I call this is the “can’t fail” approach to success.

Yes, you’ll have obstacles and stumbling blocks but in the long-term success is a certainty if you follow in the footsteps. I actually came across Yanik’s 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs a couple years ago and it was saved in my bookmarked pages. I totally forgot about it until I was cleaning my laptop recently. Check them out below.

34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs

1. It’s got to be a BIG idea that you, your team and your customers can “get” in seconds.

2. Strive to create 10x – 100x in value for any price you charge. Your rewards are always proportionate to the value you provide.

3. You must charge a premium price so you have a large margin to provide an extraordinary value & experience.

4. Provide a ‘Reason Why’ customers should do business with you and pay you a premium.

5. Get paid before you deliver your product or service. And when possible figure out how to create recurring revenue from transactions.

6. You get to make the rules for your business. Don’t let industry norms dictate how you’ll work or who you’ll work with.

7. Create your business around your life instead of settling for your life around your business.

8. Consistently and constantly force yourself to focus on the ‘critically few’ proactive activities that produce exponential results. Don’t get caught up in minutia & bullshit.

9. Seek to minimize start-up risk but have maximum upside potential.

10. Get your idea out there as fast as possible even if it’s not quite ready by setting must-hit deadlines. Let the market tell you if you have a winner or not. If not – move on and fail forward fast! If it’s got potential – then you can make it better.

11. Find partners and team members who are strong where you are weak and appreciate being paid on results.

12. Your reputation always counts. Honor your obligations and agreements.

13. Never, ever get paid based on hours worked.

14. Leverage your marketing activities exponentially by using direct response methods and testing.

15. Measure and track your marketing so you know what’s working and what’s not.

16. Bootstrap. Having too much capital leads to incredible waste and doing things using conventional means.

17. Your partners and employees actions are their true core – not what they tell you.

18. Keep asking the right questions to come up with innovative solutions. “How?”, “What?”, “Where?”, “Who Else?” & “Why?” open up possibilities.

19. You’ll never have a perfect business and you’ll never be totally “done”. Deal with it.

20. Focus most of your time on your core strengths and less time working in areas you suck at.

21. Make it easier for customers to buy by taking away the risk of the transaction by guaranteeing what you do in a meaningful way.

22. Always have something else to sell (via upsell, cross-sell, follow-up offer, etc) whenever a transaction takes place. The hottest buyer in the world is one who just gave you money.

23. Always go back to your existing customers with exceptional offers and reasons they should give you more money. It’s 5x less expensive to sell to happy customers than go find new ones.

24. However the flip side is – fire your most annoying customers. They’ll be replaced with the right ones.

25. The marketplace and competitors are always trying to beat you down to a commodity. Don’t let that happen.

26. Develop and build your business’s personality that stands out. People want to buy from people.

27. Create your own category so you can be first in the consumer’s mind.

28. Go the opposite direction competitors are headed – you’ll stand out.

29. Mastermind and collaborate with other smart entrepreneurs if they have futures that are even bigger than their present.

30. Celebrate your victories. It’s too easy to simply move on to your next goal without acknowledging and appreciating the ‘win’.

31. Make your business AND doing business with you FUN!

32. Do the unexpected before and after anything goes wrong so customers are compelled to ‘share your story’.

33. Get a life! Business and making money are important but your life is the sum total of your experiences. Go out and create experiences & adventures so you can come back renewed and inspired for your next big thing.

34. Give back! Commit to taking a % of your company’s sales and make a difference. It this becomes a habit like brushing your teeth pretty soon the big checks with lots of zeros won’t be scary to write. If you think you can’t donate a percentage of your sales simply raise your price.

Is that awesome or what? When I first read those, it was like a ton of bricks hit me. Rules to definitely live by if you’re an online entrepreneur. I’d like to hear your thoughts about this post. Let me know and leave a comment below

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While studying human potential, it never ceases to amaze me what can be accomplished when all perceived obstacles and psychological barriers are removed. I remember growing-up in a small town in southeast Michigan, being surrounded by friends and family, in a limited belief system that was not really my own. I instinctively knew that I was different and never place limits upon myself or what I could achieve. Yet, I watched how others would continuously make excuses and settle, selling themselves short letting their present external circumstances dictate internet beliefs.

One of the lessons I took away was to think big, regardless of how “unrealistic” I thought my desire was or “how” I was going to make it happen. An interesting thing began to unfold when I started doing thinking this way. The “how” eventually took care of itself when I began to take action toward my dreams and maintain focus. I attracted the network, relationships, and skill-set that would eventually lead me on an extraordinary path and where I am today.

“Think BIG and Kick Ass!” – Donald Trump

I’m not a big believer in chance or accidents when it comes to being successful in business or life. My advice is to really go after what you want, not what you think you can get! Enjoy the video and please share your thoughts below

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What I find is that many business professionals tell me they want to change their financial results in life, have more flexibility / freedom, or become a chiropractic social media rockstar, but most never fully follow through and make it happen. Why is that? The answer is because of the underlying social conditioning that few take the time to investigate as to WHY they do what they do. Understanding the “why” is the key to your success and being able to break-though certain barriers that arise. Uncovering this, along with what I share below, is what I believe to be the secret to attracting more prosperity, online income, and fulfillment in life.

There’s a small catch, though. It’s a little thing called the “comfort zone” that makes many think they’re safe and that they’re actually on solid ground. Most people, maybe yourself included, look forward to the day-to-day routine and it truthfully it provides a false sense of security. It doesn’t take Magnum PI (or Higgins and TC for that matter) to understand that for many, they would rather be miserable, unfulfilled  and unhappy in their comfort zone than to venture into the scary unknown.

Why is this? It’s because average majority knows what to expect in their sheltered, pseudo-sanctuary which produces predictable “safe” outcomes. This is a big reason why most have the irrational behavior of going to a job they dislike for 40 hours per week, sitting in traffic that they absolutely loathe for another hour or two per day, and coming home complaining about how helpless they are, wishing they could have a better life financially, emotionally, etc… Talk about insanity! There’s a really good quote by an anonymous author that states:

Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown.

You must first break-through the “terror barrier,” as Bob Proctor calls it. You have the choice right now, bondage or total freedom. One the other side of the terror barrier is emotional freedom that can propel you quickly to what you want and deserve most out of life. I’m a perfect example of what can happen when you remove limiting beliefs, habits, and attitudes and strip away excuses. I was forced to be brutally honest with myself and determined I didn’t like the results, financial or otherwise, that I was getting in my life. I stopped being a victim.

Here are 9 questions I recommend asking (and answering in detail) yourself if you want to rapidly change your results and have a better, more fulfilling life:

Why do I think the thoughts I think about (insert topic)?

Are these thoughts, feelings, and beliefs really my own or are they my parents, grandparents, mass mentality, etc..?

Why do I feel the way I do about (insert subject)?

Why have I been acting in this certain way?

Why am I not taking the necessary action to live the life of my dreams?

How are my thoughts, attitudes and beliefs limiting limiting the results I’m getting or NOT getting?

Am I surrounding myself with people and other sensory stimuli that are going to facilitate personal and financial growth?

How can I make (insert $$ here) per Month?

Do I have a personal Mentor I can Consult with that’s where I want to be?

I invite you watch my personal skydiving video below. This was one of the crucial moments in my life where I made the decision to push myself out of my comfort zone and not let fear of the unknown get the best of me. This was a symbolic turning point in my life in more ways than one. This experience taught me to be present in the moment and live the life you want daily, as you’re not guaranteed tomorrow.

The last thing I was thinking about when the airplane door opened was “whether or not Blue Cross was going to pay outstanding insurance claims for my chiropractic services.” I was fully alive in what was unfolding and it was F#%&$ing AMAZING! The free fall lasted about 70 seconds but time seemed to literally stop. Knowing the path and walking the path are two different things and this was just one event in series of life altering and transformational shifts in mindset I chose to go through to live my dream.

I strongly believe the income you generate is proportional to the degree that you grow, develop and improve yourself each day. And no, that doesn’t mean you have to skydive, it means you need to take risks! I’m reminded of another quote by Zig Ziglar that went along these lines, “If you help others get what they want, they’ll help you get what you want.” I really took this to heart and where it’s taken me has been incredible. I found my passion and purpose helping other doctors with chiropractic social media marketing showing them how to create massive brand equity and niche market domination.

How are you helping others get what they want? Also, what are you going to do and commit to today to change your personal, business, and financial results in life? Let me know by leaving a comment below. Continued success

- Matthew Loop

- Matt

PS – I just found a separate but related story on John Reese’s blog about Sean Stephenson that is sure to inspire you as well. You can view it here —-> Sean Stephenson <—– Click the text to view his great post!