Hey… welcome to the Guru Hub. You might ask, why the Guru Hub.

Well… originally I named it The Guru Hub because I was going to interview all these “Gurus” and I was going to put all the information on the website.

So you’re probably saying “Hey Gregg…. how’s that workin out for ya?” Well….. it could be a little bit better.

I started out calling them.

I know (Jeff) Walker will pic up the phone, hold on.

I’ll pretend like I’m Eben (Pagan). Damn, can’t get him to answer the phone either.

I’ll bet if Frank (Kern) knew I played guitar he’d pick up that phone. (Gregg guitar playing)

I was watching Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Two I think it was and he slipped and gave out John Reese’s number….

Hey John… how ya doin’? Hey it’s Gregg from The Guru Hub, yea… The Guru Hub. Hey listen I bought Traffic…. well I guess they aren’t “secrets” anymore are they. Yea. I bought that…. sorry dude. I didn’t mean to piss you off.

I was looking for an interview… John… come on man. Hey , you’re down in Florida.. I’ll come down to you. Alright… alright thanks… see ya.

I got a call in to Ryan Deiss…..

Is Ryan there? Ryan Deiss yep… tell him Gregg from The Guru Hub….

well can you ask him to get out of the pool? Yea it’s important, it’s important.

Ryan… hey, how ya doing? It’s Gregg from ah…The Guru Hub….Gregg from The Guru Hub.

John Carlton is like an idol of mine….. yea.

Hey John…. yea….is John there? It’s Gregg from The Guru Hub.

Hey… John…how ya doing? I feel like we are strangely connected in some way. Hey listen, are doing that “Burning Person” (Burning Man) thing this year? No… no…. Stan (Dahl), Stan, let me talk to John, come on…. I feel like we’re brothers… Stan.

If you have ever met Jeff Johnson before the guy talks a million miles an hour but he is the most knowledgeable person….I mean he’s really good

yea…yea…is Jeff Johnson…. is JJ there? Ya….hey JJ… what’s up. It’s Gregg from The Guru Hub. Oh, you go by jjlikes now… yea that’s cool… that’s cool.

Hey listen…are you still doing that thing out in Vegas? Yea …. I mean you know me and Mike (Filsaime) and you… you know… we got that Michigan NewYork thing going…

That’s cool. All I’m trying to do is get a couple minutes of your time and just…. yea I was paying like a hundred… almost two hundred dollars per month… yea I thought it was worth it… yea…hell yea I thought it was worth it. But a….can we get a little interview or something.

Your going to the “Burning Man” thing? Really? I didn’t think you had it in you. Ok… maybe me, you, and (John) Carlton can hook up out there. Alright… alright…cool, I’ll talk to you later….take care man… see ya.

I got this kinda back door way into getting Mike Filsaime’s number. The guy is like the ultimate guru… yep…yea… I’ll hold….

And I mean it’s like really cool because it’s like I’m from Northeast Ohio and he’s from NewYork I mean.. we’re like brothers right.

Hey Mike… Mike… how ya doing? Hey….this is Gregg from The Guru Hub. Yea…hey listen, did you get those Kiss tickets I sent out. Kiss? You know… those guys from the 70’s….well that’s not important…. hey listen

Yea…. I got your number, I got through like the ah….the twelfth different exit pop up and your number was at the bottom… so I thought I would give it a call.

Just give me an interview… come on. We are Yankees right? Mike….

(Mike) Filsaime gave me a tip on Tony Robbins’ number so I’m going to give him a call.

Yes… is Tony Robbins there please….no … Tony…. Tony Robbins. Oh… this is Baskin Robbins (ice cream place). Ok… sorry. I must have the wrong number… sorry.

I joined Shoemoney’s like… mastermind club. It’s really cool.

Hey… Shoemoney…. what’s up dude? How ya doin’ man? Yea….it’s Gregg from The Guru Hub. Yea… it’s been a long time I know…

Hey, I never said that, are you kidding me… come on…..I’m 280 myself. No….seriously…. what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Anyway… hey listen.

Can you give me a couple minutes of your time for a something on that Bootmoney… ah… I mean Shoemoney launch you’ve got going on? Yea… just a couple minutes thats all… Alright… I’ll hold…

(Whispers) Jeremy is a really good guy.

Hey man…. hey…. hey Shoe are you there?

Still on hold….. Shoe…Shoe come on dude…..

Alright… I’ll call back….I’ll call back….I understand…. alright… bye.

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Ok……in John’s defense, he called it “how to murder your business” so I figured I’d step it up appropriately for you all and get your attention in the process.

He does have a great point in his latest post though and that is “not having a plan” for 2010 will kill your business…guaranteed!

Most entrepreneurs wander from hope to hope into the new year wondering if they will hit “pay dirt” again …..or ever for that matter. If you are wandering aimlessly….stop right now…get a plan and follow it. Even if it is not completely thought through it will send you in the general direction that you want to go. You need to follow something or you will fall for everything.

The most successful people, let alone entrepreneurs, have a plan and follow it. Now lets be clear, they DO “course correct” along the way….but if you don’t have a compass to begin with…forget it!

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Recommended Resource: John Carlton Blog

John Carlton takes copy writing to a whole new level. If you are interested in learning how to write great copy from one of the masters, I highly recommend visiting John Carlton’s Official Blog (it is free).

Kevin Rogers was a stand up comedian for a while and wrote a nice post on the inner working of being a bartender in Chicago. It draws a great parallel to our direct selling market and how bar customers can teach us a lot about marketing. Give it a read.