Life is Good!

Well here we are just a couple of days after my 32^nd birthday and man oh man, has it been an exciting past couple of days.  It all started off on the right foot when we were out in New Jersey for a WorldVentures Acceleration Training, which it’s always awesome to visit the east coast and just get to see the sites, eat the food and people watch.  At this training it was awesome because it was the first time that Ex-NFL Denver Bronco Gerald Willhite took the stage.  And to say that he delivered is an understatement…he is one of the most powerful trainers that WorldVentures has.  He concluded his speaking on Sunday with a ride down memory lane allowing everyone to see some of his high light reels from when he played for the Denver Bronco’s and man this guy is ruthless on the field.  Also we got an invitation to go and eat at Tribeca Grill which is owned by Robert DeNiro.   WOW is that place good, nestled within the Greenwich Village and only blocks down from Ground Zero, it was truly an East Coast Treat.  From there we headed to the opposite side of the US out to Burbank, California for our 2nd Acceleration Training headed by Marc Accetta, featuring Kari Schneider, Byron Schrag and Troy Brown.  This team of trainers just kept on setting the bar higher and higher and for anyone in attendance can definitely tell you, if you missed Burbank, YOU HONESTLY MISSED OUT ON SOME GREAT INFORMATION.  Each one of these WorldVentures Acceleration Trainings offer amazing building tools for people that are either starting off their business or are networking veterans.  Don’t miss May in Kansas City!

As many of you know, I work directly with Marc Accetta (www.MarcAccetta.com) and for the past couple of weeks we have been working diligently on giving his website a brand new facelift.  Not that the old site was not good because it was, but there were several details that we had wanted to update.  For instance, before we used to have a video section that members could log into and view personal growth videos that Marc Accetta would do, now we still have that section with all brand new videos and we’ve named it MarcTV, the great thing about this section is that it is completely and totally FREE for everyone to view and share with their friends.  With the technology of video sharing and posting, we’ve allowed all visitors to not only view all of the videos but also allow them to share them on Facebook, Myspace, YouTube and several other Social Networking sites that are out there.  We have had a lot of visitors and repeat visitors based on the fact that Marc Accetta  is one of the few Success Coaches out there that offers a FREE Personality Test that allows you to not only take the test online but then gives you your results immediately and allows you to go through and allow Marc Accetta himself to explain what each one of the personalities means and between updating the site and working on our normal Acceleration Trainings with WorldVentures to say that we had little time for play was an understatement.  Luckily we were able to get in a little bit of play.

Thanks to Mike Putman, President of Rovia, he invited me and my girlfriend to a weekend getaway to hang out in Vegas for the weekend, alongside his wife and our friend Robert Shultz. 

Monico & Melinda, Mike & Beth Putman, Robert & Anita Schultz

I am definitely no stranger to Las Vegas myself but hadn’t had an opportunity to stay or visit the Encore property until now and wow is this property in a category of its own.  Most properties throughout Las Vegas have the similar sections with their buffets, casino floors, pools, shops, etc. however, Encore is in a league of it’s own.  Right from the get go, we started having fun and some “Red Watson’s”, if you haven’t gotten a chance to try this drink…I definitely suggest you try it!  It was just another great time that we all had there in Las Vegas throughout the day and then into the evening as we went out to The Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay and finished off the night at XS Nightclub at the Encore.  The entire weekend was just a breath of fresh air, I don’t think I had been on a non-work related trip in about 3 years, Saturday included more of the same fun, gambling and site seeing that I hadn’t gotten a chance to do in a while.  That night we met up with friends from Las Vegas, Tim & Hali Gillin and Robert & Susan Sprauge which are recently became engaged so it was a semi-celebration of their engagement.  But we went out to Nobu for dinner which has some of the most amazing sushi I have ever had and finished off the night at PURE in Ceasar’s Palace.  My cousin which for some reason always manages to be in Las Vegas when I am there works for www.Tickets4AnyEvent.com  and was there for several shows taking care of clients and in return took care of us at PURE that night, we had a blast till about 8am and still managed to catch our flights out on Sunday.

Then it was back to Dallas for a quick trip before we headed out to Philadelphia to see Denis Leary, which I know some of you already know I had seen him earlier this year at his Rescue Me Comedy Tour here in Dallas,TX.  But being that it was going to be his last show of the year and also Marc and Kelly Accetta were going to be out in Philadelphia for business, I figured Me and Melinda would get tickets and fly out to meet them in the evening after their business affairs for some laughter.  Little did I know that I would have an opportunity to not only check out Denis Leary’s last show of the tour but also get to see Bruce Springsteen and eat a famous Philly Cheese steak from the famous Pat’s King of Steaks, (http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/index.html) all within a quick 2 day trip. 

I have always heard of how many fans Bruce Springsteen has out towards the East Coast and if I ever had the opportunity to go and see him in concert East Coast would be the place to do it.  Growing up I followed The Boss but not as hardcore as some people that know every word to every song.  Besides I knew all of the famous MTV songs, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark, Born in the USA.  Not until I met and began to work with Marc Accetta that I started knowing a couple of other songs that I began to enjoy.  So when presented with the opportunity to see Bruce Springsteen out in Philly…I was so excited.  It’s so awesome to see that Marc not only talks the talk but also walks the walk.  Here I see him at several seminars telling individuals to Work Hard and Play Hard but never did I imagine that he would take time out of his business schedule to come down and take me to my first ever Bruce Springsteen concert.  And from the 1^st note it was just incredible to see someone take such control of the stage and the audience with every song, every note, every word that came out of Bruce.  E Street Band was also in full effect just being as amazing as people had told me they were.  Being a drummer myself, I was excited to see Max Weinberg take the stage and do what he does best behind that drumset. 

As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band (1974-1989) Weinberg has performed for millions of people around the world and been featured at many prestigious events, including the 1993 and 1997 Presidential Inauguration Galas, the 1995 Grammy Awards and the 1995 Gala Concert for the dedication of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, where he rejoined his former group. Called “the rhythmic backbone of the E Street Band,” by Robert Palmer of The New York Times, Weinberg was invited to perform in the East Room of the White House in December 1996 and served as the music director for Comic Relief 8 starring Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams at Radio City Music hall in New York City. (http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Max_Weinberg.html)

And with a couple of days left before my 32^nd birthday I can honestly say that God has blessed me in several ways throughout my life, from giving me wonderful parents and family, allowing me to fulfill one of my life long dreams of touring nationwide and recording with a major record label, allowing me the opportunity to see the world but the main thing that I am thankful for after 32 years of life is having the blessing of all my friends.  I have come across so many wonderful people throughout my life that have allowed me in their lives and showed me how to enjoy life and live life to the fullest.  Here’s to everyone I’ve ever been lucky enough to share a conversation or smile with…Love ya!

Friend Request: Hookin’ Up // Current

Friendster, Facebook and Myspace are three bachelor roommates living in an apartment in Santa Monica, CA.

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Work Hard, Play Harder…Italian Style!

SATURDAY NIGHT’S THE NIGHT, FOLKS!

LISA LAMPANELLI’S HBO SPECIAL, “LONG LIVE THE QUEEN,” AIRS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL AT 10 P.M. EST. Make a date with LL and HBO for the airing of Lisa’s first ever one-hour HBO special on Saturday, January 31, at 10 p.m. EST! Share in Lisa’s joy over this momentous event when she joins the ranks of comic greats George Carlin, Chris Rock, and legendary others. If you call yourself an LL loyalist, you can’t miss this momentous occasion! So, watch “Long Live the Queen” and see why HBO is the network that takes comedy seriously.

Queen of Mean

I was lucky enough to attend a show that Lisa Lampanelli did here in Dallas, TX at the Addison Improv.  She is one of the most hilarious comics out there that leaves it all on the stage, After she’s finished you’ll really see how amazingly funny, smart and great she is.  I can’t wait till she comes back and goes back on tour in Texas.

For more information and additional airing times, please visit HBO’s site at: http://tinyurl.com/Lisa-HBO-Saturday

To get a sneak peek at Lisa’s HBO special, visit LL’s MySpace page to see brand new clips from the yet-to-premiere special: http://www.myspace.com/lisalampanelli

Martin Luther King Speech…

Here’s a look at one of the most famous speeches ever made from the late Martin Luther King.

The dust has finally settled a bit…

Are you ready for an event that you cannot explain…We just completed A View from the Edge for WorldVentures. Combining theatrics & special effects, with educational concepts, with personal growth and development lessons toss in some amazing lighting and energetic music and you get one of them most amazing events you’ll ever experience. With close to 3,000 people in attendance we kicked off things with a high exciting note on Friday night, with all of the attendees arriving in their limos, walking down the red carpet as the excitement and anticipation filled the arena. Once the show hit the road with our first video opener…it was no looking back from that point on. The owners came out and announced WorldVentures Top 20 Income Earners and Marc Accetta came out and gave a intense, up in your face message that just gave everyone an idea of what they could expect for the weekend. And the rest of the weekend was just that amazing lesson after amazing lesson. Marc Accetta brings forth to the industry what no one else can do, his unique method of delivering the information that he uses and shares with people has helped him to be one of the most sought out after speakers in the Personal Growth arena.

We really spent a countless amount of hours preparing for this year, with various presentations, new characters and also various special effects that we hadn’t used in the past, we really had to have our game faces on the entire weekend. After the first night of the event, you could just tell that the excitement had filled the room, people’s faces would light up and you could see the level of appreciation they had for being there and having their fellow teammates there. The Corporate Team of Mike Azcue, Wayne Nugent, Robert Oblon, Mike Conway & Dan Stammen also came forth with some exciting announcements throughout the weekend including some brand new compensation plan upgrades, a new state of the art back office and a unbelievable donation to Big Brother Big Sister of North Texas.
Now one thing that I get asked over and over again, is how do we choose the music that we play, and it is definitely time consuming going thru tons of songs to find the right one to use at a specific moment. Of course the main theme of the entire weekend is, “Life Will Never Be The Same”, which is also the chorus of “Life”, by Haddaway. Another great song that we used in one of our videos was, “Love Can Move Mountains”, by Celine Dion. There are also several other songs that I’ve previously listed that we’ve used, Don’t Stop Believing, Magic, Crazy by Seal, Son of Man and many others that deliver great messages and in fact I had listed some of them in one of my previous posts from Journey. But as far as the dance songs that I used for the event, one of the songs I used over and over because of the energy and hype was Bob Sinclair’s, “Rock This Party” which is a great song to use for any event, others I used were Cupid Shuffle, Fantasy, Peter Gunn Theme Song, Usher’s famous Yeah, Don’t Stop till you get enough, Get This Party Started, Soak up the Sun, Perfect Day, I need to know. I mean there’s just so many songs that I could stay here all day just listing songs but it is truly the fun part of my job when I can play a song and everyone gets into it and they are excited and just having a blast.

I hope everyone enjoys these couple of videos from the View and we hope to see you next year…

 

Funny or Die Blog: Palin Impression Time! Tina…

I for one am always looking for a good laugh and at the top of that list is Tina Fey. Congratulations to Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and the rest of the 30 Rock Cast for giving us a hilarious show and for winning in different categories at the Emmy’s. Here’s a look at Tina Fey in a recent SNL sketch….

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Well It’s That Time of The Year!!!

Yes, it’s that time of the year again where we all kick it into super warp speed and get ready for one of the most exciting venues I have been blessed to be a part of. I am speaking of “The View”, this training is one of the most amazing productions that I have seen to date. Marc Accetta goes through an entire weekend portraying different characters in full costume and full set changes that take people through a wild array of emotions. Tears, Laughs, Cheers, Realizations are all emotions that are set within this weekend for everyone in attendance. So you put this amazing weekend performance with the momentum and excitement that WorldVentures is currently having in the Network Marketing arena and you have one of the biggest events that will change people’s lives. Not to mention that on top of all of the great training content, all of the special announcements that the company is having they are still giving away a Brand New 2009 Mercedes C300 Sport…what are the qualifications you may ask? JUST SHOW UP! It’s just crazy how WorldVentures just rewards all of its people for being involved and helping them become of the giants. We are all excited and Marc and I have been working insane hours to get everyone the best View yet teaming up with some of the most impressive artistic directors in the industry to give you a mind blowing weekend.

I’ve been having a blast this summer enjoying hanging out with friends, family and of course traveling. This summer the roster included The Grand Canyon, Ohio, Antigua, Las Vegas, Minnesota and Burbank. The Grand Canyon was such a blast, Robert Oblon, Wayne Nugent, Staz and Ben went down to The Grand Canyon for a Monday afternoon ATV Ride, Skeet Shooting and some good ol Home Cookin…yes even Robert ate!  Most people are dreading Monday because it’s the beginning of the work week and they are just dreading that they’re weekend is over. Mine was truly a blast…I guess we really are Making a Living…Living!!!  My parents came up over the summer and I managed to get them to a Dallas Cowboys game which was fun! Congratulations to the Dallas Cowboys for starting off a great season and we’ll keep following them all the way to the SuperBowl!!! Well enough about hanging out and paryting and traveling time to get back to work. If you have a moment visit…www.WVView.com that will give you an insight on what we are working on and also what we have in store for this year at the View.

Keep it Real and Be Safe….

    

   

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad!!!

A vengeful Paris Hilton thrust herself into the US presidential race yesterday, issuing a sharp rebuttal to the “wrinkly, white-haired” John McCain for using her image in an attack advertisement last week.

Ms Hilton, the socialite and hotel heiress, put on a swimsuit to reject the Republican’s comparison of her — and the singer Britney Spears — to Barack Obama.

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Songs We Use

Hello All….I have always been asked how do you choose all the music that you play at seminars or at conventions and I must say that I cannot take any credit for song selection at all. My buddy, Marc Accetta has one of the most amazing ears for lyrics that I have ever encountered. I have been in the music industry for a number of years, played professionally, recorded did the whole tour thing and met some amazing musicians from all genres of music, but never had I encountered someone that knew the lyrics of a song and their meaning and their message as Marc did. I am a drummer so for me beats get me moving and beats is all it takes…

Here are just some of the songs that we’ve used at seminars, Please feel free to comment back with any other songs that we’ve left off as we have obviously because there are just unlimited amounts of music out there, that have amazing messages.

• End of Innoncence            Don Henley
  
• Don’t Cry                Seal
  
• That’s The Way It Is            Celine Dion
  
• I’ve Been This Way Before        Neil Diamond
  
• Life of Illusion                Joe Walsh
  
• No Such Thing                John Mayer
  
• Live To Tell                Madonna
  
• New York Minute            Don Henley
  
• Minor Variation            Billy Joel
  
• Loose Ends                Dan Fogelberg
  
• Almost A Whisper            Yanni
  
• Barely Breathing            Duncan Sheik
  
• Love Will Save The Day        Deseree
  
• I Don’t Wanna Be            Gavin DeGraw
  
• Living On the Edge            Aerosmith
  
• Empty Cages                Dan Fogelberg
  
• The Rain Must Fall            Yanni
  
• A Word In Private            Yanni
  
• Tullemore Dew            Dan Fogelberg
  
• Phoenix                Dan Fogelberg
  
• Black Eyes Blue Tears            Shania Twain
  
• The Reason                Hoobstank
  
• SummerHighland Falls        Billy Joel
  
• Heart of the Matter            Don Henley
  
• Bring Back The Magic        Jimmy Buffet
  
• I Can See Clearly            Johnny Mathis
  
• I Believe In You            Amanda Marshall
  
• Forever Young                Rod Stewart
  
• Because You Loved Me        Celine Dion
  
• You’ll Be In My Heart            Phil Collins
  
• You’ve Got a Friend            James Taylor
  
• That’s What Friends Are For        Dionne Warwick
  
• Believe                Stephanie Crews
  
• I Believe I Can Fly            R. Kelly
  
• Larger Than Life            Bon Jovi
  
• Rainmaker                Matchbox 20
  
• This is Your Life            Switchfoot
  
• Conviction of the Heart        Kenny Loggins
  
• Something To Believe In        Poison
  
• Oh People                Patti LaBelle
  
• Love Is The Answer            England Dan & John Ford Colley
  
• Lonely Boy
  
• Anyway You Want It            Journey
  
• Whole Hearted
  
• You Get What You Give        New Radicals
  
• Pressure                Billy Joel
  
• Bring It On                Seal
  
• Gonna Fly Now            Rocky Soundtrack
  
• Welcome To The Jungle        Guns N Roses
  
• Running On Ice            Billy Joel
  
• Workin For A Living            Huey Lewis & The News
  
• Ironic                    Alanis Morrisette
  
• Raindrop’s Keep Falling        BJ Thomas
  
• I’m Going Down            Bruce Springsteen
  
• Take This Job And Shove It        Hank Williams Jr.
  
• I Go To Extremes            Billy Joel
  
• There’s Got To Be A Way        Mariah Carey
  
• Bring Back The Magic        Jimmy Buffet
  
• Love is a Wonderful Thing        Michael Bolton
  
• Sleeping With The Television
  
• Lonsome Loser
  
• Walking On Sunshine            
  
• Complicated
  
• Holy Road
  
• I Want Your Sex            George Michael
  
• My Heart Will Go On            Celine Dion
  
• What’s Love Got to do        Tina Turner
  
• Take It To The Limit
  
• Don’t Stop Believing            Journey
  
• Everybody Has A Dream
  
• Right Now                Van Halen
  
• Soak Up the Sun
  
• Running Down A Dream        Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  
• Hurts So Good
  
• Barely Breathing
  
• In The Morning Light Yanni
  
• Every Picture Tells A Story         Rod Stewart
  
• Urgent                    Foreigner
  
• Desire
  
• Mind Games                John Lennon
  
• The Sad Café                The Eagles
  
• The Reach                 Dan Fogelberg
  
• Man In The Mirror            Michael Jackson
  
• Man In The Mirror            Dan Fogelberg
  
• Below The Surface            Dan Fogelberg
  
• Story of my Life            Neil Diamond
  
• Patience                Dreamgirls Soundtrack
  
• Part of the Plan            Dan Fogelberg
  
• After The Sunrise            Yanni
  
• Lean On Me                Club Noveu
  
• Two of Us                The Beatles
  
• Be Good To yourself            Journey
  
• Fly Like An Eagle            Neville Brothers
  
• Whole Hearted            Extreme
  
• Kryptonite                Three Doors Down
  
• Sunset Grille                Don Henley
  
• Good Vibrations            Marky Mark
  
• Good Vibrations            The Beach Boys
  
• Love of Money            Pink Floyd
  
• Money                    The Neville Brothers
  
• Money                    The Beatles
  
• Big Time                Peter Gabriel
  
• It’s In The Way That You Use It    
  
• Time In A Bottle            Jim Croce
  
• Time                    Pink Floyd
  
• Time is on my side            The Rolling Stones
  
• Kick It Out                Heart
  
• Shadows of the night
  
• Forever Man                Eric Clapton
  
• Higher Ground            Stevie Wonder
  
• Let The Rain Come Down        Hillary Duff
  
• Crazy Circles                Bad Company
  
• Miss Independent            Kelly Clarkson
  
• Meal Ticket                Elton John
  
• Let’s Go                The Cars
  
• Suddenly I See                KT Tunstall
  
• Part of you, Part of me        Glenn Fry
  
• Come To My Window            Melissa Ethridge
  
• Ain’t That A Shame            Cheaptrick
  
• Comfortably Numb            Weird All Yankovic
  
• Let’s Get Physical
  
• I Feel Good                James Brown
  
• If You Believe                Kenny Loggins
  
• Something to Believe In     Poison
  
• Vienna     Billy Joel
  
• Whole Hearted     Extreme
  
• Don’t Stop     Fleetwood Mac
  
• Don’t Stop Me Now     Queen
  
• Let It Be     Beatles
  
• Lean on Me     Soundtrack (Lean on Me)
  
• One in a Million     Soundtrack (Miss Congeniality)
  
• I’ve got a Name     Jim Croce
  
• The Best     Tina Turner
  
• Make You Happy     Celine Dion
  
• How Sweet it is     James Taylor
  
• Put a little Love in Your Heart     Soundtrack (Scrooged)
  
• That What Friends are for        Dion Warwick
  
• There’s Got to be a Way     Mariah Carey
  
• Honesty     Billy Joel
  
• The Pretender     Jackson Browne
  
• Listen     Beyonce
  
• Reflection     Mariah Carey
  
• Who are You?     The Who
  
• Love is a Wonderful Thing     Michael Bolton
  
• Time for me to Fly     REO Speedwagon
  
• True to Your Heart     Soundtrack (Mulan)
  
• Love can move Mountains     Celine Dion
  
• Perfect Day     Hoku
  
• Pressure     Billy Joel
  
• Vertigo     U2
  
• The Power Inside of Me     Richard Marx
  
• The Warrior     Patty Smyth
  
• Conviction of the Heart     Kenny Loggins
  
• Roof Garden     Al Jareau
  
• September     Earth, Wind and Fire
  
• Cool Change     Little River Band
  
• Coming out of the Dark     Gloria Estefan
  
• Roll with the Changes     REO Speedwagon
  
• Bring it on     Seal
  
• I go to Extremes     Billy Joel
  
• Spooky         Atlanta Rhythm Section
  
• It’s My Life         Bon Jovi
  
• In Control         Janet Jackson
  
• Get Over It     The Eagles
  
• Make it happen     Mariah Carey
  
• Another One Bites the Dust         Queen
  
• Don’t Mean Nothing         Richard Marx
  
• Patience     Soundtrack (Dreamgirls)
  
• Roll with It         Steve Winwood
  
• Right Here, Right Now         Jesus Jones
  
• Miracles Happen     Myra
  
• Only in America         Brooks and Dunn
  
• Eye of the Tiger         Survivor
  
• Have a Nice Day         Bon Jovi
  
• Why Not         Hillary Duff
  
• Follow Your Dreams         Poco
  
• I Hope You Dance         Lee Ann Womack
  
• I Believe I Can Fly         R. Kelly
  
• I’m Free         Jon Secada
  
• You’ll Be in My Heart         Phil Collins
  
• Bring Back the Magic         Jimmy Buffett
  
• Secret of Life         James Taylor
  
• What Dreams are made of         Hillary Duff
  
• Keep your mind wide open         AnnaSophia Robb
  
• Soul Searching         Glenn Frey
  
• Larger Than Life         Backstreet Boys
  
• Live like you were dying         Tim McGraw