Happy 1000th Post To Me
by Miki Saxon
Yesterday marked my 1000th post here at MAPping Company Success—a milestone in the blogging world.
That milestone reminded me of an email I received asking me how I stayed motivated when I rarely receive comments.
It’s a valid question and one I ask myself occasionally, but I keep writing because I know from feedback I have gotten that there are people out there who find it useful.
They may not have time or desire to add/agree/argue with what I write, but if it occasionally helps solve a problem or overcome a challenge then the blog is doing what it’s meant to do.
I’m not good at playing the blogging game (I’ll comment on yours and you’ll comment on mine) primarily because I’m not really writing for others in my industry, although I know that some read me, just as I read them. And I’m not great at using the trendy words that Google loves, although I’m working on that.
My work and writing has always been geared to line managers at all levels who set and interpret culture and work daily to hire, motivate, and retain their people.
A good deal of what I write revolves around MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy™), because all the great information available to you through blogs, books and seminars is unusable if it isn’t synergistic with your MAP.
In celebration of this milestone I’d like to reiterate an offer I made today to a new subscriber and that I’ve made before—feel free to suggest a specific subject you would like me to write about or a question you would like discussed.
You can leave a comment, email me or if you like to talk, call me at 866.265.7267.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Image credit: Theresa Thompson on flickr
October 14th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Congratulations Miki! 1000 posts is quite a feat, especially with all the meat you put into your posts. Bravo!
And though you don’t “play the game” to get comments, you always make me think with what you write.
Thanks for caring enough to keep writing and encouraging us. You make a bigger difference than you know!
October 14th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Hi Phil, that is the highest compliment any blogger can receive—I make you think. WOW! Coming from you that is high praise indeed!
Thanks so much for taking time to share your feelings, it means a lot to me!
October 14th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Happy 1000th :) and please don’t use too many trendy words !
October 15th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Thanks, Denis. And no worries regarding trendy words, half the time I have to look them up and the other half they make me laugh too much to type.
October 15th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Hello Miki! Congratulations on the 1000 post and be assured I am reading every day even if I don’t respond to a topic. Usually I have learned something and I certainly don’t have much to argue with you about! Keep up the good work!
October 18th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Hi Julie, I appreciate what you say and am glad that my writing has proved useful to you.
Hope things are going well in your world!