Business Mentors Are On Your Team Too

I recently caught up with two of my mentors (from the USA) on their visit to Australia. I was really surprised how tall David Frey is – he’s taller than me and I’m 6 foot 1′.

David Frey is the creator of the Small Business Marketing Best Practices Newsletter. It’s a weekly newsletter that is received by thousands of small business owners in over 43 different countries around the world. David is a business coach to the retail hot tub and pool construction industry and spend a good portion of his time travelling across the USA speaking at seminars. He’s also a sport’s nut and very active with his church and charities.

Jordan Adler has created a seven figure income from his current marketing enterprise and has personally inspired thousands of people to achieve remarkable success through network marketing.

Are Peers On Your Team Too?

In business much can be learnt from peers in your own industry or from related industries.

I found an ‘old’ photo – well, a November 2008 photo of Ari Galper (left), Steve Baker (right) and myself (middle) after we had attended a two-day marketing seminar.

Ari Galper is the creator of Unlock The Game™, a completely different mindset about selling. I actually invested in Ari’s program ‘Unlock The Game™’ back in 2005. The program based on using sincerity to build trust in a sales environment. Highly recommended.

Then there is Steve Baker former business coach to the carpet cleaning industry and now famous for his expertise with fax and voice broadcasts.

Who’s On Your Team?

Every successful business has a good team.

Notice how before the wealthy people make any decisions, they consult their team of professionals. No one person can be up-to-date with the latest knowledge in all fields. Some team members will be only required for a certain project, others will be needed on a regular basis. This is a way of leveraging your time which is one of our wealth principles.

How do you start?

You build a team slowly, by finding and hiring them as you need them. You might find them by going through the telephone directory, or discovering their advertisement, or by recommendations from an associate. This might take trial and error, as you may find that the professional does not have the knowledge that you require and you will need to find someone else.

You may, in the initial stages of your road to wealth, not be able to afford the services of all the team members. You might have to fill several ‘positions’ on your team. You could take a short course in bookkeeping, computerised design, or in the field of your future employees. This would only be for the short-term until your business is able to provide surplus income. If course, one skill I don’t recommend you short-cut is legal, use a good solicitor before you purchase a business, sign a lease or any other contract of significant value.

Your team members can include :

• Finance
  • Bankers
  • Investors
  • Partners (active / non-active)
  • Shareholders
• Tax
  • Accountants
  • Bookkeepers
  • Computer accounting specialists
• Legal
  • Solicitors
• Settlement (business and real-estate)
  • Conveyancers / settlement agents
• Mentors
  • Coaches
  • Mentors
  • Business specialists
• Workers
  • Employees
  • Skilled specialists
  • Builders
  • Trades people