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Million Dollar Club Meets in Naples

The Million Dollar Club met for the first time at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida, November 2-6 (Hurricane Omar closed down our original venue at the Four Seasons, in Nevis, West Indies). Rob Nixon suggested that I create this almost a year ago, and it has come to fruition.

Seven organizations from Australia, Germany, and the US were represented by 11 people, including business partners and spouses. Six organizations employed people and infrastructure, while one was a solo practitioner. We worked in the mornings, relaxed in the afternoons, and had incredible dinners.

The goal of the Million Dollar Club is to bring together very successful entrepreneurs in an environment which is ego-free, open, trusting, and innovative. Each of us expected to help the others to accelerate progress toward personal and professional goals, as well as learn a great deal individually. You’ve all heard me talk about Tools for Change, the 1% Solution®: Improve by 1% a day and in 70 days you’re twice as good.

During these several days together the improvement was more like 10% a day or better. We were all astonished at how our very high expectations were exceeded.

There is no adequate way to describe the power of the meeting or what the transformational affects were of sharing personal techniques and offering constructive insights among peers. My wife, Maria, perhaps offered the most incisive observation of any of us: “I’ve been attending meetings with you and on my own for 25 years, and this is the first one in which no one, at any time, ever said, ‘Yes, but…’ ”

I’ll be sharing some of the great process ideas and success traits we agreed upon in the “0-$300,000” and “Six Figures to Seven” workshops. Here’s just one sample: Successful people build structures which create future problems if they are not constantly reviewed with an objective eye. That is, many small business and solo practice obstacles arise not from past problems, but from past success, because they are no longer suited for the future, but are remnants of the past. Entrepreneurs, ironically, don’t take a strategic view often enough, because they are so good at tactics and opportunism.

When we get the photos I’ll post them here and identify the participants. None of us is ever too successful to learn. We all invested a lot in this learning, and it’s paid off in huge dividends. Next year’s meeting is already on our calendars.

What are you investing in your own learning to accelerate your career?

Posted by Alan Weiss on November 6th, 2008 filed in Announcements, Business of Consulting |

2 Responses to “Million Dollar Club Meets in Naples”

Paul Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
“Successful people build structures which create future problems if they are not constantly reviewed with an objective eye. That is, many small business and solo practice obstacles arise not from past problems, but from past success, because they are no longer suited for the future, but are remnants of the past. Entrepreneurs, ironically, don’t take a strategic view often enough, because they are so good at tactics and opportunism.”

Every consultant should print that statement and review regularly.

Regards,
Paul
Chad Barr - Alan's Blog Implementer & Moderator Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Dear Alan,

From the bottom of my heart, Thank YOU for putting together the most amazing experience (ever) of my lifelong learning. I keep thinking that there is no way the next experience with you can top the most recent one and I’ve been saying this consistently for about 7 years already. Yet you keep surprising me, in an awesome kind of way, by delivering these remarkable life and business experiences. When I think of the word “re-invent” - you are its ultimate role model.

The Million Dollar group you assembled exceeded my wildest expectations. I fell in love with each one of these remarkable people and us as an awesome group. This would not have been possible without your amazing facilitation, overall brilliancy, immediate trust building, the genuine desire from everyone to help each other and living and experiencing what millionaire lifestyle we live and fortunately deserve.

My top three business commitments:
1. 100 speakers / consultants per year
2. Create a coaching club
3. Publish my co-authored book with Alan in 2009

My top three life commitments:
1. Greatly improve my physical and mental shape
2. Order the M6
3. Dramatically increase life balance

My top three takeaways among many others:
1. New business model discussion and commitment
2. Business acceleration chart
3. Coaching club and database creation and nurturing

I can’t wait until our next time together.

WOW! Awesome! Amazing! Thank You!

I miss you all.

Chad