Are the Profit Police destroying your business? [Info Graphic]: 4 rules they don’t want you to know

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So … what have you left behind that might have been your business salvation? Because some guru said you had to? What one aspect of your core genius do you now see is the seed of stunning profit growth? Let me know in the comments below …

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8 Responses to Are the Profit Police destroying your business? [Info Graphic]: 4 rules they don’t want you to know

Mac
May 2, 2012 | 1:51 pm

Wow, this was really fantastic. I love the way you ditched the old formula for info graphics … you know, stat after stat that means nothing. And actually used information that applies to me. Love it!

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Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.
May 5, 2012 | 7:05 am

Hi Rob,

Great meeting you in person recently.

Thanks for this infographic hitting on a big problem for entrepreneurs: following the Profit Police resulting in jumping from one thing to another without satisfactory results.

Listen closely to the Profit Police and they'll usually contradict themselves in all their advice-giving. That's because any technique can work for you if you love, put it in to operation and persist. But most of all, as you pointed out, it must click with you, be something that floats your boat.

Early in my new entrepreneur endeavor I disregarded some advice of gurus who believed that seeking keynote speaking engagements was the way to go. Of course that is one way to share information, but I prefer workshops, seminars, and webinars where there is interaction and exchange, not one-way communication.

I was chuckling as I read your examples of the gurus since I could picture exactly who were referencing.
Thanks for continuing to share great content.

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- Rob
  May 5, 2012 | 8:01 am
  
  Thank you Flora! Was super meeting you as well (after seeing so many of your comments here!)
  
  Part of being a successful business owner is being able to take all the advice, tips and secrets that come your way and focus on the ones that were meant specifically for you. That leverage what you are good at. That you can apply quick. To receive results fast. I think alot of time we “drink the Kool Aid”, go on expensive detours and end up right where we started out. This makes things way harder than they need to be.
  
  Seems like you found your path / and combination that delivers for you. Congratulations!
Rosemary Heenan
May 5, 2012 | 8:42 am

Another thought-provoking and helpful article Rob.

Thanks for encouraging us to discern between listening to good advice and blindly adopting everything we are told will help us build our business. I love the notion that there are plenty of ways to succeed and we can choose to keep doing the aspects of our business we enjoy the most and employ others to do what might be necessary that we are not good at or do not like.

Warmest regards, Rosemary Heenan

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Christine Loff
May 5, 2012 | 10:33 am

Great article!
And I *love* the way you laid it out — made it way more readable (and understandable to us visual types!).
Christine

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- Rob
  May 5, 2012 | 8:06 pm
  
  Thanks Christine. Yep, I am strongly visual too. I really find the visual variety holds my interest when others do it. Just trying to do the same for everyone here!
Karen
May 5, 2012 | 1:28 pm

Hi Rob,
This was very enjoyable and now I want to learn how to write my newsletters this way Also, I could figure out who you were talking about too; I've often wished I'd taken the time to learn how to draw cartoons

Question: What are JV deals? Thanks!

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- Rob
  May 5, 2012 | 8:09 pm
  
  Hi Karen: A JV deal is when you do a joint venture with another entrepreneur. A typical way this is set up is they send one or more emails to your list promoting something you are doing. And when some of their people sign up for your offering, they get a percentage of the sale. Its a great way to inject new blood into your list and expose your stuff to a wider and wider audience.