Keeping ON TRACK with Rhonda

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

What would you do?


Have you ever said, "Someday I would love to do that"? We all have. What I find fairly disappointing is the fact that given the opportunity, many people would not actually follow through. Why? Fear? Or because they are afraid of what others would think?

Tomorrow I'm going to put my money where my mouth is, and I'm going to do something I have always said that I would do given the opportunity. I am going to do everything within my power to be a contestant on "The Price is Right". :-)

You're laughing right? Me too, but I'm going to do it. I'm in Los Angeles after finishing a great week of relaxing and golf in San Diego. I'm working on Tuesday in LA, so why fly all the way home to just turn around and fly back? That means I have two days to be a tourist, which is highly unusual for me. So, I am going to be a tourist and do one of those things I have always said I would do!

You've said it too right? Said that if you were ever given the opportunity to attend The Price is Right that you would go? It certainly isn't a difficult game to play, and it looks like fun. So I'm going.

When I told my husband, he laughed and asked if I was serious. Yup. When I mentioned it to Caroline (in my office) she wanted to go with me :-) What would your response be if we were co workers? More importantly, would you go if you had a day all alone in LA, or would you somehow talk yourself out of it?

I know that I'm a little off the wall at times, and do many things that most of you wouldn't do, but I do know one thing - I'm not alone with my willingness to do what other people will laugh at.

So, what have you done, that others laughed at? What are the crazy things on your "bucket list" that you have done? Did you audition for "Survivor" or try out for a game show? What about taken a vacation alone, gone to a movie alone or sent a book manuscript to a publisher?

What about those of you who did chicken out when given the chance? Do you regret it?

I do what to know what you've done, and what you chickened out on, but I want you to really ask yourself if you care if others laugh at your or not? I don't.

So tomorrow, I will be the most excited person in the audience. And even though I'm alone, I will jump and yell and have more enthusiasm for new bedroom carpet than is normal. But I will enjoy it, even if I don't hear Drew say:

"Rhonda Scharf, come on down! You are the next contestant on THE PRICE IS RIGHT!!!"

4 Comments:

  • At 10:49 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Did you get the call Rhonda?? I'll bet that even just attending the filming would be awesome in itself!

     
  • At 11:28 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    You go girl!

     
  • At 12:56 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    When I was pregnant, I wanted someting special to commemorate it, other than the prize at the end, our beautiful daughter. I enlisted my sister to take very tasteful, nude pictures (with everything covered of course!) so that I could present it to my husband. This type of thing is waaay out of character for me, and he was very surprised, but impressed I had the guts to do it. To this day when I look at the picture, I say to myself, wow, I did this, I can't believe it! But there it is...

     
  • At 6:51 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Well, here is the rest of the story.... I arrive at the CBS studios at 9:15am for the 4pm taping. I was given a number (#150) since they reserve your place in line. The studio holds about 300 people, so I was really happy that I had number 150, but surprised that the numbers went so quickly. Apparently people are in line at 6am :-( (ugh).

    At 1pm they start to line everyone up in order of your number and process the audience. Everyone gets photographed and interviewed (the people that end up on stage are not random, they are chosen based on the interview).

    A lot of people wanted to attend, and they sent home about 150 at that time because they knew they wouldn't have space (I'm not sure how long they waited, but they did wait and I'm sure were disappointed).

    I got my spot in line, with about 80 people behind me, so I was feeling confident.

    I didn't get into the taping! They cut attendance off three people in front of me. I was heartbroken :-( (wanted to cry... really!)

    The good news is that I met (if you can believe it) Judy from the Ontario Fire Chiefs Secretaries Association. I have spoken there three years in a row, and I saw the logo on her jacket. Of course, I stopped her and spoke to her, and she recognized me (after I gave her my name haha). What are the odds of meeting a participant from one of my seminars, from Orillia Ontario, in Los Angeles?

    I also did something I always said I would do and I feel good about it. I didn't chicken out.

    I will do this again ... only this time I will be there at 6am (ugh) and I'm pretty sure that I'd bring Warren with me.

    I'm completely disappointed, but excited on how much great feedback I've received from all of you.

    Keep responding to the original post and we'll get some great stories going.

    Rhonda

     

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