this is super late, but the meeting we had was really helpful! (btw, phil, i would be the reader who showed up and talked to ramit for 2 hours, so yes he is approachable despite the fact that he looks busy).

i just wanted to update you. i’m going for my second round interviews next week! i tried calling human resources directly and she had me bypass the entire online/electronic application process. i flew out to dallas for my first round last week and they loved me! YAY! also, i met up with mimi a few weeks ago and she was great to talk to as well.

i hope your book is coming along well. i noticed that you still don’t have many pics on your blog! nor do you have a logo! i have some ideas…something with a chalkboard…

The exception for me would be if I knew something about the presenter. After reading your blog, I would probably go to your presentations (if you are in the area). Also any presentation by Dave Ramsey.

Yes, Phil was owned.
Phil-stop making excuses.

Any chance you’ll come to Colorado? I wish I was in SF this last week. Let me know when you do come, I’ll buy you a drink at Vic’s coffee.

I looked like I was writing because I was writing, but if you had taken the initiative to say hello, you would have found that I’m a pretty approachable guy and I love meeting iwillteachyoutoberich readers.

In fact, maybe you could take a lesson from another iwillteach reader who sent me a note saying that she appreciated the invitation and would be showing up around 1:30pm. When she did, I spent about two hours giving her career advice.

I’m consistently amazed at the excuses people come up with to justify not doing something out of the ordinary. “It’s too far,” “it’s raining today,” or in this case, “you didn’t look approachable” (despite having explicitly invited people to drop by). The successful entrepreneurs I know would kick down doors to meet with someone they wanted to — not be stopped by “scraps of paper all over a table.”