Rob Summers, former Oregon State Baseball player knows something about adversity. Cut down in a tragic hit and run accident, Rob Summers could have accepted what had happened and struggled to find a new path in life.

Not this guy, a goal setter from a very early age Rob Summers would meticulously dissect his goals apart to intensely focus on one thing. Whether it was isolating a particular mussel that needed to be strengthened for pitching or the months of grueling rehab that laid ahead, Rob Summers never gives up, he finds away.

Take a few minutes to watch the short video and learn more about Rob and allow him to inspire you to achieving your goals. Remember, even if everyone tells you it’s not possible, and more importantly if its never be done…Never Give Up!

The MIGHT Time System

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MIGHT Time…first off what exactly is MIGHT Time? Everyone knows that one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, is getting the most out of their time.

Any little distraction can devastate your productivity for the day and keep you from accomplishing the actions that move you closer to your goals.

So take a moment and imagine what your life would be like if there was a system you could simply plug into, where all you have to do is show up, and where you accomplish more in one hour then you do all day.

Sound crazy?

Let me introduce you to PRO U Professor Patrick Combs, and a powerful system he co-founded called MIGHT Time.

He calls this system MIGHT Time, because it’s a specific time during which you accomplish MIGHTY victories that help you achieve your dreams. The first rule of MIGHT Time is showing up matters.

You see MIGHT Time is not about setting goals, anyone can do that right? That’s why the second rule of MIGHT Time is showing up matters.

MIGHT Time is simpler than goals…

Here’s a fact for you, most goals that are set are NEVER achieved. Why? Because simply setting goals isn’t enough. That is why MIGHT Time is made up of seven super simple strategies you can implement today to ensure you are taking the right actions to achieve your goals.

• Dedicate one hour of your day for just 3 days week for working specifically towards your dreams in life. Just one hour – no more, no less. Call this hour your MIGHT Time.
• Start your day with your hour of MIGHT Time. (The sooner in the day you do your MIGHT Time, the sooner you’ll get into that productive mode.
• During this hour, take 3 actions dedicated to the pursuit of your dream. (Just 3 – No More Trust Me).
• These actions must help you in pursuit of your dream. They cannot be “to-do list” type actions.
• Each action must be easily completed in 20- 30 minutes.
• Eliminate all distractions for this hour. (Close the door, turn off all ringers…yes, that includes your cell phone, too, and NO EMAIL.)
• Take BOLD actions. You cannot accomplish a big dream staying in your comfort zone; these actions are meant to drive a different result, so they must be different actions than normal.

What’s important here is that you understand that when you consistently implement these seven strategies, you will see for yourself just how mighty your days can be. Your efforts will compound over time, and this one hour, three times a week will cultivate new opportunity and make your dreams become your reality.

You’re probably wondering, as MIGHT Time becomes a part the very fabric that drives you, how you will keep yourself accountable and consistently do the things that will help you stay the course.

Ask yourself these key questions…

Because the questions listed above are direct, they will give you the perspective required to keep you on course with actions in your MIGHT Time.

Little by little you are beginning to understand the power of putting MIGHT Time to work for you 1 hour a day, 3 days a week.

The bottom line…MIGHT Time Works.

But I want you to be the judge, so I am personally inviting you to join me on a call I co-host with Patrick Combs and experience MIGHT Time first hand. Simply click here or on the image above to gain access to a special MIGHT Mastery Call. The call is held every Monday – Wednesday at 10:30 EST, and as a bonus, I will also send you a FREE video series to help jump start your MIGHT Time today.

Debt Free Marriage…Is It Really Possible?

Any Expert will agree that having a debt free marriage is harder now than ever in today’s society. However, debt and marriage do not need to go hand and hand. If each partner takes some simple financial steps, it is possible to have a debt free marriage. As financial difficulties is one the main causes of divorce, this obstacle to life together needs to be addressed by both parties involved.

Before tying the knot, it is important to have an open and honest conversation about debt and marriage. For instance, if one partner has a lot of unpaid student loan debt, then the other partner will need to file as an injured spouse in order to receive their full tax return. While this may not lead to a debt free marriage, it is one of the ways debt and marriage can be worked out without calling in the divorce lawyers.

When It Comes To Having A Debt Free Marriage…Honesty Is The Best Policy.

Another debt and marriage topic that should be out in the open is credit card debt. Each partner should disclose to the other how much they have and then as a couple decide how to pay it down. In this way, you can embark on a debt free marriage if you are able to pay off the cards before committing. Debt free marriage is attainable with a little hard work and a lot of communication.

Debt and marriage can also be caused by having an expensive wedding. A debt free marriage will be a happier bonding so you may want to forgo a large reception. Embarking on a debt free marriage can be accomplished with a potluck reception or even a backyard wedding. If each partner is on the same page on how to deal with debt and marriage the union is likely to last longer.

Debt free marriage can become a reality to the couple that can discuss debt and marriage without fighting.

One final thought on the matter is to open a joint savings account. This is often a very effective way get on the same page, as you will have the ability to track how much you save as a couple. With your finances in check and out in the open, you and your spouse can head down the road to debt free marriage.  Remember, money problems do not have to cause the end of your union if you work with a financial counselor to talk about your difficulties with debt and marriage. A trained counselor can help each partner to communicate to the other one about his or her reservations and fears when it comes to the way each handles money. Paying down consumer debt and saving up and paying with cash for what you want is always the best way to have a debt free marriage.

Size Does Matter…When It Comes To Your Commissions.

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With the new year upon us, the business opportunity industry is poised for the flood of people looking to stake their claim in today’s modern day gold rush.

As they push their way in like the Black Friday shoppers you saw on the news, looking for the best deal on a business, the majority of them will forget that size does matter, and that their potential profit will be affected by this fact.

Size Does Matter…Because It Costs You The Same To Market.

Everyone knows the two most popular opportunities for new business start up’s are MLM or Affiliate Marketing

The reality is that whatever your business is selling your cost to market on Pay Per Click (PPC), Banner, or any paid media will cost you about the same.

So ask yourself this one key question…If it’s going to cost you $1.00 every time someone clicks on your ad…Wouldn’t you rather have your hard work and efforts pay you commissions in the hundreds if not thousands dollars vs. the nickels and dimes paid out from most business opportunities or affiliates?

Little by little you are beginning to realize why size does matter when is comes to your commissions and just how much of a difference it can make between having a profitable business and a expensive hobby.

You see, when you specialize or niche, as we say in the business, you tend only deal in high ticket items. A great example of this would be a cardiologist. Everyone knows that they get paid more for their services then say a general doctor.

Now, you may pay your family doctor $ 75.00 for a visit, but the cardiologist makes 10 to 100 times more for their services…But why?

They’re both in medicine…Right?

It goes right back to size does matter.

When you specialize in a niche, you become an expert and experts get paid more for the same effort.

Sound reasonable?

Size Does Matter…The Solution!

Having been in home business for well over a decade know, I have found only one industry that will allow you to find that niche where you can become the expert or guru, that commands 10 times more for there efforts…and it’s the direct sales industry.

Because the direct sales industry will actually pay you what you are worth. It pays you for your efforts, it does this and more because size does matter.

Now I can almost hear you brain saying…”I Hate Selling!”

Well the reality is in direct sales…you actually sell less!!!

Sound crazy? We’ll let me explain.

If you want to make $1,000.00 per month with a MLM or Affiliate Business and lets say your commission on a single sale is $ 50.00, you would need to make 20 sales in that month to reach your goal.

Because I am in high demand direct sales company, if I want to make that very same $1,000.00, guess how many sales I have to make per month in my business?

5?
10?

You guessed right….2.

20 sales vs. 2 sales. Hmm…

…Who’s really selling more here?

Any expert will agree that your return on investment or the bottom line is a key factor in deciding whether a business model is right for your financial goals, so remember when looking at a business and how much it will pay you, always keep in mind size does matter.

-Christmas 2001 Reno, NV-

So it was our first Christmas to host the family for dinner and to say that Christine was a little nervous was an understatement to say the least.

Absolute perfection was the goal…right down to the napkin rolls and place settings.

Now to really set the stage for this, it’s important to explain a challenge we faced. You see even though we lived in a great house, it was a rental, and as you know, top end appliances are generally not included.

So I was certain that attempting a Christmas dinner with what I liked to refer to as our “Fisher Price Cake Bake Oven” would lead to a group of people quietly sitting around the dinner table, suffering though a dinner that would be the butt of jokes for years to come.

Luckily I was able to talk Christine into buying a precooked meal, in the name of keeping things simple and keeping the stress to a minimum.

NOT SO FAST….No stress at Christmas….No Way!

After sitting down a few days prior to Christmas and putting a plan on paper (that I was sure resembled the battle plans for the invasion of Normandy), the one thing Christine was dead set on was making, was my Dad’s homemade eggnog.

Yes it’s that good!!!

Seriously…this eggnog is pure bliss in a glass. It could take any bad holiday party and turn into the talk of the water cooler for weeks, and all we needed was the recipe.

After a quick call to Dad, over the fax the recipe came, and I had one happy wife. But at the bottom, was a hand written note, “I dropped the brandy down to one cup.”

Now we’ll get back to that in a minute.

Christine’s Grandmother is not a quiet woman, but humble. She did not want others to fuss over her, and she certainly would not make a scene.

She and Grandpa, had come over the hill to spend Christmas with us, along with other members of Christine’s family.

Grandpa and I had to run out for the inevitable Christmas day last minute items, you know…”The I thought You Got Them” items.

So we headed out just as the eggnog was being served, and as we were stepping out the door, joking we said to Grandma, “Just Two Glasses, You Don’t Want To Get Run Over By A Reindeer.”

We returned not more then a hour later, and entered the house to the sound of uncontrollable laughter. We walked up the stairs to see Grandma dancing and laughing like it was going out of style!

Clearly you could see that the eggnog had brought out the Christmas cheer in her, and after helping Grandpa pick his jaw up from the floor, I whispered in Christine’s ear….

“Why Is Grandma drunk?”

“2 glasses of eggnog” she replied

You see Grandma, rarely if ever drank, but even I couldn’t figure this one out, until…

…I helped myself to some eggnog.

WOW….How about some eggnog with my brandy!!!

“This is really strong”, I told Christine, she said, “I know, I only had half a glass and have been mixing it to help the taste.”

As I struggled to keep my eyes from crossing, I began to wonder, did she not add something, so I asked, “Did you follow the recipe?”

“Word for word”…. Then she paused with a sheepish grin as she looked at Grandma.

It hit her, she forgot to cut the brandy back to a cup, and instead used the what recipe called for…1 quart.

Yep, that explained it.

And the Christmas legend of “Christine’s Knock You On Your Ass Eggnog” was born.

As for Grandma, she was fine. Nothing a little nap before dinner and a couple Tylenol couldn’t fix.

We have included the recipe, as a gift for you for the holidays. Download it and make it a part of your holiday memories. Just remember to cut the brandy back to a cup.

Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!

Matthew & Christine

In my previous post, “The Positivity Revolution”, we discovered how to breakthrough to the happiness and success you desire, by learning simple and quick scientifically proven techniques.

Of course we all know that even when you know what can make you happier or more successful, but you don’t actually do those things, nothing will change for you. What we’re talking about here is not about a lack of knowledge. You can be provided with information, but information alone won’t transform your life.

You can read gobs of books, on “self-help”, for example, and know a LOT about self-help, ways to improve yourself, your quality of life, etc.; but without taking action, without DOING the things you know to do from those books, you’ll never experience the benefits of putting into action what you learned.

The purpose of this post today is to go from KNOWING what to do — to actually DOING it. And we all know that often when it comes to overcoming large obstacles, something inevitably gets in the way. We’re going to cover that “something” here today.

In the video below, Harvard Psychology Professor Shawn Achor discusses the challenge of “Activation Energy,” and how it is key for us to do the things we actually want to do, to get the results we want.

I’ve included my own thoughts and experiences on this topic that I feel will provide perspective for you in understanding this clearly, however, in my effort to maintain accuracy (since we will be talking a little “science” here), I have also included much of what is shared in the video).

Activation Energy is the energy it takes to start a task. In chemistry, it is referred to as the energy it takes to start a chain reaction. Once you’ve got that energy started, the rest of the formula can continue.

The same is true for us. If you want to start a new chain reaction of change in your life (to become happier, more successful, physically fit, etc.), it will require an initial investment of energy at the highest point at the beginning of the formula. (Just think about how challenging it is when you haven’t been to the gym in a couple weeks, months, or ever…and then trying to get a new routine started!)

Activation Energy is the reason we procrastinate. We wait for our stress level to crest up higher than the energy it takes to start the task.

Years ago I used to believe, for example, that for someone to really make a breakthrough (in any area of their life), that they had to hit a real low point in their life, that there had to be a lot of pain. I realize now that this is both true and false. Let me explain and you’ll see exactly what I mean!

Since we can agree that it takes more mental energy to start a task than to actually do it, now we can get to the exciting part.

If you slightly change the Activation Energy, you can make it significantly easier to stop negative habits and start positive habits.

For example, Shawn talks about how for years he would come home from work tired, and it was very easy for him to plop down on the sofa, grab the
remote for the t.v., and with low activation energy he would push a button, and burn away the evening watching T.V. All the while he knew he had plenty of other things he could be doing, and would rather be doing with that time.

So he took the batteries out of the remote and moved them 20 seconds away to his bedroom. Over the next few days when he came home from work, he (habitually) sat down on the couch, grabbed the remote, pushed the button (of course the T.V. didn’t turn on), and got frustrated. In response, his brain said to him, “Why not just go get the batteries and we can start watching T.V.?” And then it answered, “No, it takes forever to go get those batteries. Let’s do something else.”

What he did was increase the Activation Energy it took to turn on the T.V., and suddenly because it wasn’t so easy, his brain didn’t want to do it
anymore. The path of least resistance led him away from the T.V. and towards things closer and easier. He put work that he needed to get done on one side of the sofa, a book he always wanted to read on a shelf nearby, and his journal and guitar within reach. This made it easier to do the things he actually wanted to do.

What we’re talking about here is consciously manipulating energy by changing your environment.

Years ago in my productivity consulting business, I used to teach my clients the concept of “Leading a Horse to Water”, or the “Salami Concept,” which I touched on in a book I co-authored. I didn’t realize at the time what was behind the reason it was so effective when, for example, I’d tell my clients to just commit to filing away 5 items (or take just 5 minutes) each day, and after they did that, they could be done with that huge filing project for the day.

And usually, they found that after they filed away the 5 things, or completed their five minutes of filing, that they would keep going and do more than what they committed to. Understanding Activation Energy, we know that the energy was lowered, and now that they were into the task, the activation part (the hardest part) was out of the way, so it made it easy to continue on.

Just by making something slightly easier (like moving your gym shoes next to your bed, saving you 20 seconds from going to get them from the closet), is enough for your brain to start tipping toward doing those positive habits that you know you want to do…to become the person you want to be…to have the happiness and success you desire.

You don’t have to wait for your life to become so hard and painful for you before you change your Activation Energy to start changing your life today. And actually, I’d like to urge you now, please don’t wait for it to get  so hard for you to begin! Just change the Activation Energy!

So this is not just a matter of knowing what causes you to be happy or successful, but HOW you can actually do these things that make you happy or
successful.

So, are you ready to start moving your life forward today toward the happiness and success you desire?

I’m so glad My challenge to you today is to look around at your life. Think about the things you KNOW would make you happier and more successful, and find some way of making it easier to do those things, and harder to do the negative habits.

When you do this, you are changing your environment to WORK FOR YOU, to get you the results you want.

Today I’ll end with this profound thought…

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Knowledge is power.”

After what you’ve just learned here, I’m sure you’ll agree that’s not quite true.

Knowledge can’t simply equal power on it’s own. You can know WHAT to do and not do it, and it’s just the same as not knowing what to do. I’m sure you’ve heard before that doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results — is insanity.

The greatest separator between super-achievers and those who are not, is not that they don’t know the same things…but that the super-achievers DO and ACT on what they KNOW.

Got thoughts?

The Positivity Revolution

Imagine if you could finally have a breakthrough to the happiness and success you so desire…and if to make that breakthrough happen, it was just a matter of applying scientific techniques, in as little as a few minutes per day. You’ll not only learn this, but also how to increase your productivity by 30%; how to go from just getting by in life to thriving, and how you can do all of this within the next month if you implement what you learn here!

Sound awesome (and at the same time almost too good to be true)?

Pull up a chair and get ready to sink your teeth into this…because boy do I have a treat for you today!

You’re going to find yourself on the edge of your seat, as you watch this humorous, eye-opening, paradigm shifting video that no doubt will have you coming back to it multiple times to soak up the genius in what’s shared here.

For those of you who prefer to scan before watching a video, here’s a bit of the scoop (See below.  For disclaimer purposes, some of this I wrote, but in an effort to maintain accuracy, I have included much of what is shared in the video).

No person can argue that we all want to increase our happiness and meaning, our success, profitability, and overall fulfillment in our lives. And if you’re even just a little like me, you’ve likely done some studying up on these topics, maybe taken some personal development courses, read some personal growth books, or spent some time on self-development sites. To me, it has always been like there are so many pieces to the puzzle, and that even though it’s completely do-able, that it can take a LONG, long time. And let’s be honest here, we all want things to come to us quicker, don’t we?

Recently my friend Jay shared this video with me, when we were having a conversation about what holds people back from their own greatness. It was from that conversation that this video came into play. And I’m happy to say, in just 12 short minutes, things became very clear to me. The simplicity here is mind blowing. OK, so getting to it….

Any expert will agree that the lens we look through and view the world with, shapes our own individual worlds. Where we focus our mind, attention, eyes (etc.)…our mind, body, life follows. The bad news is, the majority of people go through life trying to work with a broken model for happiness and success.  You see, 90% of your long term happiness is not predicted by your external world (i.e. circumstances), but instead, it’s predicated by the way your brain processes the world.

The good news, is that if you can change the way your brain processes the world (and happiness and success); you can affect your reality.

Most companies and schools, for example, follow the model: If I work harder, I will be more successful, and if I’m more successful, then I’ll be happier. It’s scientifically broken and backwards.

And here’s why…

Everytime the brain has a success, you just changed the goal post for what success looks like (you got good grades, now you have to get better grades; you got a good job, now you have to get a better job; you hit your sales mark, now you have to change your sales target).

Now pay attention to this next part, because this is so key and will tie this all together for you!

If happiness is on the other side of success, the brain never gets there.

We think we have to be successful, then we’ll be happier.

The brain works in the opposite order.

And even more good news…when we understand this formula, we can reverse it!

If you can find positive in the present, then your brain will work more successfully. It will be able to work harder, faster and more intelligently. You’ll be able to see what your brain is actually capable of!

Your brain at positive is:
- 31% more productive than when your brain is at negative, neutral or stressed
- 37% better at sales

And doctors are 19% faster and more accurate at coming up with a current diagnosis when positive versus negative, neutral or stressed.

Here’s a scientific take on this to explain what’s going on…

When dopamine floods into your system when you’re positive, it has 2 functions: Not only does it make you happier, but it turns on all of the  learning centers in your brain, allowing you to adapt to the world in a different way.

So how do you train your brain to become more positive?

In just 2 minutes each day, for 21 days in a row, you can rewire your brain, allowing your brain to work more optimistically and more successfully.

- By writing out 3 things that your grateful for (3 new things each day for 21 days), at the end of the 21 days your brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world not for the negative, but for the positive first.

- Journaling about 1 positive experience you’ve had over the past 24 hours allows your brain to relive it.

- Exercise teaches your brain that your behavior matters.

- Meditation allows your brain to get over the cultural ADHD we’ve been creating by trying to do multiple tasks at once. It allows your brain to focus on the task at hand.

- Random acts of kindness (or conscious acts of kindness). In this research, they had people, when they opened their email inbox, write 1 positive email praising or thanking someone in their social support network.

By doing these activities and by training your brain just like we train our bodies, it’s been found that we can reverse the formula for happiness and success, and in doing so create ripples of positivity and create a real revolution.

If I were to ask you how committed you are to your success and happiness, I wonder what your reply would be. What would you be willing to do? To give? To sacrifice?

Here’s a question you deserve to answer for yourself honestly: Are a few minutes each day worth it to you to finally make your breakthrough?

Got thoughts?

PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award

The first ever PRO Elite Servant Leadership Award was presented this past weekend at PRO Elites 8th Master Marketing event. And much to our surprise Christine and myself were the recipients of the highly regarded award.

What is PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award?

Simply put, the PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award is given to members of the PRO Elite Community who give back to the PRO Elite members in the form of support or training. With this being the first time the PRO Elite Servant Leadership Award was given out, we were honored to be it’s first winners.

Christine and I believe in living our lives as servant leaders. So you see, it’s very simple…when you help others get want they want, you can’t help but get what you want. We strive to show up as servant leaders in both our business and our lives.

“PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award Comes From Deep Within The Heart,” Jay Jubassek, CEO – PRO Elite.

You see, Christine and I are entrepreneurs in every sense of the word, and we are very blessed to have built many years of success work for ourselves. However we have not been without failures along the way, as well…and that is the base of the humility that drives us to be servant leaders to others.

When it comes down to it, being a servant leader is nothing more that doing what is required of you, having the integrity to do what you say you will do. As a servant leader, others will always look for you for guidance and direction. So the key question you must ask yourself, is “Am I showing up as a leader?”

PRO Elite’s Servant leadership Award is without a doubt rewarding to us personally. To see others empowered because you inspired them to be the best possible version of themselves, it warms your heart and brings a smile to your face. Not having any children of our own, Christine and I can only imagine this is the same sense of pride rivaled only by parenthood.

In closing, to be presented with PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award, considering the company of entrepreneurs we were in (Only The Industries Top 1%), is very humbling. So with that being said, Christine and I would like to thank the entire PRO Elite leadership and community from the bottom of our hearts for PRO Elite’s Servant Leadership Award.

Your Blog – A Weapon Of Mass Production

At the end of this training, you will discover the sheer power blog gives you. The ability to connect with others and grow relationships is key in this business. You blog is the nerve center of your business. The nucleus, a weapon of mass production where syndication and leverage allow you to spread your message to the corners of the world.

The Key Question You Should Be Asking Yourself About Your Blog…

Are you using it Correctly? Watch the training below I recently co-hosted with industry leader Lena Bjorna, so you can learn how unlock the possibilities of your blog.

<—– PS: Feel free to re-tweet, share or “like” this post if you think it can be of help to others…and/or leave me a comment below!

Matthew Kominiak

The Power Of Your Thoughts

The Power Of Your Thoughts…What Do You Really Want?

Today Matthew and I are celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary. Congratulations have been flowing in, and amidst them, I keep thinking, “Wow, has it really already been 9 years??”

Some wonder, “Has it been a happy 9 years?”  Frankly, I have to LOL… “Man, that is a loaded question!”

After masterminding with one of my mentors this morning on the power of your thoughts, it got me thinking back to a time in our relationship that was (no holding back here) – dreadful. No, it wasn’t peaches and cream, and rainbows and red licorice.  It was, the least to say, a rough road…I’m quite sure we encountered a few dungeons and dragons.

It took us a few years to get to the point where we had enough, and decided to draw a line in the sand in our marriage. We began to search for wisdom, for a new perspective and understanding. We chose a new battle – not one with each other, but FOR each other.

The Power Of Your Thoughts…You Are What You Think!

Once we agreed to our quest, we quickly found the new perspective and understanding – and here it is in a nutshell:  When we focused on the negative things of the past, we simply got more of that – negativity.  It wasn’t just negativity by way of reflecting on our past, but it was continuing to show up in our present day. Are you beginning to understand the power of your thoughts?

After our new perspective, we learned that if you truly want to end failure, struggle and disappointments (in any area of life), you must understand the power of your thoughts.