365:s Alexander's Kandiloros continues his meditations on Wednesdays. He also enjoys Desperate Housewives with the blinds pulled down when no one is home and wants to become Sweden's best Jianzi player.
Recently, me and Patrik met Regina Spektor after her performance at Hultsfred. There is much I want to say to Regina Spektor. I want to talk about The West Wing because I know she likes the series and I want to talk about literature and if she has thought about writing a novel, because a book by her is something I’d really like to read.
It didn’t happen so smoothly in reality. I called her “playful” about one hundred times in different contexts and I told her about how I have her music in a folder called "The Girls" along with Feist and Sia, and how, until recently I didn’t know who was who. After about five minutes her manager says "Yeah, we were about to eat dinner..." I was unprepared and star-struck.
Don’t let it happen to you. Take control and prepare for meetings with the people you admire. Everyone has to eat. Be inspired by this fact and think of something that and you everybody else does every day to converge. Think about who in your city you’d like to talk to. Maybe someone further ahead in the field you’re aiming for, or someone who possesses wisdom you want to receive. It could be an artist, author, or entrepreneur. Then, find a way to contact the person. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, hitta.se, the friend of a friend’s friend, there are ways dude. Then contact the person, introduce yourself and offer to take the person out to lunch. If you’re nice and somewhat flattering it’ll be difficult for them to say no. Be flexible with the when and where for best results.
Required time:
1 hour or less.
Cons:
Someone on the list may have much to do. If you’re touchy, you may take offense and see it as a diss. The interesting person might not prove to be as interesting as you thought.
Pros:
You can get tips on how to get to where you want to be in your life or career. You might be inspired.
