Three Books To Design Your Future (of Freedom, Passion, and Purpose!)

I was inspired this morning and wanted to share some important recommendations with you…

Here are the books:
Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuck

The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life by Jeff Olson

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9 – 5, Live Anywhere, and Join The New Rich by Timothy Ferris

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Unstoppable Resolutions

Today I was inspired to share a framed piece of paper that sits in front of my desk, that I read daily for personal inspiration … it helps me focus on my purpose and throw aside all the day’s distractions.

A good friend and business partner, Allan Edwards, gave me this almost a year ago. With the rest of our core team, we signed the Resolutions together…

Here it is:

Unstoppable Resolutions

  • I am devoted to my purpose.
  • I am following my heart’s passion.
  • I believe in myself and my ideas.
  • I am preparing daily for the fulfillment of my dream.
  • I am building a team for support and to ask for help.
  • When obstacles come, I seek creative solutions.
  • No matter how long it takes, or how difficult the task may be, I will persevere until I achieve my purpose.

I am unstoppable!

X_____________________ Date________________

Copy and paste this page and print it out for yourself. Read it daily in your pursuit of a life of purpose.

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Does The “Average American” Have Time for Personal Development and Self-Education? (How to transform your life, for FREE, without changing your schedule)

Ok, I realize that that is a pretty dramatic title and a bold claim. But I have heard way too many excuses lately on why they don’t engross themselves in self-education and personal development, even if they really want to, even if they know it has the power to change their lives.

Disclaimer here: Most people actually don’t know that it has the power to change their lives dramatically over time, and never make the conscious choice to pursue a path of self-education and personal development.

If you are one of these people, take this quote to heart, by a man that has lived one of the most incredible lives and has empowered countless millions to improve their own lives and the world around them:

“Formal-education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

And that fortune is not just financial … it includes all elements of life, including personal happiness, relationships, influence, contribution, and more.

The Excuses

Why don’t most people change their lives with self-education. Here are the excuses I’ve heard most often…

  1. Don’t have the Time (education takes time!)
  2. Don’t have the Money (education takes money!)

Aren’t those the excuses for pretty much everything? Aren’t they the excuses for NOT having enough time and enough money? We won’t go into what the real start of this what-came-first-chicken-or-egg cycle, but I will offer you a practical solution to immediately overcome both of these excuses.

Ready? It’s a lot simpler than most think… yet so overlooked by too many.

Audiobooks in the car!

According to a recent survey, the average American spends 2.5 hours each day in their car! 2.5 hours per day! That’s 17.5 hours per week… 910 hours per year… that’s approximately 10% of your total time, of your life, spent commuting.

What do most people invest this valuable time in? Listening to music, sports radio, commercials and the like, while generally being frustrated and complaining about the traffic, or worrying about how they’re going to be late to work.

The average audiobook is about 5 hours… if you take a break sometimes or get longer books, you can realistically average 3 audiobooks per week. 12 per month. 144 per year.

In the time that you are already using you can read up to 150 books per year on personal development, time management, leadership, relationship, financial planning, spirituality, parenting, health and fitness, and the list goes on and on. You can completely change your life through this kind of education.

Problem: Audiobooks cost money! (At 3 books a week, that’s a lot of money…)

Solution: Library Cards are FREE! You can take out an endless supply of audiobooks for FREE from your local library… yet only about 3% of Americans have a library card.

By the time you run out of free books, you will be wealthier than you imagined from the education you’ve gotten, and buying new books won’t be a problem.

One more excuse…

“I don’t spend 2.5 hours in my car per day!” … Well, you probably spend at least half an hour per day in your car, which can still get you about a book a week. You can also listen to audiobooks while you do other activities, like doing the dishes and cleaning your house. Keep your mind busy learning while your hands are busy working, and both will be more enjoyable and productive.

My story… since I got introduced to my first personal development audio CD by Jim Rohn and listened to it in my car, my life has never been the same. I was 19 then, and just over 2 years later I have listened to and read hundreds of books that have dramatically and positively transformed every facet of my life, and will continue to mold my future and help me empower many others. I go to college now, and I get just as much or more education driving to school and back than I do in my actual lectures. The education in my car is free, while the college tuition is tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Please… students, parents, entrepreneurs, employees, kids … go get yourself a library card TODAY and check out your first few books. Once you start on this path, your life will NEVER be the same again! And it won’t cost you tens of thousands of dollars or extra semesters spent in classrooms.

Yours in the Pursuit of Freedom, Passion, and Purpose…

Dmitriy Kozlov

PS – check out my Reading List (still developing this page) for some recommendations to get you started…

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Multiple Streams of Income (Cash In On Your Piece of “Internet Real Estate”)

It’s no secret that multiple streams of income are a safer bet in any economy, and can help you gain not only greater wealth and security, but also more personal freedom in your life.

While there are many income streams out there available to the ambitious entrepreneur, such as a job, real estate, investments, business ownership, network marketing, and more … what I am going to talk about here will allow an ABSOLUTE INTERNET NEWBIE, with no entrepreneurial experience, and little to no start up capital to start developing multiple streams of income online, starting in as little as 72 hours.

Interested? Read on…

What I’m talking about is NOT new and revolutionary … in fact this plan has been utilized to generate multiple streams of income on a part-time and even a full-time basis for average people for years, as well as Internet experts and entrepreneurs.

What’s the blueprint? Simple: Blogging.

How do you make money with a blog?

Setting up a blog around your passions (another post for another day … stay tuned), allows you to cash in on several different income streams, most of which require no up front investment of any kind (except for a little bit of time).

Let’s go over some of the ways in detail:

  1. Affiliate Marketing: this is where you get paid for referring customers to products or services of any kind. There are tens of thousands of affiliate programs out there, most of which are free. You can find a ton of products to market over at www.ClickBank.com and get paid 25% – 75% for your customer referrals. I also strongly recommend the SocialSpin Affiliate Program, as it actually pays you significantly to give away free products and services.
  2. Amazon Associate Program: You can get paid for referring people to buy products from Amazon. One great way to do this is to write reviews or summaries on books and products and refer people to buy them. Head on over to www.Amazon.com and makes yourself an Associate account. You earn 4% – 10% on all sales.
  3. Google Adsense: You can get paid for every time someone clicks an advertisement on your blog, whether or not they actually go on to purchase something from that click. Once you have your blog set up, you can go over to www.Adsense.Google.com to apply for an Adsense Account. This is a great way to add an extra couple hundred dollars to your residual income on your blog without any additional efforts on your part.
  4. Network Marketing: If you are already in a network marketing company, you can promote your company directly on your blog under a “Work With Me” or “Partner With Me” page or by promoting your company to an e-list that you develop through your blog (more on that in a future blog post … also check out the post below for more information on this strategy). If you are not familiar with network marketing, that’s okay. Do your research, find a great company that aligns well with your values and a strong team to work with, and get started. While certainly not necessary, this is a GREAT way to grow your residual income through your blog and get paid on the efforts of others, rather than just your own.
  5. Your own products or services (more advanced): You can create your own e-books or physical products to sell on your blog. WordPress has a great shopping cart Widget that will allow you to do this for FREE directly from your website. PayPal and Google CheckOut are also great tools to take direct payments from people without setting up a merchant account.
  6. Consulting (more advanced): Once you get good at blogging or Internet market (or any other particular skill) you can use your blog as a platform to attract people that you can help with your new skills. You can charge significant hourly rates once you get good at what you do.
  7. Branding (I will write an entire post on this later): As you build a blog around your passions, you can create a very valuable brand, which you can later monetize in the form of your own products, consulting services, and recruiting via attraction marketing, not to mention you will be viewed as an expert in your field, allowing you to generate more affiliate revenues from your sincere recommendations (again, more on that later).

This is just a beginning. Once you become a great blogger and brand yourself in the marketplace, this asset can grow exponentially for years to come, and can turn into a lifetime asset that can make you a fortune.

Your vision can be as big as you want it… as big as you’re willing to create, but the first step is getting your blog set up and making your first few posts, your first couple of hundred dollars from affiliate commissions and advertising revenue.

The biggest challenge that I have seen with most people is that they just don’t get started, they are too intimidated to take action. Don’t let that be you. Get started today, and trust me: you will thank yourself tomorrow and for years to come.

The next greatest challenge is that people think they don’t know enough about technology to start their own blogs or set up all these income streams… and fortunately I have recenthly stumbled upon a solution that will help anyone start a professionally designed, personalized WordPress Blog (like this one) for free (all you pay for is the domain name such as www.yourname.com and hostiFree WordPress Blogng which is less that $9 per month). You can get your Free Blog set up at www.GetMyFreeBlog.com (Once you do this let me know … I will give you a free 15 minute consulting sessions helping you generate traffic with social media and make money with your new blog).

I wish you all the best of luck and success in your new venture!

Please feel free to contact me directly for more information. I look forward to hearing your success story!

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Why MUST All Serious Networkers Have A Blog? (The Central Hub of Your Online Universe)

All serious Network Marketers MUST have a blog… especially if you are trying to use the Internet and Social Media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube to build your business. In the following video, I discuss how your Blog is the “Central Hub” of your Online Marketing Universe…

I strongly encourage you to build your own blog As Soon As Possible! It will dramatically help your marketing efforts AND allow you to develop multiple streams of income on top of your primary opportunity income while you build your business.

If you would like, I can help you develop your own blog and provide you with a full hour of social media consulting for $147 … -OR- you can get your OWN self-hosted, personalized, professionally designed blog for FREE from The Free Blog Factory by visiting www.GetMyFreeBlog.com

Once you have your blog all set up, feel free to contact me directly and I can help you develop multiple streams of income from the traffic that you drive to your blog…

To Living a Life of Freedom, Passion, and Purpose,

Dmitriy Kozlov

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Competition in Business (An Alternative Perspective)

I was inspired by a dream this morning to make this little video message about competition in business.

Try this: Instead of competing with other people and businesses, collaborate. Help others. Give, give, give. Help others even if you don’t get paid for it and even if it is outside of your business model.

If you’re in network marketing, try offering your help to people outside of your downline… or even people in other companies. If you’re a teacher, offer guidance and support to students outside of your classroom. If you’re a parent, try helping your children’s friends, especially if they don’t have the family support they need.

Be a friend to everyone. Drop the egotistical need to compete, and instead start collaborating to improve people’s lives and the world, and your life will improve more than you can imagine in the process.

I hope you found this post enjoyable!

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Clarity and Purpose – Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins will help you gain clarity in your purpose in this video. Watch it, take notes, and apply!

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Consciously Living with your Personal Vision

Last week, I had the chance to spend a week at the home of a great leader (Robert E. Staub II) in business, spirituality, and family. The following post is a summary of one of his exercises from his book entitled The 7 Acts of Courage, and focuses on helping you develop a personal vision by which to live your life.

Define Your Personal Vision

  • List your goals and aspirations on paper.
  • Find an underlying theme running through your list. Summarize this theme in two sentences. Take note of how you feel about these sentences.
  • Arrange the two sentences into a vision statement that speaks to your heart even more than to your head. Make sure it captures how you would like to experience your life, how you would like to relate to others, and what you would like to achieve. Take note of the feelings your statement evokes.
  • Read it in front of a mirror looking yourself in the eyes, noticing your feelings and observing any doubts. Believe in the importance of your vision, even if your mind says it can’t be realized. Consciously choose your vision: Say to yourself, “I choose this vision. I choose to believe in it, in spite of any doubts.”
  • Share this vision with your loved ones, and ask for their support.

Consciously Focusing on Your Vision

  • Write your vision statement on several index cards. Post them in highly visible places, such as your refrigerator, car visor, bathroom mirror, desk, inside your planner, etc … be sure to carry one with your inside your purse, wallet, or pocket.
  • Repeat your vision statement to yourself first thing in the morning, last thing before bed, and many times throughout the day. Remind yourself about what you most desire and your aspirations.
  • Find opportunities to discuss your vision with others. Notice your interaction with others; consciously watch what actions bring you closer to your vision, and which may be working against the realization of your vision.

After diligently doing this exercise, I came to my own personal vision statement:

“I am creating a life of freedom, passion, and purpose. My purpose is to empower others to improve their own lives and the world. I trust myself and live with joy.”

This personal vision statement, dear to my heart, will also be the primary focus of my blog, teachings, and business philosophy moving forward.

I encourage you to develop your own unique Personal Vision Statement that calls to your heart and mind. If you need any guidance in the process, please do not hesitate to contact me.

To learn more about Robert E. Staub’s works, visit him at www.StaubLeadership.com

To get your copy of The 7 Acts of Courage: Bold Leadership for a Wholehearted Life…

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What Motivates YOU … and the Six Human Needs. MUST Watch.

Watch this video and apply what you learn. Get introspective, then take action. Watch it several times if you have to … and you can completely shift your emotional state, which will transmute into the other energies of your life.

Hope you enjoyed this! I have watched it many times, but only recently did it have such an impact on me.


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What NOT to post on Facebook if you want to build your business…

Today I’m sharing some Facebook marketing wisdom that should be common sense. I took these notes from Casey Eberhart’s training at the Commando Boot Camp in Chula Vista.

Here are the 5 Facebook Rules (if you want to build a strong brand and massive network marketing business online or offline):

Completely avoid posting on…

1. NO SEX … don’t be sexist or prejudice against other sexual orientations.

2. NO POLITICS … self-explanatory.

3. NO SPORTS … too much bias.

4. NO RELIGION … even more self-explanatory.

5. NO NEGATIVITY … unless you want to attract it into your business!

Again, this is so simple that it should be common sense. In a phrase: don’t openly offend people!

Generally, because you are building a business that involves relationships and people more than anything, don’t be close-minded in your beliefs, attitudes, and prejudices towards people, as such activities will KILL your business, your brand, and your reputation… not to mention your company’s.

I hope this helps you!


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