Where the Heck have you been Vic?

Well that has been the question of the year for me!

I am going to answer for you, but first I’d like to thank everyone who kept tabs on me especially those of you who were concerned.  It’s funny, I know I have a lot of friends and contacts out there in the Internet world but, I never thought my disappearing for awhile from social media would cause such a stir.

So, where have I been hiding?   There has been a surprising amount of speculation.  But in this post, I’ll set the record straight and tell you what I’ve been up too.

So why now?

Well, the reason I’m just now talking about this is because I did disappear for about six months and after hearing some of the rumors circulating, I want to tell you what the real reasons have been. Trust me, everything is great and I have been finding success and gaining much clarity in my life.

With this post I will also clarify things like:

• Who is this guy?
• What does Vic actually do?
• Why do I even care what Vic does?

OK so let’s get started….

2009 was a great year. I traveled to nine different countries and throughout the USA speaking and performing.  After such a great year and one that I have not engaged much with my following, I finally understood why my friends keep asking me the same question.  What are you up to?

I have come to realize that I’ve been marketing online now both full and part-time for about five years and my interests and talents have been so many that my focus was lost.  My fellow marketers have told me time and time again that I’ve been doing it all wrong.   What they have been referring to is my branding.  I mean, I know it can get confusing.  I understand and I guess from a marketing point of view, I agree. After all here are a few of my so called titles.

• I am the Founder of The Personal Development Network.com (a Self-Improvement Community)
• I am a Comedy Hypnotist
• I am a  Success Coach
• I am  known as  Mr. Self Improvement
• I am  always talking about Business Process and Mindset stuff
• I have been called the Motivational Quote guy
• I have been called a “Product Spammer” (Yes that’s really true)
• I have been called the MLM / Network Marketing Guy

Any many, many more…………………………………

I have been on a journey so to speak for the last eight years. It has been a journey of self discovery and chance.  I’ve grown so much on a personal level and have experienced both huge successes and failures. Overall, it’s been a hell of a ride and to say the least, pretty freaking awesome.  I will be sharing that entire story in a future post.

Last year, while traveling and attending live events, the big buzz was all about total transparency. Meaning you and your business should be open and transparent. I mean come-on, who are we trying to kid?  Everyone knows that if you search hard enough you can dig up crap on anyone, so why try to hide things?  Be upfront and it will make your business more productive and successful.  Ok, I get that, and I have been transparent with my business.  But, what I didn’t get before was that it’s confusing and hard to be transparent when you’re all over the place as I have been!  I know it confuses the hell out of people because I was hearing this all the time. What is it that Vic actually does for a living?

As 2009 was coming to an end, I decided to drop out of site for awhile to reevaluate my business and direction. What I have found after some self discovery was really no surprise. I thought about my business and what I loved about it. Next, I thought about what my strengths and weaknesses are and then I discovered what I wanted my “End Result” to be from my business.

Here is what I came up with…

• I love Self-Improvement.
• I Love developing and implementing business processes and training programs.
• I have a unique and natural skill in being able to observe and individual or businesses and indentifying their current position. I am very good at then developing a process to help them reach their end result.
• I have a natural ability for developing teams and teaching them to use the same process.
• I am usually more comfortable in front of a crowd than I am one on one.
• I can be stubborn at times, but after given some time to think and process I am more understanding.
• I understand I’m not perfect but I am good at what I do.
• Happiness for me is being able to do what I want when I want to do it. I love warm weather and being outside. I have an adventurous spirit. My type of fun sounds like a Jimmy Buffet song line. One thing for sure, I am “growing older but not up” and I will always have a school boy heart.

So, resurfacing after my six month on-line hiatus, I’ve decided to re-brand my business.  I have gained much clarity and focus.  Here is what Vic Maranto will be now.

I am a Business Success Coach and Consultant.   It is that simple.  Within my business coaching I provide expert advisement and training in Team Building, Social Media Strategies and of course internet marketing and all other skills needed to run a successful business on and/or off line.  My philosophy is centered around my strong belief that a successful business must have a plan and processes in place.  Once you can identify your “end result” you only need the process to achieve it.

That is what I do, I will help you find the end result and gear my coaching around building processes to bring your business to a high level of success.

In addition to continuing my successful business consulting and coaching programs, I have also decided to embark in partnership with a company that is already where I advise businesses to be.  You see, in doing so, I can both help you become successful in your business while putting my expertise at work for myself, while I grow my own successful business.   This will simply allow me to do the two things I love most.  Growing the business of others and growing my empire as well.

I will be speaking of this new venture often.  I do want to point out that I am not an MLM guy as some have said.  I am simply in a business that will grow exponentially in today’s economic climate.  In the very near future I will be looking for National and Regional Managers.  So, keep a head’s up…and I will keep you posted.

For those of you who write to me often in regard to loving my self-improvement topics…please know that that part of Vic is simply who I am.  I will continue to share in that area as well through daily social media engagement.    Although I will no longer be coaching in the niche of self-improvement, it will of course always be included in all that I do.

I hope this has cleared the “where is Vic and what is he up to” issue.  I look forward to keeping in touch through this blog often.

Please check in often…because….Baby, I am BACK!

I’d like to share a cool experience I had over the Holiday Weekend.

I spent Thanksgiving weekend in Disney World with my girlfriend Dabney and her two kids.

This was a special trip for me not only because I went to Disney, but because I was able to spend the Holiday with my favorite girl and her children…this was our first trip together.

We had a lot of fun plans for the weekend and (if you have ever been to Disney you’ll know what I mean) a lot of activities to squeeze in over a short time.

There was one attraction that I didn’t know existed and it will stand out in my mind forever as one of the coolest things I have ever experienced.

I became a part of the American Idol Experience.

As I’m sure you are aware, the American Idol is geared toward the less seasoned adult. The age requirements for American Idol are 16 to 28 years and I’m just a little bit over that age bracket. Not that I’m old or anything. ;D

On Thanksgiving Day we made our way over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios where The America Idol Experience is a new and popular attraction.

Knowing how I love to perform and how her 10 year old daughter loves American Idol, Dabney talked me into auditioning to be on the show.

So, along with my manager (Dabney’s daughter), I was taken into the American Idol studio for my audition. I was quite impressed with their audition process. I had to sing 3 different songs for 2 different people.

I really didn’t think I would make the final three because they audition over 2000 people a day and only pick 21 people to perform at the park’s version of the show.  I know I can sing but let’s face it; American Idol is for people who are just a little younger then I am.

After I performed my third song, the producer asked me to watch the video screen where I received the news from Ryan Seacrest…I was going to be on the show!

Whoo Hoo!

I received the star treatment from the show. They set me up (and the other contestants) with a vocal coach, hair & make-up (High Def Video) and then had a chance to rehearse on stage.

I love to perform and looking out into that auditorium that seated 1000 people, I started getting goose bumps.

All I was thinking now is WOW, I wish I would have worn nicer clothes.  Really though, who knew? I was at an amusement park, right?  Who knew I’d be on stage in front of 1000 people singing on Thanksgiving Day?

After rehearsal, we had a show run through with the producer. Before I knew it, it was Show Time and I was first to sing. Here are the pictures capturing my experience.

My competitors and I really rocked the house and it was an experience I’ll never forget.

No, I didn’t win, the young 17 yr old guy did. I will say he was a good singer and a fine young man and I wish him all the best. This was his very first experience ever singing in front of a crowd. His parents were very proud of him.

So what’s the lesson here?

As a speaker and coach I am always getting people to think outside of the box and to look at life and business as one great big opportunity. The only limits we have are the ones we place upon ourselves. On this particular day,  I not only had an awesome time performing but I was able to share an experience with a little girl and show her what happens if you just take action and put yourself out there with no worries about the results.  You can achieve anything!

What a great time I had. It was kind of funny because after the show we ran right to the next ride on our list…The Hollywood Tower Hotel.  Along the way people were yelling they voted for me and telling me how much they enjoyed my song. Pretty Cool!

As for me, who knows??

I can add this experience to my portfolio.  Whatever happens, it was definitely a highlight in my life.

I can cross that off my list.

To see some pictures of my American Idol Experience Click Here

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Hi Everyone,

I’m in (MSP) Minnesota at the Midwest Super Conference.

What a great event so far I have met some great people.

You can watch it live too just go to the link below. I’m getting ready to head up to the conference now. This morning there is a “Hot Seat” which is when someone put there business up for review and a panel of experts critique what the business owner is trying to accomplish.

Tonight I’ll be performing and tomorrow morning at 9am CST I am speaking, I’m really psyched!

Tomorrow, I’m revealing to the world my Automation Motivation Blueprint.

This program is sure to change your life & your business so make sure you tune-in.

Cant make it?

No Problem it’s being recorded but you have to sign up! Go to http://tiny.cc/MWSCVID

Have a great day!

Peace & Power,

Vic

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Hello Everyone I hope your having a great day and getting ready for the weekend.

You need to read this email – ALL of it!!

Don’t you hate it when marketers put scary stuff as subject lines and then say….
“It won’t be much longer where this message will become true… In just a few short days (or any day now), We’ll completely sell out of our product!”
It’s a marketing tactic used to create “fear of loss” and get people to take action.

There are two reasons people buy your stuff online:
1. Fear of Loss
2. Desire to Gain

When you are selling things, don’t use false #’s or hype to move your product. Just tell the truth. There is nothing wrong with fear of loss or desire to gain. Are you using them in your marketing?

HERE IS MY FULL DISCLOSURE:

(I am going to try to sell you something in a few minutes, keep your guard up, maybe you can resist me!)
As you may or may not know I am Speaking and Performing at The Midwest Super Conference AND it is NOT sold out.

Jeff Mills the host of the event had sent out an email to the event speakers with a deadline of Sept. 1st for us to give away (YES, I said GIVE AWAY) our complimentary FREE Tickets.

Jeff is the ONLY event host that I know of that gives his speakers FREE passes to the event that we can offer our friends, subscribers and clients. Jeff has even made a special invite video just for me, check it out

Watch the Video

HERE IS THE BOTTOM LINE:

I’d hate for the so many well intentioned friends to be missing this incredible free event simply because they procrastinated to the last minute, therefore paying 3 times more to attend! I’ve talked with DOZENS and DOZENS of people who told me they were getting tickets, but – if you Snooze you pay more!

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 1, 2009.

On September 1^st, I can no longer offer free tickets to the event (if it has not already sold out by them).
Standard tickets will become $297 just to attend the event. VIP tickets will become $597 just to attend the event.
If you act right now… I mean today – you can still be one of the last people to get a free ticket or VIP ticket to The Midwest Super Conference. (hint: the VIP ticket is the way you really want to go)

So, let me ask you….
How come you have not got a ticket yet?

Now, think very hard before you give yourself access to make an excuse, because just about ANY excuse you give me is going to most likely be… lame.
It’s a cop-out… excuses like….
Drumroll Please…

#1. I don’t have any money.
(umm… the conference is free Einstein… zero cost.)
Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

#2. My spouse said I had to stay home and re-sod the front lawn.
(ok… what’s more important? A step by step blueprint from several millionaires on how to become a millionaire or replacing your grass? Let it wait another week, this is kinda a big deal. Your spouse will thank me and you, when you’ll learn how to get OTHER people laying your heavy, messy grass sod, while you sip Pina Coladas on the beach in Fiji.)
Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

#3. My gout has been acting up lately….
(Ok I know some people with gout… it’s not pretty. Sure…it can be downright painful. So, stop eating the bad food that inflames the gout for goodness sakes. As a VIP attendee, we promise to serve food that will not inflame your gout. You’ll get 4 networking meals with the speakers and other VIPs.)
Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

#4. I’ll just stay home and watch the online replays/stream….
(Well, yes, it’s true, we are streaming the conference live, but I’ll tell you.. the NETWORKING is the super benefit most people miss by NOT attending events.
Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

#6. I Don’t Believe any of the stuff the people you have speaking will help me. I bought so much stuff before that I am overwhelmed….
(Ok, I hear ya, been there, done that too. But… You are simply WRONG – Look at the results people have had from our speakers, these results are NOT TYPICAL but they are certainly POSSIBLE, when you take the right action.)

“…Enabled me to go from 0 to $475,000 in 174 days!” – Ann DeVere

“I earned over $190,000 from this information” – John Roney

“In 90 days I’ve made $183,000.00 – on course to my first million in 180 days” – Declan Barnett

Here is what one of my very own Coaching Clients had to say…
“I’ve been able to take one small idea and increase our business over $150k in as little as 3 months.” – Ron Ptak

The question is, do you want results like these?
If the answer is YES, click on this link and get started. Book your airfare, get your hotel room booked, and reserve your place now.
Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

Now, you know SOME of these are silly excuses, and I am sure you can think of better ones, and believe me…

I’ve heard some doosies from well meaning people, who don’t understand they need to start making money instead of excuses.
Let that sink in for a nanosecond….

You have two choices in life – You can make excuses
or
You can make money

But you CANNOT DO BOTH!

So, right now, click on the link below and get your ticket, no excuses allowed, by this time tomorrow, if we sell out today, You will be seeing a message that says…..

“The Midwest Super Conference is SOLD OUT”

Only this time it will be for real…. Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

If we don’t sell out by Tuesday, and you are coming, you’ll pay 3 times more to be hear, simply because you did not take fast and furious action after you read this post.
DO IT NOW!
Peace & Power,

Vic Maranto
The Personal Development Network

PS – Early Bird Ticket deadline is Sept 1. On Sept 1, tickets will go up to $297 for standard tickets and $597 for VIP tickets.

Click Here for Your FREE Ticket.

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Hello Everyone!

I have some great news so I’m sending this email
out to my entire list of friends, clients & subscribers.
This is a time sensitive and is limited to the first 20
people who take action and this email is being viewed by
over (20,000+) twenty thousand people.

To go directly to the video Click Here

I wanted to let you know I’ll be in Minnesota,
Sept 11-13 speaking and performing at
Jeff Mills’s 4th Midwest Super Conference this
year and he’s authorized me to give only 20
free tickets to his $997 event this year.

The speaker line up is one of the best out there,
even better than what you’d find at $2000 or $5000
seminars. So, I hope you are one of the lucky 20
that get to claim your free ticket as my guest!

Also, take a look at the speaker line up, their topics,
as you’ll see it’s very relevant topics that you’ll
not find in ebooks or home study courses.

It’s stuff you just have to experience live, face to
face in a big room filled with people who share the
same passions as you do about online marketing
and making more income in 2009.

I hope we can meet there!
Here is a special page for you to get your ticket:
Watch video and to get your FREE
Ticket while they last. Click Here

Peace & Power,

Vic Maranto

PS – I wish Jeff was giving out more free $997
tickets, but the room is small (only holds about 300 people)
so that is all he can do, if you can make it,
you need to hurry and get the tickets before everyone else on
my lists grabs them up and there are none left.

Click Here to get your FREE Ticket while they last!

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