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Steven recalls Peter's "fantastic" ability to organize great events, such as car rallies and parachute jumps.

"I jumped out of an airplane with him," Steven says, "and I probably ran with him through the demise of his business, the loss of his money, meeting his wife Rita, and so on - I worked for Peter and Nelson up until [Nelson's bankruptcy] and I was the last guy left in their office."

"The most important experience I gained from [working with them] was the day it was over. It just came to an end. I was broke - I was a minority partner of theirs and my personal guarantee wasn't on anything so the creditors never came after me - I was simply flat broke with small kids and I had one credit card to my name. I flew to Hong Kong and borrowed $30,000 from a small group of friends and that's how I started my life over. I had so much fun with those guys, and when I lost it all it was a major wake up call. Seriously."

Steven didn't see Peter much for a number of years, although he kept apprised of Peter's activities. "Later, we did a deal together in Westover Hills in San Antonio, and I was also involved in the Nylons. I certainly knew about Todd Thomas and watched Peter go through the backside of that."

When he finally saw Peter deliver a LifePilot workshop at the WPO Global Leadership Conference, he wasn't surprised to find Peter's contagious enthusiasm was still present. Steven was so impressed that he began organizing a LifePilot seminar for San Francisco.

"From beginning to end, the LifePilot workshop spoke to you and made you laugh and cry," he says. "Peter is open, sincere and forthright. I admire his transparency today even more as someone who worked around him. Peter Thomas has had an effect on my life. He's walked the talk for pretty much as long as I've known him."

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