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?
© Alan Weiss 2008. All rights reserved.
Paul
“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