Because if we change, or if we accept that we can change immediately… it’s almost like saying well that problem doesn’t exist.

But really… here’s what I want you to think about…

Continue reading on my blog: Do Your Actions Match What You Say You Desire?

What If Money Was No Object? How To Design Your Life

Imagine for just one second that money was no issue… what if money was no object? How would your life look?

That’s what I want to talk about in today’s Drive.

Good morning. Welcome to another episode of The Drive. So we are just on the way to Internet Profits HQ. Only a few minutes down the road actually.

Today will be a short Drive, but something I think you’re gonna have a lot of fun with.

You see, a lot of us, we put restraints on ourselves based on a circumstance. And a lot of people actually let ‘life happen to them’, rather than ‘happening to life’.

So I want you to have a good thing today, right.

Here's A Fun Exercise For You...

I want you to go back to like being a kid again.

What happens when you’re a kid (if you’ve got children, you know this) you have this incredible imagination, where you can literally entertain yourself for hours on end, with your imagination alone, playing around.

But what happens is, as we get older, these parts of our brain start to close off, because you start to understand ‘reality’ and you start to really shut things off.

And as we get older and older we become almost, many of us… many people… can become a victim of circumstance… Like, “Oh, I don’t earn enough, because my job sucks, and I’m struggling, and this. and that.” And…

We Become A Victim Of Circumstance

Well I want to reverse this… I want to turn this around.

Because with your business, if you change your mind… you can change your life.

So I want you to get yourself fired up again. I want you to…

Continue reading on my blog: What If Money Was No Object?

How To Achieve Your Business Goals And Objectives In The Next 60 Days

Discover how to set and reach your business goals and objectives over the next 60 days, using the following principles and tips from Dean Holland:

“Today I’m gonna talk about how to absolutely annihilate your business goals and your results in the next 60 days… so let’s do this!

Good morning welcome to this edition of The Drive. I want to just quickly give a few tips on how to accomplish more in the next 60 days, than you possibly have in the previous 60 days / hundred days / or months previously before now.

This is the process that we actually went through last week.

I decided to set what I called the obnoxiously ambitious business goal for the next 60 days.

I Set This Huge, Huge Business Goal…

A target above what we’ve achieved in that same period of time, ever in the history of the company.

So I set this really high business goal. And when you set yourself an income target, especially one that’s significant, then it forces you to think differently.

Because a lot of us are… what a friend and my first mentor used to say to me, is…

The Concept Of Being A “Busy Fool”

It’s like you can be busy… but in the wrong areas. And you can feel like you’re busy, but really you’re being a busy fool because you’re not focused on the right things.

It comes back to the 80/20 principle, right? The 80/20 principle dictates that 80% of your results will come from 20 percent of your actions. And so this is what setting this huge target has done for me.

It Makes You… It Forces You…

…to figure out what those 20 percent of your activities are. Where are the large amount of your results coming from. And what is it that you’re doing in those 20 percent, that produces the 80 percent of the results.

Because if you can actually shift to spending 80 percent of your time on the 20 percent that produces the results, then you’re naturally going to shift your focus onto income-producing activities, results orientated activities.

And therefore you’re going to enable yourself to produce the results in a shorter period of time, therefore enabling you to get bigger results over the next 60 days. So…

Here’s What You Need To Sit Down And Do…

First of all…

Continue reading this on my blog here: Business Goals

How To Get More Subscribers On YouTube And Boost Your Online Presence

In this new video from The Drive series, “Tips To Help You Grow Your Presence Online & Your Business”, Dean Holland explains how to get more subscribers on YouTube, which also of course includes, how to get more views on YouTube as well. So here goes…

“Over 100 episodes! We recently crossed 100 episodes of The Drive. And not too long ago we crossed 1,000 YouTube subscribers on our channel where we publish these.

How To Get More Subscribers On YouTube

So I want to share today, a few tips that we’ve learned in doing 100 episodes, and getting to a thousand YouTube subscribers to help you grow your presence online and dominate your business.

Good morning everybody, what’s going on. Dean here of course, on the way to Internet Profits HQ here in the UK.

It is around about 7:30 in the morning. Been to the gym a little later than I wanted today. About 10 minutes behind schedule, but still ahead of where I used to be getting up late.

So, as I said in the introduction there, we crossed the 100 episode mark a couple of days ago. And I’ve been analysing like, what’s happened over this time…

How Have I Done It… Got To 1,000 YouTube Subscribers?

I used to never, ever be able to stick to stuff like this content creation for the long term. Because for me, I’m always like… I’m the type of person… I seek instant gratification! Not always a good thing.

But it’s just how I am. I’m just being honest. It’s a flaw of mine. So I found it tough, until I committed to this.

So I want to share with you some tips to help you. Number one, is just get started, right? Just get started. Don’t worry about it being perfect, don’t procrastinate, don’t put it off, don’t worry about being judged.

Some people are gonna like you, some people are not. Welcome to life… and your content is going to be no different.

Those that don’t like you, won’t follow you. Those that do like you, will be more…

Magnetically Attracted To Your Content

…because they’ve got something to follow from you. So, just get started would be my first tip. Tip number two…

Continue reading this on my blog here: How To Get More Subscribers On YouTube