Snapshot · The Mel Robbins Podcast
At high-profile meet-and-greets, 99% of people use nearly identical openers. Oz argues that breaking that pattern with something surprising is the key to being remembered.
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Oz was performing at an event where President Obama was speaking. He was told Obama would leave before Oz performed, but Oz never accepts a 'no' as permanent — only as 'not yet.' When an impromptu meet-and-greet opened up, Oz was ready. He had prepared a single line for months: 'Thank you so much for the gift, sir.' Obama's confusion was exactly what Oz wanted — it set up the punchline: 'I'm performing in 15 minutes, which means technically you're opening for me.' Obama laughed, recognized Oz from a clip involving Aaron Rodgers, and then asked what Oz was performing — exactly the question Oz had hoped to elicit. Oz then asked for '30 seconds to show you the most amazing thing you've seen this month,' a framing so compelling that once Obama agreed to 30 seconds, Oz already had him. The resulting trick — a business card with a correct name prediction — was a complete success. Mel draws the broader lesson: most people sit waiting to be discovered, but Oz's career is built on the understanding that nobody will ever be as invested in your success as you are.
Oz spent months preparing a single line for a potential 30-second encounter with President Obama. 'Thank you for the gift, sir' triggered confusion, which set up the reveal: Obama had 'opened for him.' Obama laughed, recognized Oz, and the encounter went exponentially further than planned.
Oz prepared a single line — telling Obama that because Obama spoke before him, 'President Barack Obama opened for me' — for months before ever getting the chance to use it.
Nobody is going to call you in and make you a star. There is no agent, no manager, no mentor as invested in your success as you are. The people who succeed are the ones who stop waiting for permission and start making their own moves.
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