Why I Love My Car Mechanic

When the water pump in my car broke, what do you think the first question was that I asked Ray, my mechanic? Right! “How much will that cost me?” And Ray, true to form, wisely replied, “Robin, let me rather tell you what it will cost you if you DON’T replace that water pump…” It’s wonderful to know that Ray takes care of everything. Any car problems can be solved by Ray. I take my car to him and he fixes it. I do whatever he tells me to do, because I HATE working on cars. I have no idea how they work and I don’t care. I just want them to take me where I want to go in comfort and luxury. Ray makes sure that that happens. I have absolute peace of mind. Ray is like a ray of sunshine on a stormy day.

Most people are unconsciously incompetent. That means that they don’t know that they don’t know. They know ABOUT things, but that’s not the same as understanding things, right? Right. I am consciously incompetent. There is a LOT of stuff that I don’t know and don’t understand and will never understand, and that’s why I find smart people like Ray. I have a powerful, mean machine lawyer that will eat my opponent’s tonsils for breakfast. He’s very expensive and the best there is. He will turn my attacker’s life into a living hell. That gives me peace of mind. My accountant makes sure that everything financial is ship shape. My computer guy tells me what computers to buy and fixes them when they break. I know what I don’t know, and I find people to tell me what to do in those areas.

Which brings me to the point of this article. Ever heard the saying, “Pearls before swine”? I recently had someone approach me for help. She had lost her job – in retrospect, she was probably fired – and lied that she had only enough money to last her for three months. I spent two precious, irreplaceable hours of my life with her, at no cost to her, telling her how to use Joint Ventures to make money. She did nothing. Two months later, I hear that she is still unemployed and is spending thousands on self-development seminars all over the place. She had money and she lied that she didn’t have any. She wasted my time. She will not get any more time from me.

When you have a challenge to overcome or a goal you want to reach, find someone who is competent, qualified and very good at what they do. Then get their assistance and advice. Then, FOLLOW their advice to the letter. That is what smart people do. Imagine going to a doctor for help to overcome a medical condition. He prescribes a diet, which you partially follow. He prescribes drugs, some of which you neglect to take. He prescribes certain, specific exercises, which you simply ignore. Do you expect to recover?

My first business mentor, George Choriatopoulos, told me, “Robin, if you do EXACTLY what I tell you to do, in EXACTLY the way I tell you to do it, you will get rich. Don’t waste my time, second-guess me or try to reinvent the wheel. Get your ego out of the way. If you had money, you wouldn’t need this advice. So you don’t know how to make money, but I do. Get rich or stay poor – your choice – I don’t need you – I’m already rich. Follow the proven formula, Robin, and you’ll do very well.” I was 34 years old, consciously incompetent, hungry, determined, and open to learn. I followed George’s instructions and it worked for me.
When your mechanic tells you to replace your water pump, DO it. Or suffer the consequences! Easy or hard -your choice.

Robin J. Elliott www.dollarmakers.com www.JVWisdom.com