The MASTERS of Marketing, Break Through Session (LIVE in Costa Rica)

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To see our full income disclosure, please visit our website at www.empowernetwork.com forward slash income dot php. Dave Sharp, co-founder of Empower Network. Welcome to the Empower Hour Monday night call. We're coming to you live from the beaches of Costa Rica here, just ending with the Costa Rica Masters Retreat. And my goodness, what a weekend, what a week.

We had certain expectations, obviously, just because our events have been so incredible and so many cool people have showed up, especially if you were in Atlanta, then you kind of know that the feel of our events are just a little bit different. But what I was kind of expecting and looking into the future last Monday when we came to you live on the call, I can tell you that I had no idea what I was personally going to experience or what I was going to witness. I could only imagine. I knew that we'd have 100 people down here who were serious, who had paid five thousand dollars to join us to spend a weekend with us Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

What I didn't know is that here on Monday we would still have a group of people right who just couldn't leave and they're still hanging out. Some of them missed their flight. Some of them delayed their flight because we've been hanging out with the people by the beach, not just talking about living our dreams, but actually living our dreams, which is, I think, the main thing that separates us from the rest of the people and companies out there. So here's what we're going to do: we're going to talk a little bit about what we learned this weekend, what we witnessed this weekend, what we saw this weekend, what we experienced this weekend.

What we felt this weekend. I'm going to share with you a couple of stories of things that people shared with us and testimonials, and then you're actually also going to hear from people who are at the event this weekend, and you're really, I think, going to have a shift in the way that you look at your business, because hearing it from people, right, who just maybe a week ago even were looking at their business and their life in a way that was maybe so much smaller than they are now — because you can hear it from Dave and I every week, you can hear how Dave and I hop on the calls and maybe some of the leaders who hop on, and we rant and we rave and we yell about how we're feeling and what we're seeing and the vision that we have for the company and for the people — but to actually hear it from members, people who are just getting started. I don't know if you know or you've showed up at any of our events that I've been at or put on here in the last month to where given 24 hours notice and 150 or 200 people show up.

I did one in Tampa a couple of weeks ago and then one in Santa Clara a couple of weeks ago as well. But what's incredible and what just absolutely never ceases to amaze me is that the majority of the people that we bring up who are actually having results and in power, are people who have just gotten started, people who don't have experience, people who are not industry legends, icons with all this experience. And that's what I was able to firsthand witness this week: a whole bunch of people, some who have been in the industry for 5, 10, 15 years, and some who have been in multiple different companies and failed for the past several years, but also a lot of people who have started a new beginning, who have just gotten into the industry, or some people who have just decided to start their business over and have a completely new perspective, maybe because they've earned their first commission or got their first result, but also because they finally got around a group of people who believe in them, finally got around a group of people who they can relate to, finally got around a group of people who are actually not afraid to tell what's really going on in their lives and the struggles that they're experiencing, and they feel for once in a long time, maybe forever, that they don't just have to do it alone. They don't just have a company. They don't just have a group of people.

They don't just have a team. They have a family. They have a family that they can relate to and that they can feel a part of. So, again, that's just something that I want to put out there for those of you who are just looking at Empower, for those of you who have just been exposed to Empower, for those of you who maybe saw ads or videos or emails from different people out there talking about how incredible this thing was. Right?

Maybe you heard that some people who have been struggling to get a blog set up or a website set up for one, two, or three years got instantly set up the minute that they bought. And our marketing day one, we even put up a video here a couple of weeks ago of a young kid who came in first day, first blog post, made his first sale. Guys, these are the type of things that's happening. But I also, above and beyond all of that stuff, want you to get a deeper insight into also what's really going on here. Because I'm telling you, this is not just a movement of people who are making money and getting results.

This is not just a movement of customers who are using our products because they're hands down the best development, marketing, and on some level self-development training courses in the entire industry. And our marketing tools are just plain badass. It's not just because people are making more money than they've ever made in their entire life. It's because something deeper, more important is happening. And people are having personal breakthroughs.

We had a guy this weekend down here at the Costa Rica Masters Retreat who at the very end of the retreat came up and shared his story. I believe his name was Scott, right guys? Scott. He came up to the front of the room. He didn't want to do it.

His knees were shaking. His palms were sweaty. I could see his hands visibly shaking. And he came up to the front of the room and shared with everybody his experience. Now, I'm going to maybe bring him up in San Diego and have him tell a story.

I don't know. Maybe you'll see videos of him all over the Internet because we actually recorded it. And maybe if you're ever able to even get your hands on the recordings of the Masters Retreat, right, you can watch it firsthand. But I can tell you that he came up and shared his story: he was just feeling down. He was kind of where I was four and a half years ago when I was at my lowest of lows.

And I was at my absolute bottom. For those of you who don't know where I was, I was coming off of being homeless, struggling with drugs and alcohol. And I just didn't have anywhere to go but up. Well, he was in a similar situation, but it was a little bit different because he wasn't struggling with drugs and alcohol, but he was considering taking his life. And he was on his way home from his job, and he had the ways and means to be able to take his life with him.

And for some reason, there was some sort of divine intervention that happened with his life, and his car broke down. And he pulled over to the side of the road. And he put in one of our inner circle audios. And he was listening to a message of hope and inspiration and purpose. And he found it in himself to try again, to start over.

And from that minute on, he had a new perspective on life and decided that taking his life wasn't the route to go. This is what happens at Empower Network. These are the type of things that people experience. These are the type of breakthroughs that people have. And what we're going to do tonight is we're going to talk a little bit about that.

We're going to share with you a little bit on a deeper level of what really goes on behind the scenes of Empower Network. Because the money is great, and it's happening. Hands down, it's available for you. The information and training is there if you're ready to take your business from where it's at to where it needs to be. But also, what I can tell you is there's a lot of people on this phone line tonight who are dealing with a lot of different things in life, right?

The dogs barking. The kids just started school back up. It's Monday, so a lot of you went back to your jobs. Most of you are obviously not here with us in Costa Rica, living your dream, right?

A lot of you are dealing with life on life's terms, things that are coming up on a daily basis, and you're feeling like there's no hope. You're feeling like you need a reason, just like Scott did, to keep pushing on. And tonight, what I want to do is give you that reason. I want to give you that purpose. I want to give you a reason to believe again, a reason to believe in yourself again.

And if you can't believe in yourself, then I want to let you know that there's a group of people here that will believe in you until you can. And I can tell you that I met people personally, hung out with guys this weekend, who are doing the big numbers. And I'm telling you, you meet this guy, right, and you would just never think it, because these people are real people getting real results.

Not because they're superhuman or have bigger and better capabilities than you do. It's just because they understand some of the strategies and techniques that we talked about this weekend, and we're gracious enough to share those. Again, if you're able to get your hands on the copies of the recordings this weekend, I can tell you that it's not even a question.

Okay? We'll talk about that later on. We'll give you guys the opportunity to possibly do that. But tonight, I just want to carry on what we've experienced this weekend by letting you hear it firsthand from some of the people. And let you know that whatever you're thinking, whatever you're feeling right now, whatever you think is not possible, my friend, where you could be in 30 days.

Just 30 days. If you get serious about your business and if you get serious about your life, by taking the message that we give you tonight, as well as the plan that we give you in implementing it, I'm telling you, my friend, where you could be in just 30 days could be beyond your wildest dreams. I can tell you that because not only have I experienced it, but I've actually seen it, not only in my life, but in the people's lives here at Empower Network. So I'm telling you, friend, that if there's any doubt that you can do big things, then the only thing that's holding you back, friend, is a decision.

If you're tired of living small, you're ready to start living big, then tonight, tonight, friends, not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, tonight can be that turning point that you make that decision to start playing big. And you've got a whole army, a whole family of people who are going to help you and support you in that mission, guys. So let's get right into it. What I'm going to do is I'm going to turn the call over to one of my best friends in the entire world, my business partner, guys, co-founder of Empower Network, Dave Wood. And he's going to really go through some of the things that he wants to talk about as far as the plan going into the next 30 days.

Because, again, guys, we not only want to give you hope and inspiration, but we also want to give you a game plan to run with us for the next 30 days so you can actually start to see the results of it. Not only what you want and need inside of your business, but what you damn well deserve. And it's time to start getting those, guys. So with that being said, I give you the man, the myth, the legend, Dave Wood. Thanks, Dave.

And, you know, guys, what I wanted to say just first — second, here's what I want to talk about: the power of transforming your life in a moment. You know, one of the things that I've noticed across this industry since I've been involved with it is that what tends to happen is people tend to struggle for a long time. They tend to not get the results they want for a long period of time. But then once they make that shift, whether it's a shift in mind, whether it's a shift in attitude, whether it's a tiny shift in what they're doing, success doesn't come slow.

Success comes unbelievably quickly. We've got examples of that in this room. In fact, I'm sitting here with, you know, Justin Varengia. And that just happened in a 90-day window of time. Guys, whatever it is, whether it's the universal lining, whether it's learning the right strategies, whether it's finally getting the belief to get the results that you want, when success comes, it comes fast.

When I first got started in my business in 2009, success came fast. A lot of people, they forget the part of the story, though, where I failed from 2002 to 2007 trying old-school bullshit traditional network marketing strategies. They didn't realize that I'd probably done about 2,000 home meetings, that I had been kicked out of three Walmarts in Phoenix, Arizona, that I had tried starting a weekly meeting in the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. And for six months straight, the only person who showed up at the meeting was me.

And I got myself in every week because I had to pump myself up because all the people that told me they'd go, swore to God the next day when I'd see him again, or the next day when I'd see him at work or saw him on the bus or whatever it was because I didn't have a car, that they were going to come to the meeting. They almost found it, but they just couldn't find the room or whatever it is because it was in this backwoods aisle with no air conditioning. And so, guys, the reality is that sometimes you don't see the struggle.

You just see the victory. But when success comes, it tends to come fast. When I started succeeding, it was September of 2009. I'd gotten in about two weeks earlier. In mid-August, I started building my business.

And anyone looking at me would have told me I just had to find my job. And I started building my business, and it got to a point where the business made enough money for me to quit. You know, when I first started in this industry, I thought there was a mystery.

I thought there was a secret. I thought there was something, you know, some sort of magical power successful people had. You know, I was one of these guys that used to sit up late at night, staring around in a circle, just looking at these Amway guys, kind of wanting to touch the side of their robes, hoping they'll bless me with magical powers. You know what I mean? I thought there was some sort of secret to the universe that I was missing because certainly I was saying the things that was in the audios.

I was using the closing lines that I was learning on the prospecting calls. I was reading the books that they were telling me to read, and for whatever reason, nothing seemed to be working. Well, what I can tell you, years later, is that all I needed was a little bit of a change in strategy. I needed a change in environment, and I needed a change in my internal energy, and I needed to make a decision to do it. Folks, this weekend, here's what I saw.

More than anything else, from being at probably 100 different events in the network marketing industry, one of the most beautiful things to see in a person is that moment when they have a mental shift where not only do they know how to do it, but they know that they're going to make it happen right now. And this weekend, I was looking into people's faces, and I saw some massive breakthroughs, and I believe we're going to have some of the best income stories that we've ever had, some of the best breakthrough stories that we've ever had, ever from a network marketing event, based on what I saw happen in people's eyes. And it was a look similar to about a month and a half ago, or two months ago, when Justin Varengi and his wife, Dee, came down to my house in Costa Rica, and Justin kept walking into my office. When I was sitting there at home, I'd go sit there, I'd write a blog post, and then I'd send an email, and he'd say, are you going to do any more work today? And I finally realized, after him coming to my house, that about what I do every day is write a blog post, send an email, and maybe answer a phone call.

And when he saw that, his face changed. So guys, what I want to say is that not only is this easy, but when you get in the right environment with the right people, you learn the right skills, you have the right attitude and belief, it can happen for you, and it can happen for you fast. Now, one thing I want to mention, and then what I'm going to do is I'm just going to kind of bring some people on and get their perspectives on what happened this weekend, okay, just from different experiences in the room. We've got 10 or so people hanging out up in my little hotel room looking out over the ocean in Costa Rica, and I want you to hear their perspectives of what they experienced. But one thing that I want to tell you guys here is that events are magical, and they're magical for a variety of reasons.

They're not magical because we're trying to corner you in a room and trying to sell you shit. In fact, this weekend, we didn't even pitch anything. It was just a no-pitch event. The next event that we're doing in San Diego, California, it's not going to be a pitch event, folks. We're going to get you in the room, and we're going to teach you, and we're going to transform you, and we're going to help you get the results that you want.

But I don't want you to hear it from me. I want you to hear it from people in the room, not only on why you should be at that San Diego event and make a decision, but I want you to hear the stories about what they experienced as far as what this group of people is really about here at Empower Network, okay? So what I'm going to do is actually pretty simple: what should we do to pass the message?

We got video cameras in this room, guys. It's actually really fascinating. Now, I got Justin here. Now, he's cool because he lives in Costa Rica, too, but he's actually moving because the end of the world is happening this year. And so we got to make fun of you, Justin.

But we're all going to go party at his house December 21st this year just in case. Hey, but you know what, guys? This is funny. He's going to Colombia, apparently the safe zone. But this is the funny thing, guys: a lot of people actually do believe the end of the world is in 2012.

But the only person I know who has the lifestyle to just do whatever they want to and who believes that is Justin because he makes a bunch of money on the internet. And so he's like, well, hell, if the world's going to end, I might as well take my wife and go to the safe zone, right? So anyways, but this is, you know, he's been to a lot of things and he's been in a lot of stupid companies in network marketing. He's had some success. He's had some failure and he's had some frustrations.

He used to do things in a slavery way where he's picking up the phones, hammering old ladies, trying to get them in. And then he stopped doing that and started making a bunch of money. But I wanted to get his perspective on a couple things, man.

If you want to give a perspective on what you experienced this weekend, what you saw other people experience, what you took out of it, where do you think it'll take your business, why somebody should be at San Diego and really be a part of what we're doing there. By the way, everybody, in case you hear people talking about San Diego a lot, it's because they kind of have a little bit more of an inside scoop of what we're actually doing there. And so I want you to keep that in mind, that they're probably a little bit more excited about it than you are even at this point.

But they're practically beaming because they know the secret. So we're actually going to reveal the secret finally in San Diego. I know I said there wasn't one earlier, but if you want to know, we'll release it there. Anyways, brother, hey, take it away, brother. Right on.

Thank you, Dave and Dave. You guys are just badass. This is like the most incredible vacation I've ever had in my life. It's just insane. We're sitting in this room right now.

There's probably over a dozen, maybe even two dozen people on the balcony here just overlooking the waves and just this beautiful place. So this has just been the most badass vacation. Life-changing. We saw so many people break through.

Dave Sharp shared earlier there was a guy talking about taking his life, and he decided not to from an actual inner circle audio inside Empower Network. So it's not just about the money. People are having massive breakthroughs. I want to talk real quick about my massive breakthrough I experienced at my last event. Originally, I wasn't even going to go to the event in Atlanta.

I decided I already had some other travel plans, so I'm like, yeah, I can always go to the next event. But something happened. I was actually on one of these calls, and it was Tony Rush. He made a paradigm shift just instantly occur in my mind where I decided, you know what? I just have to be at that event.

Last minute, it was like a week before the event, I purchased my plane tickets, made the reservations. So I go to this event, and I just saw so many people, their lives changed, people making serious money, and not even all about the money, but I saw more people make more money than I've ever experienced in this industry, and I've been doing this online stuff for five years, I've just been one of them grinders, it just seemed no matter how many people I sponsored, I just still couldn't break through, but something happened, thanks to the Empower Network blog, because it's just pretty badass, and converts really well. See, I didn't even imagine that was even possible, it just happened, because I had a breakthrough, so that's the power of events, and the next event that's going to be in San Diego, even if it was $10,000, I'd say get to the event, but the cool thing is, it's not $10,000, it's dirt cheap, because we want to help people experience breakthroughs in their life, that's what Empower Network is about, picking you up, empowering you to push you over the edge, so you can create a miracle in your life, because if you're one of those people like myself, I want to help as many people as possible. If you're poor, it's very, very difficult to help people, ain't it? I mean, how can you help people?

I mean, most people that are in need typically are broke, you know, from my experience, so now that I'm actually making money, and I can help myself, I can actually help family members, I can help people in need, and just live a more fulfilling life, so the next event, just make sure you're there, you don't want to miss it, because you can have that breakthrough, just like I did, just like so many people did. We had about 1,200 people at that last event, so I'm going to be going to San Diego, I'm going to be bringing as many people as possible, and if you're listening on the line, that's exactly what I would encourage you to do: get to San Diego, and bring some people you really care about, because that paradigm shift that happened to me can happen to you, listening on the phone right now. So now I'm at this Costa Rica Masters Retreat, we decided to stay an extra day, us badasses just happen to be making a lot of money here, so that's pretty much it. I just encourage you to get to the event, you know, it could be, you can have a massive breakthrough, it could change your life, just like it has for me, I'm just a normal dude, we're just, you know, normal people having extraordinary results, and that's pretty much it. I'm going to pass the phone here to, you know, share some other results here from some other people.

Well, you know, one thing, Justin, that you said that I thought actually was fairly significant, and we're just going to keep bringing some people up here one by one, is, you know, you're talking about energy, and you're talking about getting around the energy of successful people, and one thing that I learned, and this is just an observation, call it just one of the things in life, it's no different than when you're a kid, and your friend starts moving his arm in a certain way, you start moving his arm in a certain way. You meet somebody with a southern accent, you start hanging out with them all the time before you know what you're saying things that they only say in the south. You kind of act like the people that you get around, right, you kind of start acting like the people that you hang around, and one thing that I've learned is that in the beginning of my business, before I was succeeding, I knew that I was going to be around poor people, and I knew that the people who are closest to you tend to rub off their attitudes, their beliefs, their behaviors on you automatically just by being around them, and I didn't want to be around poor people anymore, so I really fought my way into circles of being around people that made more money than I did, that had more success than I did, that had a better life than I did, that could close better than I did, that had more success writing articles and making videos than I did, and it automatically rubbed off, and it changed my life, and so this weekend, the energy changed. I've seen people's energy change the way they're already, they're making videos, they're making videos and speaking, it's been an amazing experience, so hey, Justin, you rock, brother, you're a half million a month guy, I know you said 100,000, but that's just, yeah, it's weenies, just getting started, so hey, guys, what we're going to do in here, oh, they're ready, here, come on up. We're going to have people come up, just share their name, background, you know, why they got value out of this event, and why you guys should be in San Diego, and what your biggest takeaway is. So here, take it away.

Hi, guys, my name's Kevin Snyder, and if I say "eh" a lot, it's because I'm from Canada, so I apologize for that, but. I came down from Canada, came down to Costa Rica, met some awesome people, I'm standing in a room of 12 badasses, I mean, I got to meet Justin Renja, he's like two feet away from me, so is Dave Wood, so is Dave Sharp, I mean, this experience was amazing, I got so much value, honestly, after the first day of the three-day course, I could have gone home and known exactly what I got to do, when to do it, and how to do it, I mean, it was super badass, I mean, this thing was awesome, so anyone listening to this call, get to San Diego.

The relationships you get from meeting these people, it's priceless, so definitely, definitely come down to San Diego. Hey, Kevin, just real quick, man, and this is just going to be a real quick question: what was the single biggest takeaway that you had from this event, you know, maybe a concept, maybe an experience you had, maybe it was a late-night conversation that you just could not have had if you didn't actually come down and didn't come and hang out and didn't meet the people down here? I think it was just meeting the guys, like, I really wanted to meet John Morose, Justin Rangia, and Tony Rush, and obviously you guys, and yeah, it was awesome, I got to meet all of them, got to have a little FaceTime with them, and it just changed everything, like, I love traveling, like, I was talking with Justin, and this is the first vacation I've been on that I can't wait to go home, because I want to. Well, that's badass, brother, and congratulations, I want to see you walk across the stage in San Diego, so let's, you want to rock it out? Yeah.

Hey, I believe in you, brother, thanks for coming down. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, here, come on up. Hey, what's going on? This is Grant Dunn from Wenatchee, Washington, and I'm just going to tell you a little bit about where I came from. You know, it wasn't long ago that my wife asked me — she told me she wanted to go to school because she wanted to be a nurse, wanted to become something more than what she already is — and right about the time that we were about to make this decision for her to go to school, we looked at each other and realized that we couldn't afford to do that, and that led me to come on the internet, figure out how I could make money, and it led me to these amazing, badass people in this room, Dave and Dave, and all the other leaders, and I've made more money in this business than my wife and I combined could make in our jobs, and you know, it's just been an absolutely amazing experience. I know exactly where I'm going because I was here at this event, and probably the one takeaway that I honestly have was just literally sitting down and having conversations with people who make a lot more money than I do, and realizing that they're just like me, there's nothing different between us, just the fact that they align themselves with the right people and took action, and did it right away.

Well, that's it, that's badass, but hey, give them a hand, everybody, give them a hand, let's see. Let's make some noise, you're a badass brother, you can do this thing. Now this is a man here, you know, we call him the Amway man, now, just share your story, I'll just turn it over. My name's Jesse Wheeler, I'm from southern Utah, and as the Daves fondly refer to me, I am the Amway guy, but I'm not anymore, I left that company about four years ago, and quite frankly, the biggest thing I got from the event, and what I was looking for — you know, I had a good experience, I made really good money, I was a rare, I guess what you'd call success story in that company, but I had a good situation, and I had good people around me, and it's been four years since I've felt like I've had good people around me again, and that's the number one thing that I got from this event, is that I was able to come down, and look the leadership in the eyes, and look the people in the eyes, just the average people succeeding, and the people at the event. This is what you're looking for, most of you are looking for something, you hope you've found in Empower, something you can believe in, and that you can hang your hat on, and that you can do and be proud of, and what I got out of the event is you absolutely can.

Awesome, brother, hey, everybody give him a hand real quick, one question for you, man, is, you know, for people on the call, they're thinking about, you know, hey, should I really go all in, should I really go all out with my energy, you know, first you got to go all in, then you got to go all out, by me, and work your ass off, right, for a little bit when you're getting going, but, you know, for people who are thinking about, you know, should I go to San Diego, should I meet up with these leaders here, you know, what are your thoughts about that? Yeah, absolutely, that's a great question, I built a very successful business outside of this before, on that one principle, is once you figure out if you found what you're looking for.

Well, you rock, brother, give him another hand, another hand. Hey guys, it's Ross Lincoln here from Brisbane, Australia, and I've absolutely had a fantastic weekend here, three days, four or so with the Daves and the rest of the guys, we've met some amazing people here, and the fellowship and the friendship and everything is something like I've never experienced before, and something like you will never experience if you don't get along to one of these events that Empower guys put on. I tell you what, one of the biggest things I took from this event and everything that actually the training the guys put on was an experience that I had when I saw Dagan Smith's presentation. What Dagan had to say here was absolutely awesome, for once, in my mind, I now clearly know and understand exactly what's involved in storytelling and email, and, for me, that was my real breakthrough from this event. So guys, make sure you get yourselves along to the event in San Diego, it's going to be awesome, these guys rock, they know how to put on an event. Everything runs really well, and you just experience something like you'll never experience anywhere else in your life.

See you in San Diego. Hey, everybody, this is Jen Smith from Brisbane, Australia, as well. I just wanted to let you all know that coming down to this event here in Costa Rica has absolutely changed my life, and for many reasons. Not only have we got to hang out with Dave and Dave, who are absolutely awesome, all the top leaders, but the realization I have had is that they are everyday people, like I said, that they have applied what Empower Network is teaching, and that's something I've really taken away from it.

It's easy. It's not a difficult process. You don't need to be an internet guru to succeed. And why is that? Because Dave and Dave have put together such an amazing platform within Empower Network.

It's all there. It's only $25 to get in. And getting in, you're going to succeed. Now, do yourselves a favor.

Get yourselves down to San Diego because you're not going to regret it. This has been the most amazing event. Absolutely worthwhile. And you really need to come along to San Diego and see what's in store for you all because it's going to blow you away. Hey, guys, just one thing I want to point out to everybody who's on the call right now is the one thing that you need to succeed in your business is clarity.

You can have the 18,000 strategies. You can be the sexiest looking person in the whole world, be really influential. And if you don't have any clarity, you're just not going to get the results that you want. And one thing that you're going to hear just from the people here is they came here. Some of them had a little bit of clarity, but they're leaving here with a plan of action.

A crystal clear vision in exactly what to do, how to do it, and when to do it to get the results they want. And so be in San Diego because we're going to give that to you there. All right? Thanks. This is David Jennings from Westchester, Pennsylvania.

And I'm here in beautiful Costa Rica with just the most amazing group. One of the things I have to stress is you have to get to San Diego simply because one of the most fundamental things to be successful is to hang with people who are successful. If you're home and you're grinding it — and we were grinding it for 20 years, my wife and I, we were in a franchise business — and we decided to get out just because we would have been dead. So we chose to live, and we chose to do it on the Internet.

But you need to get out and be with people. There's breakthroughs that happen when you're with people that are actually doing it on a daily basis and showing you the ins and outs so you don't have to grind it out for years and years and years and spend a lot of money that is unnecessary to be successful. So get your tickets, be successful, and we'll see you in San Diego. Hey, David, just real quick, one question, man. Out of this weekend, you know, you came out.

Where do you say you're from again? Westchester, Pennsylvania. You're from Pennsylvania. What kind of franchise do you run? I'm just curious here.

Can you not say in the audio? But you run a traditional business. Yeah, it was a brick-and-mortar business. Okay, brick-and-mortar business. What was the one thing that you picked up from this weekend that was most valuable to you?

What do you think? The clarity of purpose. Clarity of purpose? Yeah, because when you're home and you're by yourself, and if you're not with positive people, they just suck the energy out of you. So you lose direction.

You lose focus. When you're here with people that are making money, they tell you to do A, which follows B, which follows C, which follows to the bank. So that's what you need to do. So Dave and Dave have just put it together, and you need to be there. You can't do it by yourself.

You need to be with others that can pull you along. Well, awesome, brother. Hey, give him a hand, everybody. Do you want to come up? Yeah, come on up.

Hold on a second. Here you go, here you go. I'm the other half of Dave Jennings. I'm Kathy Jennings. From Westchester, Pennsylvania.

And actually, we came here somewhat in the grinding stage, but very new to the industry. As he indicated, we were from the franchise world. So this whole opportunity is totally new to us. And what a mind-blowing opportunity. I am so excited as a result of this event.

Quite frankly, the material that we received on the first day alone was worth what we paid, the first day alone. I was ready to go home and get started. I found the material to be both quality in meat and potatoes, stuff we needed to do, along with the whole personal growth opportunity.

So, you know, just being around with a lot of people. Dave said it well. He said family. We had a family before, and now we're looking for a new family, and I think we've found one. It's awesome.

Well, you rock, Kathy. And great having you here. Everybody give Kathy a hand. Come on up. We just keep bringing them up, folks.

But, you know, the thing is, and this is what I want everybody here to realize, is Empower Network is not just two crazy-looking ex-homeless people. There's a lot of people who are from a million different backgrounds, not who just came to this event, but also who are going to the San Diego event, that you get to meet, that you get to shake their hands, you get to know their hearts. And, you know, I just heard comment after comment after comment from people who came to this event and said things like, you know, I've never met a group of people where I felt more at home. And so, you know, I'm just pumped up and excited. There you go.

Okay, thanks. This is Laura Hodder from Cincinnati, Ohio. And one thing I do know what to do is to listen to the people who you're following. So, went all in right away. Truthfully, I just kept getting stuck.

So, you know, you know not to give up. Went to Atlanta, knew to come to Costa Rica. And what the training here gave me really just crystallized how to use what I already have. So, going all in, you're going to need all those tools to put the business together. Training here really taught me how to use the tools and what I need to do and walk away with an action plan.

So, no question you need to go to San Diego. It's a pittance, you know, relative to what you're going to get for your money. So, see you there. Hey, well, thank you. Give her a hand.

Give her a hand, everybody. Hey, come on up, bro. Jack. Here we go, Jack. Thank you.

Hey, this is Jack C. Sean. Calling you from sunny, dark Costa Rica right now. So, I'm from the Bay Area, California.

I'm a corporate guy. I've been pretty successful in the corporate world for 25 years. Raised three kids and got my wife through a long-term illness. And going through all that, I've tried a bunch of different businesses and they all kind of tell you what you need to do, and almost all of those prescriptions are impossible. And the thing that I really learned here, being a corporate guy, I'm a process guy.

So, what I really need to know is what do I need to do to get to the next stage of this business. And so, what I learned here, it's like the most simplest thing ever. You get two a day, every day.

You blog daily and you go to the bank. So, and I'm totally going to San Diego. You got to go to San Diego. These events, just meeting the people here, like everyone here was saying, you know, you talk to the leaders. The message is consistent.

It's accurate. They're making the money and it's badass. So, thanks a lot. So, the next guy I want to bring up, this is Dave Sharp here. Next guy, transitioning in here real quick just to kind of keep you on your toes.

Next person I want to bring up, Michael Thompson. Now, here's just the quick skinny. A lot of times when I go around and I speak in different cities, I ask people who had the farthest trip to get here, right? And sometimes it's even more interesting, which is a question that I'm about to ask, okay, moving forward in these places: who didn't have the farthest trip, but who had the most interesting trip to get there? Right?

And I can tell you that Michael had an interesting trip to get here, but I can tell you that hearing his story really gave me a perspective on what it takes, because I'm a human being too. I need to be reminded every single day what I need to do inside of my business to take it to the next level, right? We're all in this together. And Michael's one of those people who reminded me of that. And in a nutshell, make sure that you include that, brother.

Okay. Thanks, Dave. It's Michael Thompson from Brisbane, Australia, from Down Under. I came to Costa Rica the other day. It seemed to take like forever.

And it did, actually, because I sort of got lost on the way. I thought Costa Rica was a very small country, and it turned into quite a large country driving around it and spending some time to get there. So I headed in the wrong direction. Basically, I'll just give you a short story in a nutshell. I headed in the wrong direction by about eight hours and had to catch up, get to the event, and that was the best thing I ever did.

There was never a doubt in my mind that this was going to be a brilliant event, but it just absolutely blew my mind when I met the leaders and met everybody that was there. I was very supportive. And the great thing about this business is that Dave and Dave had laid out step-by-step how to actually do this business. So it's a win-win for everybody. The blueprints are there for this business.

And we'll just go forward from there. And the only thing I'd like to send out there is the fact that everybody needs to be at these events, because this is where it actually happens. And from there, you can just step forward and enjoy life. So let me, real quick, Michael. So you've obviously kind of flew and drove, right, around the world to get here.

Are you going to do the same thing for San Diego? No, I'm still going to come to San Diego, but I'll do a direct flight. Oh, you're going to? Exactly. Anybody else want to come up?

You want to come up, brother? Dee? Okay, so intro her. Yeah, Dee, come on up here.

Yeah, no, this is obviously Justin Bregia's wife here, and she's a wild character on her own. But here's what I want to say: you know, first time we met was at the Atlanta event, right? And I know you came there. You could talk about the shaky terms. You came there.

I think Justin grabbed you by the hair and dragged you in or something like this. But what I've seen between then, the time you guys came to my house, and even from then till now, your energy has totally changed. I even saw another shift this weekend where, I mean, your presence in videos is, and so, you know, I'm just going to give you the phone. Maybe you can talk about that, your experience, what happened in these little things that got you from one event to the next event, what you've experienced along the way, what you've seen in your husband, just for, you know.

Hi, y'all. I'm Dee. Like you said, I'm Justin's wife. And when I first came to the Atlanta event, he wasn't kidding. Justin grabbed me by my hair, tied my feet together like a pig, put my hands behind my back and said, you're going.

So I was like, all right, I'm going to get there. So, you know, I was there and I decided, all right, I'm going to support my husband because I am his wife. And I realized that support isn't just saying, okay, baby, you go make money. Support is literally standing next to him and saying, okay, I see what you see. So when we first went to Atlanta, like I said, he had to tie me by the hands, you know, and take me there.

But after I went, I literally transformed myself spiritually, emotionally, physically. I started thinking about things that I never thought of, you know, just something very simple. For example, right, let's talk about advertising. Maybe there's an advertising method that you will try and it's not effective. Maybe Justin will spend $500, $1,000, $2,000.

Now, the old Dee, the old wife would have been like, mm-mm. No, he didn't. I could have bought myself some shoes. I could have helped my mom. Like, you know what I mean?

I could have did all these things. And I'm thinking in my mind, like, why did he do that? But the new Dee is like, wait, you got $500, we better spend $600, we better spend $700 because I have faith in this.

I know it will work. And to stand with someone, you know, and not just say, oh, I trust you or, oh, I love you, but to really stand next to them and say, I have faith in this. I believe you. I will run with you. That's what this did to me.

So when Dave and Dave are talking about the transformation within me, I can't say it is something that happened. I can just say that it is something that I witnessed, I experienced, you know, to be able to stand next to Curtis, to be able to stand next to D2, to be able to stand next to my husband and say, oh, yeah, they're making money. No, no. To be able to stand next to them and say they're changing lives. To be able to stand next to them and say, wow, they are doing something that brings me to the point to where I can be proud to not just be his wife, to not just be the person beside him making all that money, to be the person beside him that's helping him help other people.

So when you're standing next to your spouse, you know, maybe you're there and you're like, ah, he's only making X amount of dollars, maybe he's in the negative and he hasn't figured out the marketing yet, or maybe she is standing there and she's running around in circles with the dollar bill. All I'm going to tell you is stand with them. Run with them.

Because your support, okay, and your love for them is going to bring them to a point that no one else can. So do that for not only yourself, but for your family, because your family deserves it, right? Hey, hey, can I join again? Can I get in? Hey, hey, but guys, just one thing here real quick.

And I think we got a couple other people we're going to bring up here. If you don't have tickets, obviously, there's no question, just real quick, just sorry, I mean, I'm ADD, so when I got a thought, if I don't spit it out, of course, I'm going to forget it. And Dave and I, we constantly are interrupting each other.

It's why we kind of, that's just how our relationship works. So Dee, there's no doubt that somebody should bring their spouse, obviously, to San Diego. No doubt. No doubt. If you are a leader and you want results, and I mean, screw the money.

It's not about the money. It's about the change in your life, spiritually, emotionally, to be able to walk down the street with your head high and say, I'm not stuck. I'm not stuck anymore. I don't have to do this unless I want to.

This is the point in your life that you have to bring to yourself. And you can't do that if you don't meet us in San Diego, point blank. And I can tell you guys, give her another hand. I can tell you here, last thing that I, I mean, I could honestly end it just on that, I'd be just straight up with you, but I'm going to tell you that I remember seeing Dee and Justin at the event, and Dee was at the beginning of the event.

You were not where you were at, at the end of the event. I can tell you at the beginning of the event, you were towards, maybe not all the way in the back, but you were towards the middle. And I can remember by the end of the event, just in those like two and a half days, you were not in a chair on the front row. You were on the floor in the front row. Okay.

So guys, that's the power. If you now remember, we want to talk about things that nobody else wants to talk about because they're all scared to talk about it because it's uncomfortable. Right? The whole spouse thing, right? The whole people doubting us thing, the whole uncomfortability thing, the whole skepticism that maybe even is happening inside of somebody's household, right?

Guys, there's specific things that you can do to help that. One is, of course, make money and get results. But two is obviously to don't leave your spouse behind, bring them with you, let them experience the journey with you. So I wanted to point that out, guys — if you're thinking about it, not everybody can do it, but dammit, if there's a will, there's a way. And if you can make it happen, see us in San Diego, guys, that's my thought on that.

Well, yeah. And all I was going to say actually is just, if you don't have your tickets yet, don't be a weenie, log in and buy them now. There's a little button that says, you know, do you hate evil? You can click on that because, you know, when we talk about fighting the forces of evil, you'll see what we mean by that in San Diego, where you guys are all going to think this is totally badass, but you need to buy your tickets and show up just for the show, if nothing else. And just to meet people who are just like you, but are having radically different results than you.

And that was one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had in my life. When I first started marketing on the internet, you know, I remember going down to meet a guy that, to me, was like this mythical creature. He was getting such better results than me. And, you know, no, really, I mean, it's like you blow this thing out. Like this person has the secret, and it doesn't help that there's books out there called The Secret that has the mysterious keys to the universe, you know.

Hold it, and think good thoughts. And then that's going to make you successful. You know, you think there's all this wild things, and then you run into somebody, you meet them, and you have a conversation, and, you know, they kind of space off a little bit, and they can't remember to do stuff, and they're late to everything. You're like, this person is more spacey than I am. And God damn, they're making a quarter million a month.

I'm going to be rich, you know what I mean? So, you know, when you meet people that are just like you, but are getting dramatically different results than you, and the only reason they are is because they have a dramatically different belief level and a dramatically different level of clarity, your life will transform. Is there anybody else here who wants to come up?

I don't know if there's anybody else you want to come up, brother, just share what you got from the event. We got a few people in the room and then I'm going to bring Curtis up, get his perspective. Do you want to come up here in a sec too? All right, man. Here you go, brother.

Yeah. Hi, my name is John Markham. I'm a pharmacist. I've been a pharmacist for about 30 years. I have a little bit to share about people who have been in a sort of corporate world for a long time.

We had a fella here, was it two days ago? His name was Scott. Yeah. Scott was contemplating killing himself.

Yeah. Suicide. I'd like to bring up a story that hasn't been discussed yet, but Empower's global. We're global. Not too long ago, and this was in the news in Greece, there was a guy who burned himself to death in Athens in a very public place.

He left a note. He was a pharmacist, was a pharmacist all his life. All his money went into what was rehypothecated into sort of a hole that was stolen from him. He didn't want to live. So he killed himself.

And so we have people like Scott, who has, you know, empowered, got to the point where he's able to live, and he's able to walk, and he's able to live. And so I went back to him. I think about what could have happened if we would have gotten to this pharmacist in Greece.

And this is global. This is not just the U.S. This is global. And this guy's a brother of mine because I'm a pharmacist. He was a pharmacist.

I've been a pharmacist for 30 years. And this guy was in his 70s and he died. He killed himself for what? So that's really — let me talk about something here, John, because it's a good point bringing up people that are struggling who we can help inspire hope and vision into themselves, and something we don't really talk about a lot, is that I get three emails a week from people who decided that they're going to stop taking drugs because they're driving around in their car, they're doped up on something or another, and they pop in some audio where Dave Sharp's talking about how four years ago he kind of got down on his knees, asked a friend to help him save his life, and it changed his whole life, his whole perspective, just because they're listening to it, they change their life. And fundamentally there's something magical that happens. You know, we talk about money all the time because the fact is that most of us don't have any, you know what I'm saying, and we all want it, but once it's out of the way, there's a lot more that we can do for people. And there's magic in giving people hope. You know, this guy coming down this weekend, he had no hope left, and it was just 10 seconds of inspiration listening to that audio where he decided that he was going to change his life. And so, guys, it's not just about the money. It's also about the change we can create and seeing people come alive, not just from the people who are that far gone, you know, to where they've lost all hope, but from people who just don't believe in themselves and seeing them believe in themselves again. It really is magical, isn't it? Absolutely.

And that's why I'm here, because, you know, I've been a pharmacist for a long time, 30 years. And I can't retire. So I have to find another stream of income, multiple streams of income. And this is it.

Well, you're going to rock, sister Beth. Hey, Curtis, come on out, brother. Now, this is a gentleman. Now, here's what I want you to do. You know, Curtis Broom, he's been in the industry for a long time, ran companies.

He's one of the smartest people we've ever met. They've helped us out a tremendous amount, just with some of our infrastructure stuff here at Empower, helping us learn how to do events better. But can you just share your perspective, kind of from the outside looking in, on what you saw happen this weekend? And, you know, you've been to a lot of events all over the world.

What did you see from outside looking in this weekend and why should people be in San Diego? Thanks, Dave. As Dave mentioned, my name is Curtis Broom, and my partner, Lisa Grossman, and I, we actually became a part of the D-Square team, if you will, behind the scenes, just, we really consult at a corporate level and try and help them from the corporate side behind the scenes.

And as a result, we've got that kind of arm's-length ability to take a step back and look and see things maybe from a different perspective, because sometimes when you're in the middle of it, passion overwhelms sometimes the logic. Not even the logic, it's just the perspective a little. And we've talked about it extensively, and we've been talking to the guys about it. And this weekend was extraordinary.

There are a few things I want to point out, and I think everyone here has done such a great job of expressing it. Everyone you've heard from this evening has put everything together, and probably that's what I'm going to talk about. I just want to reinforce it. When you get a chance to come to these events, there's always what happens officially during the agenda at the front of the room.

You know, I want to show up because I want to learn how to A, B, C, D. What button do I push? What lever do I pull? When do I do that? Where do I turn to face the sun on Tuesday so that things work exactly the same way?

And that's all great. And I mean, and there was a lot of that. As someone said, you know, Dagan took the opportunity — anyone who saw that instantly realized and probably had this incredible, almost hurt in their heart, if you will, for all of their team members who didn't, because when you saw it, he literally drew out on a board, in such detail, a process of the science of the story.

And so those types of things are great when you come to events like this. But here are some other things that we noticed, you know, again, working side by side with the corporate team, but stepping back and now watching the dynamic that happens when you put this team of people together. And here's one of the things you saw. It was truly the human interaction that, as great as conference calls are, as great as webinars are, as great as all this stuff is, there is absolutely nothing in the world like when you have those rare moments to be physically face to face.

And we saw it from the very beginning. We saw it at the welcome reception, because what happens is you suddenly realize that you are instantly there, and there is truly — and I'm not being mystical or weird here, I'm serious — there is truly an energy that you sense when you walk into a room, when everyone there mentally is so focused in the same direction.

There are those with tremendous experience who are there because they want to learn. You know, it's one of those things that we've always said. When you go to an event, I can't ever guarantee you that if you go to San Diego and if you've been to any of the other events, if you go to every event, we can't ever guarantee you're ever going to make any money. But here's an interesting thing: if you look at all the people who are making the most money, they're at every single event.

So maybe that's just called a clue. But here's why. We watched people making a thousand dollars a month. We watched big dollar earners standing there, and people just standing next to them listening because they were literally talking in a way that it was educational.

They were literally absorbing, like a sponge, information that there was no time to get from the front of the room. You know, we had an opportunity the second day. It was great, because when Empower puts on events, they do such extraordinary events where everybody got to go out on catamarans and run around in the ocean and hop in and snorkel and play with the fish. But when you are on the boats and everybody's relaxed.

Everybody's wearing bathing suits and t-shirts and, you know, and all that kind of stuff. When you start listening to the conversations that the people have in the interaction, all of a sudden you realize that 90% of the education happened with people just talking to people. And if you're not there, you miss it. And there were so many.

You talked about Scott and the difficulty that he faced. And we're not here to highlight — nobody's here to highlight someone — but there was someone who was faced with a difficulty that was so extraordinary, at least mentally. He was literally about to do something that was so drastic.

And yet, he not only turned around — I was literally walking back to the bungalow last night at 4:30 in the morning, because everybody, again, the party — not the party, but the meeting after the meeting — just goes and goes and goes when you get here. Everybody here has had about an hour of sleep every night. Their eyes are bright red. And that's actually the badge of honor when you go to these things.

But I was walking back at 4:30 in the morning, and Scott was sitting there with another guy. And they were just talking. And what was fascinating was a guy who literally said a few weeks ago he was thinking about doing something that would end his existence here, but he got inspired. But now, once he was here, he was.

And he was saying, I get it, I get it. And there are two guys at 4:30 in the morning up against a railing in the beautiful tropics of Costa Rica brainstorming. He goes, oh, yeah, that's another thing. And you watch what happened. So imagine someone going from that desperation to here.

That's why the events are important. It's not the agenda at the front of the room. It's great. And these guys are magical. The people they bring, the leadership is extraordinary.

It's the magic of the entire room. You will be there with thousands of opportunities to learn, thousands of people who will teach you, if you will just engage, open up, and listen to them and listen to what they have to say.

And that's what you can't duplicate. And that's the magic of what's happening here. Hey, give him a hand, everybody. Hey, just real quick, guys. I got one more story.

And then I've got some final thoughts. Then we're going to let everybody go. And you can go ahead and register for, you know, obviously San Diego, and get your butt there by logging in the back office, hitting that button I told you about earlier. But, you know, this gentleman just walked in. He's been ziplining all day.

And he just kind of whispered something in my ear I thought was cool. And so I'm going to have him share it real quick. Well, my name is Eric Culver. I was ziplining today out in the office on a Monday.

So sign up. Let's go. Hey, give him a hand, everybody. Hey, folks. Hey, you know, guys, that's it.

And here's the last thoughts I've got for you. And then we're going to go ahead and let you guys go. Go out and get some money here tonight. And get clear on what you want. Get clear on why you're here.

And get clear on your intentions and purpose for your business, for Empower Network, for, you know, why you've been on this call. Why are you here? Are you here because you want to just hang out? Are you here because you just think it's cool? Are you here because you've decided to take action?

You decided to get in, but you're wondering if it's real? Are you here because you actually want to create change not only in your life but also the lives of the people around you by making a difference to yourself financially and getting off your butt and taking steps? Well, it starts with a decision that no matter what it takes, you're going to make it happen. And I'm telling you, if you're on this call, if you can hear the sound of my voice, there's absolutely no better decision that you could make than by deciding to meet us in San Diego. We're doing something there that's revolutionary.

I'm not going to talk about specifically what it is on this call. There are people in this room who are privy to some inside information. But whatever you need to do, you need to log into your back office. You need to get there because, folks, we're going to change the world. So we appreciate you guys.

I believe in every single one of you. I believe that you can become great. I believe that you can all make a half million dollars a month. I believe that you guys can do things that you can't imagine, that you've never thought were possible, but it all starts with a decision that you're going to take action, that you're going to decide that enough's enough. You're sick of these weenie-ass little tiny commissions everybody's paying you.

You want 100%. But not only that, you want to run with a badass group of people that's going to go out and change the world. And so what we're going to do, Dave, let's unmute the lines. Everybody scream out who's coming to San Diego. Start screaming.

100% commissions, guys. Just tell us how badass you are and that you're going to make it happen. And I just want to tell you we love you. So I don't know what button to hit here. Love you guys.

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