Went to ‘A View from the Edge’ Personal Development training last weekend

The energy you can experience during a large self-improvement event can be quite overwhelming in a closed auditorium with close to five thousand people. The atmosphere is of celebration and union.

I took advantage of this great opportunity over the weekend to participate in a very different kind of personal development training, combining mindset and business, but delivered theatrically. The name of the event is  A View from the Edge.

The main target audience are the members of Worldventures, a network marketing organisation specialising in travel. The event is open to anyone interested in taking their self-improvement up several levels from reading books. It is also an introduction to Worldventures, which may be the next step for someone who has been looking for a vehicle to help them realise their development and lifestyle.

The event is held annually, in each of the several regions across the globe. The European event is held in a different country each year. This demonstrates the Worldventures philosophy for the travel industry.

Members travel from all over the world to attend these events which they affectionately refer to as ‘The View’, or simple ‘View’. The overwhelming majority of the attendees were European, with Africa and North America notably represented.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday connected almost 24 hours of mini plays, recognitions, and energetic fun. The aim is clear. The View is designed to create a positive, crucible to transforms lives.

This is my second attendance at this event and there were several changes to the presentation, both in the scheduling of the plays and mise-en-scène. Marc Accetta refers to them as the Characters. This ensures freshness for those who regularly attend.

By using theatre as the delivery mechanism, Marc Accetta is able to pack The View with a considerable quantity and quality of self-improvement content, without the mental strain of most presentation methods. The concepts require little interpretation, if any, so the audience is thoroughly immersed and learning, while being entertained.

This is not a new concept, but is certainly very different to most events designed around self-improvement.

Marc covers some of the most important concepts to help learners move past fear, doubt, scarcity and sabotage, without overly using jargon. This makes The View a great choice for those new to self-improvement and a great reminder for the more advanced.

The View also incorporates public recognition for members of Worldventures who have achieved significant personal, business development and financial improvement.

Listening the testimonies of so many achievers can be powerfully inspirational, particularly learning how they overcame the inevitable social and financial pressures they encountered along the way. A number of testimonials attribute The View as the critical component which ignited their journey to success.

The overwhelming message was consistency at the core of the route to success, and the commitment to help others during the process.

The View makes a great ‘first event’ for anyone looking to get started with their personal development. It is intense, immersing, visual, funny and entertaining, but most of all, a great time and environment in which to learn.


Patrick Nairne