Sites LIVE Q&A was rocking!

Here is the video from today's live chat and there were a total of 464 that logged in! So fun! We're definitely doing more of this! I had a blast and I am posting a string of all the comments and questions in the box below. :)

Showit Sites LIVE Chat!

It may be helpful to watch this in FULL SCREEN MODE which you can do by clicking on the little button in the bottom right of the video. :)

and go to this URL for more commenting options

Great times at home!

A couple of days ago my friends Bobby and Lindsay Earle and Josh Newton (doesn't blog so no link love ;) cruised and hung out for the day. It was amazing. We just chilled and worked and slept and then had some good Thai food. It was one of those days that you wish wouldn't end. I love these guys because they are the nicest guys but also totally willing to stand up for what they believe is right.

We had some good "man time" outside exterminating a very dangerous spider that could harm babies and children so it had to go.

UStreamin

Great time UStreaming! Over 500 people hopped on to watch this trial run live and we're excited to do our next episode next week!

Click here to watch it.

The Choice is Yours

We are living in an incredibly crazy time and we all have a choice. Are we going to be defeated and accept the "doom and gloom" or are you going to choose to create a solution that will move you ahead and put you in a place to help others do the same!

I can think of no greater time in our lifetime for the next generation of leaders to stand up and make a difference. So decide for yourself what you're going to do right now to keep yourself out of the depressed state that so many people want to put you in and think of five ways that you can add value to somebody else.

Tomorrow late morning I'll be hopping on the live stream and chatting with my buddy Deyl Kearin about how to move forward and succeed through these times.

There is so much to do and truly exciting times ahead!

Regeneration

Click here to see our latest Style Group for Showit Sites called Regeneration!






My dear friend Crystal Goss (who's new Showit Site is coming soon!) just shot an insane wedding in Scotland and she gave me the inspiration for our latest Style Group called Regeneration!

Let me know if you like it and you can download it straight inside the app and of course it's a free addition for all the Showit Sites users out there. :)

Brett Sleeping and Bus video!

Ok so on the Free To Succeed Tour you all know we traveled for 40 days on a sweet bus! (video below) It really became home but when you're on the bus everyone holds pretty crazy hours. Most of us would sleep from 3 or 4am till noon and then we'd get up and get ready for the next show. Brett on the other hand would stay up until 8am and then sleep all day so I always enjoyed taking pictures of him crashed out. Here he is dead asleep, arms folded, sitting up with the lights on and his computer on his lap. lol

Watch the video below - click the button on the bottom right to watch it FULL SCREEN!



and here is another one of him asleep on the couch with his feet propped up. I can't imagine what his body felt like after sleeping like that!

Santa Barbara is so peaceful

Santa Barbara is so peaceful, originally uploaded by davidjay13.

I just snapped this picture on my iPhone waiting for dinner with my
friends Deyl and Paige and I am so blessed to live here in SB! It's
like a retreat everytime I come home.

I am so thankful for all the friends in my life and I have some
hilarious stories to share tomorrow from the Free To Succeed tour!

Ciao ciao!

Shadow of the day

I relate a lot to this video right now. I feel like there is craziness going on all around and I'd be lying if I said it didn't affect me but there is also a calmness inside because ever since my career starting to get put in the spotlight I've had to deal with people saying negative things about me.

So what I believe is that as long as I keep trying to help others that will show through. I'm certainly not always perfect but I've had the chance to meet thousands of you and am looking forward to continuing moving forward.

Keep rocking everyone!

Funny Stuff!

I think I forgot to post some of these videos but they are so awesome! You have to see them!

Jalene is our lucky winner from Orlando...and I shouldn't say "lucky" at all because she worked for this! Driving an hour an a half at 2:30am to get $500 Showit Bucks! That's commitment! I love it!

Click here and go to her blog to check it out!

and thanks to Amanda Eller for the heroic rescue of me in the fountain! You must watch this! This is awesome! After a few days in the fountain I shed my swimsuit so cover your eyes!!



...more fun posts from the road soon!

Beautiful Toronto

I've had a blast here in Toronto! This is a really cool city. I took some pics as I walked around today. I always like the mix of old and new so I grabbed this shot downtown across the street from my hotel.


and this is a shot I took last night when I got in. I have a gorgeous view from my room and Toronto also has this massive underground mall...and I mean MASSIVE! It's 16 MILES long! Wow!


and then I caught this flock of birds cruising through the mall - j/k - they were just suspended there but kind of a cool art piece.

New Location for Sunday

Hey Everyone,

I just received an email stating that there is a change in location for this Sunday.

Here is the new address. I'm assuming everyone else will be notified as well but I'm just trying to help get the word out. I'm not involved in the planning or logistics so I have no knowledge other than what I just received. Please hitup Davide or Michael if you have questions because they'll have more answers. :)

FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON TORONTO AIRPORT WEST

(formerly known as Four Points by Sheraton Mississauga)

6090 DIXIE ROAD • MISSISSAUGA, ON L5T 1A6
T (905) 670 9186 EXT. 2 F (905) 564 9555

Train Travel is nice

Right now I'm on a train from Montreal to Toronto and I like trains. As part of the Craft Your Success tour the guys booked me a flight from Ottawa to Toronto on Saturday but I'm skipping it b/c I'm sick of flying. Our last flight from Halifax to Montreal got canceled and we ended up going from Halifax -> Toronto -> Ottawa -> Montreal and a lot of our luggage didn't make it. What a nightmare. Buses are actually the best because it's private and there is a bed and refrigerator but trains are the second best. They just served a nice meal and some really good wine and my Verizon card still works here in Canada so I'm online the whole time! Very cool! I am happy.

I had to have a short conversation with the gentleman behind me and ask him to mute his computer because it kept going "ding ding ding" like he was IMing or something. He's an older business guy and didn't really know how to mute his computer but we got it figured out and the rest of the trip has been good. I hate any type of confrontation but recently God's been putting some very difficult situations in my life and I used to let a lot of things slide and then just be upset inside but I'm getting better at fixing things right away even when it's painful. In the long term I think it's better for everyone that way but boy it's hard to stick to your guns and make others stick to their word.

I have a few days off and it's been good to relax while also getting some work done. I just finished an article for Professional Photographer magazine about how to go about booking your first job and using your network to build your business and we also just built a new Style Group for Showit Sites! It's awesome and I'll post it up in a little bit.

Showit Web on Facebook!

You all know how powerful Facebook is and one of my biggest accomplishments was when I got more friends on Facebook than Kenny Kim! Woohoo! Yea! We have a great new FREE addition to Showit Web (and more to come)

Now you can add a "Slideshow" page to your Facebook page and put all your Showit Web shows in there!

Click here and check it out on my page!

Rock on!

5d Mark II

This camera looks freaking awesome! Wow! I can't wait! If Canon didn't release this I was gonna buy a Nikon D90

Checkout DP Review for a general review and as soon as I have one I'll let you guys know how I like it.


It's such a funny game that Canon and Nikon play b/c Canon has had the ability to do all this stuff for awhile but since Nikon, being a smaller company can't develop as fast Canon just waits and then whenever Nikon releases something good Canon releases something a little bit better. I know everyone gets crazy about Canon/Nikon Mac/PC Raw/Jpeg and I think it's funny b/c both companies have really good cameras but Canon will always be the leader now that it's a technology game.

Heading to Montreal!

Halifax was cool. Lots of super nice people and I was blown away by the staff of the hotel. Far better service then I've seen in the U.S. I really believe service will be a big role player for our industry in the future so I'm paying attention to this stuff and what things make a difference. I took this picture on my iphone my first night here b/c I thought it was a cool looking building.

I also did my laundry. I admit I'm spoiled to have my asst do my laundry and so I think I've only done laundry once in the last year! Isn't that crazy...but it was fun to do it here in Canada and they call their money Loonies (sp?) which cracked me up and so I needed 4 loonies to buy soap and then 4 dollars to do the wash and dry. That was the easy part but after that sorting and folding is what takes forever. First I just threw everything on my bed and then I categorized it and left it there overnight because I was really tired after the show yesterday so I waited to fold it until we were leaving this morning.


I remember fondly the washing and folding job of the Rogers family! Incredible! This is a picture of their basement and they have so many washers and dryers and they were so sweet they left a note on everything and even labeled each pair of my underwear for certain days so I actually wore them on those days!


and you have to watch this hilarious video of their family getting off the tour bus! It's like one of those funny commercials b/c it never ends! You must watch the video below or click here if it doesn't load in properly

I'm in Halifax!

When I landed here in Halifax I was really confused b/c there was a time change and I didn't know there was another time change beyond the east coast of the U.S. but I guess there is. Davide Greene shot a little video of me stumbling through customs! :)



Anyway, it's really cold and drizzly here and we're having a pre-tour kickoff party tonight which is gonna be fun. I only got one hour of sleep last night so I'm a bit wiped but even on one hour of sleep I was able to bust out a pretty cool website on the airplane.

Check it out! I'm still just fiddling around but in just a few hours I was able to build this site. It's simple but I like how the navigation works. It's kinda like the iPhone where there is a navigation page and then just one little button on each page that sends me back to it. Let me know what you guys think.

Rest Relaxation and a mini UFC

It's been so nice having a few days here in Nashville to rest, relax and recoup after the tour. I got to spend an incredible day with Allie and we headed to Opryland for one of the best dinners ever.




Then I got some time to hang with friends and I must say that Sarah Barlow has THE BEST condo AND view in Nashville! This place is off the hook! The building has only 15% occupancy so if you're wanting to move to Nashville this is the place to be! It's unreal!

Checkout this pano I shot from her balcony! Click on it for a bigger view!

but then us boys decided to be boys and get a little fighting in to break in the sweet community area of her complex! First I'll show you the video of me vs. Josh Newton. After Josh muscled out of a Rear Naked choke which left us both looking a bit awkward and puzzled as to what to do next I pulled off a pretty nifty arm bar! It's been years since I've fought and it's probably the most fun thing ever so I think I'm gonna get back into it!

... just before this Bobby Earle (who shot the killer photo of Allie and I above) had shown his domination of all of us. Bobby is so funny when he fights because he just smiles and talks the whole time and I'm doing everything I can just to keep breathing and keep my limbs attached!

It's just the beginning!

I always think of everything as the beginning because beginnings are exciting and happy. Whenever we "finish" something it means we are starting something else and so I like to focus on that side of the coin!

I can't even begin to share what a rush this tour has been! I have so much to post but I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you who came out and shared this adventure with us!

All of you are already changing this industry!

Keep up the "Five Minutes to Freedom" and remember Carnegie's incredibly wise words.

"You'll go further in two months by becoming genuinly interested in just two other people than you will in two years of trying to get others interested in you."

Pick out two people to invest in until the end of the year! I guarantee you won't regret it and again thank you thank you thank you for all your love and support! I can't wait to see all of you again soon!

:)
DJ

Check me out in my Speedo!

Find me and Brett in North Carolina and win $500 Free Showit Bucks! Hopefully we are still there!

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