Give People a Reason to Take You Seriously

Someone came up and asked me at the forum last night about Jorge Artalejo and if he was a “for real”. He had gotten in to it with the moderator of the event because he kept jumping up to answer questions and started to monopolize the time.

I think that’s the other candidates’ fault for not having the initiative to get the mike first, but in their defense, its hard to take the guy seriously.

Which actually leads to my point. If you want people to take you seriously, you have to give them a reason to.

Artalejo shows up to forums looking disheveled and like he just rolled out of bed. He usually wears shorts and a t-shirt. Last night was a new mark even for him.

He showed up in chanclas.

I’m not kidding.