In response to my Sad Lessons Of Casey Serin, Casey posted the following on his blog:

I don’t agree with all of it, but you make some good points and observations. Your list of entrepreneurs is good, I’m reading through each one to see what lessons I can glean.

Perhaps you can come on this Friday’s show and say a few words.

Sorry Casey. No deal.

Real businesspeople who want to have a discussion don't invite each other to "say a few words." They put together an agenda for discussion. I won't waste my time on a discussion with no agenda, which is what you propose.

So here's an idea, read through my piece and come up with:

• A list of three things that hit home, and how you plan to address them
• A list of three things that you disagree with, why you disagree with them, and what you think you can do to correct everybody's poor perception.
• A list of three things you have learned by spending a little time reviewing the histories of the entrepreneurs I listed.
• The name of the entrepreneur that didn't really belong on that list, and the reason why.
• The name of one additional person who you can emulate who is not a seminar-teaching guru, but rather is a full-time businessperson. (Anybody who teaches seminars other than during occasional appearances as a guest lecturer at major accredited university is disqualified.)

Do these things, and put together an agenda around them, and you'll have earned a few minutes of my time.

Personally, I'm expecting you won't.

-btc