 So having that experience where a young guy who maybe was feeling lost himself maybe didn't have a direction in life and maybe thought that the the jewels that life was promising were not his to have and to see suddenly that he has that look where he He knows that he can have it he can go out there and be much bigger and much more than he thought he was is a profound gift to to receive as a teacher and Knowing that from that he's going to go out there and live a kick-ass life is a fantastic thing because that's not just going to affect him That's going to affect the people around him ultimately the woman he chooses to breed with and therefore the uh spawn that he sends out to the world so Seeing that coming from a shaky place at that time and knowing that even me at my weakest was still Causing ripples in a good way really gave me a lot of inspiration to go out there pick myself up and to to for Myself to be to again become more than I thought I could be The other awesome thing was the connections that I made with some of the speakers That year was quite profound in the sense that I connected with anthony johnson on a deeper level and I connected with steve mayeta and sasha daygame and I then invited those guys to come and join me on the euro tour and out of that has come the most profound And successful collaborations of my career to date because finally what I think we're seeing Is the cream of the seduction industry starting to find each other and To be honest, there are a lot of guys in this industry who should not be teaching Not so much because they're ripping guys off which they are but mainly because If they're spreading information that is not correct Or that is leading guys to put more masks on to be less of themselves Then they're causing long-term serious damage to the guys and therefore the girls are going to meet And I look forward to a time when The In a circle of guys who know what they're doing get together and create industry standards, which is not far away because you're seeing a lot of complaint Which is completely justified from a lot of guys who've been burnt along the way by fly by night comment And we're coming to get you Where do I see the 21 convention in five years time? Well, that depends on a number of things. Firstly, whether the world ends at the end of this year Which I really hope it doesn't because I'm starting to have a really great time And I'd like to have at least five more years to complete my plans This is also going to depend largely on Anthony Johnson In terms of his commitment in terms of his ability to grow and evolve as a man Because he's a guy who has got a lot of passion a lot of willpower who's very disciplined And well beyond his years in terms of what he's achieving But at the same time I think For this convention to continue to evolve and grow and grow That's going to be led primarily by his growth and evolution And so I look forward to him taking the feedback the the responses from the audiences both online and live and In terms of him internalizing the learnings that he's gathering through all the speakers that he that he pulls together Because as his as he grows as his understanding of the world of life of women of exercise of you know Philosophy and all that stuff grows. So too will the convention grow It will be limited by how much he's willing to to grow And I see in him pretty much unlimited potential for growth So as long as he's evolving and I'm evolving and everyone else in the the crew is evolving I see it jumping from strength to strength over the years to come. I also see that Seduction the concept that men need to learn how to better themselves with women in life You know in exercise in the way that they in mindsets grow is becoming a more mainstream accepted Kind of idea and as that becomes more accepted So too will the ability for mainstream media and guys who are feeling a bit kind of shameful about it now to get involved So I think as we spearhead this men's movement We'll see a lot of more guys will feel that it's not something to be ashamed of to come to a conference like this It's something to be fucking proud of because most men are not satisfied with their lives and most of them make excuses And sit behind those excuses for decades The guys who stand up and go I'm not perfect and I'm not satisfied with life and I want more and therefore I'm going to come to something like this and With humility and audacity go out there and get what I want are fucking heroes So for anyone who's sitting at home considering. Yeah, I would like to go to one of these events Or I'd like to do coaching or you know, I want to engage with this information But I feel like that makes me a loser Please understand it doesn't it makes you a warrior on a path to personal growth to To actualization to becoming what you could actually be Let people criticize let people may say let people winch and whine That's their prerogative. That's their life, but don't let them drag you down So come to places like this because these are think tanks of progress of progressive and positive thinkers these are men who are skilled in their areas And are here not to make money off you. They're here to pass on information They're here to pass on their wisdom Because that gives them validation. Of course, they get paid for it But the reason that all of us as coaches are here is not for the money It's not easy to be a dating coach or a health Expert or somebody who thinks outside the box and make a million bucks. It's quite difficult But because we believe in what we do because anthony believes in what he does We are here to deliver this and we'll continue to do it as long as men are willing to stand up and go Yes, I want to change So the path that I took to get here today is certainly not a linear one Certainly not a straight line and I certainly didn't plan it this way What I did plan was to live life to its extreme On multiple levels I have been a an extreme aesthetic in the terms that I was essentially a monk living in a mountain And at the same time well not at the same time following that I became an extreme headmist living purely for pleasure, I guess But the consistency there is that I do not want a pedestrian lifestyle I do not want to I I it's not so much that I don't want to live in the box I don't think I'm allowed in the box. I really don't think I should be there. It's not the place for me I see my role to exist throughout all sorts of systems To be like lukewarm water as they would say in spinal tap To to move through life and to gain pure experience to try and master things that I apply my Mind and my will to and to create influence Not through You know forcing anybody but but making people think by exploding their realities by questioning their Presuppositions about what is and what is not possible or what you shouldn't shouldn't do because I've done everything you shouldn't do really And I'm very successful in the sense that I love life. I have a great time I get to travel I get to do exactly what I want to do And that's not because I was born in privilege. I was born in a very poor single parent household And had a you know pretty rough childhood I didn't have the backup to be where I am today, but I refused to have life crush me and that's The the message that I want to pass on to to young men Is that no matter what background you come from no matter what racial group or you know religious background or anything like that It's not about just positive thinking you can't just think your way like yeah, everything's going to be great You must face adversity You must also face the fact that life has a lot of awful things that you're going to have to confront at some point But if you do it in a way that is joyful and that is looking At the same time towards a great future and at the same time Experiencing whatever you truly are Involved in in the moment then you don't waste any time then your life is a beautiful story Rather than something that passed you by So where this is going to lead me? I have no fucking idea, but I'm really excited about finding out Judging from where I came from six years ago to where I am today You know god knows I could be running a small South American country Or I could be back in Shaolin temple It's let's let's wait and find out it's going to be fun if you would like to find me Good luck because currently I live nowhere and everywhere If you would like to start to find me the easiest way is to go to my website Which is the natural lifestyles dot com If you're interested in joining me for one of my madcap adventures through eastern europe You can go to the euro tour dot com There's a few places left on the last tour for this year Who knows what's going to happen next year if the world ends you're going to really regret not coming this year So come and check it out. My blog is thejamesmartial.com I'm pretty easy to find Online and if you're really really committed come find me in eastern europe you won't regret it