In The Year 1997

I want to share an interesting personal story today with you. It happened to me
just today.

You know how they say everything happens for a reason… Well I think my fellow
warriors will be inspired by this post.

I have always looked backed in my life and said "What if?…"

What if I did not take that job interview?
What if I did not answer that call?
What if I would have called in sick that say when I did not feel well?

And you look back at the crucial point and realize, you may never have gotten
where you are if you made a different choice that day.

You may not have gotten married or met the special someone. Or you may not have
the wonderful kids you have now, IF you did something different one day.

I, as many of you know, love the whole theory of the BUTTERFLY EFFECT.

SO much so, I call what I do Butterfly Marketing. It is about the small changes
today that can have a dramatic effect offer time. (Good or Bad.)

Now… For my Story…

In 1997, I was a Finance Manager (F&I) for a Ford Dealership in N.Y.

I was sent to Phoenix Arizona for an F&I training 3 day workshop. I met some
great friends over those 3 days.

One was a guy named Vic. Man, we had a blast and hung out for all 3 days and we
even went on a Jeep Dessert tour. I got attacked, YES attacked by a Teddy Bear
Cactus. (You had to be there.) But it made memories that will last a life time
for me and Vic.

We had a blast! We thought that we had made a friendship that would last a life
time. But I only knew him as Vic, and when I got out of the car business, we
lost touch. We did not speak for over 8 years, but when I think of Phoenix, I
always thought of Vic…

We went our separate ways, and it was likely, since I was out of the business,
we would never meet again…

FAST FORWARD EIGHT YEARS LATER…

Vic also left the car business to pursue his dreams in real estate and Hypnosis.

He found a friend making money online and he got a BUG UP HIS BUTT to do the
same thing. He stumbled on a site that had an interview with RUSSELL BRUNSON and
MIKE FILSAIME.

He did not remember my last name at all either. But in the interview, he heard
that this guy Mike Said, "I am from NY and I was in the car business for 14
years."

He said, "hmmm.. no way in HELL it is the same guy." He went to my site at
MikeFilsaime.com and saw my picture. But it is 8 years later, (and thousands of
hairs missing from my head) so he was not sure if the guy in the Pic was the
same "Mike" he met in Arizona 8 years ago.

But, he decided to send an email to this "Mike Filsaime" guy to see if by some
.01% chance it was a miracle that it would be the same guy he met, for 3 only
days and nearly 8 years ago, that bonded with him so well.

HERE IS THE EMAIL HE SENT TO ME

Hi my name is Vic Maranto

Thanks for your time,

So I got that email and got Chills, literally goose bumps.

I emailed him back with my number.

OMG, it was the same guy I met nearly 8 years ago. We just spoke for about 1
hour on the phone and we did not want to hang up. So much stuff we could talk
about. The time we met and had so much fun, the car business, online marketing,
etc…

It made us both think, there were Eight Jeeps on the tour, but for some reason,
we both got in the same Jeep and sat next to each other.

There were over 300 people at that training event, but by chance, we met and
became friends. And by some other fluke of nature, we had a chance to re-unite.

We spoke on the phone and we are now going to keep in touch for ever.

I recently posted about this in a Forum a few hours ago. But it got me
thinking….

I will be speaking at the Focus 4 The Future Seminar in November and the event
is affordable for anyone to come that has been waiting for the right price to
come to an event.

What I ask is that you come to this event and put in place changes in your life
that will forever change your future.

I would like to invite you to this event so we can meet and hopefully we can
build a friendship together and with others that will last a lifetime.

{FIRSTNAME}, there is a little butterfly on your shoulder right now. Will you
make a choice today, right now, that will somehow change your  life
forever?

Either choice you make, is still a choice, and your future… years from now can
be traced back to the very choice you make today.

http://focus4thefuture.com/wso.htm

I hope to see you soon,

Mike Filsaime

PS – Oct 26th (Wed) was my birthday, and his call made my birthday
special. (If you were wondering, I am 38)

PPS - This link I just gave you is a special to members only of the
Private Warrior Forum. But I spoke to Robert Puddy, and he told me I could share
the special Members Only Discount with my members.