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Written by: Jay Kubassek

What If You Had a 100% Success Rate? - Click To Read Article
What if I told you there’s a method of operation that guarantees a 100% success rate each time you apply yourself to a project? This message is about a simple mode of “behaving” that guarantees a 100% success rate. It’s about one of the ways we take action to achieve desired results. Really, it’s a success lesson I learned from my Uncle Julius.

Never again…Never - Click To Read Article
As I sat on my front porch this morning, reading the paper and enjoying my first cup of coffee for the day, I could not help but feel a certain sense of gratitude for the freedom I take for granted every day. I have had the privilege of living in this great country for the last 9 years, and even though I am fiercely proud to be Canadian, feelings of patriotism and adoration for my new homeland were overwhelming this morning. After spending the weekend doing the normal “get ready for summer” stuff around the house and enjoying the last three days of family barbecues and abundance – it really hit home.

Another Entrepreneur “Wakes Up” - Click To Read Article
Nothing makes me happier than getting emails like this. In fact this is WHY I do what I do. Waking people up to their inner entrepreneur. The purpose of our new marketing system – PRO Elite – is to get the entire PRO community on board to elevate each others’ existence. The story I’m about to share will reveal the best way to get started: get out of your own way, stand on the shoulders of giants, and use the system the way it’s designed.

The Smartest Man In The World - Click To Read Article
When I was a kid, around the age of 6-7 years old, I remember helping my dad fix the eves on our farm house. I remember the day like it was yesterday. Standing there on the ground, holding the ladder, looking up at my dad smiling down at me as he cracked jokes and taught me wit. He challenged me to see who could say the alphabet the fastest.

The Good Life - Click To Read Article
You awaken from a deep sleep, it’s about 6am, and you have a smile on your face. You slept great… better than you have in a long time… and after a few minutes of laying there listening to the birds chirping and watching tiny specks of dust float through the tiny light beams peeking through the shutters, it hits you… The adrenaline.

What Is Your Obstacle Today? - Click To Read Article
You will not become a self made millionaire using the same logic and making the same types of decisions that got you to the point where you now are in life. So, what is the big secret to success? The secret is what I call the "99% methodology," which is based off a very famous quote by one of the most important inventors in history, Thomas Edison.

10 Reasons To Quit Your Job - Click To Read Article
Why do millions of people choose to stay stuck in an occupation that they don't like? Why would someone in their right mind choose to subject themselves to turmoil and bull shit of answering to a master. We are not dogs! We are eagles that are designed by the Almighty to flourish and soar!

The Neighbor 2.0 - Click To Read Article
Multiple paradigms shifts are occurring within business. Not the least of which is a renewed emphasis on TRUST. Not just between the consumer and the provider, but between everyone interconnected within our global framework.

Why Apple is the "Apple" of Tech - Click To Read Article
Why does Apple continue to dominate the market despite growing competition daily? Because they are "Apple" and no one else is.

Searching the Road - Click To Read Article
How do we maintain our progression when the future is unclear? How do we continue to evolve, to grow, to challenge what comes our way? Staying "FORWARD."

What Screwtape taught me about Success - Click To Read Article
Where do we find the fuel for personal or business achievement?

How to be S.M.A.R.T. about Goal Setting - Click To Read Article
A methodology for setting and attaining goals consistently.

Ubuntu - Click To Read Article
The World Cup has begun in South Africa. One cannot help but pause at the significance of such a unifying event being held in a place who's history is soiled by apartheid.

We Remember. - Click To Read Article
Memorial Day. An opportunity for the remembrance of those who toil, sacrifice and give without promise of reward or applause.

The Little Things - Click To Read Article
The mastery of the minor is essential for the conquer of the great.

Leave your Lizard Brain behind. - Click To Read Article
How do we combat our biological tendencies to be fearful, hesitant and doubtful about our own actions?

The Reformation begins with U.S. - Click To Read Article
Who or what will be the catalyst that renews the social fabric of integrity and trust to the masses. Well, it most certainly begins with each of US.

Standing in Line. - Click To Read Article
The importance of daily thankfulness and humility.

Paying it Forward. - Click To Read Article
It's not what you have that makes a difference in someone's day, it's what you give.

Addition by Subtraction. - Click To Read Article
We are often conditioned to believe that the resolution, betterment or answer for a given problem is rooted in the addition of something. We search, seek and toil for the missing ingredient; that one thing that we need to have, or have more of ⎯ to achieve our goals or happiness. However, it’s often what you remove from the equation that makes the big difference.

Over $18,000 Raised in Hours Thanks to Twitter - Click To Read Article
“Do Something For Someone Today, With The KNOWING That There Is No Possible Way For Them To Repay You” This happens to be one of my favorite quotes, by one of my favorite people, John Jackson. In this spirit of Christmas and out of the deepest appreciation for all of my friends and family this holiday season, I felt led to share this with you today.

Inertia, It’s Not a River in Egypt - Click To Read Article
I just looked up inertia on Wikipedia: "... the resistance of an object to a change in its state of motion [...] inertia means that an object will always continue moving at its current speed and in its current direction until some force causes its speed or direction to change."

Get Real. Get Rich. - Click To Read Article
Lottery sales are booming. (And so are alcoholic beverage sales, but that’s a whole separate issue.) And why wouldn’t they be. The economy has tanked and the ship is still sinking. Unemployment is through the roof and is still rising. People are starting to panic.

What are YOUR chances of Rags to Riches - Click To Read Article
You’ve been lied to. You’ve been misled and if you’re like millions of people, you are just starting to realize that! Don't make the same mistakes that millions of people seeking "get rich quick" are making every year.

Setting Goals Is Only Half Of The Battle To Achieving The Lifestyle Of Your Dreams With Your Home Business - Click To Read Article
We hear it all the time... You must set goals in order to be successful in your own business. Its the secret of the wealthy. Its the difference between modest success and explosive success, etc. Do you agree? I'm here to tell you it's only half true...

The American Dream Downsized, or Upscaled. Your choice. - Click To Read Article
Today’s news is filled with doom about the economy and dire predictions about a permanent downsizing of the American Dream. It’s as if our futures have become foretold. To me, this is precisely the time to talk about building wealth. The mind numbing tidal wave of financial collapse does not have to engulf you. To avoid it, however, you have to have an evacuation plan that leads to higher financial ground, and you have to choose when to put that plan into action. When it comes to wealth building, it always starts with a choice.

The Humility Of Good Business - Click To Read Article
It’s 8am. My son is off with his nanny for the day, coffee in hand, I’m approaching the office and I see a rather conspicuous notice taped to the window of the architecture firm directly next door. I decide to take the peak. The place is eerily dark, lights off, something sort of ominous about the place. I take a look at the notice. It’s a court ordered eviction summons, cease and desist immediately, five days to respond to New York State Superior Court. $83, 575 dollars in delinquent rent owed. Wow.

Attention and Distraction - Click To Read Article
The idea of whether the Internet is making us more intelligent or less intelligent, more vulnerable to distraction or more capable of skillful multi-tasking, seems to have obsessed the majority of print and online media journalists lately. No doubt these journalists are concerned with the fate of their jobs, as print media dwindles and people become increasingly less likely to pay for reporting that often costs thousands of dollars to accomplish. Out of this so-called “crisis of attention” has emerged a new genre of writing, a kind of meta-reporting in which journalists, distracted by the swarm of new media overtaking print, are focusing their attention on new neurological research and technological advancements to try and figure out where the future of their own profession, and indeed the entire globalized world, is headed.

A Social Media Infatuation - Click To Read Article
200 million people don’t just sign up for something—and then stick with it for years—because it’s fashionable or cool – Facebook in particular is downright addictive, the newest sensation of the masses

Why I Do What I Do... - Click To Read Article
I get a lot of tweets, facebooks posts, and emails messages. Even actual thank-you cards and letters via snail mail. But I have never received anything like this… This email that came in over the weekend while traveling and realized that this is EXACTLY why I do what I do. Simply knowing that I may be a small part of change in someone’s life is beyond rewarding.

Thoughts On Google And China - Click To Read Article
Google’s decision to second-guess its relationship with China has raised some interesting questions recently. Namely, whether Google’s decision sprang from their moral opposition to censorship, or simply from a decreased financial interest in a country with a much more popular search engine, known as Baidu. So far, the controversy appears to be more of a commercial, as opposed to a political dilemma. A private, business-related concern. But whenever the question of morality, of a battle between good (Google) and evil, comes into play in the news, you can be sure that the blogosphere will start freaking out.

The Philosopher - Click To Read Article
It was a heavy and wet morning when the trees let out quiet sighs, aching from the fresh weight of the evening’s frost. A man sat in his study watching exhausted leaves tremble and fall, spilling light with each pirouette. It was a morning not unlike any other for this man. He rose at seven, as was his custom. Washed his face with cool water and prepared for the morning’s conversation and walk with Mr. Wellington.

The Close of the Decennium - Click To Read Article
Ten years have passed, that were never short of interesting, even without modest embellishment. We will look back on these days soon. Some years will be remembered with favor others with a wince. We may find ourselves slightly awestruck at the amount of bitter peaks and the somber valleys.

It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re going. - Click To Read Article
Oh the Holidays… The crisp snap of the winter breeze, lights emerging from every corner imaginable; illuminating the evening skies like the sun just squeezed itself through the screen door. It’s a time for celebration, a time for reflection. For smiles, and long overdue embraces that have sat on shelves collecting the dust of neglect.

CarbonCopyPRO Celebrates its Fourth Master Marketing Event - Click To Read Article
CarbonCopyPRO presented it’s 4th MasterMarketing Event at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

A Simple Act Of Random Kindness - Click To Read Article
Do something really good and really positive for somebody today … but do it in the knowing there’s no way they could ever re-pay you.

Clarity Through Panic - Click To Read Article
June ‘04. I had just quit my job selling mufflers at Midas. I went for 6 weeks without making a single dollar. It was one of those wonderful warm summer weekends you get in the Midwest… yet it was as though I couldn’t sleep, eat or breathe. The pit in my stomach grew daily, I was terrified. I took a leap of faith, quit a decent paying job, to pursue a full time career in online marketing and almost like a little bird who decides to jump out of the nest a just a couple days too early, only to find the ground is patiently waiting to reach up and smack him in the face.

Write Your Own Story - Click To Read Article
I’ve spoken and written about leaving a legacy; what we as individuals do for the betterment of more than simply ourselves. However, what we all must realize is that a legacy is built everyday. It is built in the choices and moments that seem to have no consequence, the moments that are filled with tedious details, questioning and bouts with the reins of persistence as we do all we can to stay on track. A legacy is more than a trust fund or a inheritance, a summer house, or even a college endowment. Your legacy is the story of your everyday. What you do with the hours, minutes and seconds that you own, because they are your own.

Why should anyone follow you - Click To Read Article
What is the value of YOUR leadership? Leadership is the most precious commodity known to man! In fact society is so starved for leadership and someone/thing to follow right now, you could light yourself on fire and run down the street and people would follow you in droves!

TRUST - Click To Read Article
It is popular amongst successful entrepreneurs to talk about certain intangibles that make for good business. Intangibles such as leadership, innovation, persistence and follow- through. I say this, because I too speak of these things, both passionately and often. Their importance goes without questioning. Each cannot be given, and consequently must be earned. Each is intrinsically valuable in and of itself, and may stand as a singular example of character.

The Survival Of The Fittest - Click To Read Article
Whether you’re already an entrepreneur, or just thinking about becoming one, you are invariably motivated by one of two things, or maybe even both—passion and necessity. Very often, entrepreneurs do what they do simply because they like it and want to do it. And because entrepreneurs, particularly very successful ones, rarely do anything half-way, they tend to pursue their lives and their businesses with a unique intensity. In short, they are passionate about how they live and work.

The Urgency of Importance - Click To Read Article
Every one of us probably knows someone who’s permanently in crisis mode, constantly putting out fires, busy, busy, busy. But, have you noticed, that type of person is frequently stuck somewhere shy of their goals because they never seem to have the time to get to the things they say are important to them?

The most important advice I can give you - Click To Read Article
The following is the most important piece of advice that I can give you.

So Why Do You Do What You Do? - Click To Read Article
In today's society we often put a lot of emphasis on HOW things are done. Present a plan with lofty goals to the board of directors of any company and surely they will ask you how you suppose those goals will be met. Apply for a mortgage and you will be asked to demonstrate how you plan to pay it off. Give a professor the correct answer to a complex question and chances are you'll be asked how you arrived at your conclusion. The HOW is often so predominant that the WHY is sometimes completely forgotten, as if the WHY is of less importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. WHY you want something is infinitely more important than HOW you think you're going to achieve it.

Putting Savvy Before Necessity by Jay Kubassek - Click To Read Article
When put to the test, people are endlessly adaptive, inventive, cunning and resilient. These are some of the qualities that have helped us survive eons of changing, challenging conditions to emerge as the dominant species on the planet.

Persistence. - Click To Read Article
I’ve often been curious to hear the responses given by individuals of substantial success when asked about their methods or secrets. The secrets of the wealthy, the winners, the business elite. Over the years, I’ve heard some remarkable responses, and some quite simple doctrines as well. I once at a conference listened to a rather engaging older gentleman profess that his secret was writing goals on a small piece of plywood, and then sleeping with it under his pillow. Honestly I thought to try it, once, no more than twice, but the idea of an inordinate amount of splinters ravaging my cheeks kept me from running to Home Depot for sharpies and 2×4’s.

No Matter How Big, or Small. - Click To Read Article
It was three nights ago, I couldn’t sleep, as is often the case on warm nights. New York in August feels like a wet blanket fresh out of the oven. It’s hard not to sweat just bending over. My fiancée had gone out to her parents for the night, and the quiet in the house was peaceful, but incomplete. Truth be told, I just can’t stand to be away from her. Television didn’t do it, 25 minutes of baseball highlights later, still restless. A few books I’m in the middle of didn’t provide any repose either. I wondered, why the unrest? An incessant pebble of anxiety was rolling like a marble through my stomach. It was 1:30am; I sat in my backyard trying to enjoy the serenity of the calm hot air, barely rustling a tree.

Leadership-A Daily Gift - Click To Read Article
We awake each day with the incredible gift to lead. Leadership is not pithy sayings, kitschy slogans, or daily calendar quotes. Leadership is taking on the personal responsibility, everyday, to have your actions and deeds be the example that your words describe. Leaders awake every morning with the conviction of person to carve their own path, they call on their own minds to be the lighthouse of guidance. A leader has the confidence, and welcomes the challenge, of standing alone, accountable and compassionate of others. A leader does not say, “follow me”, rather, a leader says, “follow you.” Be reliant, and unwavering with the commitment to yourself, and your own personal truth.

Ideas and Action - Click To Read Article
Anyone can have a great idea, lots of them: million dollar ideas; ideas that will change their life; ideas that will change other people’s lives; ideas that will change the world. But any idea that stays on the chalkboard is worth only the chalk it's written with.

How to find the right Opportunity and why 97 fail Part I - Click To Read Article
Are you ALSO tired of buying other people dreams by subscribing to their money games and schemes where they only pretend to be concerned with your success but are really only concerned in recruiting you and selling you their products so they can move on to the next sucker? Are you looking for a real opportunity that will finally pay you what you are worth while allowing you the time freedom to control and live your own life on your terms? If you are tired of Mickey-Mouse, pyramid scheme, or money games. Listen carefully. What I'm going to share with you right now are a few secrets of my success. I am not going to give you some hyped up - - fluffy - hypothetical BS ...I'm going to give you the cold hard facts on how I have found success.....whether or not you choose to believe anything I say is entirely up to you.

How to find the right Opportunity and why 97% fail! Part II - Click To Read Article
This is the second part in a 2 part article on finding the right opportunity in Network Marketing. Most fail because of one or more of the following things, pay close attention or risk becoming a statistic too!

Google For Fun - And Profit! - Click To Read Article
There’s no denying that Google is a lot of fun. You can use it to find out anything about everything. Elephant polo (a personal hobby)? It’s on there. The Baja 1000 off-road race? Also a hobby, and also on there. Like I said, anything about everything.

Google, A Way Of Life - Click To Read Article
I have a been a member of the Google, and for that matter Gmail, fan club since it’s inception five years ago. Since that time I’ve taken a peculiar notice that most tech or “Internet savvy” people also reside on Gmail ave.

Entrepreneurial Objectivity - Click To Read Article
For most of us, it's obvious that the bulk of the decisions we make on a daily basis are based upon the summation of our previous experience. Then combined with some sort of reactive observation. “That looks hot, I once was burned, don’t touch it.” A rather simplistically calculated decision to a situation, correct? There are a lot of philosophical explanations to this phenomenon, (of which I have no desire whatsoever to regurgitate.) However, the idea of understanding, evaluating and augmenting our decision making process, is quite possibly one of the most effective, yet difficult things to do.

Celebrate The Opportunity - Click To Read Article
As entrepreneurs and business owners, it’s incredibly important for us to stay attune to the world’s financial news. The recognition of trends, niche opportunities and the anticipation of economic movements are nothing short of necessities. However I personally, and I’m sure this resonates with the majority of you reading this, have grown tired of the incessant negativity that is spoon fed the masses daily.





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