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A chance meeting, a strange twist of fate, lives changed As I recall, the year was 2000. I was on stage in Boulder, Colorado at Jonathan Mizel's Internet marketing blowout. You know, sometimes you just get in a zone. And that year, I reckon I was in one. Zip back in time two weeks before. I was sitting in a movie theater watching a flick on screen that initially I didn't want to see. You see, it wasn't in English and you had to read subtitles the whole movie. But everyone raved about this movie. The social proof was overwhelming. So there I sat. Eyes glued to the screen. Mesmerized. The movie was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. And the most important part of the movie was the end. It left you breathless in more ways than one. Fast forward 2 weeks. I'm back in front of the room of Jonathan's seminar. Doing a rendition of all the stupid marketing mistakes I've made in my life. And talking about the path to becoming a marketing Ninja. Mixing that with flying through the air like they do in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Well, not exactly. When you're 6' 4 1/2", you don't exactly fly through the air. It's a speech that is now infamous. Anyway, the audience was in total stitches. Falling on the floor laughing. That was ALSO the speech in which I revealed that Sandford Wallace told me over dinner he gets his best ideas in the shower. Come to find out later, a LOT of people get their best ideas there. Anyway, in the middle of the speech, two people get up and walk out. They thought it was the worst speech they'd ever heard in their lives! For others, they sat mesmerized. I got a standing ovation for what it's worth. Later, out in the hall, I was talking to a guy. I guess you could call it a chance meeting. We chatted a bit and I told this person (I don't remember the conversation in retrospect) that all they needed was self confidence. They had all the talent they needed. I could tell this from a brief chat. He had all the talent in the world. All he needed was confidence. Later that person became a really, really well-known Internet marketing -- one of the best. His name I'm proud to say is Jim Edwards. For the record, I'm NOT taking any credit for Jim's success, other than that I was at the right place at the right time with a word of encouragement a very talented person needed. Now, what if Jim hadn't gone to the seminar? What if he'd not spent the time or the money. What if he'd not gone because "the speakers sell products and do pitches" (God forbid THAT anyone should sell anything at a marketing seminar...the GALL!) But Jim Edwards took a chance. He went. And Jim would tell you that a chance meeting and a few well-chosen words in the hall changed in his life that day. I swear Jim'd tell you that if'n you asked him. Thing is, that speech wasn't video taped. There's no record of it. You know, at seminars, often the most important things don't happen on stage. They aren't video taped. They're the people you meet. The things you hear. The things you say to others. I'm pretty much an ordinary guy. Not much different than you other than I only work about 30 minutes a day most days, depending on what you call work. I spend my time doing what I personally enjoy. Which is reading and learning. I'm not a millionaire (I don't work hard enough for that.) But I make more money than most. But I have a good life. And a good living. I have control over my fate. Freedom to do the things I want. And a few good friends I've met along the way. This is a good business. I recommend it to you. Best wishes, Marlon Sanders P.P.S. In a strange twist of fate, Jim has given me some GREAT ideas for my business. What goes around comes around. If you want to get your hands on some great ideas for your business just head on over to: http://GetYourProfits.Com If you want all the tools you need to create a profitable business, I have over 200 hours of videos that show you how to create a business step by step and this is just $1.00. Sign Up Here!
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