Eureka Building is home to Eureka Hub and Eureka Events. They are a co-working and event space in Irvine and they (Eureka Events) host events like this all the time. This was my first time attending one of the Eureka events and I had a blast. The food was great, the companies there were pretty awesome. Some were very innovative and inspiring. I also made some great connections.

I met Alex Sewell and Kina De Santis from Motormood along with other great entrepreneurs. In fact Alex Sewell will be a speaker at our next event.

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This is a pretty good movie. I enjoyed watching it. The preview will give you an idea of what to expect and I highly recommend it. Totally worth it, watch the preview below, then you can watch it if you want instant download. It's how I watched it because I hast to miss the red carpet event! @#^($)#*. After that then I give you a little more expanded review and with some spoilers. Beware.

Living Dot Com Trailer (Official - HD)

Now, one cool little tidbit I can share with you is that I was there while they filmed John's part. John invited me over to watch and hang out, it was pretty cool actually. I'll dig up some pictures and maybe behind the scenes video. It was fun. But also a little revealing, after watching the movie, I know they had to cut out so much for the final product. Just from John's part along, they cut out at least a couple hours of footage. I can't imagine how much we missed from the other featured entrepreneurs.

Featured in the movie are:
Zac Johnson, John Chow, Jeni Larson, Peter Nguyen, Andrew Warner, Chad French, Dr Edward Leamer (UCLA). All of them experts in their fields and extremely successful and besides making millions of dollars online, not much different than you and me. Yes, I'm talking multi-million dollar successful. Some even in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Yeah, seriously. All the money comes from online marketing of sone form or another. Crazy.

Watch the movie here or download it for later. And here are some screenshots from the movie itself:

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The getaway comes with amazing stuff. You get to hang out with the App Sumo guys (ubersuccessful company) and a lot more. Check out the list of goodies in this amazing package:

• 5 nights in a huge mansion.
• Flights to/from Seattle.
• Libations for a week.
• Meals cooked by a private chef.
• Access to a designer, sales and development experts.
• 1 week consultation with Noah: He doesn't normally do this

So if you're an entrepreneur and want some good advice and tips and help from the pros, check it out. This is an all expenses paid trip to Seattle.

AppSumo has been recognized by TechCrunch, Lifehacker, Cnet, and many others as a leader in their industry. AppSumo is more or less a marketplace for apps that benefit entrepreneurs and startups and even established companies, the apps usually come in bundles or at really deep discounts. You can think of it more or less like a groupon for apps. I love their offerings and have bought a couple of things in the past. Once in a while they have free stuff as well.

So how do you win? Well, they're going about it the new giveaway route. You have to go here and enter. You have many ways of entering to win, you can do it through Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and even pinterest. The giveaway will be short lived because the event is in June July, so you have a chance to win because not everyone will hear about it in time. I've already entered but if they allow additional daily entries, I'll be going back each day. This would be an awesome trip to attend.

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When I was small the furthest I could reach was not so high.

-Every New Day, Five Iron Frenzy.

This month some friends from SMMOC and I are participating in a 30 day blogging challenge, so here goes my first post. It is about dreaming, about the childlike wonder we all have inside.

Dreaming is easy, we all daydream of that fancy sportscar, a pay raise at work, a bigger home, a smaller home. Everybody has their own dreams. The problem is most people only dream.

Daydreaming without action is childish. Imagining the possibilities and taking actions to explore them is childlike. Remember when you as a kid were invincible? You were the fastest, smartest, if you hid the seeker would never find you. Why were you able to be so great as a kid? Because you followed your dreams, because you didn't know there are obstacles.

I've been a dreamer since I can remember. The books that my mom brought home throughout my childhood inspired me. Science, fiction, stories, factoids and other books I read made me wonder about what was out there. What could be done "when I grew up."

As a kid I was given a lot of responsibilities because mom had to work hard to get us through life, and I love her for that. And I love my childhood but I also grew up fast. I was always surrounded by adults and learning adult things. At the same time, I took refuge as a kid in books and stories and movies. I was inspired by a family of self-made entrepreneurs and the great achievements of world heroes. I have big shoes to fill.

But it turns out I didn't grow up, I haven't, and I refuse to. I've often found many of my friends and acquaintances that simply grew up. I remain child-like. And they forget to dream now. They are tied down to a 9-5 job, they are tied down to bills and responsibilities that they hate. They stopped believing in their dreams and in themselves. You've let the apparent obstacles stop you dead on your tracks. And believe me, I too have responsibilities, I have bills to pay and like everyone today I struggle.

As I write this post I have the nagging feeling that I have several clients waiting for their deliverables, a blogging class to prepare for, a new child to make a home for and a Wife to keep happy. Not to mention all the minutia of daily living. But I have to do and not fear. I have to do and not waver in my resolve.

The struggles go on,
The wisdom I lack,
The burdens keep piling
Up on my back.

But you must remember to look ahead and if you follow your dreams, and actually take steps to making those dreams a reality then you will succeed. You must make sacrifices now in order to be successful ttomorrow. My journey is that of an entrepreneur, I have inspiration, motivation, and my dreams. I've been on this journey my whole life, but I only decided to make steps towards achieving my dreams two short years ago. This is what I will tell you about for my 30 day challenge. Follow me, inspire me, love me, hate me, disagree with me. Your choice, but DO SOMETHING.

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