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When The Apprentice was nominated for an Emmy
Award as the best reality show of 2005, I attended the
ceremonies in Los Angeles.
As part of the
entertainment, the
producers asked me to sing
the theme song from Green
Acres with Megan Mullally
while I wore overalls and a
straw hat and held a
pitchfork. Now, this was a
stretch for me, completely
out of character, but I
agreed because I knew it
would be fun, even though
I have never mistaken Donald J. Trump with Megan Mullally at
myself for Elvis or the Emmy Awards.
Pavarotti. Photo courtesy of NBC Universal.
Throughout my performance, my focus was on building
good will for The Apprentice. While singing and dressing in
costume are clearly not what I do, I took the challenge and
gave everyone a good laugh. It was terrific fun, everyone
loved it, and we got wonderful press. Surprisingly, I even
won the talent award that night.
If I had not been flexible or a good sport, I would have
missed a golden opportunity to have fun, amuse others, and
create some buzz. I enjoyed getting out of character, doing
something different, surprising people, and making them
laugh. Don’t be inflexible and let great chances pass you by.

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