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How to start a conversation with a famous person.
Have you ever wanted to have a coffee chat with your favorite celebrity, Reader? It turns out I know a thing or two about how to make that happen.
Step One:
Stalk her on the internet. Tell yourself it's research and, therefore, perfectly normal to read her website from top to bottom. Twice.
Step Two:
Discover during your "research" that you have someone in common. To you, he's an ex-boss. To her, he's the first face she sees when she wakes up every morning. Consider this paydirt.
Step Three:
Tell your mom because you're excited. Have Mom remind you that no one remembers the coat check girl from 22 years ago.
Step Four:
Decide Mom is wrong and craft a cleverly-written email with a subject line that is unignorable.
Like this:
SUBJ: Steven Eckler is your husband?!! 😱
I'm not saying I wanted her to think the email contained details of a sordid extra-marital affair. I'm just saying that if she did, at least it would get opened and read.
Step Five:
Tell her a story involving a v*brator that will make her shoot milk out of her nose.
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If you follow these steps exactly, your celebrity will respond within 30 minutes with a story about that one time your coworker lit his b*lls on fire.
And that is how it's done, my friend.
For real though, it was an HONOR to host Laura Belgray on this week's episode of the podcast. Not only because she's my first celebrity guest, but also because she's everything that appeals to me about being an entrepreneur. She sleeps in, hates homework, and ignores conventional wisdom when it doesn't sound appealing. She overshares intimate details about herself, and in letting you peek behind the curtain into her messy human experience, she gives the rest of us permission to be our own awkward selves.
Her debut book, Tough Titties, will make you shoot milk out of your nose. And our conversation will inspire you to do things your way - not the way you're "supposed to."
I've never been prouder to share an episode with you. I hope you love it. And if you're a writer or have aspirations of being one, I know you'll love it.
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