I didn't move to LA to become a celebrity, hang out with them, or even have expectations of seeing one but the job I ended up getting changed that.
I've been careful not to say the name of the firm I work for here because I've actually had an experience in the past where I mentioned the firm's name and they found out about it (although it was merely because there was no other mention of the firm anywhere else on the internet). I also told myself that I wouldn't mention any of the names that came through the door just to be safe but the person I met today is so incredibly famous I don't think there's a chance that this blog would ever have an impact on them or the business I work for so I'm going to do it...
Today I met Cindy Crawford. All that you would think of her is absolutely true: She's tall and beautiful and looks just like she does in all the pictures. What I was fortunate enough to experience today though is the fact that even though she may be the most well known model of all time she's a completely normal person. Rather than get caught up in her celebrity when we spoke I thought about how a conversation between us is no different than a conversation between me and the mailman. We're all really just people.
I'm sure some will read this and think to themselves that of course they wouldn't treat celebrities any differently and of course we're all just people. Well, if you thought that, good for you. Unfortunately, for a lot of my life I was like most of brainwashed America and thought for some weird reason that celebrities stood under a different and better sun and drank different but better water.
I'm happy I got to meet Cindy Crawford today and see what a normal person she is. It gives me hope that there are lots of normal people leading happy lives no matter what their position.