Archive | June, 2009

Getting Rid of GetResponse- No More “Dreamails”

by on 12. Jun, 2009 in The 21 Convention, Wealth

I read a book not long ago titled “Purple Cow” by Seth Godin (the second book of his I’ve read). It’s a great read about being remarkable in…well anything. The book focuses on business though- on why you should be remarkable, how, and why “marketing” itself sucks.

Marketing should be built into the product or service you offer. How?

Make it so AWESOME people can’t stop talking about it. This (not so coincidentally) frees up a lot of revenue from typical marketing/advertising campaigns, and allows you to put it back into developing/improving your product or service.

This is very counter intuitive, so it sat well with me.

Day’s later, I took action. I began work on what is now a part of my most successful venture ever- The 21 Convention. The site is essentially a cross between TED.com and AskMen.com (well, if AskMen were actually useful that is).

The21Convention.com is home to the world’s largest collection of dating advice in video format. The traffic it has generated via word of mouth is…

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New Exercise and Nutrition Only Ticket Available for The 21 Convention

by on 11. Jun, 2009 in Exercise, Nutrition, The 21 Convention

The topics I’ve blogged about over the years have really attracted quite a diverse readership. My two biggest focuses though have been dating advice/personal transformation, and proper exercise/nutrition. I think many people stay tuned with this blog (and the convention site) for both, but I think it’s safe to say that many readers are only here for one or the other.

The annual convention I host also reflects this diversity in interests, however the tickets available do (did?) not. So, due to recent “popular demand” (man that sounds pretty cool), I now offer an “exercise and nutrition only” ticket for the 2009 convention.

This is for those of you who are interested in seeing Drew and I speak about those topics, and don’t feel like dropping an extra $200 dollars for other speakers and unrelated topics.

Drew and I will be speaking mid afternoon (specifics released closer to the event to attendees only) on Saturday July 26th in the Crowne Plaza of Downtown Orlando. There should be well over 3 hours of stage time, and we…

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Meeting Mystery and Matador of Vh1′s The Pickup Artist

by on 11. Jun, 2009 in Meeting Cool People

In the Spring of 2008 I had the opportunity to meet Mystery and Matador of Venusian Arts and Vh1′s The Pickup Artist fame in downtown Orlando.

They were scheduled to be in town for a few days while on one of their workshops. While in town they decided to offer a free talk to local people who were interested- of course, this was something I could not pass up.

Not only was I interested in what they had to say (Mystery has relentlessley been hailed as the world’s best “pick up artist”), but obviously I was interested in having them speak at the annual convention I host right here in Orlando.

I had talked to Matador previously on the phone about it, but meeting in person is always a lot more productive from my experience.

So, I went to the Marriot of downtown Orlando for their talk.

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Not surprisingly, it was pretty good. Matador in particular is a really charismatic guy and a great public speaker.

If you’re wondering about…

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Dream Vitality Book Update

by on 10. Jun, 2009 in Exercise, Nutrition, The 21 Convention

Most of you probably know I’m working on a book, but some of you that are new to the blog may not.

The book I’m working on is my second. It’s going to cover “proper” exercise and nutrition (and their practical application). It’s titled Dream Vitality.

I’ve been working on it for months now, but in the process of ensuring the information within the book was “correct”, I happened to stumble upon hordes of new information on exercise (my views on nutrition have changed little since the fall of 2008).

I originally wanted to release the book in time for the convention, however I am far more interested in “doing it right” than rushing the book to meet an unnecessary deadline.

I also want to have a killer speech to go along with the book, and last year’s does not meet my current standards. I know I can do better, and will in a few weeks.

So, expect the book to release sometime after the 2009 convention. It will cover both exercise and nutrition, as well as some other…

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My Current HIT Routine

by on 04. Jun, 2009 in Exercise

Since this post was released, the most frequent question I’ve been asked is “what do you do!?”. Well, today Is the day I’m going to get into my current routine- but I do so with caution.

What I do is NOT necessarily what’s best for you, and certainly NOT what you should start with. If you are new to high intensity training and want a program to start with I highly recommend picking up Body by Science and performing the “big five” for 2-3 months about once a week.

It’s as simple as it gets- and it’s damn effective.

2 pulling exercises, 2 pushing, and a compound leg exercise. It works your entire body- even the muscles of the neck, abs, lower legs, and forearms indirectly.

However, I’m about 5 months into HIT and my routine has evolved based off of the abundant resources available on the subject that I’ve had the opportunity to read- and I know there are guys reading this who’ve been working out high intensity for months as…

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My Interview /w Honey and Lance + $1000 in Free Prizes Contest

by on 03. Jun, 2009 in The 21 Convention

Hey guys

An interview I did with Honey and Lance regarding my personal life and the convention was released today. Check it out here.

Also, Peter Murphy and I gave away about $1000 dollars in free prizes yesterday to future attendees of The 21 Convention (2009)  including…

  • 1 free ticket to the convention
  • 2 heavily discounted tickets
  • free ebooks + a printed and signed ebook
  • A brand new Nintendo Wii

Yeah that last one is not a joke, I’ll be shipping it off tomorrow.

Check out the contest drawing to see who won in this video.

And as a last update on the 2009 live event, Adonis of The Charming Rogue has signed on to speak alongside Ratisse. Check out my interview /w him here.

rock on

-Dream

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