A Conversation with a Friend…

It had been a few years since we had last talked…

My friend “John”, who I met while promoting Jim Rohn for an event in the early 90’s, had built a highly profitable distributorship in network marketing and now had it virtually running in cruise control. In fact, his son was taking over the reins and life was good.

John had not only heard Jim multiple times over the years (and was responsible for hundreds of people attending our events) he also had the great fortune of getting to know Jim one-on-one.

Now with things going so well, John wanted to connect with me about his next big venture. He wanted to mastermind how to take his content and package it into a speaking business (speaking, training, books, CDs, etc.), something I know quite a bit about. 🙂

Then the disconnect…

All of us in business experience it; it’s when the vision of our dreams comes face-to-face with the reality of what it will take to reach our dreams.

Although loaded with great content and ideas, John has not yet done his first paid speech, written a book, created a website, built a list, created high-end training programs or launched a social media presence.

It’s the difference between playing air guitar to Stairway to Heaven and actually picking up a guitar for the first time and trying to learn to play. Or even if you’ve played for a few years and then you get around someone that has played for 10 years and is really good!

It can be eye opening! It can be a reality check! And it can be a bit discouraging!

What to do?

I can only speak from my 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business owner and someone who has extensive experience in the speaking/marketing world. So here was my advice (edited down, of course) to John.

1) Look at this venture with a 1-3-5-10 year perspective.
Every item I list above (speaking, writing, list building, consulting, etc) can be accomplished if looked at from a longer time horizon. The great guitar player had to start at zero too. The key is they got started.

The great travesty is NEVER getting started because you don’t know where to start or it seems too overwhelming.

2) Keep your day job for now.
I’m a strong believer in having a core income stream and then building your additional profit centers out from there. I’ve covered many advantages of this in a previous post. But this is more than a hedge, it’s common sense and allows you build a strong and lasting foundation over time.

3) Check your commitment level.
Any new venture requires a commitment. There is a BIG difference between a hobby and a business venture. Remember: If you treat your business like a business, it will pay you like a business. If you treat your business like a hobby, it will cost you like a hobby.

4) Get Smart!
As our mentor Jim Rohn would say, you have to get smart . Motivation with the wrong plan takes you further down the wrong road. Make sure you have a wise road map to follow.

5) Get started!
Once you press play and you have a long term perspective, your core needs are meet, you are committed and you have a roadmap then you can feel confident that every activity and effort you invest into your venture will pay dividends. Plus you will be building a long term asset.

When I think of John I know it can go either way, based on the 5 areas I list above. The bottom-line is it all gets down to him and what he decides and commits to do and then how well he executes.

3 years ago I started coaching a speaker who was doing okay. He had written a few books, kept a pretty nice speaking schedule and had a pretty good list. But today he is doing multiple 7 figures with a huge list, recently got paid a mid 6 figure book advance, gets paid a very high speaking fee, has a great team and is playing in 3 core areas of high-end training (each netting 7 figures a year). He is not the norm. But what he did do was get started, followed a plan and remained coachable even after he starting experiencing success.

I could also mention people I know (none who are clients but have inquired over the years) who 5-10 years later are still doing about what they were doing 5-10 years ago (mostly trading time for money and working very, very hard but not very smart).

It’s been a year in the planning and 90 days of pure execution in creating the Online Marketing Mentor Program , but I really felt the time was right to create a vehicle for small business owners, entrepreneurs, speakers, authors and coaches could go through inexpensively.

And that is what I did (along with Tony Teegarden). It is truly a remarkable program. In fact, just in the first month of its release we have had multiple unsolicited testimonials… click here to read.

While the majority of my time is tied up with other business ventures along with about half dozen coaching clients I highly nurture, I’ve also invested the time, focus and energy to make sure people are blown away with the incredible content and customer service we provide with the Online Marketing Mentor Program.

I invite you to Get Started and Get Smarter today.

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To Your Better Future!

Kyle Wilson

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Lead Guitarist, Def Leppard
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7x Emmy Winning Broadcaster,
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Founder of Network Marketing
Pro and International Best-Selling
Author of Go Pro
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TV & Media Host, Speaker,
Trainer and Author of Passionistas
"Kyle Wilson is the man! When I made the decision to transition from my 15 year MLB career to being a speaker, best-selling author and business consultant I researched and then sought out the man who has been behind such iconic speakers as Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and many others. Hiring Kyle as my coach has been one of the smartest decisions I made.
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Author of Relentless Success,
15 Year MLB Pitcher
and 3x World Champion
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Author of The Monk Who
Sold His Ferrari
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Glenn Morshower
Actor in Over 250 Movies and Shows
"Kyle is one of the wisest and most brilliant marketing consultants in the world. He is the man behind the great marketing of Jim Rohn International and so many other personal development legends. He is not only someone I’ve enjoyed collaborating and working with for over two decades, but is also a close and valued friend. I recommend Kyle without equivocation."
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Co-Creator of World’s
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Wellness Mompreneur,
#1 Best-Selling Author
Mom & Dadpreneur
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Best-Selling Author The Little Red Book of Selling
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President of Zig Ziglar Corp
"Kyle's Inner Circle Masterminds have been some of the most enlightening events I've been a part of. I've met so many incredible people outside the world I live and work in. It is the pinnacle of places you can go to upgrade your network. Plus, Kyle's coaching has helped me create and additional six figure side income that allows me to impact more people."
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2x Grammy Winner,
Billboard #1 Producer and
Song Writer of the Year
"When I met Kyle Wilson I had been speaking professionally for 12 years and my biggest ‘achievement’ was $60,000 in debt to the IRS, a truck I prayed every day would start, and a simple 6 CD memory training set. Kyle coached me to market that CD set and in less than 12 months my IRS debt was gone and I was speaking in Australia, Bangkok, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia and all over the USA with the biggest names in the speaking business. It was almost magical how Kyle took my business from giving speeches in the back room of an IHOP restaurant to audiences as large as 8,000 in what seemed like overnight. I can honestly say that Kyle Wilson was not a major factor in turning my business around. Kyle Wilson was THE factor. I can’t strongly recommend his wisdom, knowledge, business mind or who he is as a person enough."
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Best-Selling Author of
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2009 & 2010 US Memory Champion
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Jeanette Ortega
Best-Selling Author of
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& Celebrity Fitness Trainer
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Host of EOFire Podcast with
over 100 million Downloads
"Anytime I'm in a conversation with Kyle Wilson, I always take my notepad out and start taking down notes cause there's so much to learn. Kyle it's a real honor for me to know you."
Bob Burg
Speaker and Best-Selling Author
of the Go Giver
“Kyle Wilson literally built an empire over 18 years working with one of the true legends in the entire speaking space, Mr. Jim Rohn. Somebody I look up too, somebody who was a hero of mine that I wanted to be like because of the way he had great integrity. Kyle has that same integrity, he truly cares about making you look good. He cares about you having quality materials and I will Guarantee you will be so grateful you partnered up and got into one of Kyle's books. Kyle cares truly from the heart about your success. And about representing you in the way you want to be represented. With your great content, and your great information and with who you are as a business, as a brand, as a person. So do yourself a favor, work with my friend Kyle.”
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Featured on ABC’s Hit TV show
Secret Millionaire &
Founder of Big Money Speaker
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Speaker, Passionista, Founder of
Rising Tycoons &
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"From the moment I met Kyle realized that he was a unique individual. In life their is 'talent' and then behind that 'talent' there is always the business savvy behind it. We say that when the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear. Kyle Wilson IS that teacher and that consultant....are you ready? Kyle, I know our best work is yet to come. Thanks for the friendship and expertise."
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PGA Tour Mentor,
Speaker, Author
"Is there anyone in the world who is better at grooming and managing a speaker than Kyle Wilson? Absolutely not! Kyle was the man behind Jim Rohn. Kyle, while managing my speaking career, took me to 60 speaking engagements a year while increasing my fee, and helped me publish numerous books that sold nearly a million copies, produce two best-selling audio programs, taught me how to sell product from the back of a room (with a number of $50,000 days and one $110,000 day) and got me my own television show and a co-host with Zig Ziglar on his television show, True Performance. There is not a single person alive who not only knows but has mastered the speaking business from beginning to end like Kyle Wilson. Take my highest recommendation and multiply it by ten and you have what I think about Kyle. What? You haven’t picked up the phone yet to get on board with him? Get going!!"
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Best-Selling Author The Angel Inside
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# 1 best selling author
and Tedx speaker
"Kyle Wilson's Inner Circle is nothing short of Life Changing! It offers insights and valuable outcomes for entrepreneurs, champions, and business leaders. IC is high-trust, honest, and encouraging, an integrity-filled environment that generates awareness, understanding, and wisdom from the team for you. IC provides one a board of trusted advisors... the ""GPS to help you get to the next level."
Tim Cole
(Business) Managing Director,
(Military) Colonel, USMC (Ret)
"After only working with Kyle for a few months, I felt my professional world opening up in new and inspired ways. Kyle’s marketing brilliance and business wisdom combine to make him a one in a million in this coaching world. I found that I literally would just listen to whatever he says and that is not common for a strong-willed woman like me, but his guidance is pure gold and his goodness shines through it all. I am so very grateful to him for his coaching.”
Dr. Stormy Hill, OTR/L
Entrepreneur, Author, Educator, Mom
"Kyle you have greatly influenced my life and career. You and Jim made a perfect team with a legacy that will continue to change lives more than any otherthought leaders with timeless wisdom."
Denis Waitley
Author Psychology of Winning