KarmaBuying

So I SO badly want to book this Lacoste job.

But before I drafted my response to the dude, I felt like I needed to go out there and get myself some good karma.

And what's the easiest way to get good karma? Buy it!

Over the past several years I've been very fortunate to be able to constantly expand my business and book some really amazing gigs. And I've consistently found that you get back what you put out there.

If you go out there and do nice things for people. Nice things end up happening to you.

It's happened over and over and over again.

When I was in the middle of planning my 30th birthday, I decided to get a Party Bus for everyone. Within hours of booking it...I booked a wedding.

When I bought a bunch of Spice Girls tickets for my friends, I booked one or two headshot shoots which basically covered the cost AND THEN (no AND THEN!) when we got to the arena we got upgraded to the front row!
  
I mean, these aren't even TRULY good deeds I've been doing. I'm just making already-happy people happier. It's not like I'm donating money to Africa or helping the homeless. I'm doing ridiculous frivolous things like buying unfathomably expensive concert tickets or $400 in taco costumes for already well-off friends. It's totally selfish and self-serving, and most of things usually benefit me in one way or another...but it feels great just the same.

I guess if I were a truly good and giving person and just wanted to do good things for the sake of doing them,  I'd donate money to places and do it anonymously and never tell anyone.  I certainly wouldn't blog or facebook about it...

But alas, I have my flaws...

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So ANYWAY...

Karma-buying.

I went downstairs to my neighborhood coffeeshop Flowers Cafe and saw Tricia, the amazing waitress who appears to spend every waking moment there working.

I doubt it's an awesome job, especially dealing with Lower East Side/Chinatown crazies on a daily basis. But she always has smile on her face and is always more than happy to make me my iced coffee with milk and three Splendas.

I was actually kind of nervous doing what I was planning to do. Not sure why. My heart started racing. I tipped her $100 for iced coffee (and a hug).

She took it well though. She kept saying, "Are you serious??!? Are you SERIOUS?!??!"

It was nice to make someone's day. It made mine too.

Then I went to the Apple Store to pick up a MacBook for someone else very special. (You'll find out who in a month or two.)



Oh and get this...as I was paying for the MacBook, the AppleGirl paused and was like..."wait...are you a student?" 

And I was like, "haha not for a while now....." (but then realizing I was wearing my backpack which happens to have my old Brown ID in it) "but wait!!!... I have my old student ID.... can I use it?"

She quickly looked left and right and mumbled, "...sure I don't care..."

I mean...this thing was JACKED UP...there is NO WAY anyone would believe it was still valid. Plus it says "issued 8/21/00."

But she accepted it and it saved me almost $200!!!!

See?

It comes back! Almost instantly!

Get out there and Pay It Forward!

(And please send some positive thoughts my way because I would love to book that Lacoste job.)