“I made a list of the people I wanted to be part of this promotion, and then I started calling them. The first person told me no, and the second person said the same thing. I kept calling and kept getting noes. Somewhere in that list I called you, and your answer was the same, but I was determined to make this work no matter the cost, so I kept calling.” “How many people did you end up calling?” I asked. “Forty-nine.” “You called forty-nine people?” “No, I got forty-eight noes, but the forty-ninth person said yes! I knew that after I had one yes, I was in. I asked him if he knew anyone else
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