Thursday, July 31, 20085:45 a.m. - cell phone alarm goes off, after having spent the previous day working in my Princeton office from 7:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - arrive at the office and fine-tune materials for our afternoon presentation
9:00 a.m. - practically falling asleep at my desk; grab a Coke and a bag of M&M Peanuts from the vending machine down the hall
10:30 a.m. - emergency conference call with US staff to address an urgent client relations issue
11:45 a.m. - run down the street to the print shop to pick up presentation materials
12:00 p.m. - car service pick-up to take our team into Manhattan for our 3:00 p.m. meeting
1:30 p.m. - drop-off on 58th and 5th Avenue; last-minute meeting prep over a nice, sit-down lunch at the St. Regis hotel
3:00 p.m. - meeting begins; deliver 2-hour company pitch to investment banking firm
5:00 p.m. - car service pick-up; fight Manhattan rush hour traffic
5:45 p.m. - meeting debrief conference call with our board of directors
7:15 p.m. - arrive back in Princeton; enjoy a nice Italian meal with triple chocolate cake for dessert
9:30 p.m. - finally back to my hotel room, exhausted and ready for a good night's sleep
