Sometimes, when you hold someone in high esteem, you might be a little nervous about meeting them. You get nervous because you wonder, “Are they going to be cool? Or are they going to be a big jerk?” That’s not a question that we necessarily want answered, right? Better to live with the doubt than have your image of that person tarnished.
My wife had that experience once. She really liked this author and bought into what he was writing about. Then she met him, and he was kind of standoffish. As a well-known author, you probably get a lot of people trying to be your best pal, so I assume you get a little guarded with strangers. You never know who’s going to ask for a handout or just be plain weird. My wife was understanding, of course, but she was also a little bummed. He wasn’t a big jerk or anything. He just didn’t take the opportunity to engage. And she was a volunteer at the event and everything.
Well, I’m just a volunteer, too. So…thank you, Seth, for not being a big jerk. I appreciate your generosity and your authenticity.
Illuminate Possibilities 