You Never Know Who You Will Meet
How can you not love Vegas. It’s even great when you don’t seriously gamble. I have to admit I threw a couple of quarters in slot machines, but my main reason for going was to just hang out and do nothing. Well…you never know who you’ll meet. We had an unplanned dinner and we wound up sitting next actor J. J. Cohen, who appeared in “Back to the Future II and III” as Skinhead and Almost Famous as a member of the Needles gang. This guy was funny, witty and a joy to get to know on a personal level.
Keeping to the theme you never know who you’ll meet–a couple of nights later, we were sitting in another Vegas restaurant, and I noticed a guy that I met just few months ago, Mr. Howard White, known has “H”. I often tell the story of this man’s road to greatness as the Senior Vice President of Nike’s Jordan brand. They say 6 degrees of separation, I say 2 ,maybe 3! If you’re conscious of your surroundings, it’s amazing who you might meet. I reminded myself of the greatest lessons I learned from “H” during our meeting at the Nike Campus… “the work is the real work,” and “the most important people are at the bottom of the organization–it’s important to recognize them every day.”