Successful Thinkers at the Park

Last night, I had the opportunity to attend and event at the park. The event was the Successful Thinkers meet-up and the energy was electric. John Orozco and Rickey Sanchez of A2B concepts were the hosts of the event and they did an outstanding job.

This was the very first time I had attended an event like this and I did not know what to expect. I was thinking that it would be another night of drinks and networking more of the usual conversation. Hi I am Matt who are you? Awesome what do you do for a living? Then a little of acting interested or acting like you understand what they are telling you when you are thinking I can’t wait to get out of this conversation. Sounding a little negative? I am just trying to be honest. We have all been there because we are human and we all have a goal that we would like to reach in our lives.

How was the Successful Thinkers meetup different? This was the first time that I had conversations and my occupation was not the first thing to come up. People asked about me and who I am and what I represent and told me a little about themselves. Occupation was secondary. It has always been my opinion that my occupation is not who I am but simply what I do and this was the first time I felt like others cared about that.

How did the night go? When I first arrived I gave a business card to the person that was registering everyone, Gina. I filled out a name tag and began to socialize. After about a half hour of socializing everyone sat down and the hosts said a quick introduction and rolled right into the agenda. The first thing they did was highlight a few local businesses that are doing things out there. The first speaker Gina was a breast cancer survivor and she is doing some awesome things for raising funds and providing resources for those that have breast cancer. Next was Marlo who runs a family Jewelry store in Elk Grove. From there they had some giveaways provided by business owners within the network. The gifts were awesome and the winners were very excited. Especially the guy who one the girls t-shirt. After the giveaways , Robert Velarde stepped up and hit a home run explaining the purpose, the mission and the design of the Successful Thinkers community. He was inspiring and informational. Nick Lynch followed to explain just a few of the many amazing things that are going to happen at the November 6th event featuring the main speaker Rudy Ruettiger. Yes you read that correctly the same Rudy from the movie continues his story and inspiration right here in Roseville California at Adventure Church. If you would like to go the event is free if you sign up to SuccessfulThinkers.com and create a profile with a photo and a bio. If you are like me you may be asking what is the catch. That is whay I went to the event in the first place. To determine what I was not reading or seeing. However, there is no catch.  If you would like to attend the event just go to Successful Thinkers and sign up. My referral ID is 6228 so be sure to let them know I sent you. Remember to create a bio so that you can go on the 6th for free. If you are scared that there is still a catch like I was don’t let that stop you from going. You can pay $25 at the door and still get hundreds of dollars worth of information and inspiration.

The night capped off with more networking. I truly enjoyed the format of the Successful Thinkers eetup and know that it will not be the last event that I attend. Stay tuned for all the great stuff that will be coming soon…………. By the Way thank you Robert Velarde for all the very kind words about my blog and my business. Your delivery is both genuine and passionate…………Thank you Rickey Sanchez and John Orozco for arranging the event……………….In the closing words of Mr. Robert Velarde, “See you at the Top.”