Ask Bob The Teacher

As someone who spends most of his time at the computer, I realize how easy it is to fall into the trap of isolation. Sure there’s email, and the occasional phone call or teleseminar. But nothing beats real face to face human interaction.

Are you getting enough of this? Beyond the ability to get out once in a while, meeting with real people face to face gives you that energy boost your business needs - a kick start to revitalize the passions for why you are doing this in the first place.

Earlier this week, I had the chance to meet with a local group of business professionals in a bit of a mastermind. We shared ideas about

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Do you have a blog yet?

If not, you will be left in the dust when it comes to marketing online.

A blog is no longer just for college kids rambling about their youth hostel trips across Europe.

Smart business owners are using blogs because they know that to make it in the online world, you have to build relationships with your customers.

It’s just like the old days when you shopped at the local grocery because you knew the owner. Even though the prices may have not been the best, or perhaps some idiosyncracies bothered you… You still shopped there because you liked the owner and you knew the owners liked you back.

To put it simply, people buy from people they like and trust.

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Had to share this video with you today from the Internet Marketers Cruise from January.

It’s a collage of performances from Paulie Sabol, Michelle Galvin (MikeFilsaime, Inc.), Jermaine Griggs, and Tom Beal. Even though the boat was filled with 2000 people, our group dominated the Legends Karaoke event on the Carnival cruise.

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In case you didn’t see it before, you’re invited to join me and up to 500 or more internet markters next year on a Caribbean cruise in the middle of January, 2009.

In another week or so, I’ll have the official page ready for you to see exactly what the ports of call will be and all that.

But all you need to know right now is the opportunity to go on vacation with your family, spouse, kids, whoever… plus get to meet the top internet marketing trainers and geniuses around is something to get really excited about.

For example, I already knew Paulie Sabol, Donna Fox, Mike Filsaime, Tom Beal, and Captain Lou - the organizers behind this past cruise. And I had met many of the other marketers at other events.

However, it’s one thing to talk in the lobby at some seminar in a stuffy hotel.

It’s quite another thing to have a relaxing dinner in the middle of the tropics with Ben Mack and get to learn how he ticks.

Or meet up with people you’ve been talking with in forums for over a year but never saw face-to-face.

Plus, the tax write-off of a working vacation is awesome.

To get to the point though…

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Have you heard this question:

Are you working hard or hardly working?

I’ve certainly heard it a number of times and I’m also guilty of asking it more times than I can count.

As Joanna and I were cruising the Caribbean this past week (we just got back last night), the question popped back into my mind.

For 8 days, she and I were on a Carnival Liberty cruise ship with 2400+ people, about 5% of whom were internet marketers and their kids, husbands, wives, partners, parents, friends, whoever.

The cruise was put together by Mike Filsaime, Paulie Sabol, Donna Fox, and Tom Beal (the i5Gold Mentors) as a way for all of us to unwind and recharge our batteries.

The trip was incredible, certainly one of the best vacations I’ve ever had. And in case you are wondering, there were plenty of opportunities to work while on board.

But I’d say it was definitely a “hardly working” trip.

Even when we were in our mastermind sessions (there were 4 of them), the atmosphere was very relaxed. We got a lot done - mostly in the form of sharing ideas, meeting new people for future projects/joint-venture opportunities, etc.

But mostly, the business portion of the trip was all about gaining more clarity for what I’m setting out to do in 2008.

I could say I wish you were there, but that may sound too cheezy (even if it is true). So I’ll share with you some pictures of our trip so you can see just how beautiful the cruise was…

Now, you may be thinking I’m showing off.And you may be right. But I really have two reasons for sharing these pictures.

First, I am very proud of the results I’ve achieved over the last two years of my business. And this cruise was a reward to myself for building a six-figure business through a lot of hard work. I am showing you the results to give you hope that your hard work and efforts will be paying off for you as well in 2008.

I bet there is a vacation destination you have in mind - somewhere you would love to take your significant other, kids, parents, etc., for a week of relaxation. Use these pictures as a goal for your own business, so you can reach that destination.

In fact, feel free to take one of the pictures, print it out and post it on a wall to serve as a target for your efforts.

The other reason I want to share these pictures with you is because I want you to join Joanna and me when I take my next cruise one year from now.

Instead of reading about my trip, why not join me? Next January, you could be right there with me, visiting the islands of St. Maartens, St. Kitts, and St. Lucia on an 8 day Caribbean Cruise with whoever you want to bring along.

One thing I learned over the last 8 days is a cruise is a great way to get to know people who want to see you succeed. Much better than a seminar even, because your priorities are first and foremost a relaxing vacation.

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing more details about this cruise, and how I will personally be conducting a private workshop/mastermind during our “sea” days.

But for now, I’d like to ask you if cruising the southern Caribbean in January (with 85 degrees and sunshine is the norm) sounds like your kind of way to spend a vacation.

If so, let me know how interested you are and what kinds of questions you may have about taking a “hardly working” vacation with me and Joanna next year.

You can do this by submitting a comment below, but I also encourage you to fill out this quick form so I can make sure you get the details when they become available.

Joanna and I had an awesome time - and we can’t wait to do it again. Next time, though, I hope you will be there, too!

Bob Jenkins

p.s. Mike Filsaime, Paulie Sabol, and over 200 other internet marketers will also be on this cruise next year. So in addition to meeting with me, you get to learn from them, too.

p.p.s. By the way, going on this cruise is not limited to internet marketers, either. You could invite anyone you want to, and never even take part in any business activities at all! We’re hoping to bring Joanna’s family with us next year (I better start practicing my Polish more!)