Asian Conference

The Asian Conference on a Sufficient Economy went off without a hitch. What a crowd; from a Countess of Royalty in Germany to a Japanese Ambassador, to CEO's of two of Europes banks and everyone in between.

Gave a 15 minute speech on how money is the root of any economy, and for money to be created by any economy the TRUE catalyst is SALES.....and thus governments need to nurture this component (the entrepreneur and business community) more than any other sector, for sales is the lifeblood of ANY economy!

Got a great reception from the audience. Signed some copies of the Asean Affairs Magazine I was featured in for members of the audience, posed for pictures, signed some autographs than chatted up some of the other panelists. VERY interesting.

Spoke at length with former WBC Lightweight Champion and Hollywood actor Gary Stretch ("Alexander", "The World Trade Center" among others). Came from an orphanage out of the U.K and rose to where he is today. Lived with Mickey Rourke for some time, and when Mickey was down, trained him in boxing. Got him 10 fights where Rourke was able to make about $20 million, gain credibility and get back into the film game. Loved talking to Gary, because as a rapid boxing fan myself and not too many people to share my passion with, it was great to talk about fighters past and present, his expert take on Mayweather, Pacquio and others, who he fought, the crowds, etc. And hearing an inside scoop on Rourke was great as well.

Met David Lloyd (brother was married to tennis great Chris Evert), billionaire developer, owner of a huge chain of health clubs, former pro tennis player and overall great guy out of the U.K. Building 24 homes on a cliff in Phuket, overlooking the ocean. The smallest home is 10,000 square feet, but they average 20,000 and the minimum price is $6 million. Visited the site....breath taking! He also shared with us an art piece from a friend of his. GET THIS......his friend scuptures objects on the edge of a needle, using spider web as his mold. You have to look through binoculars to see the object and it is amazing. We saw one yesterday of a man, sitting on a horse with his sword drawn!!!! If you look at the tip of the of the needle you see a little spec, after you look through the binoculars you see it clearly. How does he do it? His friend gets his heart beat down to 40 beats per minute, and in between beats, he constructs the piece with the spider web material. Been on Oprah, Letterman, etc. The most amazing thing I have EVER seen or heard about in my life.

Met some other amazing people but the man of the hour was Swarup Roy, founder and CEO of Asean Affairs Magazine. This guy's passion and expertise of business and finance in Asia is mind boggling and now with his partnership with some of the major players in the European Union business community, the Asean Affairs brand is expanding.

We are meeting this week to put together a deal/colloboration on growing the Ruthless Entrepreneur Show brand into Asia and Europe using his media clout, and myself bringing Asean Affairs to the U.S. using my media access here (which is now significant!). BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR BOTH US. 2010 is going to be a HUGE year.