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Overview:
An in-depth look at what it
really takes to experience success in creating, brokering
and maintaining a joint venture relationship - and how practically
anyone can do it if they're serious about it...
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How
to "Win" Before You Start
Joint
ventures are far from "easy" to begin setting up -
especially as a broker...
Dealmaking
does get easier as you gain more experience (and confidence),
but, just like riding a bike, you'll surely go through
some rough spots on the road to success - and this applies to
anything, really.
However,
it is your attitude that will ultimately determine whether
you succeed or fail. It almost has nothing to do with your skill
level, your contacts, your childhood, your situation or "dumb
luck".
Attitude
is everything.
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"You
can have anything you want if you want it badly
enough.
"You
can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out
to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness
of purpose."
-Abraham
Lincoln
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It
clearly shows when you believe in yourself and what you
stand for.
Likewise,
if you approach a potential JV deal with an attitude of "I
don't deserve success", or "I just can't see
this happening...", then chances are, it'll fall flat.
And
yes, it's obvious. People can and will read you like
a book, regardless of the words you say. It will show.
For
some mysterious reason, we humans have a tendancy to actually
be afraid of accomplishment. I've seen this in myself,
and to this day I still need to consciously reject that
thought pattern.
The
truth is, we don't "deserve" anything (materially)
by default - it's up to us to individually decide what
we desire. But it seems that our "default"
disposition is to merely accept whatever comes our way and deal
with it as it comes - while trying to minimize confrontation
whenever possible. Even if it means living in poverty, or
accepting less (much less) than we desire...
In
fact, I've even found myself to be relieved when a JV
proposal gets rejected, or someone says "No". It's
the strangest thing.
And
the only way to overcome this strange fear is to face it directly.
Get out of your comfort zone. Think about how much a tiny amount
of "discomfort" might be worth to you in the end -
if you would only pursue your dreams with a vengeance.
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Note:
If you find yourself "deal-hopping", or constantly
skipping from one project to the next without really accomplishing
anything - this is likely a matter of fear, more-so than
simply "trying to succeed". Focus on each deal
until it succeeds - or until it's obvious that it will not succeed,
at which point you should drop it immediately.
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Get
rid of whatever it is in life that's really holding you
back. In many cases, this is actually people that are a
negative influence on you. I'm talking about the ones that continually
minimize your ideas to make themselves feel better, or persistently
discourage you from succeeding as a result of their failure
- which they want you to become as well.
People
like that have no place in your life. I made the
mistake of thinking too much of what certain friends and even
family members thought of me and my ideas. The reality is that,
whether they knew it or not, they were actually causing me to
doubt not only my dreams - but my own worth.
"Adios,
amigo!"
Most
importantly, take action -
massive, focused, unrelenting
action.
What
have you got to lose?
Nothing!
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"History
has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually
encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they
triumphed.
"They
won because they refused to become discouraged by their
defeats."
-Unknown
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Whoever
Said "Failure" Wasn't a Part of Success?
Don't
be deceived into thinking that you're simply "no good"
at joint ventures if your first few "flop". Those
are the times that you'll actually learn the most about
putting together deals, what to avoid and - literally - how
to succeed!
As
I'd mentioned previously, the first time you tried to ride a
bike was likely a miserable experience. It takes a while
to get used to the idea of pushing forward - in faith that momentum
generated from your persistent action will keep you from
hitting the ground...
There
are many parrallels between "learning to ride a bike"
and becoming consistently successful with joint ventures,
the most important one being that you aren't going to
be an olympic cyclist the day the training wheels come off!
Success
is a process. "Overnight success" is usually the
result of years of attempts, failures, and persistence.
But
if I can impart only one thing from this entire article - one
thing that you would come away with and remember, it would be
this...
DON'T
GIVE UP.
Success
is not some "thing" that others possess and you
don't. It's simply an accumulation of wilfull decisions, persistence,
imagination and massive action. There's no mystery to
it.
Do
what needs to be done - and pursue your dreams with a vengeance!
-
Chris
Rempel, JV-Web.com
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"All
men dream: but not equally.
"Those
who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds
wake in the day to find that it was vanity.
"But
the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for
they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it
possible. "
-Unknown
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