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Recent content by BlakeRVA

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    How does one project sales for a biz plan?

    EXECUTION 
    While in college I developed a bullet proof system for generating projections on business plans: Step 1: Raise hands in the air with open palms Step 2: Clench palms together Step 3: Generate numbers Step 4: Justify, justify, justify In all seriousness, the reality with sales projections is...
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    When did you realize the system is rigged?

    NOTABLE! 
    When I was in college I began coaching young kids and was paid $10/hour. Shortly after graduating, I moved to a new city and began running my own coaching program. At first, I had no idea how I would get customers. I figured I would talk to the few people I knew and post on a local community...
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    Books about sales teams

    It is hard to give you very specific advice about how to assemble an effective sales team without first knowing what it is you are selling and who your customer base is. Are you selling low cost, low risk widgets? Is it something that can be shown, understood, and sold to the average person in...
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    [STEP BY STEP] How I Got Picked Up by 5 U.S. Sales Reps… With 6 Hours of Work

    NOTABLE! 
    My dad has been attending these trade shows for 25+ years and I have worked at two of the big Markets in Atlanta. From my experience, it is uncommon for some big box retailers to come strolling through your showroom. These shows have lots of small and medium size business owners and buyers...
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    Where I have been this time... and why I'm famous at Wells Fargo

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    The most efficient way to destroy limiting beliefs is not convincing yourself they do not exist, but to prove they do not exist by producing results. Nothing is more freeing than achieving what you used to believe was impossible for you. Get to work.
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    Share Your Thoughts Through a YouTube Channel

    PUBLISHING 
    My experience with YouTube is that it requires a massive time investment and provides little return on investment for a LONG time. I started a channel in February and released 10 videos before I stopped. The average video was around 3 minutes and required 8+ hours to produce. I usually spent $20...
  7. BlakeRVA

    Playing poker

    Billy from Forever Jobless (www.foreverjobless.com) played professionally for 4 years and was making 6-figures. He decided to move away from being a player and started a poker training site that brought in 7 figure revenue. As MJ said in his book, it's better to sell shovels during a gold rush...
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    Spot BS: Post your favorite MLM pitch...

    EXECUTION GOLD! 
    A couple years ago, I was approached by a young man asking for directions. We started chatting and he found out I was passionate about entrepreneurship and he invited me to come sit down with him and discuss a business opportunity. We sit down and he starts explaining all these well-known...
  9. BlakeRVA

    Intro to a future penta-millionaire

    HOT! 
    Look, I agree it was bad advice. My point is that you shouldn't burn bridges with people for no reason. You never know who you are talking to or how they might be able to help you in the future. What if someone gives you bad advice on the forum? Ignore it or help them understand how they can...
  10. BlakeRVA

    Intro to a future penta-millionaire

    HOT! 
    It depends. He might be someone who has been studying health and fitness for the past few months and is implementing positive changes in his life. He might have some valuable information to share with me and it would be foolish to completely discredit him because he's not what I consider 'fit'...
  11. BlakeRVA

    Intro to a future penta-millionaire

    HOT! 
    One of the blatant signs of arrogance is the refusal to accept advice from anyone apart from a select group. Sometimes, great advice comes from unlikely places.
  12. BlakeRVA

    Atlanta Metro Meetup?

    MEETUPS 
    I'd be interested - I live just north of downtown.
  13. BlakeRVA

    Opening a restaurant! (I'm 17)

    HOT! 
    What Vigilante, Jon and others are trying to figure out is... what exactly are YOU bringing to this business? What do you bring to the table that an investor would be hard pressed to find anywhere else? If you want investor money, you need to be able to answer this. You have presented yourself...
  14. BlakeRVA

    5 Days in and already feel like I've FAILED

    EXECUTION 
    Be honest with yourself. You know that timing is not the issue here. If I have already hired someone to do my lawn this year, why wouldn't I hire the exact same person next year unless someone else came along with a better offer (YOU!). You need to explain to your customers why YOU are the...
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    5 Days in and already feel like I've FAILED

    EXECUTION 
    My pastor told a story yesterday which I believe is relevant: "When I was in high school I played on the soccer team and we had a coach who was very adamant about the team being in great shape. He would never say it, but the players who worked the hardest at being in good shape were his...
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