Gaining The Napoleon Hill Foundation's confidence Justin Benton has spent his life solving difficult problems for himself, his family, his friends and his business. So when Russell Brunson wanted to collaborate with The Napoleon Hill Foundation he turned to Justin to "Get It Done". On today's show Justin shares the incredible story and talks about all the wonderful relationships that he developed along the way. https://www.1connectionaway.com/ Produced by PodConx 1 Connection Away - https://www.1connectionaway.com/ Justin Benton - https://podconx.com/guests/justin-benton Janet Benton-Gailard - askjanet.org https://101hempinnercircle.com/ www.themiracleplant.org info@101CBD.org Join Our #HealTheWorlders Messenger Tribe at https://bit.ly/TheMiraclePlant_Messenger
Gaining The Napoleon Hill Foundation's confidence
Justin Benton has spent his life solving difficult problems for himself, his family, his friends and his business. So when Russell Brunson wanted to collaborate with The Napoleon Hill Foundation he turned to Justin to "Get It Done". On today's show Justin shares the incredible story and talks about all the wonderful relationships that he developed along the way. https://www.1connectionaway.com/
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Justin Benton: [00:00:00] Welcome back to the Miracle Plant Podcast, where we discussed this miracle plant with so many names and how it's helping people in so many extraordinary ways. Well, we had an absolute breakthrough, uh, experience these last few days and um, I'm just so excited to be able to share it with you is as you've focused and heard over these past few weeks of and episodes that, you know, we've been working alongside, you know, the Napoleon Hill Foundation and Russell.
And, and all of the mindset and all of the things to, you know, cuz we were, we were in the physical world before March of 2022. Of 2020, excuse me. And, and we had our plan to do the reach a billion people, um, by being in chiropractors, physical stores, and doing all the things that needed to be done and opening in other countries and, and, uh, plan everything was according to plan.
Um, but as we all know, when March, 2020 hit, things shifted. [00:01:00] Everyone started shopping online and, uh, those numbers are, you know, somewhere in the 60 to 70% of Americans primarily shop online. And now we're talking groceries and food delivery, and just about anything else you can possibly think of with a click of a button shows up on your front doorstep.
And when this shift happened, we had to make sure that we had our products and our systems in place to make sure people could find us so we could reach that. People. Well, how we've done that is we went out and, and we, we, you know, basically went down the rabbit hole of rabbit holes with Russell Brunson because he's the online marketing, online sales guru.
And, uh, you know, we've, we got real, you know, all of his masterminds and all of his books and all of his courses and all whole, whole team just totally went all in when it came to Russell Brunson. And so, [00:02:00] um, over the past year or so, um, Russell talks about this thing called, uh, the Dream 100. And actually he talks about it a lot in his three books, uh, specifically Traffic Secrets, which came out March of 2020.
Talks about this Dream 100. And so the, basically the Dream 100, which originally. Um, you know, first talked about by Chet Homes in the book, The Ultimate Sales Machine, and it basically was like your whale list. So if you were looking for like who are the biggest clients? You know, Chet Holmes talks about working with Charlie Munger, who was Warren Buffet's partner in the magazine division.
And he had like a hundred of the biggest magazine ad buyers. And so he would send the mail and gifts and everything he possibly could to get in front of him. And after a few months, he still hadn't heard anything. But then by the end of the year, he had heard from like 38 and they all signed up . And he had the record numbers and they went from the worst magazine, uh, in sales in their division to the, to the highest.
And that was the first time we'd [00:03:00] ever heard about the Dream 100 with chat Holmes. Well, Also wrote his books. Um, specifically traffic secrets. Uh, the Dream 100 was who out there has a hundred? Who's the top hundred people that already have collected or assembled your Dream 100 audiences? So like his was Tony Robbins and he knew that if he could get in front of Tony Robbins, Those would be his ideal customers in Tony Robbins audience.
So when I first read that back in March of 2020, when Traffic Secrets came out, I was like, Oh my gosh, that's so brilliant. I had never heard of the Dream 100 like that. And so I started to make my list and then I figured, well, why not put the guy at the top of the list who taught me the Dream 100? It's kind of like, you know, poetic justice, if you will.
And so, you know, I started working with him and a buddy of mine, Christopher Vos, uh, was helping. As well. And, uh, you know, we start, he actually had an idea that [00:04:00] we, we should get, um, Russell, uh, an avocado tree in his name and then send him avocados, uh, every like 90 days or something. And I thought that was a brilliant idea, but I said I can, I can one up.
You there, Christopher? Uh, I actually have avocado trees in my front yard. out here in Southern California. And so I sent him some avocados and uh, and actually Christopher helped me. Good stuff. And we ended up overnighting 12 avocados from my front yard in a, in a cool fed Xbox all packed nicely, uh, which was like $500 for our free avocados
But it, it struck the cord. And because they are the best tasting avocados on the planet, uh, just a real nutty, oily thing. And who, that was the beginning of me doing a Dream 100 Russell style to Russell. And so the reason I bring that up is that this past week, Um, was basically the, the climax of the last year and a half [00:05:00] of that Dream 100 About six months ago.
Um, there was an auction for Napoleon Hill Rare artifacts and books in LA and I had put it out into a Facebook group, um, Russell Brunson's Inner Circle Mastermind group, and just let everyone know, hey, if anyone's interested, um, there's an auction in LA and, uh, hit me up if you want the dets, you know, and the auctions for Napoleon Hill.
and literally like 10 minutes later, Voxer, uh, Russell loves Voxer. So I get a Voxer, it's an app that's like walkie-talkie. Uh, I get a Voxer from Russell and he is like, Hey dude, what's the dets? And so I was like, Well, here's the Dets and uh, you know, all this good stuff. And, and he was ready just to buy the whole lot sight unseen cuz he's in Idaho and you know, the, um, the, uh, auctions in LA and you know, Russell has his family and his business and, you know, he really loves being.
Uh, both of them and doesn't really like to travel unless he has to, [00:06:00] and he doesn't have to. So he doesn't travel much unless he's going to one of his events. Anyways, I said, I'm more than happy to go down there. It's down the street and, uh, why don't I see what's up for auction and then I'll just give you the details and why don't you send over everything that you already have and everything that you want.
And so that's what I did. So then I went down and, uh, I met the, uh, president of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, Don Green, and uh, got. To meet him and talk with him. And I said, You know, what's Woody you got? And I started taking pictures of everything and I sent everything back to Russell and I said, Hey Russell, like this is what they have that you don't have, so we'll work on these.
And so I ended up, um, being, um, you know, by proxy Russell's, um, you know, Johnny on the spot to get him all these gifts. And so I, uh, I got all the things that he didn't have and they were super cool. And like even NFTs and like a signed check from Napoleon Hill for a film production company, which has special significance.
And, uh, you know, all this other cool stuff, you know, signed books and things [00:07:00] and, uh, it was, it was, it was a cool experience. And so then I'm, I got all these cool, you know, gifts and everything and so then I'm like, you know, of course you could just FedEx Right? But, but is that the cool way to do it? I mean, is that, is that the best possible way, Uh, you could possibly do it, because I know like the book that just came out with Steve Sims is Go For Stupid, is the name of it.
Like, how ridiculous could you do anything in. If you knew you couldn't fail and money wasn't an option. And so for me it was like, well, I should hand deliver these books and these artifacts fly to Boise, Idaho, and hand deliver 'em in a suitcase that has ClickFunnels on the outside that my son won and unlock the secrets, which is this awesome event in the summertime they put on for families.
And, uh, so that's what I did. I hopped on a plane and I, I let Russell know like this Friday work or next Friday . And he's kinda like, Well, I guess. His Friday works. And so I showed up and, and uh, I brought him all the [00:08:00] goodies and I even handcuffed my hand to the, um, the suitcase. So we had like, the video guy was there and, and it just kind of, you know, for, you know, drama, you know, dramatic effect or whatever.
And, uh, which was funny that I actually left the key in the Napoleon Hill room, which he showed me. He's got a couple rooms and, uh, you know, safes and all the school stuff. He showed me all this stuff. So I was actually hand. He was left there. Fortunately, I had a screwdriver and, and, uh, my boy Garrett Poole taught me also how to, uh, kick, uh, handcuffs, which is why I had handcuffs in the first place.
Anyways, so that was the beginning of me becoming the Coke curator of the Napoleon Hill Library and the Russell Brunson Library that he's building out there in poise. So after that, uh, I continued, um, to, you know, talk with Russell and, and see what else we could do, and he just, you know, Uh, you know, I said, You know, is there anything else you want?
And he goes, Well, you know, I feel like I'm kind of at a [00:09:00] standstill. And, and he just was kind of like deflated by the whole, um, process. I said, Well, why don't you let me help? And he eventually, he said, Okay, fine. If you, if you think you, if you think you could do more, then go for it. And so I, uh, I worked on the relationship for months on end and I, I ended up flying out to Napoleon Hill out in Wises, Virginia, myself, um, on my dime and.
You know, ask for anything or anything like that. It, there's this, uh, letter to Garcia, which is a great, um, uh, book to read an article. And it, it's, uh, you know, you just figure out a way, I call it Rowan's Way. Like they needed to get this message to like Cuba, to Teddy Roosevelt and the rough writers, and they gave the message to Rowan.
And Rowan didn't ask like, When should I leave? What ship should I take? You know, when I get there, is there gonna be horses? Where am I gonna sleep? He just got it done and got the message delivered in the middle of. The guy needed to be delivered to with like war instructions. And so that's [00:10:00] how, that's my, uh, take on it, is just get it done.
And so I went out there, I checked out the archives, you know, we understood what, what Don and the Napoleon Hill Foundation wanted. We knew what Russell wanted, and then eventually we were able to get them both what exactly what they wanted. You know, Russell wants the, the, the original manuscripts and the first editions and the typewriters and the artifacts to put into his library slash museum.
At the Napoleon Hill Foundation, uh, they wanna raise money for scholarships. So kids, underprivileged kids, like basically coal miners, uh, daughters and sons have access to the Napoleon Hill, uh, courses, uh, that are actually taught at, uh, Virginia, uh, at Wise Virginia. And so we got all of that done. Well, in the meantime, every year in October, they have a board meeting, uh, for the Polling Hill Foundation.
And, uh, they invited me and I was just gonna go by myself again. Rowan's way, and I was just gonna get it done. So, um, [00:11:00] as I'm, and I'm booking my ticket and, and I'm, I'm letting you know, Russell know what's going on, but, uh, you know, I'm assuming he's not gonna go, because again, he doesn't travel much. He's got his family and his business, and he doesn't need to travel.
Uh, and so he's, and he traveled for like 15 years on the road to learn all these marketing secrets going to Masterminds and what have you. And so I just totally assume he's not gonna go and, and then all of a sudden I get like a, a Voxer. Something like talking to me about the timelines and I was like, well, it's the 28th and of October and all this kind of good stuff.
And then one thing leads to another and uh, we're , we're looking into, um, you know, getting the private plane fueled up and all this kind of stuff. And so, and then I was actually able to help, uh, get the private plane secured, uh, through a buddy of mine, Eric Sorenson, who's a pilot, and his buddy just bought a brand new Phantom 300.
And, uh, so we. To get, uh, that plane secured for basically the price of, of gas, which is [00:12:00] crazy, but as you know, it's one connection away, right? And so we all went out there on the private plane and we got a tour of the facilities and Dawn Green and, and Bob Johnson, the attorney with, uh, Nap Po. Hill Foundation were there and they, everyone.
Just had a blast. And they gotta connect. And, and, and there's so many other people that are on the board of the foundation that were just, just so happy that Russell and we had a party of like seven of us. We called ourselves hashtag Ocean seven. You know, like from the movie where the seven of us each had our role and each had our, you know, specific reason why we were there.
And, uh, You're getting to talk with everybody and understanding the lay of the land. Um, it, it's, you know, everybody wants to work together and, and, uh, it was, you know, sometimes you gotta put the boots on the ground, like I say, and shake hands and, and, and, and do the thing. And that's what we did and, and from it, so many amazing.
Things are gonna happen. Um, there's a, a book that I don't wanna talk about yet cause I don't wanna ruin the surprise for Russell or anything, [00:13:00] but there's a book that I didn't know about, he didn't know about that uh, Bob had been working on that's right up the alley of, uh, Russell and his. His entrepre following and, and, uh, we're in the process of getting this unpublished manuscript that has everything to do with Russell's current world, uh, into Russell's hands so he can publish it, do some courses, do some fun, uh, funnels and challenges and all that good stuff with it.
So that's just one of maybe, I don't know, 10 other things that happened over this week, uh, when we made the trip out to Wise Virginia. So, uh, I just wanted to share that with everybody and, and let you. Really are just one connection away. In fact, Christopher VAs, who I talked about earlier, him and I are gonna have a, a, basically it's a, it's a four hour just kind of summit or or gathering that we're gonna have online.
We're gonna bring in some great speakers that can talk to this about how you can just have one connection, can change your life forever, change [00:14:00] your business, change your life, uh, forever. And, uh, if you wanna sign up for it, it's. You can go to the number one and then connection away.com. Again, that's the number one, connection away.com and get signed up and here's some more crazy stories like this and I'm sure we'll have pictures of the, of.
The private plane and the jet and all the cool stuff we did at Napoleon Hill and, and, and, and give you insights for your life, for your business. Who would be that person that, that if you met, if, if you were able to, um, have a relationship with, um, that would, you know, forever without a shadow of doubt would change your business.
And that's what we're gonna talk about and how to turn their head and how to, how to, how to get them to. Pay attention. And, and then eventually the, the, the plan is have, uh, you know, fly in a private plane together. . I mean, that's what I did. But anyways, maybe, maybe, uh, no, you know, the results may vary, [00:15:00] but anywho, uh, we're gonna have an awesome time.
It's November 16th, uh, is when we're kicking it off, and we may have some replays and some other things going on if you're hearing this later on. But again, it's the number one connection away.com gets signed up and, uh, we'd love to share some more secrets, some more. We have some amazing speakers. Amazing speakers.
We have actors and celebrities and, and just amazing connectors, um, that can connect people with Tony Robbins or Oprah Winfrey or Elon Musk or Elton John, like Madonna. Who do you wanna, who do you want? Who is the person? Like, we're doing it on the business side, but if you want to do it on the personal side, that's fine too.
So again, I'm just so excited that we get to share on these amazing experiences with you and, and show you that anything's. Like we've talked about so many times on here, it's about the mindset and, and now that we have this relationship with so many more, you know, influencers and celebrities and people with huge platforms, you know, we were sitting there in the plane, [00:16:00] uh, you know, with Russell and he looked at me and he just gave me that, the question.
And he was just like, So tell me your story. And so now Russell knows our story from the miracle. And he knows about my son and he knows about the power of this miracle plant. And it took 18 months to have him ask me what was, What's your story? I want to hear your story. And so sometimes you, it can take a long road to get to where you want to go.
But it's worth it, I promise you. And now Russell knows, and you know, deep in his soul what this mission is all about. And so connections and, and, and helping other people and having a definiteness of purpose, um, is what it's all about. And that's like rule number one, uh, in Napoleon Hills. 17 principles. So again, I'm so happy that you tuned in.
I hope this story was inspiring. I hope you join us@oneconnectionaway.com and I'm sure there'll be a lot more to talk. When it comes from the [00:17:00] world of Napoleon Hill and Russell Brunson and I just, we just, uh, signed another, um, agreement with a very, very cool, very big, um, let's just say partner, uh, that is, uh, gonna help us reach a billion people by 2025 and heal the world, because that's what it's all about.
So, on the count of three, I'm gonna say it by myself, but I want you to say it with me. Send those vibrations out there. Someone can feel it, hear it, find the miracle. And try it for themselves. So on the counter, three, let's say heal the world. 1, 2, 3, heal the world. Take care everybody. See you next week on The Miracle Plant Podcast.