Terry Rice ran into Charlamagne the God in a bathroom after an event and asked for an interview. He argues you get about seven seconds to act when opportunity shows up, so ask.
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I've been lucky to an extent in my career, but luck is when preparation and opportunity are met with action. So how did I meet Charlemagne the God? Good question. In the bathroom. I was at an event here in New York City, hoping to see him speak. And after the. After he got off stage, I was gonna rush over to him. Fortunately, he went behind this corner. Never saw him again. Walking in the bathroom, doing my thing, just like, I was like, in Boston, and I see he just walks in. I'm like, oh, shoot. Charlamagne the God. So I'm like, I gotta talk to this guy. But we're both at the stall. I'm like, this is not appropriate, right? So I go to wash my hands, and I'm like, washing my hands. I'm taking an extra long time because I'm like, if I just wait long enough, I can finally talk to the guy. So I'm like, looking at the mints they got and, like, the deodorant, all this stuff. I'm like, all right, let me make sure. Blah, blah. So he finally came over to wash his hands. I was like, hey, man, no disrespect, but I was just wondering, can I interview you? Yeah, sure. He's here. I'm like, no, dude, not in the bathroom. But moral story that I want to bring up is, like, when you have those chances in life, sometimes, like, you have, like, at max, seven seconds to make a decision, am I going to go for it or not? And I'm asking you to go for it. Be savage. Be whoever you need to be. But speak up, because if you ask, the answer will be yes or no. If you don't ask, the answer definitely going to be no.
