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How to Speed Things Up…

How did we do it?  How did we create a multi-million dollar company out of thin air in less than 2 years?

Does it have more to do with being a “Go-Getter” or a “Go-Giver”?

Which is more powerful?

Which makes a business grow at the speed of light?

Two years ago I was learning how to create my first blog.

Now I have a network of them getting tens of thousands of visitors each month, producing thousands of leads to date, and they still roll in.  I don’t do all the work myself… In fact, I post less than 1% of the content to those blogs.

How did that happen?

I’ll share the real secret to ‘fast’  success with you here.

One and a half years ago I was learning how to post my first Squidoo lens, Ezine Article and use my first social bookmarking site.  Now I can take credit for co-founding the #1 training resource for beginners getting started in social marketing.

How did THAT happen?

Answer:

I gave A LOT to others FIRST, and for quite a while, with little or no compensation upfront.  I didn’t jump around… I focused on who I gave to and continued giving.

A multi-million dollar company was ‘magically’ manifested, in LESS than 2 years from the day I ‘got a vague idea’ and started on it.

Now it’s your turn…

You might not want a multi-million dollar company–but it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about an extra $30,000 a year, $100,000, or millions–there’s a way to do it fast–real fast (and by the way, 2 years IS fast when we’re talking about changing your life to be what you want it).

If you’re realistic, you can change things quick.  But to ensure it, you have to ‘get’ what it means to be a go-giver.

In order for this to work, it has to become as crystal clear as a glass of water.  Once that happens, you can’t help but do it right.

So, exactly what DID I do (that you can do) to speed up the success process?

Go-Getter vs. Go-Giver…

Yes, I worked hard.

I ‘went after it’ with a determination and focus that conjures up the image of a go-getter.  But it goes so much beyond that.

Teaching…. Collaborating… Participating Without Direct or Immediate Payment

It was in the “learning something”  that it all started.

I became a constant student… so much it literally hurt sometimes initially.

Stuffing a lot into your brain at turbo speeds is intense.  Overwhelm is a way of life during this phase of it.  This is the go-getter part, but it was always driven by an inspiration to then give it… to pass it on.  To contribute it to other people I wanted to partner with or service.

Often in the beginning I gave my knowledge only so I could learn.

Often I gave tremendous investment, long-term, just to ‘see’ what might happen (again, to learn).

Then, it was in the “teaching what I learned” where I found the secret to stratospheric success.

It was in the ‘faith oriented’  collaborations (working with others without an immediate or clear financial gain) that I found this secret.

It was in my PARTICIPATION that I found this secret.  Here, I’m not talking about just posting content on a social site, commenting, or doing stuff you should be doing–that’s a small piece of participation.

I’m speaking about highly evolved levels of contributing to the work of others… long-term, without losing focus, so I could develop deep relationships and partnerships.

How many times did I spend hours on the phone assisting people when I started 2 years ago?  How many hours invested only to give, learn and grow.

How many times did I spend learning something that was not easy for me to learn, only to share it on a Webinar (often for free).

We built Renegade University to help Ann Sieg sell more Renegade e-books (giving the affiliate commission to others), without asking for compensation or recognition.

Why?

THAT’S the go-giver secret.

Why did I email my entire list and send hundreds of people to Better Networker to assist Mike Dillard and Ferny Ceballos to grow Better Networker?

It’s the go-giver secret.

And guess what?

It worked.

It always works.

It will work for you.  IF you do it consistently, with all your focus, heart and soul totally in it.

In the book, “The Go-Giver,”  by Bob Burg and John David Mann, they teach it.  This is a book that Ann Sieg sent out to her closest friends, partners and employees–I got one in the mail with a little note.

“To Mike.  Looking forward to your input in our Marketing Merge Professional staff book study!” — Ann Sieg, July ’09

It included a letter about how we could choose to partake in a monthly book study that she would help facilitate.  Why spend the time?  It’s again the go-giver secret!

Think of the time investment on her part to put this together… to purchase the books, make sure they’re sent.  To write the letter describing some of her life experiences and to share this idea with us.  To personally hand write a note to each person she sent it to!

Ann knows the secret.

The secret is sprinkled throughout every training tutorial you find in the Renegade Professional back office.

It’s at the heart of what makes our community stand out–and why people are accelerating so quickly in their business development with us… so much so we hardly have time to keep up with them all (though we try to so keep ‘em coming!)

Being a go-giver is at the heart of everything that grows at the speed of light.

Those who are open to this secret can succeed.

Those who are not open to it will struggle.

When I communicate with one of our new students I know immediately if they are open to the secret or not by the way they think.  I can see it in an email.  It’s in their tone and posture.

Some ‘almost’ get it–and these are the people we really work hard to assist.

And that’s the purpose of this letter.

I’m inviting you to become a go-giver within the Renegade Professional community.

There are a number of opportunities to contribute.  You’ve seen plenty of people doing it… and they’re moving forward fast!

Consider joining one or more of these ‘go-giver’ roles:

* Super Guides Program
* Become a Trainer
* Become a Coach
* Become a Content Expert

It may not always be obvious at first what the benefit is to you by becoming a Go-Giver.  It requires a little faith along with the determination.

It requires you to GIVE.  Not just a little.  But a lot.

I highly recommend you pick up the book, Go-Giver, and I’d love to see your story unfold before our very eyes.

I hope to see you become a go-giver here within our community and to help us literally develop out this new industry as partners.

Don’t just be a customer–and don’t just be a student–become a teacher here!

We’ll have more details for you soon about how to become a Super Guide, Trainer, Coach or Content Expert.

In the meantime, you know exactly what to do!

Learn, Teach, Grow, Contribute!

It IS that simple (or that difficult) depending on who you are and your value system.

Choose your value system wisely, it has everything to do with the speed of your success!

Partners in success!

Mike Klingler

12 Comments »

  1. Hi Mike,

    Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing the Go-Giver philosophy with others. My name is Fiona Ashe and I’m an Irish film director. I’m honoured that Bob Burg and John David Mann have chosen me to collaborate with them in bringing their bestselling book “The Go-Giver” to the big screen. We are excited about sharing the philosophy of giving to a global film audience. We’ll be sending regular updates on the progress of the movie to fans of its Facebook page. We’d love you to join us there.
    http://www.facebook.com/GoGiverMovie

    Best wishes and please keep in touch,
    Fiona.

    Comment by Fiona Ashe — July 29, 2009 @ 2:13 am

  2. Awesome Fiona!

    As an educator, I have a passion for films and intend on becoming a producer in the near future. Maybe our paths will meet again ;-)

    I’ll keep my eye on your development with the movie.

    Thanks for sharing,
    Mike

    Comment by Mike Klingler — July 29, 2009 @ 3:39 am

  3. Thanks for the great post Mike. Wondered when you would open the doors for Superguides again. Have my content almost ready but wondering when and if!

    Thanks for all you share.

    Comment by Andrea Beadle — July 29, 2009 @ 5:17 am

  4. Awesome article Mike, You are the true meaning of a go giver and I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve taught me. I can only hope to be able to give half as much as you are and I know it will be rewarded ten fold financially, but I find the best reward is seeing someone I have helped reap the rewards of being a go giver. Thanks

    Comment by John Enns — July 29, 2009 @ 10:15 am

  5. Fantastic article, Mike!

    I, too, received one of those special copies of The Go Giver from Ann Sieg. And tomorrow I get to meet her in person for the first time. Who would have thought that was going to happen 18 months ago?

    I hitched my wagon to your star in February 2008. I followed while you shined the light to guide me on the path.

    By the time I reached the fork in the road, I was ready to make my own decisions and create my own path.

    What has inspired me the most about you is that you are utterly, consistently, and completely genuine. I have never heard you veer away from your mission — to help others first. Not even in unguarded private conversations. You are the embodiment of the Go Giver and I am honored to have you as my friend.

    Comment by Barbara Silva — July 29, 2009 @ 7:03 pm

  6. Thanks Mike!

    As one of the “tortoises” of the RBMP students I just devoured The Go-Giver this past weekend. I thought of you and Ann Sieg so many times during my reading. The book’s message solidified how fortunate I am to be a part of this new wave of opportunity within a mentoring community.

    Thanks for sharing your optimism, enthusiasm and expertise. What a gift.

    Comment by Bev LaDSmith — August 3, 2009 @ 6:42 am

  7. Mike great article, and video. They say “no pain no gain” when it come to physical workout, and that is true when it comes to building any business. Your experience of giving first, and reward will follow, has been an eye opener for many. Thank for setting the example for us to follow.

    Comment by Rallie Rallis — August 11, 2009 @ 10:09 am

  8. Yep I am in.It’s clear to me I need to give more.I have over 70 posts on my blog,4 Squidoo lenses,3 Hub pages an SBI website,1500 followers on Twitter,200 Facebook friends,a few on Myspace.I’ve posted Ezine articles and posted on forums, a Blinkweb lead capture page,a video and email boot camp,but still not one sign up, and one person on my list who it seems just wants to sell to me. I feel this neediness for results, which I want to get rid of,and only by giving can I do this.So let me know when this all takes off.

    Thanks

    Andrew

    Comment by Andrew Collinson — August 11, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

  9. Hi Mike,

    I’m going to do something you taught me about reusing content, especially where appropriate. I posted this on the book club blog, but I feel belongs here as well.

    I once again find myself wishing that I could find the right words to adequately say, Thank You.
    Your introduction of this book as well as providing the forum for a continuing dialog is well…… inspired!

    To be inspired is to be in Spirit and this book has taken me there.
    The promise of the Go-Giver’ is that if we are willing to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the Universe flowing into our lives.
    And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the gift we receive is happiness and success.

    In the Ancient Wisdom Traditions this concept is known as Dharma.
    Dharma is a Sanskrit word meaning to follow your bliss or passion, while maintaining an attitude of, how may I help, how may I serve.
    Given all the “Added Value” we have received, especially in the mentoring program, it would only be the truth to say; you Mike, Ann and the whole Renegade family are living the promise of the Go-Givers, you are truly in your Dharma.

    Your Friend and Student,
    Tom Renfro

    Comment by Tom Renfro — August 11, 2009 @ 6:42 pm

  10. Hi Mike,
    I knew you were a go-giver from the first tutorial I watched and heard your voice. It is right there in your voice. However, I didn’t know to how much or to what degree you were a giver until you told us in the above awesome article. Loved every nano-second of it. You do have the secret. It can be summed up in this principle of the universe–You reap what you sow. Your time of reaping is here! Enjoy all the harvest that is coming your way.
    The library called and the “Go-Giver is in and I am on my way to pick it up right now. Can’t wait to read it!

    My Best,
    Dee Briggs

    Comment by Dee Briggs — August 12, 2009 @ 9:02 am

  11. Love these posts Mike! Are you single??? Just kidding :-) Very inspiring!

    Comment by Michelle — March 10, 2010 @ 3:04 pm

  12. @ Michelle,

    Thank you. And Yes, actually, I am ;-)
    -Mike

    Comment by Mike Klingler — March 11, 2010 @ 7:37 am

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