I am here in San Jose, California, USA for the National Achievers Congress (NAC)—the world’s biggest gathering of top business mentors and people inspired to achieve and make significant contributions to their community. And who else are fit to speak than world movers themselves – Donald Trump, Anthony Robbins and Robert Kiyosaki?
With approximately 5000 attendees, the enormous San Jose Convention Center is jam packed. To help facilitate the three-day event, I volunteered for Day 1 and 2, and will be attending at the last day. Once in a while, I love to serve instead of just sitting among the crowd. It’s both a learning experience and a form of paying things forward.
With the theme “Decide Today to Triumph” the NAC aims to equip participants with practical strategies on how they can focus their mind to achieving realistic goals such as setting up their businesses, raising capital, making investments work, succeeding in their work and life, and formulas on how to be financially free. The top three speakers were drawn from a survey on which business mentors participants would like to learn from.
Donald Trump
A Forbes-listed multi-billionaire, successful entrepreneur, and a popular TV personality, Donald Trump is known for his mega real estate businesses, hotel and leisure resorts, running the Miss Universe pageant, and for hosting the successful show “The Apprentice.” This American business magnate also authored almost 15 books with topics focused on business management and his personal success strategies. This is my first time seeing him, and I do hope that I can get a picture or short interview despite his tough security.
Anthony “Tony” Robbins
I had an opportunity of meeting Tony in Vancouver, Canada. This charismatic man who stands at 6 feet and 7 inches exudes so much power on the stage audiences are glued! A best-selling author, in-demand motivational speaker, and a frequent guest at popular TV shows and mega-events, Tony is now hosting his own show Breakthrough with Tony Robbins in the Oprah Winfrey Network.
His best-selling books include Unlimited Power, Awaken the Giant Within and Unleash the Power Within among others.
Robert Kiyosaki and wife Kim Kiyosaki
One of my goals this year is to increase my financial literacy so I can continue to do what I love to do and not worry so much about money. The first thing I did was to resume Rich Dad Poor Dad coaching program. Having sold my business couple of years ago, I have more time now and so does my husband Ted who has recently retired from his job. Fortunately, Ted expressed his intention to participate in the program and came 100% on board. In the first audio tape, Robert shared that it was in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada where he and his wife Kim Kiyosaki wrote their long term goal for Rich Dad Poor Dad, a time when they were also going through financial difficulties.
Today, Robert and Kim teaches the world about Rich Dad – a new way of thinking money and achieving personal financial freedom. The husband-and-wife tandem also created and patented CASHFLOW, a popular board game that teaches financial concepts on investing, saving money, and making money work for you.
Apart from Donald, Tony and Robert, my mentor T.Harv Eker who is the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind will also be speaking at the event along 10 other top gurus and mentors.
I will post more updates about this event and share my learnings as well. Until then, I hope all of us will be inspired to achieve the small and big dreams we set for ourselves today!
Do tweet about the event too using #nacsj2012 and find my tweets via twitter.com/jhet_vanruyven