Next Practices

I want to express my thanks to all who have been a part of this blog passing the 10,000 views mark in recent days.  That may not seem like much to bloggers who get far more traffic, but it’s a nice milestone for me.  In fact, my son Jason’s blog at OrdinaryParent.com gets over 1,000 views a day, so it has taken me the better part of a year to do what he does every week.  Maybe I need some lessons from him!

When I started this blog in early 2011, it was tied specifically to the topic of social learning – the subject of my then-PhD pursuit.  After giving up the PhD at the dissertation stage in favor of actually surviving with my heart intact, the blog shifted to include other business-oriented topics.  Then the idea of a daily blog of lessons learned for 2012 gave good direction for this year.

I look forward to completing the lessons through 2012 and then deciding which direction to take it for 2013.  I have some thoughts in mind and I’ll make that call and announce it here in late December.  I hope you stay with me and join the conversation via comments as often as you wish.

While it’s true that I would write even if nobody but me read it – the process makes me think and reflect on the day, which is valuable to me – it makes the effort more worthwhile knowing that a few others find something of value here and there in these posts.  So whether the number of readers is large or small, leap year lesson #323 is Bloggers are nothing without readers.  Thank you for your presence.