What do you consider the real value of a solid business
relationship or any relationship as far as that goes?

As I make my way through John Thornhills Masterclass I try to
pickup on the not so obvious stuff.

Sure the classes are excellent, well thought out and easy to
follow and understand, but it’s the behind the scene stuff that
can be valuable.

I’m beginning to notice who John surrounds himself with. Not just
people who will promote him, become affiliates or can make him money.
All of which I’m sure the above applies, but the people around him
are the ones who seem to be there day in and day out. People he trust
not just as JV’s but people he hangs with in his everyday Internet life.
People he turns to for not only business purposes but real advice and
ideas that do not have an agenda behind it.

As I continue on with the course, I realize this is not common. In past
posts I make mention of clearing my email from unwanted mail. Not spam,
I mean people who I’ve subscribed to; email me everyday wanting to sell
me something without any thought behind it. I noticed these guys have
little or no content. Sometimes my name, you gotta check this out and a
thanks? wtf!.. Excuse my language.

I’ve started to interact with a few of John’s associates and they seem
to be straight forward and show the kind of mentality John shows. They
do what they say and follow through with it. This doesn’t surprise me.

What I am seeing is a group of like minded individuals with the same core
belief of giving and then receiving. Makes a lot of sense and although
talked little, is front and center as to what these people are accomplishing.

For me, another lesson learned. Don’t just say it. Live it and do it.
Doing the right thing in our world still means a lot to a lot of people.
Seems like the people not doing right are the ones in the headlines

Business relationships form through mutual needs and wants. Lasting
business relationships form through mutual respect, similar thinking
and doing what is common and right.

I bet the people I unsubscribed from have no idea what I’m talking about.
It’s easy to say it’s important to form a bond with another, but it’s not
always easy to do.

For me the real value of a business relationship is keeping the other
person’s best interest at heart. That and honesty is a simple mix that will
take an acquaintance in the simplest form and turn them into a valued
solid business relationship.