{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"243: The $100 Event That Changed Everything","description":"I almost asked for a refund on a $100 event ticket. I didn't think I could afford it. That one decision led to a $15,000 training paid for by a stranger, a job offer, a free house, a free car, and a career I never could have planned for. In this episode, I'm sharing a story I've never really told publicly before. It starts in 2002 when I was 22, living in my parents' basement, and barely making money as a speaker. I signed up for a $100 event in Toronto, almost backed out the night before, and what happened next set off a chain of events that shaped the rest of my career. Along the way, I break down three lessons about opportunity that I still come back to today, backed by research on why being in the room actually works. In this episode, you'll learn: \u2022 Why I almost skipped a $100 event (and how my girlfriend pushed me to go) \u2022 How a stranger named Vern Martin offered to pay $3,000 so I could attend an advanced training \u2022 The pizza-for-every-meal story from my first trip to Las Vegas \u2022 What happened when I brainstormed 10 ideas for a multi-millionaire speaker \u2022 Three lessons: put yourself in the room, say yes when opportunity shows up, and make it so the right people know who you are \u2022 Research on the "serendipity mindset" and why proximity creates opportunity \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f FREE EVENT: Join me at the Audience to Income Summit, April 8-10. Register free at https:\/\/membership.io\/summit  \ud83d\udce5 RESOURCE: Grab the resources from this episode at https:\/\/podcast.stu.me    CONNECT WITH STU: \u2022 Website: https:\/\/stu.me  \u2022 Book "Predictable Profits": https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4GIi1uz  \u2022 Instagram: https:\/\/instagram.com\/stumclaren  \u2022 Podcast: https:\/\/podcast.stu.me  \u2022 Membership.io: https:\/\/membership.io  Subscribe and leave a review if this episode helped you. ","author_name":"Marketing Your Business - Marketing Strategies for Business Owners","author_url":"https:\/\/membership.io","html":"