"You guys are trying to negotiate your way around reality and... what ends up happening is when you tell yourself that something is important to you, but your behavior proves that it is not, you learn to distrust yourself." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this special crossover episode from The Exponential Entrepreneur podcast hosted by Erika Ferenczi, RJon delivers an uncomfortable truth: most of us lie to ourselves about what is really important. Through a 30-day challenge, law firm owners will face the gap between what they claim matters and what their calendar actually shows matters. 

Key Takeaways:

1. Plans are meaningless, but planning is everything: it's the discipline of the process that matters

2. Your actions express your priorities: if it's not on your calendar, it's not really important to you

3. Everything can't be the most important: you must face the excruciating truth about what you actually prioritize

RJon challenges you to inventory what you claim is important, commit to doing it daily for 30 days, and track what you allow to interfere. This exercise will be challenging, but it will finally show you what's real.

Let's go to the vault!

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The Exponential Entrepreneur is based on mindset lessons from the Practical Profitable Mindset program. The lesson in today's episode is from January 2022.

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Previous episodes based on the Practical Profitable Mindset program:

Create Real Change: It's Okay to Polarize Your Audience

Mindset: Victim vs. Creator

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"What if you were paying cash for all that marketing? What if the person who you were paying it to took your cash and then tore it up in front of you and threw it in the toilet and then flushed it? Then you'd understand what's really going on in your business when you don't pay attention to the marketing metrics that are important." – RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this unforgettable lesson from January 2020 workshop, RJon uses a shocking exercise to wake law firm owners up to the thousands they are wasting monthly on untracked marketing. He exposes the marketing metrics that are distractions which do not bring in new business. He then reveals the metrics that do matter because they are the ones that lead to signed clients which ultimately provides for your family and your firm.

Key Takeaways:

1. Not tracking your marketing metrics is costing you money every single month

2. Do not allow yourself to be distracted with meaningless vanity metrics

3. The only metrics that matter are the ones that connect directly to revenue and client acquisition

RJon drives home the true cost of ignoring your marketing metrics, holding marketing vendors accountable, and why it is important to understand the difference between vanity metrics and metrics that actually matter.  

Let's go to the vault!

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"If you don't care enough to take five minutes to fill out a project worksheet, I know you're not really serious about this. This is just another one of your brilliant brain farts that will drift away like the rest of them." – RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from a 2015 workshop, RJon reveals how unclear project assignments burn out staff, destroy budgets, and create endless frustration. He introduces a simple project worksheet that forces clarity on purpose, goals, ROI, and most importantly whether this is a get money, keep money, keep sanity, or just "want to do" project.

Key Takeaways:

1. You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility: write it down or it won't get done

2. Without defining success metrics and milestones upfront, you're setting up your team for failure

3. Your business needs balance: get money projects, keep money projects, keep sanity projects, and things you want to do projects

RJon exposes the hidden reason behind high staff turnover and project failures: expecting your team to read your mind instead of writing down what you actually need. This episode provides the exact framework for clear project communication that saves money, time, and sanity.

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"There's all these people who will be better off if I get what I want, and there's not a single human being on the entire planet who will be worse off when I get what I want...No one's better off when you suffer. Everyone's better off when you live a better life." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this transformative exercise from the October 2017 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon walks law firm owners through a values clarification that reveals a powerful truth: when you win, everyone wins. Through the example of buying his dream home, RJon demonstrates the ripple effect of success and how dozens of people benefited when he got what he wanted. 

Key Takeaways:

1. Your business is a manifestation of who you are because there is no separation between personal and professional.

2. When you achieve your goals there is an entire ecosystem of people who benefit outside of just you and your family.

3. The doctrine of sacrifice is a lie because no one is better off when you suffer or live below your full potential.

RJon delivers a wake-up call to anyone who believes they're being noble by denying themselves success. Through a simple but profound exercise, he proves that getting out of your own way isn't selfish. It is the most generous thing you can do for everyone in your ecosystem.

Let's go to the vault!

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"The very best part for me that comes from building a multimillion-dollar business is who I had to become in order to have the multimillion dollar business." – RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from October 2017, RJon shares a challenging moment in his life: He knew he needed to make a change to grow his business, but had no idea how he was going to do it. Only after he succeeded did he realize he had been asking himself the wrong question and what the right question was all along.

Key Takeaways

1. The "how" isn't the barrier you think it is

2. Every person's path is unique because they change as they grow

3. Shortcuts are the routes not ordinarily taken by ordinary law firms

4. The greatest gift of building a multimillion-dollar business is who you must become in the process.

This episode is a powerful message about the real engine of transformation. It isn't something that happens to you, it's who you become. 

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"How many of you feel like you live your life in triage mode? Taking time to reflect feels like a luxury you can't afford, when in reality it's a requirement you can't afford to do without." – RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from the April 2024 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon exposes the urgency trap that keeps law firm owners in constant triage mode. He challenges the assumption that a one hour meeting is enough time to actually accomplish what needs to be done. Some one hour meetings should be thirty minutes while others should be one and a half to two hour meetings. He demonstrates how right-sizing your meetings, sales calls, and delegation decisions can transform your practice from constant crisis mode to strategic growth. 

Key Takeaways:

1. You don't manage people, you lead them
2. Ten extra minutes on an email can save days of back-and-forth; 30 extra minutes  in meetings can prevent multiple follow-ups
3. Not every issue requires the same approach: learn to tilt 60/40 between reflection and action based on what's needed in each situation

This episode provides a framework for escaping urgency traps while maintaining  the speed necessary for success. 

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"Look around and see who's paying attention and who's not paying attention. And this is a pretty good measure of what a huge advantage you'll have because ... most people will just nod their heads and say, 'Wouldn't it be nice?'" - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from October 2024 with How To Manage a Small Law Firm members, RJon breaks down a method so straightforward, it's easy to overlook and yet, it's one that the smartest firms and most successful entrepreneurs use to grow their businesses. 

Key Takeaways:

• The real advantage comes from noticing what others miss
• Look at networking events as a way to curate referral partners
• Success often starts with a simple, repeatable process

RJon reminds us that success isn't about complexity, it's about attention, discipline, and action. 

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"You must be the architect of your own marketing. To do less is to abdicate a critical function of your business, which affects your life." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from the July 2017 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon shows members of How To Manage A Small Law Firm the reason why most law firm marketing fails. Through a surprise musical demonstration using nursery rhymes we've known since childhood, he exposes the fundamental truth about marketing success. The blueprints are simple and proven. 

Let's go to the vault!

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"Most people you meet don't take pride in their willingness to do the hard work. They take pride in the hard work. They take pride in being the best hammer swinger around. I'm a great lawyer. I've got a great reputation. Everyone loves me. Everyone refers business to me because of how great I am. Forget that. That's not what builds businesses." - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In this lesson from April 2021, RJon exposes the backwards approach that keeps lawyers broke and desperate. He explains why being "the best lawyer" means nothing if nobody knows about you. He demonstrates how the feast-or-famine cycle is created by constantly turning marketing on and off. Through the John Henry metaphor, RJon shows the critical difference between being a hammer swinger and building a steam hammer. In essence, you're building a marketing machine that keeps working while you're asleep, on vacation, or dealing with family emergencies. 

This episode is for law firm owners ready to reverse what law school taught them: legal work first, getting paid second, then marketing when you have time. Mature and successful entrepreneurs know the priority order is the exact opposite. 

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"Are you willing to live for a few years the way most people won't, so you can live the rest of your life the way most people can't?" - RJon Robins

Welcome inside the vault. This is a collection of previously unreleased lessons from eight-figure entrepreneurial mastermind RJon Robins. And in case you didn't see the warning label, this content can be explicit and is for serious entrepreneurs only.

In the first of a two-part series from the October 2024 Live Quarterly Meeting, RJon issues a challenge to How To Manage A Small Law Firm members: think 36 months ahead and commit to your future. Through candid insights about his own business journey, he encourages law firm owners to build something that can't be taken away by algorithm changes, technology shifts, or market disruptions. By putting down deep roots and investing in their future selves, they create a lasting competitive advantage.

Key Takeaways:

1. Building lasting competitive advantage requires doing what others aren't willing to do

2. Most people know what to do but won't commit to doing it

3. Your opportunity exists in sustained execution 

4. To develop deep roots takes dedicated time but creates advantages that can last a lifetime

5. The real question and challenge is whether you're committed enough to your future self to follow through

RJon's transparent approach is an eye-opening look at the reality of building and scaling a business. This includes the uncomfortable shifts, investments, and commitment required for lasting success.

Let's go to the vault!

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