Thank You For Impacting My Life
June 9th, 2008 · Filed Under: Bob The Teacher Training · Internet Marketing Seminars · Personal · Teaching
I’m sitting in my room at the Wayside Inn - an 18th century bed and breakfast in Ellicott City, Maryland owned by my parents - thinking about gratitude and impact.
These are two themes that played out over and over again this weekend at JV Alert.
It reminds me how grateful I am to have you as part of my life. Taking the leap one year ago when I left the history classroom to teach online full time was pretty scary.
But with your help I’m happier than I’ve ever been and helping more people pursue their own ambitions.
Wednesday, Joanna and I fly to Poland to visit with her family (all still live there), and we wouldn’t be able to do this without you being part of this.
So I want to say thank you sincerely.
I also hope that you can have similar experiences (if you don’t already) to what I had this weekend in Philadelphia.
I enjoyed being a panel expert during the hot seats and Q&A sessions; loved reconnecting with old friends; and meeting new people that I’ve never known before.
But what really sticks in my memory from the weekend is meeting students of SquidooSecrets, DiscovercPanel.com or TeleseminarFormula.com (and others) who came up to me to thank me for what I’ve done for them and how I’ve helped them understand all this stuff.
Ken McArthur, the host of JV Alert talked about the Impact we all can have in our lives, and we need to pursue that impact with gusto.
The conversations I had with Bonnie, Denis, Tom, Keith, Carrie, Chris, Cyndi, Charlie, Odinn, Stacy, Kevin, Cheri, Steven, Rich, and so many others revealed just how much of an impact I’ve had on their lives.
More importantly, knowing that their success will impact so many others has me feeling very grateful.
When I initially set out to “make mcney” online, I was chasing after opportunities. And nobody knew who I was and if they did, they didn’t care.
Once I decided to impact my subscribers/clients/partners with my specific area of expertise (teaching complex things to make them simple), people took notice and the gratitude and impact began to grow.
I hope you are focusing on what you are good at and special ways you can serve your customers, too, instead of chasing after dollars and opportunities.
It doesn’t really matter what you know - somehow with creativity and perseverance, it can be used to help someone else get more time, save money, improve their lives, take a more fun vacation, take care of their loved ones, or help a child who doesn’t know how to read too well.
Dig deep into what makes you unique, and let people know what you’re good at - you’ll be surprised how much more fun you will have and how much more you will attract people you’ll love to be around.
Thank you again for being here for me - and allowing me to impact your life, and the lives you will impact in turn.
Have a great week!
Bob Jenkins
p.s. Please share with us how something I’ve done for you has helped you improve your situation and how you are impacting the lives of others as a result (comment below)…
p.p.s. I believe the best impact I can have for you is in person. Watch this quick video to see what I mean.
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 | Bob Jenkins is an internet business marketing teacher, with ten years experience teaching teenagers and teachers. He is the creator of several online training courses that teach you how to get better customers and increase your profits. Specializing in social networking strategies for business and creating information products from teleseminars, Bob can help you use internet marketing tools and strategies to promote your business online. |
June 9th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I have watched your progress and you’ve given me hope that a regular guy (I’m a teacher, too.) can get someplace if he puts his mind and effort to it.
But the most important thing I learned from watching you is that I don’t want to be like you. You diversified quickly into different markets and left your affiliates hanging. That wasn’t nice. Once I get a business going, I’ll pay attention to it and make sure the affiliates get the attention and the commissions they deserve.
You’ve dropped the real markets and have taken the path of the gurus of “internet marketers.” If you teach me about marketing, I don’t want to be the market. It’s like teaching 14 year olds the history of their own class.
Thanks,
Jerry
June 9th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Thanks for your comment Jerry - but I will need to disagree with you (although it’s a valid comment for you if you feel that way).
I have created multiple methods to do the same thing: teach people how to use online tools to promote their own businesses. If I had not continued to grow new material to enhance my relationship with my clients, then people would complain that I didn’t teach them enough, or I was a 1-hit wonder, etc.
You are right that sometimes I move to quickly from one project to the next. But I do my best to keep those that continue to work closely with me excited about what they get to do when they learn what I teach them.
My affiliates get paid on time every time, but I hope that is not what you meant. Ultimately, my business is more for the people learning what I am teaching than for my affiliates.
What do you call the “real markets”? I’d like to understand better what you mean.
I have discovered that my real market is people who have a wealth of knowledge and expertise (and perhaps an existing business), who aren’t sure how to get maximum exposure and revenue from it.
Thanks again for your thoughts!
Bob Jenkins
June 9th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Hi Bob,
I really enjoy reading your comments. I was really surprised to read you were in Ellicott City, MD. My father was from Ellicott City. I am from the Eastern Shore but now live
in Kentucky (biggg difference). When I retire, it will be a place where there is sand,
lots of water and seafood. I really appreciate all your help. I am really trying to get myself motivated enough to get something going on the internet. I am really having a hard time understanding Squidoo.
Marie
June 11th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Hello, Bob-
Keith here (one of the “Bad Boys” from the Macaroni Grill…)-
I know we talked a lot at Ken’s event, but I just wanted to
get online in front of your subscribers and friends and
say thank you for your genuineness and generosity.
Your in-person personality really shines through in your online
personality, and I KNOW that can be hard to do….!
I have been following your growing online presence since you first
got started, and have always been a fan of the way you have stayed
real- while accelerating and expanding your business.
I am sure you are harder to reach now than you were in the beginning-
But I am also sure, after getting to know you personally,
that is has little to do with your intent- and much to do with
the impact your work is having and the popularity of your
Programs, Ideas, Methods, etc.
To all who read this- let me share what face time with Bob can mean to you:
At the very end of JVAlert this weekend in Philadelphia,
while I was talking with Bob and Chris Morris in the bar
and waiting for a cab, I tossed out an idea I had just formed
that afternoon about a product that I feel fills a real void…
Bob immediately wrapped his brilliant marketing mind around it
and in the 10 minutes we had before my cab showed up, we refined
and retooled it, bounced around a couple of headings/titles/bullets,
talked about how to approach people to get involved, and he even
gave me a challenge on the spot!
I got more done (in my head and on paper) in the last ten minutes
than I did the entire rest of the weekend!
I left with a solid idea, a plan of what to do, and a synopsis of
how to do it!
If there is any way you can put it into your business-building budget,
I would recommend getting some quality time set up with Bob.
Get to his seminar, and let his business savvy work its way
in to your consciousness. Even better, buy some one-on-one time
with him. This guy has a way of accelerating things…
let him accelerate YOU!
(honestly, this is not a paid advertisement! I like this guy!)
Keith deBolt