Robin Elliott's (dollarmakers) Blog

This is a close-up photo of a sculpture of Spartacus at the Louvre in Paris. You can see him holding his broken chains. Too many of us allow our haters and detractors to chain us and limit us, instead of turning them into our motivators.  How does one do that? It all starts with understanding yo...

I am a heat seeking missile. The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system. The Sidewinder was developed by the US Navy for fleet air defense and was adapted by the U.S. A...

One of my coaching clients asked me how she should handle the situation when people she talks with ask her, “How much does it cost?” So I wrote this article for her. I’ll never forget the day I asked my mechanic how much a new part for my car’s engine would cost. He sat me down and said, “Robin,...

Just as doom and gloom surround us, we have the option of focusing on beauty and boyancy. We can whine or we can win. In a moment, I will tell you about my Edward V111 cufflinks. You can look at the troubles of the world as it implodes, or you can focus on real hope and beauty, like the beautifu...

Golden opportunities missed, once powerful businesses fail, money is left on the table – why? When we neglect the important things in our businesses in favour of what is urgent, but not necessarily important, there are consequences. Ignoring crucial warning signals is like turning a blind eye to...

“I fell in a trap – I can’t get out – because I love you too much, baby…” We all love our businesses. And we’re all optimists, or we wouldn’t have had the raw guts and initiative to get into business in the first place. We’re the producers, and we should be proud of it. But there are four treach...

You’ve heard of good and bad cholesterol. This is not that. Fact is, most of the time, when people talk about Leverage, they’re talking about BAD Leverage. Avoid it. So, what’s the difference? Here’s what most people understand about Leverage:Invest in someone else’s business and let them do the...

How often have you “saved money” by buying a lot of cheap alternatives instead of investing in the ideal solution?  Too often, we confuse frugality with stupidity. To borrow from the social sciences, this can be compared with Role Contamination: I crashed my car so I leap to the confusion that I...

I have to share this article by Lois Gilman with you. Rika sent it to me. We tend to focus on what we can’t do instead of what we can do, and there are far too many people in our society who choose to be victims instead of victors. Don’t you get sick of their whining and complaining? I do. Send ...

My car finally gave in, after nearly fifteen years of loyal service. My mechanic warned me that it would suddenly “stop, never to go again” if I continued to drive it. It was finally time to cut bait. I did it the smart way – my mechanic was keeping tabs on it, giving me objective, expert advice...