Online SUCCESS ~ Just Copy the Pro's

Back in my Trading Days many years ago , I joined a Futures Trading Room. Where the Leader was a very adept and very successful Trader in Futures and Commodities.

We paid a monthly fee and it seemed like s sure thing because we were Live Streaming and we just followed his Trading Calls in our own Accounts right when it happened. He would yell out Buy at a certain price and then Sell at a certain price.

From the outside , it seemed like a sure easy way to make a lot of money.

But it was not !!

It was really hard because the Markets with the Futures is so fast moving. We he yelled get out , he was out but many of us were "stuck" in and couldn't get out the Trade at the precise moment he said too.

So trying to emulate him was really futile. And people lost a lot of money.

Bottom line is trying to COPY does NOT always guarantee or work out as Steve points out


- Robert Andrew

...and it is that uniqueness that will set you apart from all the "wannabees".

What sets you apart from everyone else?
What makes your offer irresistable?

A mentor can tell you very quickly what won't work, but only you know what makes you/your offer different from the competition. Once you figure out what that is, a mentor may very well be able to help you with strategies for getting the word out, and bringing attention to what YOU have to offer.

Well if your mentor is Tony Robbins, then that will ensure you become like him.

If your mentor is LeBron, and you do what he does, then that will also ensure that.

My point is just that if you replicate the practices of the people who have the results you want, you're most likely to get those results too.

Of course you must do the hard part, I completely agree. I just mean if you're doing the same things as they are, it's the best chance you'll get the same results.

Your cynicism and argumentative approach is not helpful.

People who seek mentors are serious and at least mildly knowledgeable/capable in the space their trying to be successful.

Mentors help guide others around common pitfalls and mistakes. Sometimes this alone is extremely valuable. I started in IM under the wings of a successful marketer. You've never heard of him, but he's still successful. Simply by showing me what not to do and what he was doing, and why, I was able to get a solid footing in the space. Since then, I've taken my own path, based on my own interests and knowledge. But that foot in the door was crucial for me.

Mentors can share the principles of being active in a space:

• Common mistakes to avoid.
• Mental exercises to cope with failure.
• Best practices for dealing with clients in your niche.
• Understanding the mentality of your competition.
• How to implement proven processes and approaches.
• Time saving techniques.
• etc.

In the end, it's up to you to take the knowledge you've been given and make the best of it. You may never be Tony Robbins. You may never be Lebron. You may be Joe Shmoe your whole life, never be on Oprah. But that doesn't mean you can't be successful, and why not have a little help to get you there faster?

Very haha!!

Precisely man!!

Corrected for accuracy.

Thank you.

Sports are a great to highlight this first point:

Diego Maradona and Pele were two of the best footballers in the history of the game and absolutely god awful coaches and managers.

Wenger, Mourinho and Sir Alex were either non players or below average (at best) but became some of the greatest coaches and managers in history.

There is no correlation between being good at doing something and being able to successfully teach or coach. What people often fail to realize is that its a different set of set of skills.

I've spent time around really successful entrepreneurs and a surprising revelation is that they are often instinctive or gut lead.

Obviously its not that simple and its a result of knowledge, experience and wisdom but if you ask them 'why did you make that decision?' few would be able to articulate an accurate answer. Let alone teach you how to replicate it

If you are copying though you don't see that you only see a small snippet of whats happening and draw your own conclusions.

I read once that the average millionaire declares bankruptcy 3 times, do you really want to be copying that?

but lets take this argument to the extreme

Why aren't tribute bands as successful as the original bands?

Why aren't lookalikes as famous as their doppelgangers?

Why aren't forgers held in the same regard as those they impersonate?