This is another in a series of “How To Be Taken Seriously” posts, which highlight one specific example and way to be taken seriously, both in the business and personal world. About two and a half years ago, the last time I was in Phuket, I met someone. She was lovely, amazing, and was everything I wanted in a female. I was smitten from the second we met. As most vacations do, though, mine came to a close way too fast. The last morning, right after breakfast, I gave her my contact info, and she looked deep into my eyes and promised me she’d email and call. Of course, nothing happened. I never heard from her again. I was sad [...]

What the end-result of the CO99 EWR-HKK flight looks like: How to tell I crossed the date line: 1) Scruffy beard 2) Flock of Seagulls hair 3) more bags under eyes than normal. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I’m off to make my connection to Bangkok. Hopefully I can catch a few hours of sleep on the flight.

I have this friend, a running buddy. She works as an accountant. She goes into her office 50 weeks out of the year. But for two weeks a year, she isn’t in the office. She’s in Africa, or South America, or some other place, on a vacation. She doesn’t bring a cell phone. She doesn’t bring a computer. She brings a camera, and some clothes. She comes back, two weeks later, refreshed, full of life, and tons of great stories and photos, which she posts online and shares with her friends. For those two weeks, though, we don’t know if she’s alive or dead, and I’m pretty sure the world could blow up sans her location, and she’d never know. [...]

It’s official. I’m in. Training starts July 1, 2011 for the 2011 ING NYC Marathon. My first New York City Marathon since my 3:58:03 in 2006. I can’t wait. It’s gonna be epic. ING NYC Marathon 2011 I think the training is also going to help me a ton mentally, as well as the obvious physical benefits. See you November 6th, 2011. Let’s do this.

For just about three years, I’ve been a relatively happy lessee of a 2008 Infiniti FX35 Crossover. Living in NYC, it’s spent much more time in my garage than on the road, but when I needed it, it’s always been there, and always been a good car. No problems, no issues, and I’ve still got 12,000 miles left on the lease I’ve got to use before I return it in a few months. So I was more than bummed to find an email today from my local dealership, which I shall reprint for you below in its entirety, sans the person’s phone number and email address. Bolding, grammar errors and the like, all theirs. To: peter @shan…..com From: Steve C…, [...]